The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-07-15

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woodsy, invigorating air and odors
that one encounters on the famous
Whitney Drive (where such modern
tiles as autos and aeroplanes are not
allowed). Biltmore can boast Of no
drive more enchanting, OF disclose a
more unusual phenomenon than Sand
river. This to all appearances Is a
peacefully gliding waterway but on
contact proves to be drifted sand.
Don't for one moment connect Aiken
with nothing but sand dunes, for at
some places the scenery strongly sug-
gests "The Land Of the Sky"
There are parks everywhere-nat-
ural and artifcial-wistaria and yel-
low jessamine in wild profusion,
make a most desirable background
for the stately Yucca or Spanish bay
onets-which stand like grim, formi-
dable sentinels at every corner and
curve. Some are as upright as a
man in his prime, while others seem
bent with the cares and trials OF
years and leaning towards their fall,
and moreover in the midst OF the
straight and the bent, are springing
vigorous young yuccas. We can not
help but think how much like life in
it's various phases these beautiful
specimen of natures handiwork are!
And the privet hedges, they truly are
not disappointing! The addition OF
letter and the Encouragement Of one
make private They were planted
perforce to keep out prying eyes,
hence they are not disappointing.
The Sleeping Beauty surely was
hedged about with 10 more unpene-
trabIe barrier than Amoor River
Privet. We did not tarry wondering
as to the open sesame to these hun
dred or more hermetically sealed gar
dens, or whether or not our voices
possessed the magic notes, for we
were not caring to be in class with
Che Sleeping Beauty's Prince or Alex
ander, but every day, sightseeing
mortals, with an eye to the aesthetic,
the beautiful and the Southern.
The climax of Yankeedom seems to
be the Squash Court. Please dom
ask us to go into details as to what
this game is like-there's enough IN
that roses name, 'twould be like
gliding refined gold" to attempt an
explanation.
We've not even heard that the play
ers themselves are entirely enamored
Of the game. The building cost $4,000
if we remember Alright. Its architec-
ture is-well, we'll call it Florentine,
this at least has classic sound
though the building does not look it..
Il is surrounded by an English gar
den with it's usual hobgoblins and
atrocities in the way Of plant and
hedge trimming. Like the wrath OF
the horsemen, such gardening Is not
a consummation devoutly to be wish
ed unless one likes a change.
The homes, the houses themselves,
are beautiful, white and commodious.
They are inviting, so much 80, that
even a plain sightseer could but
conjecture as to what goes on when
the windows are open, the gates un-
barred, the lights turned on, and the
happy faces here and there. But we
must pass after We have said that
one of the most interesting homes is
an exact replica of the Washington
Iongfe1low hn1re at Cambridge, Mass.
The re.ce course is interesting, III a
way (and in se"eral weys presum-
abIv when the bookmakers, etc., are
there). The long, long, rambling
stables seem to be endless and de-
serted. And now for the golf links
and we have done. I believe this is
the game Taft made famous. This can
certainly be said to his credit that II
he plays golf he is not lazy. One OF
our friends warned US against &C
cepting an invitation to play this
game, as she was afraid we might
think we too belonged to the 400.
The game is little too strenuous to
receive our hearty, summer coopera-
ton and Endorsement, therefore we
did not WELD the sticks a1d CLUBS,
but contented ourselves by acting as
caddy and trying to locate the balls
before the trained eyes could do 80.
Talk about putting stumbling blocks
in ones way. Whoever invented golf
tried to see how many visible and in