The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1875-10-18
A HOUSE OF MANY GABLES.
EnRiund's Cozy Building for the Centennial
---Is the Queen Coming to Americns

Englnnd's CoZy Building for The Centennial
---Is the Queen Coming to American
The Philadelphia Times says: Nest.
ling cozily in a cluster OF stately chest
nut trees ut the foot OF Georges hill is
one OF the oldest OF the many odd build
iugs that within the last few months
have boen erected on the Centennial
grounds. A short walk under the trees
lcads,to the wall Of this singular build-
ing, within which dozen or more car
penters arc ut work, and on the roof of
which several more are mailing the
shingles. This is the first Of the British
governments twin buildings, and the
first building erected by a foreign gov
ernment on the Centennial grounds. It
is q two.story cottage, and its size is not
ut all commensurate with the size and
power Of the country by which it was
put up. As it stands among the trees in
spot so darkened by the shade that the
workmen almost have to use lanterns
when they have to drive nail, it has m
air Of British poetry aud English ro'
nance spread all over it and through it.
II some OF the old.time novelists had
wanted to describe robbers den, or n
pretty maiden's cottage, Or even n
ghostly haunted house, they could not
have found n moro appropriate place
thAn this very British building in the
park. It is almost n house with seven
gables and no matter where you stand,
or from what angle you look, one of the
gables isalways staring you in the face
not with m impudent stare, but with an
easy, comfortable look, that carries
with it On invitation to come in and
welcome. ..-. sy.s.... n.-..
But the oldest Of all the odd things
about this remarkable house are the
chimnoys. The architect undoubtedly
started with the intention Of putting up
frame building, and he succeeded rs
far rs tho corners and few odd boards
aro concerned, but when the masons be.
gan with the chimneys there was no
room left for much Of anything else.
Stuffed into q house not much bigger
than n seaside cottage arc five OF the
biggest and queerest chimneys that
architect ever drew or mason ever built.
Broad chimneys, thick chimneys, high
chimncys. Outside they make about
two-thirds OF the wall, aud inside they
make you wonder wherea stout Britisher
will find space in any Of the rooms to
sit down. Broad at the base, each
chimney runs up, square and clumsy,
till it reaches the edge Of the roof then
it narrows suddenly and goes on ten
feet or so higher, when it as suddenly
widens ont again into n heavy band ut
the top, and then quickly tapers of into
space. Inside, iu every one OF the five
little rooms is cozy, old-fashioned fire
place, with broad mouth and sugges-
tion Of winter evenings and the yrlc log
smoking.
The workmen are unable to tell why
the Queen Inns made such elaborate
preparations for the warmth OF her COM
missioncrs. Any one OF the tireplaces
would heat the entire building in May
or November, md in any OF the inter.
vening months would drive tho coldest
Britisher into tic neighboring lake.
But some jealous subject must have i'm
posed upon her majesty with the idea
that America is frozen waste, and
Fairmount Park crowded with icebergs
and avalanches. Rolls OF building paper
on the outside show what the material Of
the weather boarding will be; and when
the bright shingles are oil on, and n coat
of cheerful paint covers the outside
walls, and smoke from British logs is
curling from the Ave tall chimneys, the
odd building in the little chestnut grove
will be one Of the prettiest and queerest
in the park. Adjoining it is its mate, n
larger building, but more on the Ameri-
eau square-box plan, with holes for
windows and doors.