The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-09

pale vi0Iet; SHINE softly In the sun peneatn
the hunming hosts Of bees. Bushes o.
azaleas, tufts Of iull.blown roses, beds Of
flowers with pearl, azure, velvet, or hesh
tints, dainty and winding borders, form
indistlnguishable circles-one walks en-.
Vironed with perfumes and colors. Wise
art has regulated the succession OF the
plants inssuch way that those which
bloom late replace those which bloom
early and that, from one end OF the sea.
son to the other, the vast flower.
bed Is always blooming. At intervals
sycamore Of noble port, for.
eign breech Of copper olored foliage,
sustain with their grave note or with
their sudden resonance this toO.long.
drawn.out concert Of delicious impres.
slons. Verify this Is a concert for the
eye, and, like magnificent and full.toned
symphony, which the sun, that powerful
leader Of the orchestra, causes to swell In
unison beneath the stroke Of hisbow. As
far as the distant places Of the park,
farther off still, In the woods, on the com.
mon, one feels them near at hand. Beau.
tiiul plants have climbed over the walls,
and suddenly, amid wild frs, one meets
with pink and smiling rhododGndron,
like an Angelica Of ArioSto in the midst
of the forest Of the Ardennes. all these
distances arc agreeable; the land rises
and falls under thick covering Of brush.
wood; here and there ferns, with their
vivid and charming green, relieve the uni.
lormity Of their tint in several places
ferns abound, and one sees them meander.
ing, twisting about, marking rose win.
d0ws on the large russell carpet. At the
extremity o line Of pines bounds the hori.
zOn, and the undulatlons Of the ground
are developed by insensible stages In the
pale, warmish mist, transported with
light.
Tho house is large mansion, rather
commonplace, solid In appearance, ar.
ranged in modern style; the furniture Of
the ground floor and of the first floor, re-
Gently renewed cost four thousand pounds.
Three rooms or drawlug-rooms sixty
feet long, twenty high, and furnished with
large mirrors, good pictures, excellent
engravings, with book cases. In front
is glazed conservatory, where one
passes the afternoon when the weather
is bad, and where, even in winter, one can
fancy that 1t Is spring. Bedrooms for
the young ladies who come as visitors /;
fresh, clear, virginia., papered in blue and
white, with an assortment Of pretty femi.
nine objects and fine engravings, they are
well fitted for their amiable occupants.
AS for the rest, the picturesque sentiment
Of decoration and OF the arrangement Of
the whole is less keen than among us;
forIexample, the objects and the tones are
rather placed in juxtaposition than in &C.
cord. But there is grandiosity and sim.
plicity; no fondness for crowding and for
old curiosities. They readily submit to
large, bare, plane surfaces, empty spaces /;
the eye is at ease, one breathes freely,
one can walk about, and has no fear Of
knocking against the furniture. Atten.
ton is given TO comfort, notably to what
relates to the details Of sleeping and dress.
ing In my bedroom the entire floor is
carpeted, strip Of oil-cloth is in front of
the washing.stand, mating along the
walls. There are two dressing. tables,
each having two drawers; the first is
provided with a swing looking glass the
second is furnished with one large jug,
one small one, medium one for hot
water, two porcelain basins, dish Tor
tooth.brushes, two soap-dishes, q water
bottle, with its tumbler, a finger.glass with
its glass. Underneath is o very low table, o
sponge, another basin, q large, shallow
zinc bath for morning bathing. In cup.
board is towel-horse with four towels OF
different kinds, one Of them thick and
rough. Another indispensable cabinet in
the room is marvel. Napkins are under
all the vessels and utensils; to provide for
such service, when the house is occupied,
it is necessary that washing should be
always going on. Three pairs Of candles,
one OF them fixed in a small portable
table Wax.matches, paper spills in pref
ty little holders, pin.Cushions, porcelain
extinguishers, metal eXtinguishers. White.
ness, perfection, softest tissues in every
part Of the bed. The servant comes four
times day into the room: in the morn
ing, to draw the blinds and the curtains,
open the inner blinds, carry off the boots
and clothes, bring large can OF hotwater
with fluffy towel on which to place the
feet; at midday, and at Z in the evening,
10 bring water and the rest, in order that
the visitor may wash before luncheon and
dinner; at night, 10 shut the window,
arrange the bed, get the bath ready, renew
the linen; all this with silence, gravity.
and respect. Pardon these trifling details;
but they must be handled in order to
figure TO ones self the wants Of an En-
glishman in the direction of his luxury;
what he expends in being waited upon
and comfort is enormous, and one may
ladghingly say that he spends the fifth Of
his life in his tub.
Several OF these mansions arc histori-
cal; they must be seen in order TO under
stand what inheritance in large family
can bring together In the form Of treas.
ures One was mentioned to me where,
by clause In the conditions, the posses.
sor is bound to invest every year several
thousand sterling in silver plate; after
having crowded the sideboards, in the
end stair case was made of massive sill.
yer. We had the opportunity of seeing
in the retrospective exhibition an entire
collection Of precious curiosities, and
works Of art sent by Lord Hereford. In
1S4S, he said to one Of his French friends,
greatly disquieted and little put out:-I
have mansion in Wales, which l have
never seen, but which l am told Is very
fine. Every day, dinner for twelve Is
served there, and the carriage drawn up
at the door, in case should arrive. The
butler eats the dinner Go thither, make
yourself at home, you sec that It will not
cost you farthing." Naturally, fine
things accumulate in these wealthy hands.
Baroness Burdett Cout!s, Lord Ellesmere,
the Masquis of Westminster, possess pic:
ture galleries which would do honor to a
minor st1tn Lord ElIeSmare bae in thraa