Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-22

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the charming hostess Of the castle q
Craig y-Nos. On her arrival at Llv-
erpool, Mme. Patti takes four wheeieEs
. Z special tram, which. heading south
ward, Is soon whining through the love
liest possible country.
About four o'clock il the afternoon.
Cray station being neal, where We were
10 leave tho train, 4 roar and crash
was heard away Il our right That's
the Krupp, explained Nine. Patti and
she went on to tell as that the head
keeper always fred It ID salute whenever
lshe returned homo. At Cray, which Is
but mile OF SO from the castle, we
found dozen Of 50 carriages Of every
description, from q dog-cart TO landaus
iii waiting, and crowd Of people. who
cheered. have not had much expert
enee ia regal receptions, but am
i sure queen could not have
been more heartily welcomed than
Patti was By those whom she affection
ateIy calls cher people" There were
arches Of flowers across the road, more
arches at the castle gates. flags flying,
flowers filling the cir, guns booming and
people shouting. until we began to ap-
preciate the fact that Patti was la diva
at her home rs well as on the stage. As
soon as PATHS carriage turned into the
driveway the band struck up Home.
Sweet Home
Footmen in livery were stationed On
The porch and assisted madame-as
find she is always called here -aud her
/ five guests to alight. There was marked
absence Of ceremony, and every one was
made 10 feel ut home at once. Wood
fires burned Ia the great open flreplaces,
and there were maid and men servants IN
every room while the unpacking was
going on. After dinner, over which
Patti presided with wonderful grace and
tact, there were fireworks and music BY
band from Swansea, the festivities con-
tinuing until midnight. AT Q o'clock
the next morning breakfast was served
in the conservatory. Madame looked as
fresh and happy IS child. No sooner
was breakfast begun than the footman
brought in the letter bag and gave 1t
to madame, who unlocked It and
distributed the mail No excuse
is needed for reading the letters
here sensible fashion ~ and so for q
while every one was busy. Every one,
too, would read out whatever he or she
thought would be interesting TO the
others, so that was more like family
party than anything else. The morning
was chiefly devoted to correspondence
and loung.ng around After lunch the
ladies changed their wrappers for warmer
dresses, and tho gentlemen donned their
coats, hats and gloves, while the horses
were being brought around for all to take
ia drive Patti started off in her high Z
cart, driving and handling the lines like
q coachman Wherever we made our
appearance, no matter what they were
doing, the people would stop their work
and drop o courtesy" As we drove
along the old people would flock to the
doors and dip and drop, while even the
bodies playing in the road would scurry
away. ard then bob mp aud down with
the solemnity of marionets The lands
of Craig-y-Eo must be almost a do.
main, for in oil our drive that day we
did not go outside of the courtesing Of
| the Patti tenantry.
The Castle of Craig y-Nos is pcrched
high up on the cleft of beautifully
wooded mountain, and limpid lakes
| lie in the valley below. The castle
is built after the common fashion
of all Welsh castles, with low bas-
tions, and what Is called curtain be-
ltween-that is q straight line Of wall
Joining two semi-circular towers.
The walls, which are OF the prayish
green slate SO plentiful here, are topped
with battlements and covered here and
there with ivy, while the windows are
either arched or gabled. Spreading away
in front are the gardens and lawns, all
terraced because Of the precipitious
character Of the ground, and so coming
gradually down to the little valley along
which we had just driven. Through
this valley runs q tumbling river, with
an unpr0nounceable name, spanned with
pretty bridges and well stocked with
| fish. The valley opens into the great
Swansea Valley, while the whole country
is extremely mountainous and Astounding
in game.
The castle contains twenty-five rooms.
none of them very large, but all warm
and coy, as they should be ia this
climate. PATHS own is hung with blue
silk, rll the upholstery being to match.
while attached 70 it Il d little dressing
room that ID complete enough Ill its ap.
pointments for princess. The drawing
room Is charming, and he must be dull
person who cannot find something 70 IN
terest him there. Il contains two grand
| pianos, albums, statuets, pictures and
offerings from admirers, chief among the
latter being an exquisite inIaid cabinet
containing gold aud silver coronets. with
which almost every nation in the world
hes crowned the diva Queen 81 song. =
The morning-r0om contains 4 nictsIra
1 Of the late Duke Of Alhanv ,vfth NE