Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1931-12-04

Beverly girls "a little income. The
Landscape gardeners, In reality a
struggling young fhruer and his
brother who had taken up this work
as side line. and whose services
came cheap. proud Of their results, had
succeeded In Interesting the editor Of
garden magazine. The Beverly girls
received the sum Of one. hundred dol
lars Tor permitting photographers to
take pictures which were ultimately 10
be published In magazine. ia64ssde
1t was part of the conservatism in
which these girls had been born and
bred. that their sensitive natures
should shrink from. even this vlcari-,
GUS publicity. but the young farmeE
huskies, local boys with ambition
were eagerly insistent and the pros
pect of the one hundred dollars SO well
come. that finally they gave In. 8
The beautiful rock garden Of the
Beverly mansion was published far
and wide. guests came to drop In more
frequently after that for the privilege
VI t"Aih6 te" " e"o sVunu "a NV N'HS
waterfalls and for the lovely perfume
OF roses and magnollas. Indeed, as
the girls whispered ruefully to one an
other in the secret reaches Of their
soVin' p,aeeaiy an ~ 'ne one In
uieu uoi'a,s nau syue - ms ~
siu' eApenui'u,es ,na' ,,Au SoV w.
'"o puo's 0e'epi"s'on Va nv. s".us"'
Inc beveriy girls as the years
marched on Were growing urea Done-
tired' heart-tireu, soui-tireu Inc
struggle was 100 mucn' II was Que
thing to Walk OUT every afternoon as
they DID, down the Droad' Deauuiuily-
secured iront-stone-steps anu aionR
the quiet lane OF thelr senate avenue
ana OUT into the city, where tney were
known ana respected as tne neVeriy
girls. II was quite ahother matter
10 creep PACK INTO mat coid' Dieak
mousse OF empty iaruers, seryantiess
servant quarters, hreiess nrepaces'
climb into scruDplng clothes, scour IN
TO midnlght ana then creep hungrily'
as often US nor INTO Deds whose sneets
ana pillow eases had peen washed ana
ironed by the giris themselves.
One day something really quite
thrilling occurred. The mayor Of the
town approached the sisters. request
Ing that on the city's birthday, when
"a great local ceiepration was 70 pe
stageu' they tnrow tneir De"utiiul sRi,
den open TO the pubic. Ihe cry WON'T
insure them against diihaEe' anu since
the OLD beverly mansion 'ss fealiy
one OF the LANDMARKS OF ths cohihu-
nifty, u seemed ntting that on th's an
hiVersary occasion, its famous saF9ens
shouiu Do open 10 .ne citiAens' ~ was
'riDnte oo'n 70 tle soclal position y.
Ao e. So Ms y - 49,. ~
,no,oS ana ,n,n.ossod .nd e,,od,v con.
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o,.v Ca. ,Lo Goo tnsnoctIon ~ tho
beverly rock gardens. Men. women
ana children filed through the gardens
nv the thousands. all during the day
Refreshments, served by the city, were
to be had in the beautifully painted
pergolas. Sun danced on the tanks of
the darling goldfish In the Beverly
ponds, Phe populaee applauded the
scene OF ldylllc loneliness.
n wa. remarked however that the
Reverlv sIsters were not among those
nresent an that day. The house stood
omen. Inviting those who would. TO en-.
tor lint somehow. IL was not the sort
m interior 10 beckon. There was
somothIno cola ansiere and homeless
.hont she inside ~ the Reverlv man.
sIon Il scanned more Of relic n hIs.
,orIc Mace man n home
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w. NM me $3.50 I, 49, ,hor 80 M.
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=. ~ 49,. hro,hors who gore thoir
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