Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-13

not to be delivered until her home
which contains among other thing
{ vault for Valuables. was ready for
occupancy.
Gold plate S a ticklish possession
Being. of course. enormously valuable
(costing anywhere from 100000 10
100000 according to design and
weight. it cannot be left lying around
the house unguarded. You can count
on your fingers the owners Of gem
uine gold plate both in this country
and in Europe where, outside of pal
aces, il is by no means common.
am told that only three COR is 1t two p
other househOlders in New York own
real solid gold plate.
The new Duke residence is a mar
vel, representing the very latest ideas
of domestic architecture. executed
without regard to cOst-and this IS
what architects consider the most
ideal conditions!
Mr.. Duke is said to have left ali
matters Of selection entirely in the
hands of his wife Do not imagine
the selecting and furnishing Of
home costing 81 100000, is to he en-
tered into lightly. for quite the con-
trse-v is true. The possession of great
wealth entails greet responsibilities.
and the wives of milliOnaires are
never idle women-thats why they
always look so young.
TT HE opening Of their new house
accomplished. Mr.. and Mrs.
Duke sailed yesterday for Lon
don. accompanied by Mrs. Holt and
little Doris Duke, the tiny blonde
daughter. An effort was made last
Summer to induce Mr. Duke to take
Mrs. George Eeppel's house on Port
land Square for the 1913 season.
Though he declined this place he lat
er closed for the James Henry Isl
lenO Smith house which is said To
be far more desirable.
Among the well known Atlantans
who are often the house guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Duke both i'm New YORK
and in their country place i'm New
Jersey are Mr.. and Mrs Frank :
Ellis. Mr.. and Mrs Albert Howell.
MIR. and Mrs. Hugh WiIlet. Mr. and
Mrs Frank Hawkins Mr. Willis +.
Raglan, Mrs Thaddeus Horton, Mr.
Charles W. Craukshaw. and her re!
atives. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Grant.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Brandon. Mr.
and Mrs, Hugh Richardson, and Mr.
and Mrs, James r. Gray
I HEAR that Mr.. and Mrs. George
w CounOrs and their friends. Mr..
and Mrs Matthews. Of Birmingham,
are coming over in the latter's car
and will be at the Georgian Terrace
grand opera week. They have taken
a box together at the opera and VIII
he seen at all the performances.
Mr.. and Mrs. COnnOrs will receive
warm welcome from their friends
mere, being still regarded as Allan
tans, though they are so popular and
successful. in Birmingham. that they
now almost consider themselves Ala
bamans, il Is said.
Mrs. COnnors. as Miss Lillian
Lochrane, was immensely popular IN
society here before her marriags.
She was the daughter of Judge o. 4.
LoCnrane, who resigned from thf
Chief Justiceship of Georgia to repre-
sent the Pullman Company. He was
one Of the first great corporation law
NeTs or America, and one Of the most
brilliant men of his day. Mrs. Con-
nOrs is Of Irish descent through her
father and possesses all the charm
ana graciOusness that we attribute to
a high bred Irish beauty.
| HAVE been wondering il MIR. and
Mrs. Langdon Thomas. Of Au-
gusta, have taken a box for the opera
this year as they have in the past. IL
would not be surprising if Mrs.
Thomas found her wonderful formal
garden far too interesting 20 leave
even for week-iust at this season
when all the spring blooming flow
ers are at their height.
Have You never heard OF Mrs
Thomas famous formal garden Il
is the most enchanting spot imag-
Unable.
The grounds surrounding the we'll
known Thomas home which is one Of
the show places of Augusta, are very
extensive and. Of course. beautifully
kept The pergola to the front and
the breakfast room TO the rear Of the
same side Of the house open into II.
Il occupies an area of about 100 10
200 feet and the plan for fl was spz-
clally drawn by celebrated garden
artist Of Boston
II is said that when received these
plans Indicated a long row Of gar
denia bushes bordering the central
walk. This was tragedy indeed
Tor Just prior to receiving the plans
while preparing the garden for It's
new treatment. Mrs Thomas had dug
up and had disposed of dozens Of
thriving garlenia bushes which. prior
to a few years past. were regarded
a s quite commonplace ia the lar
South where they grow I'm such great
profusion as 20 be by no means
rarity.
The garden is an enchanted spot
When I first saw il early i'm April the
hyacinths. tulips vistaria Jananise
peaChtrees and Gloria de Dion roses
which Chamber over the pergoIa and
the trellises, were all in bloom. the
suukCn fountain was playing; fiocks
Of birds were drinking at the bird
fountain i'm the ivy-grown brick wall
I'm the shadow Of a century old tree.
high hedges of privet. cut by a clever
topic led 10 tennis ground be-
yon and the whole place had that
perfect quiet ana repose that tired
men ana women Of the world dream
of but seldom realize.
IL was i'm this serene garden foIr
years ago that Mr. Taft. then "a house
guest az Mr. and Mrs. ThOm8
rested and summed himself IN uerf-.r
seclusi0n from the reporters VINO.
rhrongeC Augusta watching he
movements of the then president