Scenic gems of the White Mountains . of the Ellis glen is so sweet and pastoral ; while the view of Moat Mountain from the village still presents its delicate andethereal beauty, so long will summer visitors continue to throng the calm little hamlet of Jackson, as they did for just love of outdoor life andnature before the days of such perfection in hotels and hotel-keeping as the hostelries of the village now display. Grays Inn, in the midst ofthings, that is to say in the centre of attraction, is noted for the fine views obtainable from its cool, shady verandas. The house with itsauxiliaries
Scenic gems of the White Mountains . of the Ellis glen is so sweet and pastoral ; while the view of Moat Mountain from the village still presents its delicate andethereal beauty, so long will summer visitors continue to throng the calm little hamlet of Jackson, as they did for just love of outdoor life andnature before the days of such perfection in hotels and hotel-keeping as the hostelries of the village now display. Grays Inn, in the midst ofthings, that is to say in the centre of attraction, is noted for the fine views obtainable from its cool, shady verandas. The house with itsauxiliaries has accommodations for 175 guests ; it stands upon high ground overlooking the village, and commands an extended outlook uponthe Presidential Range. All of the appurtenances with which the modem summer hotel must be equipped to meet with public favor are here ;electric lights and bells, open fires and baths, together with a nearby casino with a hall 40x60 feet, a stage and dressing rooms, used by theguests for their WENTWORTH HALL AND COTTAGES, JACKSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE. The beautifully situated and architecturally perfect Wentworth Hall aud Cottages form a group of English-American houses of entertainment,the largest and most popular at Jackson. They are presided over by mine host General M. C. Wentworth, to whose great personal magnetismand success as a landlord the hotels under his proprietorship, as well as the village of Jackson itself owe much of their popularity. The Generalsestablishment at Jackson is unsurpassed in elegance, comfort and convenience by any of like class in the White Mountain region, and yearlyreceives its full quota of guests from among the elite of the land. General Wentworth is a native of Jackson to which village he was wont torepair daily for schooling; a barefoot farmers boy from some three miles up the glen. A veteran of the civil war he returned to his native villageto marry the daughter of a pioneer hotelkeeper of Jackson and to b
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