The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-06-28
81. 900 A YEAR FOR RENT
.,.,o~ HOME OF AMBASSADOR
REID FINER THAN THE KINGS.
,.., = More Than His Salary. Re-
ouncs Fifty Servants to Kun the
House from Day to Day.


r-..hester House, which is now
..oa,ally ready for occupancy by
rb..araw Reid, the new American
r,ba.,ador to the Court of st. James,
'ar. cablegram, is acknowledged to
h.. m. fnest private mansion in Lon
~, vAs a residence, " frankly states
tba London Chronicle, most of US
rorr. prefer it to Buckingham Pal
.... Ii does not admit of dispute
.la+ externally it is far handsOmer
5rn6.ng than the sombre, barrack-
Ike structure in which the British SOW
.n.. nj is housed. And within its
.-mrtnous apartments will suffer
,o+r.ag by comparison with the favor
he rooms of royalty.
ror -tateliness there is nothing in
bar.l ace that equals its grand marble
,tqfrra,e. which, it is interesting to
1ota F, SAID to have cost $l50,00O. 1t
i.bn.,t throughout on the same scale
~ ar.ndeur 1t is indeed place fit
%rq zing to live in, but, as all patri-
oH. Americans will maintain, what is
GOOD enough for a king is none too
GOOD for an American citizen when he
reoraseuts Uncle Sam-and pays for
al tae style he puts on out Of his own
pocket.
smooth Sailing for the Ambassador
Tits not anticipated that there will
he ang kn0tty points of diplomacy TO
he settled between England and the
limited States in the near future. The
chief junction of the American ambas
,qfa.. will be to cement and strengthen
fine GOOD feeling already existing be-
tween the two countries. In that sort
of game lavish hospitality counts foF
much.
Dorchester House will give Mr..
/ Reid opportunities for its exercise
,u:n S no other embassy in London
saf0s.- 1t contains six magnificent
pceuGon rooms, so arranged that
they can be readily converted into
What viii be practically one apartment
where % thousand couples might dance
Without being unduly crowded. In
sadd.uon to these there are twice as
many sitting rooms of one kind and
another. There are twenty-fOur bed
Rooms for the accommodation OF
quests. At the rear of the house are
Beautiful Italian sunken gardens with
tennis courts. The stables will ac-
8commodate eighteen horses. Just to
4 run the house in ordinary fashion
. from day to day will require staff OF
I iftr servants. When big entertain
menrs are given that number will be
#ar-e.v augmented.
Dorchester House contains one OF
ill., finest collection Of pictures in Eng
aud as may be inferred from the fact
zua- they are insured for S25, 600, 600.
d Most of them are by old masters.
$4,000 a Year Rent
& Mr. Reid rents the house furnished
-a.. but the silver plate, which, for
some reason, English folk are rather
#caarg of relinquishing even temporal
Nrly TO the care of strangers. 1t has
Nbeea stated that he pays for it S27, 900
Sa year-which is So, 800 a year more
#han his official salary. But most
English Judges of real estate are OF
ill., opinion that he is exceedingly
#uclg In gettingit at that rate. Its
Hpwar Captain George Lindsey HOl-
2Eorc, was not bit anxious to let 1t.
Pie +, q bachelor of IS, and enormous
4 y wealthy. owning some 5000 acres
h land and another magnificent resi-
Ien.- q country one-in Gloucester
q hire. He seldom lives at Dorchester
d louise himself, and then occupies only
ESQ rooms there. 1t has always been
i ,o- of white elephant on his hands,
y ut j.. can we'll afford to indulge in
= a- aury, and being in no need OF
4 money to be obtained in letting it
= has never sought tenant for it.
owoo.d never have had any difficulty
a...og one, especially among rich
s. -..aan folk anxious to cut a
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