Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

Rivers
The house is pierced with bullet holes Dur
ing the War Between the States the place was
used as hospital, and Gen. Grant built IS
cabins as wards for wounded soldiers
The old garden still blooms in its beauty Of
design under the trained hands of Col. EppS,
who, Thomas jefferson claimed was the first
horticulturist in America.
Included in the garden boundaries are the
remains of the old Confederate Rampant
Straight and direct paths are bordered With
roses and perennials, happy and luxuriant.
Bacon's Castle, where conferred the first re-
volt in America against English rule in 1876,
and fomaus Shoals Bay, the seat of the annual
crepe myrtle festival, are also in this vicinity.
ENTERING Charlottesville, the tourist knows
he will find the most beautiful university
In America, founded by Thomas jefferson, who
selected its faculty arranged its curriculum and
designed its buildings. Here one may find the
most beautiful group of collegiate buildings in
the world, and there are many old traditions
within its bounds, for its worn colonnades and
exquisite ancient cornices are bathed in an
unbroken atmosphere of history. Here Lafa-
yette was feasted and Edgar Allan Poe and
Woodrow Wilson read. The room of Poe is now
the club room of the Raven Society.
Strolling through the grounds, there is much
of keen interest the old serpentine WALL the
Mcintyre open-air theater with its outdoor
organ, the law school, the gymnasium, and
standing on the steps of the rotunda and look
ing down the long green lawn one may see on
either side the stored porticoS of five pavilons
at one end of which is Cabell Hail. the audi
torium In front of this hall is Sir Moses
Ezekiers Homer" which wags like to tell
gullible visitors is really Uncle Remus, and
that the Tyre in his hand is quite an appro-
pirate instrument
In Midway Park stands the Lewis and Clark
Memorial by Charles Keck. Almost directly
opposite the Monticello Hotel is the Red Land
Club. the site of the Old Swan Tavern, where
lived Jack Jouett, whose heroic ride saved
Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Assembly
from capture by Tarleton, in June, 1881.
MONTICELLO. Jenerson's home. is only
three miles from the university The
perfect road is a contrast to the red clay of
other days, when the only means of trans
portation were like those of Pharaoh's time
for when Monticello was built slaves hauled
brick, stone and all materials up the steep In
cline on their backs and with the help of
mules
The steep drive offers many sources of inter-
est to lovers of nature Native shrubs and trees
still frame with artistic beauty the vistas of the
valley below.
Motoring along the roadway to the house,
the Mxur1ant growth Of Scotch broom with
Its yellow blossoms carpet the ground beneath
The entire house and grounds are thrown
open and the tourist may stroll at will through
Of its bounds.
Pennington Manor Just three and one-half
miles TO the west OF Charlottesville, has always
been claimed as one of the most beautiful places
In Virginia. It was designed by Jefferson was
started In 1908 and not finished until 1852
On the lawn are many handsome native trees
ana beautiful shrubs, lockwood garden N at
the southeast side Of the house Last year
Pennington was purchased by the Charlottes-
vile Country Club, who have modernized it.
and ITS 300 acres have one Of the finest sUlf
courses in Virginia.
Morven once the home of William Short
who was an aide on the staff Of George Wash
mgton, and Ash Lawn, the old Monroe home
are both In the vicinity Of Charlottesville The
plans Of Morven are said to have been fur
nlsneo by Jefferson, who also ordered the man
tel OF Carrara marble for its drawing room.
The same honor Is claimed for Redlands
QUILT by Robert Carter in 1885, and for Estoute-
vliie' on its high plateau. And here live old
memories Of hunt breakfasts, balls and garden
parties. Enniscorthy, Castle Hill Belvoir all
In Abemarle County, are associated with many
Aoventures and romances, and their gardens are
still beautiful.
Alexander Spottswood, once Governor of Wiz
GINA, who established the iron furnaces at
31ermanna, was practical enough in business,
out susceptible to romance when he was Young
and handsome. 1t Is said he sailed up the
Rappahannock River in boat made musical
with skylarks, which he released in the
meadows below the falls in SpottSylvania.
The SpottSwood trail Is named for Alex
ander Spottswood, once Governor of Virginia,
1t Is said he blazed the trial over the Blue
Ridge Mountains to the Shenandoah Valley
and here they drank the Kings health with
champagne and fired volley then drank the
health with rum punch firing a
voLey. They called the highest mountain
Mount George, and the one they crossed Mount
Spottswood. Bad roads compelled them to dis
mount while their horses were shod at a VII
lage blacksmith shop, and thus was defined the
term ''Sir Knights of the Golden Horseshoe