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Leisure 12 THE GEl "I 'YSBURG TIMES FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1986 A sip of life during the 1800s By JANET M. WILLIAMS Times Correspondent CORNWALL, Pa. Pennsylvania wines are coming of age. Wineries that began years ago as dreams are bearing fruit. Tours and tastings are available at many wineries.

At Mount Hope Estate and Winery, not only does one get a taste of some delightful wine, one can tour a Victorian mansion, getting a sip oflife in the 1800s. Mount Hope was the summer home of the Grubb family, owners of Cornwall Iron Furnace. Built in 1800 and enlarged in 1895, it reflects life in another era. The last Grubb to live there was Miss Daisy E. B.

Grubb. The expansion of the home was done under her direction. The 22 rooms she added more than triple the size of the house. The rooms include a grand ballroom, conservatory, dining room and billiard room. She is reputed to have painted the finely detailed ceiling in the pink parlor herself.

The mansion is full of immense rooms with crystal chandeliers and marble fireplaces. It is grand without being ostentacious. In the library, one can imagine Henry Bates Grubb working on the account books that rest on the desk, as if he had slipped out for a moment. The front parlor is where the ladies would come to call, in their gloves and hats, perched on chairs as the morning light streamed into the room and danced off the gas chandelier. The billiard room is now the tasting room of the estate.

The immense copper topped bar stands where the gentlemen would have relaxed with their cigars, talking of business. A fire would have roared in the huge fireplace as they took their turns with the cue sticks. The master bedroom is a spot of quiet repose with its massive furniture. The (circa 1850) dresser has sconces on either side of the mirror to hold the essential candles. On the wall at one side, large iron hooks are in the baseboard.

These were used to ensure that Adams County Wineries Tasting wine does not require driving far away Two wineries are located here in Adams County" Both offer tours and tastings of the wines they produce. Adams County Winery in Orrtanna offers tours by appointment. Interested parties should call York Springs Winery is located north of the borough. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 Larger groups (8-10 or more) are asked to call before coming.

The number is 5284490. Both wineries will be glad to answer any questions about the process of making wine and the enjoyment of the finished product. the enormously ornate and top-heavy pieces of furniture did not tip over. A marvel of ingenuity is also in the bedroom. Daisy Grubb had an elevator installed for use by her aging parents.

It was operated by waterpower in those years before electricity. The Grubbs had indoor water long before it was common. Hollowed cedar logs formed a courseway for spring water. Also in the bedroom is a French lavatory. It is a wooden piece of furniture, looking like a simple square table, that opens to reveal a pitcher and basin.

Peeking out from the fringe of the bedspread is the chamberpot. In warmer weather, the formal gardens beckon with their 25 acres of ancient boxwood, trees and shrubs. The original 3,000 acres of the estate were divided after Daisy Grubb's death in 1936, but much of the original "grand avenue" remains. Mount Hope Estate and Winery is one of those places where children and adults can learn together. Tours are available daily from 10 a.m.

to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday; and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $3 per person (which includes a wine tasting for adults). A gift shop has wine- related items, ranging from books to corkscrews to cookbooks. Special events are planned for weekends from May to December.

For more information, contact Mount Hope Estate and Winery, P.O. Box 685 Cornwall, Pa. 17016; or call (717) 665-7021. Items for sale in gift shop area Inside Mt. Hope mansion (Times photos by Janet M.

Williams) Mt. Hope Estate Winery YWCA Schedule Sin les groups list events through Feb. 7 Gettysburg YWCA Recreation Center, Fairfield Road 8 Lincoln Square Building, Center Square Gettysburg 334-9171 or 334-6110 Fitness Tip 0 ex dse Propel frequently the only difference between very good results and no results at all. Good form requires lifting or lowering the body in a smooth, steady and fairly slow fashion. An exercise performed proper ly with a lower weight is far superior to the same exercise performed incorrectly with a much heavier weight.

Darryl Wentz YWCA Physical Director Weekend Pool Hours Weekend pool hours are as follows: Today 3 to 3:45 p.m.. women only, and 3.45 to 7:30 p.m and 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.. open swim; Saturday to 6-30 open swim: and Sunday -1 to 8:30 p.m.. open swim. Conversational Chinese An eight-week course covering the basics of spoken Chinese will be offered bv Sister Margaret Tsan, a native of Peking who taught Chinese to American missionaries in Hong Kong, on Tuesdays.

9:30 to 11:30 a.m.. beginning Feb. 4 at the 8 Lincoln Square Building. The cost is $35. Ping Pong Tournament The YWCA is taking sign ups from interested recreation pass holders who wish 0 participate in the second annual ping pong tournament.

For further information, contact Darryl Wentz at the Recreation Center. Introductory Drawing Courses Eight-week courses in drawing for children and adults are being offered on 1 vs ldren sI win forYout hs and Introductory Adult Drawing will be offered 7 to 9 p.m. Tom Antohn. associated nth Rmehart Studeios. will teach the courses.

For a supply list or further nformation. contact the YWCA at the 8 Lincoln Square Building. Childcare Services Childcare service isavailableformembers and recreation pass holders during 31 activities or non-YWCA activities. Reservations must be nade at least 24 hours in advance. For further information, contact the Recrea- lon center.

Raquetball Challenge Night Recreation pass holders should mark their calendars for the second Racquet- all Challenge Night at the Recreation Center on Feb. 7,6 to 9 p.m. Participants ill spend an evening playing racquetball and enjoying refreshments for $3 includes court rental fee). For further information, contact Darryl Wentz at the ecreation Center by Wednesday. Winter Racquetball Open The Winter Racquetball Open for men and women is scheduled for Feb 15 at Recreation Center.

There are four divisions of play in the single elimination urnament. The entry fee is 16 for each singles event and $3 per doubles entry, articipants who register before Feb. 1 will receive a free T-shirt. For further formation, contact Darryl Wentz at the Recreation Center. Several area singles groups announce their activites through Feb.

7. FLYING SOLO OF GETTYSBURG will meet Feb. 7 at the Gettysburg YWCA, 8 Lincoln Square Building, Center Square, Gettysburg, from 7:30 to 9 m. The group is a support group for widowed, divorced and separated women. The focus of the meeting will be getting acquainted with yourself.

For further information, call (717) 334-6110 THE RAINBOW CONNECTION OF HANOVER will meet Saturday 7 p.m., at the Hanover YWCA, Chestnut Street, Hanover. The cost of the event is $3 for members of the YWCA and $4 for non-members. The group also will meet for recreational volleyball today, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Hanover YWCA. For further information on the Rainbow Connection, call (717) 637-2125. SINGLES CLUB OF HANOVER will meet Sunday for a social and dinner at the Dutch Country Restaurant.

Singles may order from the restaurant's regular menu and the club will reimburse each member for a $1. For further information, call 7171 637-1268. The METROPOLITAN AREA SINGLES OF HARRISBURG will meet at the Lmglestown American Legion on Saturday, 9 p.m. to 1:30 a.m., with music by "The Savoys." The group is open to singles, 38 years or older, who are single, separated, divorced or widowed. For further information, call (717) 545-5602.

SUNDAY SINGLES OF WESTMINSTER, will meet for volleyball at the Old Armory in Westminster from 8 to 10 p.m. Cost is $2. For further information, call (301)848-8541. PERCEPTIONS OF FREDERICK, will meet for a dance party on Feb. 7 at the Frederick Holiday Inn, Route 40 West.

The party will include discussion groups during the first hour. Denim clothing will not allowed and the dress code will be enforced. The group will also meet for volleyball on Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., at Elm Street School. A social hour follows at the Pizza Villa. For further information about Perceptions, call (301) 694-5671.

This Weekend Exhibits onns CK MEN ACHIEVEMENTS AGAINST THE Black Women: Achievments Against the Odds," will be on Tu th of Februar at th Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center. The exhibit is centered around 116 featured omen in 1 categories were drawn in carbon pencil by illustrator Nancy bdwards Calder. incorporating scenes from their lives and placing their contribution in historical perspective. The exhibit will highlight the park's observance of Black History Month. The Visitor Center will be open daily 5 Admission: ree.

For further information, call (717 1 PRIZZI HONOR This dark comedy, directed by John Huston stars Kathleen Turner and Jack Nicholson. It will be presented at The Maryland Theatre. 21 S. Potomic Hagerstown, Md, today. 7 and Saturday and Sunday, 2.

4:30 and 7 p.m. Admission: $2. For further information, call (301) 790-2000. THE WIZARD OF OZ Enjoy this 1939 blockbuster as seen on the wide screen at the Strand-Capitol Performing Arts Center, 50 George York. Saturday at 8 p.m.

and Sunday at 2 p.m. This classic fairy tale stars Judy Garland, Ray Bolger. Bert Lahrand Jack Haley Tickets- $2 50 adults; $1. children (under 12t.Forfurtherinformation.call unty Museum of through Feb. 23.

The pieces shown will be in oil. watercolor. graphite, pastel and even airbrush There wHlbe a public reception on Sunday from 3 p.m to 5 p.m. to officiary Tpen foe unSvTfr' 50 Ss727 Admission: free For furth er call ma ical film be shown by the Master" lto Pa Wl11 sponsor an exhibit featuring the four top exhibitors of the Cumberland Valley Craft Guild. The exhibit will display the works of Jack Handshaw.

a potter: Bob Taylor, a weaver Rella Keller, a tole painting; and Katherine Duke, a basket weaver Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday. II a.m. to 5 andI Sun- Admission: free For further 7I7t PHOTOGRAPHIC DISPLAY The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will feature the 53rd annual Cumberland Valley Photographic Salon. Feb. 2-23.

A public reception will be held Sunday 3to5 p.m^ThemuseumisopenTuesdayUiroughSaturday.Wa.m.toSp.m' and bundav 1 m. to 6 p.m. Admission. Free. For further information call On Stage AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'-This Tony Av lnUSiC3l TABWA ART One hundred carved ancestral figures masks musical instruments and utilitarian objects made by the Tabwa people of southeastern Zairewill be presented in a major exhibition organized by the University of Michigan Museum of Art.

the exhibit will run through March ii at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art Washington Admission free. For further information, call (202)357-2627. The Silver Screen FORIEGN FILMS "Dersu Uzala" will be shown in the Stahr Auditonum. Franklin and Marshall College, Feb. 4 at 7:30 This film explores the relationship between a Russian surveyor and a simple woodsman, in a clash of civilization and nature Admission free.

For further information, calU 717 291-4015 performancesat the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in Baltimore today and Saturday. The musical entertainment will insperse sketches, blackouts monlogues mini-musicals and song anddances. For reservations or further information, call 30I 752-1407. iurui BRIGADOON The Scottish fantasy returns to stage when the S2S Jr "'I PreSent Bri adoOT at The Maryland Theatre, HagerstowTK Md Wednesday, 8 p.m.

The play tells the adventures of two Yanks who stumble into a mysterious Scottish Village while vacationing in a $10 75 $12 a $R75 For further COUNTRY MUSIC The Appalachian Jubilee will present live on one show only, the lalente of Don Forsythe Thehna Mae Varod, Chris Dodson, Anita Stapleton, The and The Jubilee Band. The Jubilee is located in theCapitol Theater Chambersburg. The show will be presented Saturday, 8 information, call 717) 265-8349..