The Land of the sky, and beyond . ft may be seen in full view thenoble chateau being erected by Mr. Van^er-bilt, and directly in front as a grand centre-piece of the scene stands old Pisgah, withits sentinels on either side, while down belowin the near foreground are the pretty streetsand homes of Asheville. Within the BatteryPark all is comfort and elegance. The spacious\. , entrance hall, in which the ot^ce oc- ^.z cupies a corner, is a picture of attract-ivenesss with its massive fireplace,broad and graceful stairway, and easychairs. Here every evening is a bril-liant gathering of guests, w
The Land of the sky, and beyond . ft may be seen in full view thenoble chateau being erected by Mr. Van^er-bilt, and directly in front as a grand centre-piece of the scene stands old Pisgah, withits sentinels on either side, while down belowin the near foreground are the pretty streetsand homes of Asheville. Within the BatteryPark all is comfort and elegance. The spacious\. , entrance hall, in which the ot^ce oc- ^.z cupies a corner, is a picture of attract-ivenesss with its massive fireplace,broad and graceful stairway, and easychairs. Here every evening is a bril-liant gathering of guests, who inlittle groups—the ladies with theirfancy work and gentlemen withtheir cigars—pass the hours in in-formal sociability, lending a pleas-ing and congenial atmosphere, anunknown feature in many of thegreat hostelries. On g^ many evenings there are .^^^^tf^j^special entertainments inthe great ball-room —thei«n handsomest of any resort inthe country — for it isfully equipped with astage and all the fur-nishings. No detail.
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