Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1905-07-14

70 TN" "cooi ueu iuaIly pTlFHeS
Ghey were rounded up at the dai
W where was served a dairy lunehec
- Mr.. vanderbilt had left this feature
|, the entertainment to his manager, W
10 from the best of motives and to ma
the occasion more realistic. served tt
refreshments in the COW stable betwe
lie long rows of stalls in which Il
g nerd OF cows were at the time feedin
d The stable fumes that rose like III
r savory insure, the believing COWS. an
the swarm of flies that lit upon II
{ delicate viands made scene as lud
, crous as 1t was repulsive to the fine
| tastes OF the guests may of whom wer
ladies'. Our Southern women wbe
f they took in the situation turned shei
patrlclan noses skyward and dIsdaj
fully marched out of the barn. Will
others holding their noses with on
hand and saucer of ice cream in tht
other beat hasty retreat for the oper
air On the outside. The pot of indig
nation was beginning to boil and there
were those who were for quitting the
place without further ceremony. At
tnls Juncture Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt
appeared upon the scene and took in
the situation. Their manager bad
placed too literal an Interpretation of
his orders, and what was intended in
utmost good feeling was construed into
dlscourtesy. 1t seems that dairy
lunches in barns are quite the fad at
Newport with the swell set. and that
Mr.. Vanderbilt's manager intended to
give bis masters guests something
novel and up-tO date-and he did it.
Southern ladies, like the rest of their
sex The world over. are willing to fol-
low fashion in most of it's votarles. INIT
when it descends to coarse or unrefined
levels, they drew the line. and stand |
aloof.
MIR. Vanderbilt is man of easy an |
proach and mixes informally with his
guests. He is of pleasing personality
out not above the average, is of medj
I'M height and build and a decided
'runet. His otherwise dark complex
on IS much sun burned and wearing
dark mustache his general appear.
nee Is that of Spaniard Mrs. Van
lerbilt is as handsome q looking wO {
nan as one will find in a DAVIS travel :
nd she came elegantly attired for the !
ccaslon of the ''stable parity SUI |
erD white dress, deliberately embroid S
red and carried parasoI that fairly {
'oVed The hearts of rhe other ladies In /
le party to envy. She had a queenly |
caring and appearance, the more in q
ongruous with the untidy surround
lgs at the stable feast. MIR. and Mrs.
anderbilt have 10 immediate family
I'VE little daughter of six months.
lie only direct heir to an immense :
erltage. In Asheville Mr.. Wander.
IL Is highly esteemed, and regarded
public spirited man, having done 6
uch for the material development of =
e community.
HIS LANDED ESTATE. hi
Mr.. Vanderbilt's landed estate gives A
lployment to some 800 men and n
long them he is considered a good
rmer. His extensive gardens largely y
pply the needs of the Asheville veg
able market. and his dairy products La
pply the city with much of its choice
liter and milk. M
before entering the estate our party NJ
IRE driven through the town of
ltmore, and right here let me pause M
a word about this extraordinary N
wn, for extraordinary it is, in that -
is owned entirely, its business hous-
its streets, its residences, church,
spital, depot and all by one man, -
G that man George X. Vanderbilt,
d if you stay i'll the town it is with ~
consent. The place is said TO be
cleanest town i'll America. It's
eets are paved in asphalt and be- RI
cen the driveway end pavement is a
etch of grass, shaded with long rows
trees. here are no fences and no ~
Is and no cattle. The placed is all
Iced by Mr.. Vanderbilt, it is clea n
his hired men, the houses are So
red by his orders, and in fact the IN;
ole nlQan q kQnt haa f.
as well regulated
better-and more exactt
IN any park l have ever seen. The
Use OF worship, "All Souls Church" ~
elegant i'll it's Architectural beauty, 4
when we saw i'll a frame at The eli q
nee, among it's list of officers the s.
K. Vanderbilt senior b
rden," we knew that it was an 9
scOpal church. 81
assing from the town We entered 3
Vanderbilt farm estate through g
lodge gate, in itself a handsome a
dence. Beyond this we speeded on g
fectly paved roadways along the s.
ks OF the SWannanOa and French IS
'aG rivers. Lakes and rustic bridges,
forests, and well titled fields wereE 81
On every hand, and away out into IS
grain fields and to the barns IS
tched the same elegantly paved &
DIS, some 40 miles in all. There gre
he tract 100, acres, which | am
constitute the owner the largest 8
gle land holder in America. TenI 81
usand of this is in cultivation, the q
'r in wild lands, made more wild by b
thick planting OF trees i'll places. q
the dense growth of bushes and b
e at other places For miles the 81
Tor travels between impeuetrable 81
Is OF hOneysuckle and lhododen.l q
!, which i'll the blooming season is %
ltiful beyond description. And SO -