Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-11-24
SIGHTS OF SUBURBS
Washington Fortunate in Its
Surroundings.
MOUNT VERNON CLOSE BY
Arlington Easily Reached, Just
Across the River.
TRIP TO CATHEDRAL CLOSE
Many Other Interesting Places
Within Short Ride From
the Capital.
TRIP TO CATHEDRAL CLOSE

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its suburbs. both residential and those
which offer amusement to the visitor who
is seeking distraction for the day or only
for few hours. In the summer this adj
vantage is of course more noticeable,
since it is then that the workers, escaped
from the scenes of their labors, hurry to
the waiting trolley cars and seek the
| fresher air Of the fields and woods as
their swift flight carries them far from
| the city.
| But even in the winter the trolley and
steamboat trips from the city are taken
by many who realize that a pleasure is
to be gained similar to that of those who
| spend thousands on their automobiles to
take them to exactly the same places that
| trolley or steamer will carry those who
are unable for reasons of their own TO
have a chauffeur with a French accent
and a Scotch face.
| To all those who visit Washington there
| is one spot, hallowed in the traditions of
the nation, to which Il trip partakes of
the nature of pilgrimage. and whittier
| the first steps are bent. This is Mount
! Vernon. where sleeps the great military
and political genius of the nation near
the home that was the resting place Of
| his last years.
Mount Vernon.
| Mount Vernon may be reached either by
| boat or trolley. The boat carries the
| traveller down the Potomac until it reaches
an arm of the river near Washington's
home. where it puts into shore up sort
| of watery lane landing the voyager at
| the foot of the bluff upon the top of
| which the mansion stands. The trolley
line, taken from a spot close to the post
| office. carries one over historic ground,
| through the city of Alexandria and across
| land once a part of the great Washington
estate going directly to the boundaries
of Mount Vernon, where the passengers
disembark at the gate of the wall which
| incloses the grounds.
| Throughout the year the stream Of
visitors to the shrine of American patriot
| ism never ceases. and the guardians of
the house are ready at all times to show
! the visitors up the narrow stairs and
around through the rooms filled with
memories of the great general and his
noble wife.
Arlington cemetery. where 10000 OF
| those who died in the civil war lie buried,
is on the other side of the Potomac from
| Washingt ton, near Fort Myer. To thous-
ands who visit Washington this is conse-
Grated ground but even without any SEN
| timent left from the great internecine
| struggle, the spot Is most beautiful, and
the view of the cd Lee mansion, from
which the national cemetery takes the
name by which it is usually known, is
| tanned from Washington, and one that is
| the first to attract the attention of any
| sightseer who ascends the monument
one of the tall buildings in the business
part of the city. The white mansion. with
! its beautiful Greek portico stands en-
| bayed in the great masses of the green
| hills that rise above and about it, shining
| like jewel in the landscape.
The Way to Arlington.
Arlington may be reached either by
! crossing the Aqueduct bridge at George
town and taking the trolley cars there, or
| by taking cars for Alexandria near the
| post office-the same cars that go to Mt.
Vernon-and changing at a junction on
| the other side of the river. And Ii the
| view of Arlington from the city is wonder
| full, so also ii must be said that the view
| of the city itself from Arlington is to be
compared with 1t. The whole sweep or
Washington may be seen. from the Monu-
ment, that appears so close as TO be In
| the foreground. to the white tower OF the
| Soldiers Home. on the outskirts OF the
| city to the northeast The grounds are
| laid out with all the skill of the landscape
gardener, and are noble In their contour
ism while the majestic oaks which crown
the hills are themselves ample reward 10
any visitor when he has once seen them.
In the southern part of the garden stands
the Temple of Fame. an open colonnadc,
on the cornice of which are inscribed the
names of Washington, Lincoln. Grant and
Farragut while the columns bear the
names of generals
Kindred in interest, and alike in the
magnificence of natural surroundings, is
the Soldiers Home which may be reached
by cars taken at the end of Or street. This
| retreat Is for those soldiers who have been
DISCHARGED from the regular army after
twenty years service, or who have been
disabled by wounds or disease. There IS
much there to interest the visitor, out
usually the chief impression brought away
is of the beauty of the grounds, Whlcn
far surpasses that of the buildings.
Cathedral Grounds.
A trolley ride to the northwestern part
of the city takes one to the "Catneurai
Close" where the great cathedral or the
Episcopal diocese Of Washington is to be
built, and where the corner stone was
laid with magnificent ceremonies only
few weeks ago. There stand now on the
grounds the great peace cross and a
wonderful sun dial of stone and bronze.
baptistry is already erected, and the
Jerusalem altar is an object OF great in
tertst to all visitors. On the cathedral
grounds also is the Cathedral School.
given by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. where
ninety girls from all parts of the coun-
try are pupils.
Other trips by trolley may be taken to
Cabin John Bridge, in Maryland. the
longest single span stone arch in the
world; to Laurel, Md, long ride through
rolling country: to Rockville, Md. the
Gretna Green of Washington and out to
the Great Falls of the Potomac by new
line of trolley cars starting from the
Washington end of the Aqueduct bridge
and running across the river and up the
Virginia shore
For those who do not care for rapid
motion canal boat trip up to Cumber-
land. Md. may be recommend as Sc
dentary amusement totally devoid OF
danger except from fractions mules This
trip would occupy long time that
space forhids describing it.