Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-02

one day last week received a letter
from Penelope saying that she could go
TO St Augustine the following Monday
IL 1 could 20 too. Her letter was de-
layed. but sent an answer that 1 would
meet her at the train Then / called
I'D Mrs. Dee and Louise and we plan
ned 10 see everything worth our atten-
ton II was day for a queen to go for
a holiday and we were sorry for all the
folks who had 10 stay at home. / stop
ped at the kodak place and got dozen
films. Louise stopped at the candy store
and got a box OF chocolate nuts and
Mrs Dee stopped at the ticket window
and got some necessary permits. or we
could never have reached St Augustine.
went 10 the depot two hours ahead
OF the others so as TO meet all the
trains Penelope might come in on. But
there wasn't any Penelope there that
day. Ny letter. too. was delayed. I
mailed ft Friday and she received IL on
Monday, a distance that a few hours
should have covered AS we were ala
ready TO go there was no backing out,
and I know every one OF you would
have enjoyed IL as much as we did.
From the hour that we entered the
train until we reached st. Augustine
we made something amusing out OF
every comm Jnplace thing There was
a man who came 10 US and wanted us
to paw him $50 each for him to get
US a carriage and a driver TO show US
the city: that would be a good plan. as
a lot OF time would be saved for things
worth while and some accurate infOrma-
ton Eafned We didn't tell him that
two OF us were Floridians and knew
the city, Just told him that the air
was too fine to let US miss the walk.
After we left the station another car
riage driver offered TO take US every
where for 81. then another for so cents.
Everywhere sounds pretty big, but
am afraid the drivers would have skip
ped some OF the places that the man
on the train mentioned.
We went first to the Presbyterian
church that 8Ir- Flagler built in memo
~ OF his daughter. 1t is of Italian
marble. inside are a series OF stained
class windows tlrat illustrate the apOs-
lies CREDIBLE sure and see them Two
windows opposite che pulpit are espe>
cially fine and contain thousands or
pieces OF glass; they cost $1,000 each
The baptismal fOunt, just below the
pulpft. is OF italian marble and was a
gift Of Mr.. Benedict, husband OF the
Young woman in whose memory the
church was built This also cost $1,000.
And rfght here let me digress long
enough to say that $1,000 seems to be
4 ravorfte number with Mr.. Flagler.
for 1 came across it many times.
We saw the mausoleum in which
lie this daughter aud her mother, both
in tombs OF white marble. The organ
is a wonder. and OF course the best tai
I emit Is employed to bring out the mu-
sic. II is worth staying over one Sun
day Just to hear that organ
rom there we went 70 the wonderful
hotel. Ponce de Leon, that cost S.
aoO. 900. That sounds like a pile OF
money. but the hotel has nothing IN
che least gaudy about it. I've seen nc
tells In California that made more show
but never one more restful or satisfying
to ones artistic senses. From the
time one gets in the gate there falls a
hush that is not awe nor anything I'M
pleasant, just 4 TFeeuUnI IroIn LII
oIeasantness. The dining room has TO
be seen at night to make the best show
ing, 50 does the ball room with its gilt
terfng chandeliers of prisms and man
tel piece costing $4,000. There is one
piece OF seamless Italian onyx In IL that
eos $4,000 Tiffany made the clock OF
onyx and its works are pure gold, IT
cost $4,000. Then there were the
paintings, ceilings that cost $500 ano
waIls in harmony. The oil paintings would