Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-28

roses, covered the floor; the furniture was encased In bright, fresh, lowered chintz. several uncovered chairs, in dainty enbroi- oery, bore on their faces loving gifts to the and distinguished lady in a gilt frame hung close to the door, and on the white margin, ln careful, pretty hand, was written: stMiss Coutts, from her friend Sophia" Queen of the Netherlands.) The grand piano in the center was covered by an immense and very >RgIy piece of fancy work. The facings of cloth used in the soldiers uniforms were shaped in small diamonds and sewn together; red, black, blue. yellow, lilac, green, all toppled against each other in the most inar tistic manner. This, too, was doubtless 8 gift from grateful hands to the ever open hearted owner. Large looking glasses and many pictures covered the light walls, and tables laden with priceless bric-a-brac stood here and there about the room. On one was beautiful specimen of Bslluk china, rose tinted shell resting on the graceful necks of three swans.
 We had waited fifteen minutes when the baroness appeared. She had been some dis tance in the garden, and had walked hur- riedly, so her cheeks were flushed with e1er else, and her eyes were bright with health. She seemed unafectedly glad to see us, and after few moments conversation said she must show us little more of her house. The bllliard-room was large and delightfully."- arranged. The wall pictures were especially interesting to lover of animals. All the baroness pets, done by famous artists, adorn the walls. Cows, birds, cockatoos, dogs, donkeys and sheep live amicably together. Upon the mantlepiece is a singular locking black dog with an almost white head. 'tYes," the baroness said, The was very strange in appearance, and very accomplished. My sis ter bought him from some German players. One of his tricks was taking a red hot coal in his mouth, and his teeth were quite worn down." He had heroic face, a square jaw and intense eyes that spoke of past suffer ing. It is pleasant to think of his last days, prosperous and happy, with nothing harder to do than to carry lady's dainty beaded bag in his poor scared mouth.
 ''Ben," small fox terrier that had not left the baroness side, listened jealously to the conversation, for he sneaked away and presently triumphantly returned, carrying a round white stone in his mouth. The baron ess says her friends frequently send their pets to her when i'll or troublesome, for she is as kind to animals as to humanity.
 In the second drawing-room there are some wonderful pale aquamarine windows, with graceful etchings on them of draped and rounded female figures; the hangings are all of the same pale tint, and the whole room is a suggestion of the earliest and tenderest spring days. Out of this room is fernery, and then into the garden, where we had tea II, II, DeautAui, olu-Iasnloneu no"efeo cnlua. There was great political discussion going on, in which the baroness was animated and interested; like every true woman, she looks at her husbands opponent from a purely per sonal view. MT. Burdett -Coutts was away laying q corner stone or opening a railway. She speaks of him with sureHess that indi- cates the complete congeniality between them. Indeed, she is a woman whose age no man or woman would stop to consider In tslligent and conversant with great variety of subjects, she has gotten the best that life affords, for she has been always busy and kind and useful. Her intensely occupied mind has taken no notice of time, so time has passed her lightly by, going on to tease those women who watch with heart breaking anxiety for crows feet.
 Her garden she loves. The flower beds are more unstudied than ours-roses, pinks, geraniums, lilies, larkspurs, all jostle each other