. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . The Silent Sea of <Pt of the private residences are alsotaking on signs of occupancy andbefore another month passes will con-tribute their quota to the wonderfulsocial tide, which ceases only with thepost-Easter period .( Lakewood is primarily the resortof those who in seeking pleasure orrecreation seldom stop to considercost, yet there are others who, equalin numbers though not in fortune,find its attraction as relatively the great hotels and private resi-dences all th
. The Suburbanite; a monthly magazine for those who are and those who ought to in interested in suburban homes . The Silent Sea of <Pt of the private residences are alsotaking on signs of occupancy andbefore another month passes will con-tribute their quota to the wonderfulsocial tide, which ceases only with thepost-Easter period .( Lakewood is primarily the resortof those who in seeking pleasure orrecreation seldom stop to considercost, yet there are others who, equalin numbers though not in fortune,find its attraction as relatively the great hotels and private resi-dences all the luxuries that the mostexacting command have been pro-vided. On the other hand, a decidedelement of common sense has dictatedand the perquisites of comfort and saneliving have predominated. The vot-aries of wealth and fashion have stamp-ed their preference on an outdoor re-gimen and have profited vastly bytheir choice. No more forceful exam-ple of this tendency can be seen thanGeorgiancourt, the magnificent 300 THE SUBURBANITE. acre estate of George J. Gould, and theconspicuously simple retreat of JohnD. Rockefeller. Georgiancourt is indeed 3the~showplace of Lakewood. It represents anoutlay of more than $2,000,000. butin the distribution of that expenditurethat same rampant scheme of creaturewell-being shared equally with theclaims of ostentation and are its stately formal gardens,its splendid statuary and fountains,its altogether beautiful grounds, yetthe dominating keynote of all isphysical training and activity. Hereis a domain—and it is a fair example ofits class—where Elwell must submitto Colonel Bogey: where the disciplesof all health—booming pursuits prevailover the devotees of bridge and thevogue of the blase. The Gould resi-dence itself is really a lesser feature ofthe estate, despite the magnificence ofits construction and appointmentsIt is what is known as the Court properthat is the most remarkable is, in effect, a private athletic
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