Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-25
AT LAKE TOXAWAY, n. c.

Toxaway Inn, July %, 1912
Editor Alexandria Gazette:
Oh, that some fairy god mother
would endow someone with the gift OF
advertising the attractions of the
south! Then such wonderful places
as this would not exist, practically un-
known even to southern people.
AS write I glance up from the
page and my eye rests upon broad
expanse of limpid water, imprisoned
between mountain peaks that pierce
the blue ether until lost in the clouds.
At the foot of the sloping green banks
that edge the lake, group of young
people are taking their morning
swim, while nearby another group are
busy at the tennis court; cluster OF
impatient horses stand waiting for
their riders who are off for long tour
on the mountains; a party Of fisher
men are just starting for day with
the trout, which abound, and the lake
is gay with the sound of the "chug-
ging, motor boats and the "thump,
thump" of row boats.
All these pleasures to be enjoyed
in climate so delightfully."- cool that
the fires in the huge fire places never
go out day or night, and yet so balmy
that on the sunny side no wrap is
needed-and just twelve hours from
Washington and Richmond, where hui
mainly is sweltering and still not a
name from either place on the regis
ter.
Toxaway is one of the few summer
resorts that has pleasures for both
men and women, the hunting, bath
ing, fishing and riding are fine, while
the big shaded verandas, the spacious
apartments, the fine orchestra and eN-
cellent cuisine give pleasure that the
more sedate ma yenjoy. A spacious
ball room, good music and the delight
fully cool air makes dancing pleas
ure. Hire comfort and fashion clasp
hands, an elegantly gowned woman
sits next to a khaki clad man in riding
boots, both happy and at ease in feel
ing that each is en- regle.
One of the interesting features of
Toxaway Inn is its porches that
stretch on three sides of the hotel,
which is situated on promontory jut
ting into the lake in such manner
that each side has a panorama Of
mountain and lake lying before it
Apart fro mthe architectural beauty
and size of the porch, supported by 70
immense white pillars, and around
which nine times make mile, it is
made unique by two immense fire
places each one taking a stick OF
wood cord length. One has never
tasted the delights of life until they
have sat out of doors beside roar
ing fire of pine and hickory. There
are no flies or mosquitoes, SO no wire
screenes are needed and one can en-
joy out of door life without any of the
usual disagreable features.
Delightful people are to be met from
every part of the south. Atlanta at
present has the largest contingent,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Inman, Mrs. f.
Imam, Mrs. Roby Robinson and char
ming daughters, one of whom al
though just entering her teens promis-
es to be another Mary tombstone, in
the versatility and number of her liter
airy articles.
Under the new management the no.
tel has had 100000 spent on improve
ments. The table and service are ex-
cellent, and Mr.. c. A. Wood, the ge-
NAL host leaves nothing undone for
the comfort and pleasure of the
guests.
A picture of ToXaway would be in
complete without mention of the resi-
dent physician, DR.. Dounce, of New
York city. Whether one is i'll or only
dull the doctor is an antidote, stud
ent, an athlete, most agreeable COM
panion and above all conscientious
and successful physician. He is real
asset to ToNaway.
If you think the picture overdrawn,
come and see! ! rest my reputation
for veracity on the verdict
KATE WALLER BARRETT.