| Show u I E AT HOME WITH SIR THOMAS THOMASIt THOMASI I of It I f S Sal al 61 I Something of the tho Lipton Upton County Country r y Seat Scat In Southgate England i IJ l I It I RUN nUN mum LONDON t f ty t r rat pi at the r here Hie Ilse fire Great t m and ud NM nd I I t I Special Correspondence e I ondon l May y the tho tory story oft of t 11 Sir Thomas ambition to tu v win war warthe ln the AmeriCAs America cup cUll the readers reader of news new newspapers papers pers both loth In this country countr and In the th thi i 1 United States latee ire ate pretty thoroughly familiar Perhaps so 10 u many do not caul know tio em much about the dally dailY life of or orthe III 11 the successful merchant and ami genial who now no for the tho third time I In Is I devoting his energies and a II good tit bit bitt R t of his 1118 cash cosh to the winning ot of this moat most I I coveted cOlt d trophy of ot the tho sea ea eaSly Sly Sir Thomas Thom H LIpton Upton IB is n a man ninn l II of ot mar mol marvelous activate activities He Ito runs rune more lIlore than Ihan j x various parts IJ of the world orld r raises tea In Ceylon kills hogs hugs In Chi Chicago Chicaro cago caro hns warehouses In Calcutta and r Colombo mikes ginger ale iilo In Dublin Du b j lilli canning factories all over Oer l ond and Scotland corners the tho bacon and I KIJ of Ireland contracts for Cor supplies for tor the anny army and navy makes maks candy In is 18 purveyor I of at delica delicatessen lessen to kings and princes 8 and does hundred of there others things any OilY one of rO which might be regarded us to sufficient I to keep ordinary man busy but lye yet ho he finds fin s time lime to entertain 1118 V friends and associates at one of the J most moet charming country houses In III Eng England England 1 land 1 Sir Kir Thom country scat peat i where he spends ninny many of ot his 1118 leisure hours hourn Is le In lu Just lust out outi i Aldo lIdo of London half an hours hour spin s ln with his hia American auto lIuto Her Iller from the tha l central afire of at his hll great grent and ami varied 1 enterprise In the h metropolis 1 As All yet only a u part of Southgate tine hns J been h elm een Invaded by the builder of or modern houses cud and although It Is almost with within withIn in the suburbs of ot London there theto Is l hero heia 1 tits Its old tavern tatern and und rows r of ot majestic elm elmI elmand and oak trees the lanes lanee which I answer for tor streets True when the I railroad came am New hew Southgate as al it II Is 18 called woe was built up about the station with lt its rows of stone Atone houses designed in Imitation of London dwellinGs A Amile Ai Amile i mile away however Old Southgate Is Isu IsIli tu Ili u far apart from It that yens ears ea Will viii III probably elapse before It ft Is III converted I from a 11 hamlet Into a II town of ot today loday I and loses the charm of ot an nil English j countryside side Hamlet Is la perhaps the best beet name for far farOld forI I Old 01 1 Southgate in OR It Is made up prin principally I of ot dainty villas and neat cot coti i and und on Its outskirts are a n dozen I or more mora country seats scats among which Q Is le conspicuous The visitor ag as alI ashe I he strolls along the tho quiet highways momentarily expects expect to hear henr tho Iho sound r of ot tho the horn as n the lumbering coach r rumbles rumble up to the door of oC the Cherry Tree Inn The coach conch has pasted passed away awny hut but tho the red coats of ot the tho hunters and I the Hitting black and white of the tho hound pack are frequently seen leen as a athey they mount the hedges or go full tull cry along the road Itself at Units times Frequently l the hunters issue from Crom the gates gales of ot for tor Sir Thomas Is la lafond fond of at following the Iho dogs The stables of oC contain con lain from tram 26 to toJO JO 0 horses hones at ul all times many man of ot them ex ox excellent excellent crosH cross country mounts Sir Thomas fl favorite hunter Is a 1 line black mare moro forded foaled In blue grass glass pastures pasture She Bho Is II almost a II perfect Ilert t ani animal animal mal and can CliO clear cleur a n six foot hedge with wits ease eRIe From the Iho next stall the groom brings out a 1 Jumper bought from the former Prince of ot Wales iSales stud tull and prize prizewinner prizewinner winner at several of ot the horse hone shows how of last has year ear lie Its Is a n noble bay gentle as ae a aR aen n R kitten and possessing wonderful spew speed and endurance The stables also contain n pair of at coachers from the for tor former mer Iner princes stables which cost Sir Thomas about aboul 2000 They are attached to his hi American coupe when he makes his bachelor calls That Sir Mir Thomas Thumps appreciates luxurious ous surroundings surrounding Is shown by b the fur tur furniture nature and decorations of the drawing room dining room and even enn the vari varl various arl ous sus chambers of oC There are IT few CI of stately mansions which are IH more artistically decorated 1 or more luxuriously furnished al although although though It In Is one of ot the tho he smaller country emus of the Island laland The art centers of nf the th continent have huu been searched Ifa hed for tor l and statuary to adorn tho the Interior while most of ot tho the furniture IB is of mahogany ny curved carved In attractive at attractive antique designs design Although the house houle in U I filled with the tha ho memories of or the royal chase chaee cha of ot Rn held of Lord Newhaven the Duke of ot and the Lamb Slur Sher Sheron Sharon on Turner and Thomas Hood the themo mo t conspicuous works of ot art are In th eh the mansion fire are are the portraits portrait of Hir Ir Thom Thorn Thomas as mother and father And though the Alde wi corridors are It carpeted I Ill and anil 00 1 hung with rugs and that are IH less 1119 treasure with by the theold theold old ohl masters and nd the bent beet PI of ef die th t modern darn with sculpture and art treas tree treasures ures urea the host bOIl of that palatial home hom homelake takes lake his Ms keenest pride and pleasure In pointing to 10 the th portrait 1 of the th hi old folks who lived and died on the Ih bank banks of ot the Clyde before lJ his hi great wee Was Throughout the house hou I them th r sr ere many indications of Sir Thomas tastes as an on an annil nil all around sportsman although he lie It II anything but the hunting squire so sr familiar to the renders of ot English l h sto stories ties ries Ills lounging room U is not littered with walking sucks sticks pipes and glasses ses but Lut Indicates the relined taste In ate of ot Its It owner In one corner Is this the private rl vate vale telephone which connects him with his hili London ol In another Is IB the tho desk of his secretory secretary These ate ms Dethe the only signs that h he Is III a business businessman man roan for tor the walls are decorated ted with hunting husting scenes both In oils and water watercolors watercolor colors color the work of some ome of ot the most noted modern moll ern artists artist Usually his hili fa to favorite orlle fowling piece leans against one ono wall while coach whips and crops cro s are aro also noticeable One Ope side Bide of at the room Is le nearly filled with d library which comprises el not only works by Kipling and Doyle and other authors of today toll a but hut the tho standard poets while the names of ot several American writers are also conspicuous The fhe grounds of ot embrace about acre rind and n Il considerable portion of at this Is le devoted to the raising of grain vegetables and hay for tor the horses but one of the best Jelt golf links In hi Great Britain has been laid oft off while the grounds Immediately around the tho mansion have In been treated by b an un expert landscape gardener Prom From bout both the front and rear porches parches stretch away awny broad lawns bordered with lIh Slow Mow Slower Mower er beds and shrubbery while statuary and vases containing lowering plants enhance the effect Ct The fhe owner has In Included eluded some American Ideas dean In beautifying tying the grounds ground anti and they do not nol have the primness which Is le so often oUen noted In although they are kept kelt In perfect perfO t condition But Dut I ut a n few tew steps from the house Itself lI elf are the hot hint hothouses houses four tour In number where not only vegetables but flowers dower for winter dee dec decoration oration are lire raised In abundance Over Oer an acre Is also ulso ul o devoted to what Is called the summer slimmer Slower flower garden where can Mn be seen not lIot only English but American blooms bloom developed od almost to 10 perfection by b the expert espert horticulturist let 1st who Is III In charge Yet with all ail the beauty and grandeur of and Its surroundings there is la I something lacking It ilia Is after all only bachelors quarters In the hothouses where the Lipton orchids are fast rut becoming the finest In England the tune bloom and with wither wither er and Mil cast their sweetness on the tho desert air fur for the gardener to sniff Not any of ot then them are ure ur gathered by b soft sands that enhance their value aille by b ar ur arrangement throughout the rooms of the mansion manlon There I is II no tipple ripple of laughter aughter In III the this Corridors no rustle of o silk milk nn an the tales stairs Uy day no chance does a II discarded dl glove glav spoil spall the contour of a It silk upholstered hall clinic or a alacy alary alacy lacy lary parasol hid hide Its III it h head b beneath neath the theno no sofa BOra f Th The atmosphere at HI tacks larks the palpitating which denote denat the presence feminine and one ons wonders how splendid might be bt the entertainments In Ibl man mall mansion mien lion If a 1 one an as Sir flit Thomas would hears should supply the touch that m is I mining Slut Hut Jut perhaps alter Sir Thomas Thorn has hass won s on the cup CliP which li is Just JUtt now tow his bis chit chief ambition he may nut cur render ender to some one Oil of ot the myriads of or girls tint who storm tarm the Lipton Upton Lit ton citadel which cinch II Is garrisoned by one on who II Is courtier to nil til n but suitor to none One thing hing at a n time HIM hat ha been Ills Ids lop motto notto and the ha one ODe thing now Is u the Ike lifting hitting of the cup Although ble his name me has bas II been n associated ted with several hied t women who have he been men meu mentioned formed as the future af St Os Oa 0 age lir he h is II still lun heart whole and und fancy taney free rr roe mid and BO so he h seems Mem Inclined to tomain o re remain reain main ain TIll This fart tart however do not net betar bar ar the women from v lilting his hll coun country try ry seat eRt sad and at et the thi frequent house houle par parties partI parlea ties lea tI which mire II given liven some Mine of th t tha ft inott noted feted stouts sports women are usually t amors the he guests the he era of the eM automobile Sir Thomas tics has cued till his tOurIng wiring ear OIl mid aid runabout In going to 10 Old abd Id from sinew basins over OIW the smooth highway which ex extends tends ends from to London however Is II one of r his coun country n nry try ry eeals II U has It another at y embracing M acres CM mainly nt of wood woodland w land and which Us is UM used as al a hunting pre preserve serve While Sir Thrones Thorn Lipton Upton Is I it a World reveler aid Is II familiar with wit every part tart nf of Om CJ Britain And An l many ninny parts nf of d America Amenta the quiet sui surroundings rounding of or oruth uth te tl Iles suit his hi Rte liens Here he hI ie delights to gather pt about him a I com coin CA O IlIIn l any ny of congenial people and happy is t r the man or woman who w ho u II to stage |
