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enjoying in retirement the bright reward
of unsullied renoWn.
From DIR. Hoosach the estate passed
into the hands of the Langdon family. and
when Mr. Vanderbilt sold his home at
Newport ten or twelve years ago ne
boueht it of Walter LanSdon, whose VIE
was an Astor.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's Home.
Mr.. Vanderbilt employed McKim, Mead
z. White to build him a mansion, or
rather a palace, of stone of soft gray
tint. which harmonizes beautifully with
the foliage but is altogether too splendid
for country home. 1t cost more lhah
million dollars. 1t is twice as large as the
White House at Washington. Each OF
the four sides has splendid portlco with
massive columns, and few or the pdlaees
of England or the chateaus or FRANCE can
surpass it either in architectural merit VI
in the artistic value OF the ha;,n in,erioa tho
tions and furnishings. Blenheliii' tue
seat of the Duke of Marlborough, Is
shabby and insignificant BESIDE IL. oai
ton House, the seat of the Duke OF Lem
ster, which is considered the nnest piace
in ireland, cannot compare with II In any
resnect except in the area of the park
that surrounds it. Adare, the seat VI
Lord Dunraven, and kenmafe HOUSE.
the seat of the Earl Of kenmare oil tue
banks of the Lakes of k1iiarnes' nav l.. ~
more nicturesoue surroundings or grander
trees. Eaton Hall, the home OF the Duhe
of Westminster. near Chester. is larger
and more ostentatious and vulgar In us
DISPLAY of extravaganza. but Hyae or
has refinement OF beauty anu 10 @
rounded by natural glories that feW Eng
iish country seats, or French chateaus or
German castles can claim
Washington Irving said that the view
of the Catskills from this point was one
of the most sublime that human eyes hao
ever seen. and the windows of Mr.. van
derbilt's mansion are always open upon d
panorama that for peaceful, restIui' lheoi-
tative beauty is incomparabie.
Rut with all it's magnificence, Mr. van
derbilt seldom occupies the mansion. Lle
prefers a cottage, which is hidden in the
woods near by. and there he spends a
great deal of his time-as much as ne
can. The big house is scarcely ever
opened. except when Mrs Vanderoll'
wishes to entertain house parry. J.,
The author of Men and Manners IN
America from which ] have already
quoted. speaking of the location which
was occupied by the original mansion
SAYS: Nothing could be finer than the
situation of the house IL STANDS upon
a lofty terrace overhanging the Hudson.
whose noble stream lends richness and
grandeur to the whole extent of the
landscape; the Catskill mountains: send
ing their bold and rugged SUBMITS far
up into the sky. form glorious frame-
work for the picture.
Mr. Vanderbilt has a park OF 600 acres,
which has been laid off in drives Dy
skillful landscape architect: ana ne mas
farm of equal size which is under a
high state of scientific cultivation, and
he breeds fine cows. His dairy is as
dainty as the boudoir of belle. and his
stables are equipped with every sclentlhc
fad and fancy. A pensioner of fame oc-
cupies a box stall-the famous horse
Aldine now thirty-five years old. which
belonged to the late William B. Wander
bin. He drove her and her mate Early
Rose to break the record to pole In 2l9,
and In sulky to 2.16A. Aldlne mas peen
living here ever since heI owners death.
and is the most distinguished resident of
Hyde Park.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's Neighbors.
Down in a coZy corner of Hyde Park,
adjoining the grounds of Mr.. Vanderbilt,
is the COW home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward II. Wales. son of the late Salem H.
Wales. one of the merchant princes Of
New York, and the man to whom the
people of that city owe their famous
playground. Central Park. Mr.. and Mrs
Wales spend their summers here and
their winters in Washington, and enjoy
both places to the limit.
Mr. Vanderbilts neighbor on the other
side is John S. Huyler, the candy king,
who occupies Placentia. the former home
of James Kirk Paulding, the author. the
most intimate friend of Washington
Irving for more than fifty years. and his
co-editor of Salamagundi, In its time
very popular periodical. hlled with re-
fined satire of fashionable follies and
fads. Mr. Huyler bought the estate sew
eral years ago with thousand acres
of farm land and pasture around II,
where he has kept a herd OF Jersey cows.
which furnish the cream used in his
candy factory 1t is shipped to New
York in special car every morning.
The farm now belongs TO the company,
" hich took over the confectionery bust
ness several years ago. but Mr.. Huyler
still continues to reside here. and is the
leading spirit in the Methodist Church at
Hyde Park. The house of worship.
pretty structure of russet shingles, was
his gift to the village.
Homes of Many Roosevelts.
Between Hyde Park and Poughkeepsie,
along the old post road, are numerous
RooseveIts-too numerous to mention, as
one might say-but they are very i'm
portant and highly respected portion of
the community Each family has lived
in its present home for several genera
tions, and as they have multiplied the
children have purchased the houses and
farms of less fortunate people and nave
thus occupied more and more of the soil
and have become larger figures on the
landscape.
Another hereditary resident is Mr.. Arch
ibald Rogers a member of the firm of
Rogers Pancourt & Co of New York, who
has the reputation of getting more fun
out of life and of giving other people more
pleasure than any other occupant of the
east bank of the Hudson river. He has
princely place called Crumwold Hall. His
ancestors the Pendletons, have lived
there since Indian and record