Evening Star Newspaper, May 1, 1930, Page 57

. WOMAN'’S PAGE. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Famous Gardens of Virginia By Nancy F. Munce E- were at Norfolk yesterday, and today we go to Wil liamsburg and up the north- ern bank of the historic James River. Between New- port News and Williamsburg is Carter's Grove, which is open this year for the first time since its restoration by Mr. and Mrs. Archibald McCrea, which was started in 1927. This house was built by Carter Burwell in 1751. The wood- work is remarkable and unsurpassed by any in America in design or workman- ship. Pine is used for most of the paneling and the carved balustrade. On the stair rail are marks made by Tarle~ ton’s men’s sabers. The house is 200 feet long, and while the work has been started on the garden and the terraces toward the river rebuilt it will be a couple of years before the gardens are completed. The next place is Williamsburg, which was originally known as Middle Plantation. When the Colonial Gov- ernment was moved from Jamestown to Williamsburg in 1700, the name was changed in honor of Wiliam of Orange. Here we find William and Mary Col- lege, founded in 1693, the oldest insti- tution of learning in America. It was from William and Mary College that George Washington received his_com- mission as engineer. Thomas Jefferson went to college here, John Marshall studied law here under the first pro- fessor of law in America, George Wythe, and many other famous men of that time were educated here, among them being James Monroe, John Tyler, John Blair, Bushrod Washington and Peyton and Edmund Randolph. The first Cap- itol Building in America was built here in 1705 and is now being restored, with many other historical buildings, through the generosity of John D. Rockefeller, jr. Bruton Parish Church. Bruton Parish Church is also here. It was built in 1676 and has been in continuous use ever since. It is here that the baptismal font from which Pocahontas was baptized at Jamestown, and which was lost for many years, may be seen. The bell in this church an- nounced the repeal of the stamp act and proclaimed the independence of the United Colonies, May 15, 1776, just six weeks before the famous bell in Phila- delphia was rung for the same purpose. ahis bell still rings every Sunday morn- 8. A few miles beyond Williamsburg on the Richmond road we come to a road marked ‘“Jamestown,” and turning to the left we drive directly to the site of the settlement of the first permanent English colony in America. The Colo- nial Church has been restored and was built upon the foundations of the old church. In this church Pocahontas ‘was baptized and later married to John Rolfe, in 1613. On the walls of the church js a tablet to an Indian boy who saved the Jamestown colony from mas- sacre in 1622, There are also tablets to Pocahontas, Capt. John Smith and others. It was here, on July 31, 1619, that the first legislative body ever held in America met, known as the House of Burgesses. The old bricked-in well is worthy of attention, as it was this well over which the Indians and early set- tlers had many fights. One should not fail to go to see the graveyard when visiting Jamestown. Coming back to the main road from Jamestown, when you get to Providence Forge take the road to the left, which leads to the Charles City road, or Road No. 41, Here you will find markers that bring you to Westover, one of the most imposing estates in Virginia. William Byrd I and his wife Mary came to this country in 1674 and purchased the plantation at Westover in 1688 from Theodorick Bland. It was here in 1735, "a mode just made for in what was practically a wilderness, that Willlam Byrd II cet a bit of old England when he built the house which now stands. William Byrd was the founder of Richmond, and he left his mark written large in the history of this State. From the house a tunnel leads to the river. This was built_for escaping by way of the river from the Indians or any other enemies. The rooms in the house are large and beautifully propor- tioned, and in the library hangs & copy of the portrait of Evelyn Byrd, whose ghost is supposed to haunt this lovely house. It is said that every night one may hear the tap, tap of her little feet on the stairs, The Westover Garden. In the garden are many flowering shrubs, lilacs, spirea, roses, iris, peonies, hollyhocks and many others, but the most outstanding flowers when I was last there were the bunches of red and yellow primroses, commonly called cow- slips. In the garden is the tomb of William Byrd. Westover has had many owners since the Byrds, It is now owned by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crane. Eight miles from Westover, going toward Richmond, is the gate to Shir- ley, just one mile from the house. This 1s"the home of the Carters. It is noted for its elaborate paneling, stairway, carved woodwork, interesting family portraits and silver. The writer well remembers a visit to Shirley when the Spring flowers were in bloom and being greeted at the garden gate by two beds of forget-me-nots, one on either side of the gate. This garden contains old box hedges and borders in all their glory, as well as many other flowers. There is in the garden an old pecan tree which was planted by John Randolph of Roanoke. Coming into Richmond from Shir- ley, we see on Main street, between Nineteenth and Twentieth streets, an old stone house which is known as the Poe Shrine and which contains invaluable Poe relics, There is a lovely little garden in the rear of this {A‘oune and every afternoon tea is served ere. So many places in Richmond are interesting that I hesitate to begin naming them, but there is the State capitol, in which stands the most famous statue in America, Houdon's statue of Washington. This statue was erected in 1788 in this building, and Aaron Burr was tried for treason within the capitol walls. Near the capitol stands the governor’s mansion, built in 1812. It is now being refurnished and decorated. The house of Chief Justice John Marshall is on the corner of Ninth and Marshall streets, now almost surrounded by the John Marshall High School. There is no garden. Among the many at- tractive houses in Richmond built about 1812 are the Valentine Museum, the Archer House, the White House of the Confederacy, and Monumental Church. The Medical College of Vir- ginia is supposed to be the finest ex- ample of Egyptian architecture in America. It was built in 1845. The posts of the iron fence around the building are made like ancient mummy cases, with two small black feet stick- ing out of the supposed wrappings, at the bottom of the posts. And there is St. John's Church, where Patrick Henry made his famous speech. In Richmond are two historical cem- eteries, Shockoe Creek and Hollywood. Shockoe Creek is always spoken of as being & “burying ground” and the orig- inal plot was bought by the city in 1797. Within its soll are buried John Marshall, John Wickham, who defend- ed Aaron Burr; John Minor Botts, Col. Crozet, a soldier of Napoleon's and one of the founders of West Point Milita Academy; Jane Stanard, the “Helen’ of Poe's dreams; Peter Francisco, the Hercules of the Revolutionary War, and many others, Hollywood Cemetery is beautiful as well as historical. It contains the graves of two Presidents, John Tyler and James Monroe; those of Jefferson Davis, Mrs. Davis and John and Winnie Davis and John-Randolph of Roanoke. On the Cary street road is one of the oldest houses in Richmond, Revcille, the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Crutch- fleld, a truly charming house with a beautiful garden, one which cannot but please every visitor. In the vicinity of Revelle Is Windsor Farms, and in this development are two _charming houses brought from old England and erected here. One of them is Agecroft Hall, the home of Mrs. T. C. Williams, and the other is known Virginia House, which was bought in England by Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Weddell and rebuilt overlooking the James River. The original house bought by Mr. and Mrs. Weddell was built in 1125 by the first Earl of Warwick and was known as Warwick Priory, but in the doing away with many of the monasteries it was remodeled for a home, From Richmond you should drive out to Hickory Hill, a large plantation which came inio possession of the Carter family in 1734, It is now owned by Col. Wickham. The garden is a rec- tangular plot of ground 350 by 440 feet, containing about four acres, and adjoining it is a vegetable garden of about two acres. Its real glory is the box walk, an avenue of box trees VAry- ing from 30 to 40 feet in height, ex- tending a distance of 300 feet in a double line from the entrance gate, forming a perfect arch above the 15- foot wal . To the right of the entrance gate is a broad walk, 100 feet in length, flanked on each side by lines of suffruticosa box, beyond which ex- tend on each side formal flower beds edged with dwarf box, Here are some of the original roses brought by Anne Carter from Shirley in 1820. To the left extends a small maze of box, with beds of lily of the valley and hardy be:nu_ nia, at the foot of tall magnalia ees. With a deficiency of $1,250.000, the financia] condition of Bonn, Germany, has become so critical that the Prus- :hn government may have to inter- ere, MY, THOSE ARE THE SOAPIEST SUDS | EVER SAW YES. AND THEY'RE A GREAT HELP ON WASHDAY, LET ME TELL YOU...NO SCRUBBING AND NO BOILING HOW WONDERFUL! | MUST | every flower on this hillside. BEDTIME STORIE Save the Flowers. We know not alwa: what ll‘l’l d(zo:u ‘That done for me y E?TSR’RA‘!BH‘. Peter Rabbit was delighted. He was sure that he had discovered the nest of Sammy Jay and Mrs. Jay. But to make doubly’ sure, he hid under the branches of a hemlock tree, from be- neath which he could peep out and see all that was going on. It wasn't long before he saw Mrs. Jay. She had food in her mouth. She stopped & short dis- tance away and looked sharply in all directions. Then she flew straight up to that nest. Once more Peter chuckled. From where Peter sat he could look out across a gentle slope of brown pine needles and dotted all over that slope | under the whispering pines were Pink Lady's Slippers just like the one he had found near the Crooked Little Path. He noticed that they grew singly, or in little groups, but seldom, if ever, close together. In that way they showed their full beauty. Had they been growing together in mass would not have been nearly so beautiful Peter was just about ready to go ol his way when he heard voices and knew that some one was coming down the Crockel Little Path. Presently he heard a little scream of delight and a woman rushed over to the nearest Lady's Slipper and picked it. Another | followed and she, oo, began to pick Lady's Slippers. How Peter did want | to do something to make them stop. “I know just what will happen,” Peter said to himself. “They'll pick Oh dear, I wish I could do something about it! It was just then one of these women passed under the tree in which was the nest of Sammy Jay. Something hap- penedi! At first Peter didn't under- stand what had happened. That wom- an gave a little shriek, dropped her flowers and clapped both hands to her head. Her companion came running to see what the trouble was. No sooner did she arrive than she did exactly the same thing. And then Peter saw what had happened. Sammy and Mis. Jay had attacked these intruders. Mrs. Jay had struck the first one on her head and Sammy had treated the second one in just the same way. Now they were 7 " D. C, THURSDAY, MAY 1, as quickly as possible. Peter crept out from his hiding place and went on his way. Presently, not far from the Laughing Brook, where the ground was wet, and where there were no pine trees, Peter found some more Lady's Slippers, but these were yellow instead of pink. The flowers were quite like the pink ones in shape, but the plants were very different. These flowers were at the top of tall stalks, with several leaves growing out from them. Peter thought of the flower-pickers and he hoped with all his heart that they would not dis- cover these, 'for here there was no Sammy Jay to drive them away. (Copyright, 1930). 1930 BY THORNTON W. BURGESS darting down again and they were busi- nesslike about it. Peter understood i all in a moment. He understood that there were young birds up in that nest; young Jays probably almost ready to | fiy, and Sammy and Mrs. Jay didn't ! want anybody around. Peter chuckled to himself. “They don’t know it, but they are saving ail these beautiful flowers, thought he. “They think they are just driving those folks away from their babies, but if it were not for them, there wouldn't be My Neighbor Says: A cloth saturated with vinegar and rubbed over brick tiling will make the tiling look like new. To whiten wooden floors add two tablespoonfuls of kerosene to the hot soapy water used for the purpose. It will cleanse boards, and will also destroy any insects that may be lurking in the cracks of the wood. Salt or tea leaves sprinkled on the carpet will collect the dirt quickly and_ prevent dust from ying all over everything. If sausages are rolled in flour before they are cooked they will not break. They may be toasted, stewed. grilled and fried. This will be found a much better way than plercing them. AND THEN PETER SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED, one of these flowers left in a little while. Now, if those folks don't come back, and no other flower-pickers come this way, there will be more flowers another year. Sammy and Mrs. Jay have done just what I wanted to do.” As a matter of fact, the two ladies hadn’'t stopped even to pick up the flowers they had dropped. Sammy Jay has a sharp bill. So has Mrs. Jay. And all those two ladies could think of was getting away from those sharp bills by the American Medical Association MATTRESSES RENOVATED Best Service and Prices COLUMBI% BEDDING CO. N.W, N: 219 G St Soup, Strained Spil Chicago, Il WhiteHouse THE NATION’S CHOICEST Coffee T its present low price White House is the most economical coffee to buy — its rich quality yields more cups to the pound. 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