Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-09-27

plant-houses, L was taken through the new
winery, which is very extensive lean-to
house built against high wall, which forms
one of the boundaries of the property. 1t
is over 800 feet in length, IS feet wide, and
from 8 to II feet high to the front plate,
and about Is feet high at the back. 1t is
divided into several compartments, and is
very judiciously planted with great variety
of exotic grapes. There is also another fore
ing winery on the place about IS feet long,
and 80 feet wide, in full bearing.
/ regretted extremely that my time would
not admit of more minute examination of
this very interesting place, one which is a
literal exemplifcation Of the expression rus
IN urbe, for when you are in the centre Of
the grounds, surrounded by dense masses
of shade, you cannot realize that you are in
the centre of large city.
The next day, drove out with my friend
to Mr.. Winan's country residence, which,
from his long residence in Russia. and his
consequent partiality for that country, he
calls The CIimea.
1t is situated on the Franklin turnpike,
about miles from the city, and in most
picturesque country, fine stream of spring
water runs through the place, which has
been judiciously employed in furnishing
lakes and cascades, and in supplying one of
the most complete bathing establishments in
the country. 1t embraces large swimming
tank, douche, shower and vapor baths.-
Shortly after entering the place, you cross
the stream on a picturesque bridge, and
then by winding carriage way, which is
carefully graded, you at lastreach the house,
which is situated on lofty eminence, COM
manding a glorious view of the adjacent
country. The house is built in the style Of
a Russian villa, and is quite unique. 1t is
three stories high, with noble verandahs to
each story, around three of its sides, so that
each room and chamber has easement win
dows opening on to one of these verandahs.
From the house. branch off in every direc-
tion most tempting walks and drives through
the park like scenery. Some idea of their
extent may be derived from the fact, that
the walks on the estate are sic miles in
These walks, for the most part, are construc-
ted in the most durable manner, bedded in
stone and gravelled, and if on a hill, where
the are subject to wash in hard rains, are
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neatly at right angle. The gutter is some
what like an iron pipe, with small piece
taken out of its whole length. This allows
of its being easily cleaned out if it becomes
obstructed. When walk is dug out of
side Of hill, gutter is constructed of Or
dinary stone laid fatways, and mixture of
coal tar and sand poured into the interstices
hot, which binds it all together and is very
durable. The able and polite superinten-
dent of the farm, Mr.. John Wilkinson,
formerly principal of the farm school at
Germantown informed me that one barrel
of coal tar, which costs at the gas works one
dollar, will answer for one hundred feet of
this kind of gutter, one foot wide.
Mr. Wilkerson showed me through the
stables, which are very extensive and fitted
up in the most durable manner, most of the
fixtures being Of cast iron. The stalls were
filed with great variety of fine horses,
amongst which were some noble Russian
stations and mares, with most unpronounci-
BILE names. The dairy was next visited it
is fitted up with marble shelves and troughs
or cisterns, filled with spring water, in which
the milk pans are immersed. In passing
through the pleasure grounds, we were
struck with mode Of getting rid of the
loose stones with which a portion Of the
place abounds they are piled up into pyra-
and ivy and other creeping plants planted
around them, which soon cover them, thus
forming very beautiful and picturesque OBJ
jects. We also met here with an apparatus
which we have seen in Europe, but never
before in this country; number of small
boats, furnished with sails and with seats
for four persons, are arranged on revolving
frame work of wood, and the wind acting
on the sails causing them to revolve on the
principle as windmill. Ny time and your
space will not allow me to do justice to this
spot, so must conclude by recommending
your readers. who are fond of the pictur-
esque, by all means to endeavor to obtain
access to it,"
HELPLESS CONDITION OF LOLA MoNTEz.-A
letter from New York thus speaks of a celebrated
female:
Lola Montez is stopping at Astoria, with a
kind friend, but alas in what a condition OF
body and mind! She is not exactly an imbecle,
and yet what term will more clearly express her
mental helplessncss ? Physically she is an inva-
lid Of a melancholy description. A female friend
of mine saw her Il day or two ago, and it was
enough to make ones heart bleed to note her
picturesque Innings of the wonderfully changed
woman. Lola was costumed in half night and
half morning robe, and she sat in a pretty gar
den, her hollow cheeks, sunken eyes, and cada-
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trast to the gay flowers. She was unable to
utter an ineligible word, except spasmodically,
and after repeated efforts. Her mouth was
frothing like that Of one u partial convulsions,
and she was unconsciouly wiping it as little
boys do, by drawing it acress the sleeve of her
dress In fact, she had the strange, wild ap-
pearauce and behavior of quiet idiot, and is
evidently lost to all further interest in the world
around her, and its affairs And SO ends her
eventfu history What study for the bril-
liant and thoughtless! What a sermon on
human vanity.
Res" If Il tree were to break a window. what
Il