The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-02-26
months and he has not been seen this

months ana he has not been seen this
winter wearing one.
| There is very pretty club house
which has the air of q comfortable
residence, set in forest of pines and
magnolia trees with high hedge about
the grounds.
Adjoining the club is a large build
lug just being completed at a cost of
$50, 900. The architect showed me
over it, It's only use is for court
tennis. There arc only two buildings
in the United States foI such sport,
one in the North and this one i'm
aiken. y man from England came
OYER especially to lay out the court,
which is quite different from lawn
tennis. 1t is much moro scientific,
and is played with a much harder bali
and racket. There is referee and
umpire for each game. At one end
seats are put for spectators and back
Of that is the Didon saloon, q small
room done in green to be fitted with
divans and easy chairs. Next to that
was the ladies' sitting room with lock-
crs for their use. This had red walls
with green wood and is to be furnish
ed in flemish oak. On each side Of
the court were lockers and dressing
rooms for the men, with shower baths
and drying rooms.
The streets of Aiken show the
touch of moneys hand and taste.
Down the centre Of each avenue parks
filled with magnolia and pine trees
with great deal of the Spanish bayo-
net. All about near the sidewalks are
planted these same trees. On the
porch of one house were three pine
trees planted in boxes and they arc
also grown inside Of the houses.
The homes arc low, rambling cot
tagcs and look as though they all tried
to look as Southern as possible, one or
two were set in a big lot and around
the house was enclosed another yard
with an old-,mc fancy wood fence.
The buildings arc wood, painted
white, with green blinds and dorlncr
windows.
Whitncys house from tAc front
looks like little cottage, but from
the back it Seems to cover four or five
acres. It is spread round court,
and is for the great part one story high
with porch all about it.
Mr.. Mallory, u retired army officer,
owns beautiful place in the town.
His is colonial, painted yellow, and
surrounded by big shady yard.
Mr.. Hitchcock has rambling cot
tagc, too, with hedge about his
walks, and his stable is almost as large
as his home. His wife was a Miss
Eustis; her maiden home is near the
railroad and hasn't very large grounds.
The Aiken people move out of their
nice homes during the season and rent
them at an enormous price. One man
got $1,000 for letting his home for
three weeks.
The land has been bought up by
these millionaircs for about ten miles
around the town. They impose heavy
fines for the picking of flowers through
these woods, especially jasmine; and
not for anything would they move one
sprig Of pine.
Beautiful roads have been laid out,
winding up and down hills, through
pinc-thickets and by little streams.
Several of the men pay taxes on land
for miles in order to have tho hunting
privileges on them. Several hundred
red fox have been turned loose on the
preserve, which are also we'll stocked
with other sorts of game.
Altogether one is impressed with
the vast effort spent on making the
surroundings of the wealthy more
comfortable for them in their pursuit
OF pleasure.
The golf links are beautiful, just as
if they had been mapped out in one s
parlor on gigantic scale, so clear and
precise is everything.
There were one or two tall, lean mcp
and big fat one followed by their
negro cadaies putting on green as We
passed.
Polo is a great game for these peo-
pie rs is tennis, and in fact they play
almost every outdoor game. The wo-
mon arc generally the leaders, and are
just as good fellows as any of the
men.