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Show f MANSION AS A GIFT 'j WHITELAW REID BUYS CHILTON j LODGE FOR HIS DAUGHTER. m ! Bride of the Englishman, John Ward, ; to Make Her Home on Estate of i' 2,300 Acres Will Re. j model Mansion. j , It Is a splendid wedding Rift Which Ambassador Whltolnw Held has belt be-lt stowed upon Ills daughter who some ft time ngo became tho wife of tlio ICng-1, ICng-1, llslunan, Mr. John Ward; bolng noth-' noth-' lng 1c8h thnn the Clilllon Lodge os- tato for which liu paid $500,000 anil upon which Mrs. Wnrd, tlio happy now owner, expects to expend $100,-000 $100,-000 In remodeling before taking possession pos-session In January. Sir William 1'earce, a former owner, own-er, spent $Ii0Q,000 for Improvements which wero completed In 189a, so Hint thn price which Mr. Held lias put up for the place scums very reasonable. ; Tho Inst three owners of Chilton Lodge could not afford to keep up the ' Rpacloiis CHtate of 2,300 acres, and ho I . It lias been sold three times In as jh' many months. 8i,. Heforo tho marriage of hi duugli- ir" ter, Mr. Held had promised her lo f. Rive her nny country estato In ICng- jL laud sho would plclc out. h.'f The estate, embracliiR 2..132 neres, Is 25 miles from Ijndon, on the borders of Wiltshire and Horkshire. (jr, u mile and a half from Hnngerford rK '' station. Tho pnrk Is well timbered mji with yews, some of wlilch are said to F 1o 300 years old, nud with ancient ..He. oaks. S.' It Is ouo of the llncst sportiuR prop-HP prop-HP , ortles In Ilorkshlro. inK- There Is excellent trout and gray- y$W HuR llshitlR. K As for huutliiR, tho new owners will "ijl bo alilo to hunt no less than three packs, and probably will ro out this JgiS winter with tho duko of Honufort's ft hounds, while the old Ilerkshlres are I1! ',. one of tlio other noted hunts. The jji'. Crnvon Hunt kennels are live miles SL( ' uwny. Clilllon hns' ulways been a h'r famous rendezvous for bounds, nnd iiUv Mrs. Wnrd will no doubt maintain the grIL, traditions of the old place for hospital- Yk' ' "y 'n "l0 'orm ' fru(l,lunt '"'"I' I,run'- RJ fnstH on tho days of tho meets, eW. When Sir William I'enrco shot tho pff ' covers tho ptieasants alone yielded a jjk bag of G.000. All this will exactly suit Mrs. Ward and her husband, who are devoted to sport. In stylo of architecture tho mansion is Georgian, witli two fronts supported by Corinthian columns, nnd the whole facade Is in tho classic style. A most elaborate system of electric llRht was recently installed in tho bouse, stables and outbuildings and a line motor garage was built. What most pleased Mr. and Mrs Held when they first siiw th house was the magnificent ball pnneled In polished mahogany in tho center ol the mansion. A broad gallery all built of old Spanish mahogany encircles the hall nud Is reached by a double staircase 3 Chilton Lodge, and IiIrIi stained windows. Carved Corinthian columns support the celling cell-ing nnd gallery. The drawing rooms are magnificent, with splendid old Adams ninutelpleres, and there is a dining, morning and billiard mom, as well as a fine library. There are 2Ii bedrooms, but Mrs. Ward intends to build more and sho will have the kitchens and domestic olllces overhauled. Four old oaken doors of great ago give access to the liouso from tho front. Though rather low and broad, tho windows command a niagnlllcent view of tlio Kennet Valley, Mrs, Wnrd Is much Interested in tho model cottages on tho estate, whor Ct workmen nud their families live. |