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LIKE A BIG FAMILY.So the Summer Colony at Rye is Described.Season is “On” Now and Many FamiliarFaces Are Seen.Life of the Eye Beach Girl Filled to the Limit with Outdoor Freedom.RYE BEACH, July 17-Bye beach is at the heyday of summer life and the season is “on” in earnest.All the old-time guests who have come here for the past 25 years or more are now located at their favorite hotel, cottage or hoarding house. The summer colony of Ryeft-tes is like one big family, for one meets here so many people one knows. One of the society leaders, talking about summer life at Bye, said: “If you only knew how glad we all are to leave the hot, white streets and scorching sidewalks of the city for delightful old Bye beach. And we find everything here just as we left it a year ago, we have the same suite of rooms at the hotel, and at the bathhouse our little apartment is reserved for us, the same employes at the hotel greet us and as we descend the stairs to the dining room we meet on all sides, old, last year’s friends, some of whom have come from a long distance to spend the lovely summer days here.“And then people live here in such a delightful manner. They are so sensible in the matter of dress. Of course, many bring numerous trunks and maids and one sees some of the newest and loveliest gowns, but if one cares to wear a shirt waist, plain skirt and sailor hat, one can do so without exciting comment.”The life of the Rye Beach girl is preeminently a free and easy one. She spends ali day long out of doors, and thoroughly enjoys every minute of the time. First she is on the tennis court, where she is more than holding her own against the best of players, and next, with her pretty dress skirt transformed into a regulation bicycle skirt by the aid of a couple of pins, she goes sailing along the road on her wheel. In the evening she is sweet and pretty in the 3o\eliest cf dainty ruffled gowns; when at the hops she is as graceful as when out of doors. Then, too, she can play golf, and give points to some of the tmst players, and, more wonderful of all, she really can play baseball. Later in the season there will be a game of baseball between the girls and the young men, for this is an annual custom at Rye, Somehow the girls always win, but whether it is from their superior knowledge of the game, or because they ca* jole the umpire into giving all the decisions in their favor, no one seems Willing to say.The bathing is, and has been for the ast tw'o weeks, at its best, and crowds ave taken advantage of it. The temperature has ranged from 65° to 70®.Mrs G. W. Schroeder of Chicago is with her parents, Mr and Mrs John C. Nulsen, at Melrose villa. The Nulsens also have with them their granddaughter, Miss Clemine Nulsen of Arkansas. Other recent arrivals at Melrose villa are Mrs W. O. Johnston. Boston, and Mrs Stoelker of Chicago,Eld ridge G. Wood of Haverhill, who, with Mrs Wood, is occupying a suite of rooms in the Sea View house cottage, drives one of the handsomest and fastest horses on the beach. Mr Wood always brings a speedy one with him.Miss Edna Chase, daughter of Samuel Chase cf Exeter, has this week been the guest of Mr and Mrs George F. Richards at Melrose villa.John L. Hobson and family of Haverhill have arrived at Sawyer’s for theseason. Mr Hobson brings with him several fine horses and his turnouts are among the best on the beach.Miss O'Meara, daughter of Stephen O’Meara, who with her family is spending the summer at the Sea View house, is a superb pianist.Mr and Mrs George G. Hail of Boston are at the Farragut house.The gipsies are hen* again and their picturesque camp on the Lafayette road attracts mary from the seashore. The summer girl visits them in large numbers. only too eager to cross the palm of the fortune teller’s hands with the silver quarter and learn of what thefuture has in store and whether theywill marry the ’Mark young man or thelight young man.”Edward P. Kimball of Portsmouth has leased his summer cottage at North Rye beach for the season to Gen Howard L. Porter of Concord.Mr and Mrs J. J. Wertheimer, children and maidg of St Louis, have arrived at the Sea View for the summer.Another family of old patrons of the Sea View who have come from St Louis are Mr and Mrs J. Christopher and Arthur Christopher. With them are the Misses Annie L. and Lila Simpson.Mrs Mark Morton, Miss Helen Morton, Joy Morton, Miss Lizzie Scott, Mrs L. C. Paine Freer. Miss Josephine Hall andMrs Louisa G. Johnson of Chicago are a party who have just arrived for the season at the Sea View.A lot of interest is being taken in baseball by the young men at the Farragut, and a team has been formed, which will, as usual, be an all-star aggregation of players. Arthur Baugh, who was the captain of the nine of 96, will hold that position again *h * r and will also cover first base. The otherplayers will be C. Folsom c, Phillip Pa-tey p. George Elliott 2b. George Allen ss, Norman Williams 3b, Boyes If. P. Bagley of. Little rf. The team last yearwon every game it played, including thescries with York harbor,George D. Ross and family of Montreal arrived yesterday at the Sea View.At the Rising Sun cottage are Mrs H M Blelok, granddaughter and maid, Rochester, N Y; Harry B Gilley, Manchester; Mr and Mrs Arthur E Clark and maid. Manchester; Mr and Mrs Thomas Capeo, Willard J Hall, Charles Davis, Nowbimyport, Mass; Mr and Mrs J R Stein, St Louis.Arrivals this week at the Farragut include Mrs Henry Chisholm and Mrs A. T. Osborne of Cleveland, O,Or and Mrs J. E. Janvrin. children and maids of New York came to the Farragut on Tuesday. On their way to Rye beach, the Janvrins had stopped for afew days at the Squamseott house in Exeter and had only moved their trunks out of the Squamseott an hour before it caught fire and was totally destroyed.Arrivals at Vie Farragut this week include many who will upend the remainder of the season. Among them are Julius Adams, Miss M F Bishop, Miss T M Clark, Boston; Mrs W C W°Os, Miss Wales. Medford; Mr and Mrs Chas T Cresswell, Philadelphia; Mrs W H Worcester. Canton, O; Mr and Mrs Olen-denin and maid, Mr and Mrs Clarence W Bowen, Miss Bowen and two maids. New York.Mrs Ralph Marden of Springfield has arrived for the summer, which she will spend with her mother, Mrs Martha S. Parsons, on Prospect hill. Mrs Marden is the efficient treasurer of the Locke family association.The handsome new cottage recently built by Hon Joseph O. Hobbs, a member of Gov Ramsdell’s council, is now completed and furnished.Visitors all along Rye beach and Little Boar’s Head were on Tuesday and Wednesday treated to a spectacle seldom seen in the month of July, in which old ocean was the chief actor, it was the severest storm witnessed on this coast for a long time, and was only equaled by the storm which occurred in August, 1893. The sea was running high and at high tide for a quarter of a mile out from the shore, the b g waves were a mass of white foam. The surf was sent dashing and warring over the rocks, while the spray rose many feet into the air. Many donned rubber garments and braved the fury of the elements to sit on the rocks along* the shore to gaze on the wild sea Two young boys from Haverhill had a thrilling experience during the storm which they will never forget. They started in a sailboat down the Merrimac Monday afternoon for Newburyport, but the wind began to blow so they couldnot make the harbor. Vain attempts were made to run into Salisbury, Hampton, Little river and Hampton beach. At midnight they were seen by some fishermen at Little Boar’s Bead trying to make a harbor and they went off in a boat to the rescue of the boys. They were taken ashore and cared for at the fish houses. All day Tuesday and Wednesday it was thought that the sailboat would go to pieces, as the waves broke over her.The gulf links, which begin at the bathing beach and run along side of the sea read as far as George Allen’s cottage, and then turn to the right toward Straw’s point, is very popular and well patronized by the lovers of the game. It is a fine golf course and is pronounced to be almost perfect. A golf club has been organized with Mr James L. Houghtling pres, Augustus S. Peabody see, Richard J. Locke treas, Justus Hotchkiss, Prof Beebe and Harmon B. Butler rules and grounds committee.LITTLE ROARS HEAD—At Union chapel, Rev Robert Me Fad den of Andover will officiate tomorrow, and the following noted clergymen will fill the pulpit during the remainder of the season: July 25. Rev E. A. Horton, Boston; Aug I, Rev James DeNormandie, Roxbury; Aug 8, Rev J. W. Churchill, Andover; Aug 15, Rev H. P. Dewey, Concord; Aug 22, Rev Julian K. Smyth*, Roxbury; Sept 5, Rev Edward E. Hale, Boston.At Boynton’s cottage, among the guests are Mrs George A Tisdale, Miss Helen Tisdale. Miss Clara Tisdale, Samuel Lyon, Mrs Mary Bainbridge, Cleveland, O; Edward R. Smith and family, Boston; Mrs Stillman Humphrey, Mrs Obadiah Morrill, H. H. Dudley, Concord; Miss C. V. Brinckle, Philadelphia.Miss Florence Kittredge of Dorchester is the guest of Hon and Mrs Frances Kittredge at their sightly cottage.Mrs Charles E. Bradbury and family of Boston, have come this week to Water Edge cottage, at the foot of the bluff.Miss Marion Stott has as her guests Miss Elcoltz of Denver, Colo, and Miss Edith Smith of Andover, Mass.Alfred W. Cole of Newtonville is atBachelder's.Mrs John Gillette of Chicago is a guest of Mr and Mrs Henry Dibblee at Stone-leigh.An important deal in real estate,which means much to Little Boar's Head and to the town of Exeter, has recently taken place. It is the sale by Mrs ('has. H. Bell, wife of the late ex Gov Chas. H. Bell, of her cottage to William Woods of Andover. The cottage will be be vacated by Mrs Bell and her daughter in October, and Mr Wodus will at once move it to land which he purchased from the Phil brick estate. Mrs Bell intends to build a large and handsome residence, which she will occupy at least 10 months out of the year, spending possibly December and January in Boston. This means that she will give up her residence in Exeter, which is one of the finest and oldest in the state. Mrs Bell’s Exeter home is a historic mansion, on Front st, and takes its name of Under the Elm from a stately tree more than 150 years old that stands in front of the house. It has been the home of governors and many distinguished men of the state of New Hampshire. She is also the owner of much real estate and valuable lands in Exeter, which she inherited from her first husband, Joseph Taylor Gilman. The loss of Mrs Bell to the town of Exeter means much, both socially and in a business way, as the Gilman estate is the largest In the town, and the members of the family the most influential.J. Minot Fowler of Jamaica Plain Is the guest of his aunt, Miss Clara Fowler, at her cottage.That the summer residents of Little Boar’s Head are not altogether on pleasure bent is shown by the fact that a number have organized a French class, and are most earnestly pursuing their studies, under the direction of Mme Marie Wollman at the Sea Side cottage. Members of the class include Miss Elizabeth White of Lawrence,Mans; Mrs Schumier, Miss Schumier of St Louis, Miss (Mara Fowler and MrsAnrfie Liruvdn of Boston.Bostonians at the Misses Lane’s Seaside cottage are Mrs J B Lincoln, Mrs William Stowe, Miss Stowe, Mrs Thos Gray and Miss Marjorie Gray. At this delightful cottage there are also Miss Genevieve Quinsler of Brookline, Moss;Mrs Konrad Wool maun of New Yur*t, Mr and Mrs L. W. Scott and family and Miss Elsie Scott of Chestnut Hill.HAMPTON BEACH.Social Entertainments are Now Very Much the Order of the Day.HAMPTON BEACH. July 18-No improvement that has been at Hampton beach for years will prove of such value as the building of the electric road between here and Exeter. The road was hardly completed, in fact It was not in perfect running order, still last Sunday over 4000 people were carried and it is being used daily by hundreds of people.Guests at hotel Whittier enjoyed a delightful evening in the parlors Tuesday night, when they were entertained by the singing of Miss McDonald and readings by Miss Annie G. SkUlton.Mrs Hamilton Hutchins, wife of Lieut Hutchins, U S A, and children, are at the New Boar’s Head for the summer.Charles E. L. Wingate and family of Winchester are at the New Boar’s Head for July.Among the old-time patrens at Col Dumas’ hotel, none received a more cordial welcome than Mrs O. A. Fletcher of Pi iladelphia. She is accompanied es usual by James U. Forsyth. Early in September, Commander Forsyth, who is stationed at Key West, Fla, will come to Hampton beach for several weeks.Dr Mark W. Pray of Boston has this week been a guest of his brother, William M. Pray, at Hampton.George Berlov Elliott of Manchester, N H, is a guest at the new Boar's Head.Among the guests at Dumas’ are Mrand Mrs A. S, Ram»ey. Con«*ord; M r and Mrs W. W. White Somerville, Mass.Mr and Mrs G. G. L. Remlck and their daughter, Miss Mildred Remiek, of Exeter are at Leavitt’s for two weeks. Miss Remiek, who is a very charming young girl, is a fine pianist and also plays the banjo well.Among the guests at Cutler’s this week was Sheriff George W. Weston of Exeter.E. H. Emerson and family of Haverhill are in Overlook cottage.W. P. Hobson of Haverhill is as usual spending a few weeks at Leavitt's. For more than 60 years he has not failed to come to Hampton for some part of thesummer.Another delightful old-time visitor at Leavitt’s this week was Mrs Uri Lamprey, mother of Judge Charles O. Lamprey of Hampton. Mrs Lamprey will this month celebrate her 86th birthday, but she doesn’t look or appear a dayover 60.Among the weekly visitors to Hampton beach are Judge and Mrs Thomas Leavitt and Mrs Leavitt’s brother, Mr John G. Brown of Exeter. All are enthusiastic bicyclists and Judge Leavitt, who has been judge of the probate court of Rockingham county for over 25 years, finds great pleasure when out of his office in his wheel. He says wheeling is next to flying, and thinks that the horse is not “In it.”A unique and funny way of tending a baby has been devise d by one of the cottagers here. The little one is placed on a big shawl or blanket on the smooth, hard sands, and then a large cage made of slats, which resembles a big lobster trap is placed over baby and blanket. There the child can sit and play safe from all harm. Tt is a cute and ingenious device, and recommends itself to alltir* d mothers.A notable guesc at Leavitt’s is MrsWilliam F. Endicott of Haverhill.A pleasant cobweb party given Thursday night by the guests at Leavitt’s resulted in the first prize, a pound of candy being won by Miss Annie Grout; the second, a china plate, Alfred Dod-kin, and the booby, a mustard plaster (to make him smart), by Mr M. S. Vlt-tum.Superstitious people believe that if aperson finds a four leaf clover it will bring good luck. If such is the ease, then Miss Nellie Richardson of Spring field will be lucky all her life, for since* she came here she has found 19 four-leaf clovers, one with five leaves and one with six leaves.Mrs J. Frank Childs and family of Marlboro have come to the Marlboro cottage.George Poor and family of Lawrence are in the Ocean Wave cottage.An exciting progressive whist partywas held by the guests at Leavitt’s Tuesday. The prizes were; First, box of candy, Mrs Morrill Vittum; second, cup and saucer. Miss Addle Grout; third, bonbon dish, Mrs Charles Morrev; fourth, fly-killer, Miss Mildred Remiek.A trolley party came down from Exetor Tuesday night and took tea at the New Boar’s Head, returning home by moonlight. In the party were Gen and MrsStephen H* Gale, Postmaster and Mrs Gilman B. Hoyt. Dr and Mrs James E. S. Pray, Mr and Mrs John H. Fellows, and Mr Ed ward S. Brown of Exeter and Prof and Mrs Marshal 8. Snow of Baltl-rn o re.William Moulton and Miss E. C. Moulton of Newburyport are guests at Dumas.Among the recently arrived guests at Leavitt’s are Mrs J, M. Fogarty and children from Brookline.John H. Grout Jr of Boston is at Leavitt’s. His daughter, Miss Addle Grout, has b*•» n a guest there for several days.Mr and Mrs D. J. Poore and Mr anti Mrs 8. C. Pease of Merrimac are atLeavitt’s.Mrs M. W. Pray, wife of Dr Mark W. Pray, and Mrs I . N. Stanley of Boston, are at Whittier’s.Mi1 and Mrs G. E. Browning and sonof Wollaston are at Whittier's.The Misses Annie and Alicia McDonald of Ilex bury received a most cordial welcome from their friends at Whit-tier’s, They have spent several seasons at that hotel and are among th * leaders in the social functions whichn ake the house so delightful.Mr and Mrs George E. Shelton andMiss Annie L. Skillton of Bedford are again at hotel Whittier.One day this week landlord Joseph L. Leavitt of the Hampton beach hotel, received the following unique message from Congress man Cy Sulloway from Washington: “The child is born and on its forehead is written Hampton Beach, N H.” The translation of the above is that through the efforts of Congressman Sulloway, a postoffice Is to be established at once at Hampton beach, with Mr Leavitt as postmaster.Henry C. Jones of Methuen has come to his cottage.George Home and family of Lawrence are occupying the Horne cottage for the season.A case for cruelty to children was heard at the town hall in Hampton on Wednesday, before Justice Adams ofPortsmouth. The complainant was ayoung g-rl of about 15 years old, who has lived for the past three years with Miss Mary Hastings, who keeps the Manchester house. The girl testified that Miss Hastings had struck her with the handle of a knife, and otherwiseabused her. Witnesses testified that the girl was wilful and wayward, and that Miss Hastings had never in any way been abusive. The court fined Miss Hastings $1.Ex Mayor Shelton of Haverhill, who is at his handsome cottage on the beach.is a most enthusiastic and successfulamateur photographer, and has taken some really artistic views of scenes alcvng the beach.The Baptist, Sunday school of Exeter hel l its annual picnic at the beach on Wednesday.Among the Massachusetts people atWhittier’s are L. Whiting, W. I). Lovell,R. Clitz, Mrs W, S. Parke, C. L. Potion, Mrs J. F. Brown, W. II, Prescott, A. Whitehead, George N. Morris, J. C. Hcrlyek. Dr M. W. Pray, F. O. Bacon,B. G. Dunbar, E. E. Smith, John W. Kelley, Frank Marden, C. Wainv, right, Boston; Mr and Mrs C. B. Appleton, Brookline; Mr and Mrs W. H. Flanders,Melrose; II, L, Folsom, Harmon G.Brown, Dorchester; Mr and Mrs Eben Sumner, J. J. Chase, A. M. Brewster, lt;\ L. Pike, Newburyport; James F. Butter-worth, R. N. Butterworth, Revere; TJioh. Everett and family, Arlington; Mr and Mrs L. A. Moore, W. A, Moore, Flor-nce Budden. Melrose; Mr and Mrs Geo. E. Bickford, Mis* Clara King, Brockton; Edward Smith, Lynn.Mr and Mrs E, Bennett and family of Dorchester have arrived at the Perkins' house for the summer.Mrs H. O. Thompson and Miss M. E. Knox of Dorchester are guests of Mrs Thompson’s grandmother. Mrs AlbertGodfrey.Life at the Leonia continue?* to be the gayest the place has ever known.Boston and its suburbs are very largely represented by the people who find the Leonia a delightful house during the hot months. Among those who have recently come for the season are MrEfiJr Backer, Miss Minnie Backer, MrsStewart, Mbs Gertrude, Miss Carrie Perkins of Melrose; Mr Frank Bartlett and family of Maiden; Mr David Ritchieof Cambrldgeport ; Mr Frederick Dag*gett, daughter ana mother. Malden,Mr Maioome Barrows, submasp r of the Melrose high schoool, and a nephew of Hon Thomfts Reed, is one of the most popular men at the Leonia.ISLES OF SHOALS.Life at n domLarge Gathering of Unitarians Markedthe Week Just Passe I.ISLES OF SHOALS, July 17* the Islands thU week haw be* in ited by the gathering consequent on the annua! session of the Unitarian summer meetings association, held at the islands this year for the first time. The attendance has been very large, the hotels having been wo full that th** masculine employes have had to g.ve up their rooms and sleep wherever they could find the soft side of a plank, Trinitarian, as well as Unitarian Congregation a Until, have taken part in the exercises, and the big music hall of the Oceanic .has been packed at ali thelectures.Wednesday evening John Alboe spoke in the music room at Appiedofe on “Delia Thu.\ ter, Her Life and Poems,” to an audience of ovfr 500, filling the seats and aisles of the hall, and occupying every window, Mr Albee, a lifelong friend of Mrs Thaxter, and himself a poet, Invested his subleet with an inter*, est that charmed and delighted Ids auditor?. Miss Mira B. Ross sang a group j of Thaxter songs, and Itev Dr P. 8. Mox~ i dm gave readings from Mrs Thaxter’s poems. Rev Alfred Gooding, pastor of the Unitarian church, Portinouth, presided at the meeting.The exercises close on Sunday with a sermon in the Oceanic music hall at 10.30 a m by Rev John Cuckson, and a praise and conference meeting at 730 p m, conducted by Rev K. R. Ship pen.Fishing at the Islands has been at a discount this week, due, perhaps, not so much to the attractions on shore as to the stormy weather on the sea. The storm of Tuesday and Wednesday wasthe most violent summer storm experienced at the islands for a dozen years.The magnificent storm effects of Tuesday and Wednesday, when the huge waves, dashing against rise rocks, sent the spray 100 feet or more in the air, were an absorbing novelty to very many of the guests at the islands, and not a few, as they watched the huge masses of green water hurl themselves against the cliffs, conceived a new idea of thepower of the ocean in a storm.Hot as the weather has been on shore during the past two weeks, there has been no night at the Shoals when ablanket was uncomfortable to sleep under, and no evening when a light wrap or overcoat was a burden during a strollabout the rocks.in the Anderson cottage on Appledore are Bennett Springer, Miss X. N. Pierce, Boston; Miss E. B. Norton, Plymouth. Mr and Mrs N. G. »S mends. Miss Clara J. Stmonds. Salem; Mr and Mrs A. Dudley Johns m. Saugus; Mrs James Cool-idge. Way land; Miss Lueretia Blanchard. Lowell.Mrs William C. Winslow', Miss Winslow and maid of Boston are at Apple-Core for the summer.Miss Mina Bernstein of Cam bridge is passing the summer at Appledore.B Boric and family of Philadelphia will arrive at Appledore next Tuesday, and occupy the Laighton cottage for the remainder of the season.Gustave Stellwag and family of Boston and R. D. Smith and family of New York will come to Appledore next week to occupy their cottages.Mrs M. G. Howe, Salem; Miss Alice M Myers, LowGl; Mrs Mary U. Morrison, Newburyport, and Mrs O. S. Page of Taunton are in the Eleanor Clark cottage on Appledore.Mrs Alba Houghton and two da ughters, Worcester; Mrs Alice Hutchinson Mrs W. C. Twombly. Mrs Thomas P. \V*8S. Maiden; Mi Harriet A. Wilson, Lowell, an 1 Mrs J. G. Warner, Lynn, are at the Laighton cottage on Apple-dore. iIn the Studio on A pp led ore are MrsC. H. Metcalf and family of Worcester.Mr and Mrs F. Blanchard and Miss Alice Blanchard, Montpelier; Mr and Mrs E. V. Emilio, MiJylia Peck, Miss Mary G- Kellogg. Winchester; Miss Jo-
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