The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-09-11
LOTTA'S COTTAGE.
The Costly Summer House Which the Actress
Will Not Enjoy Until Next Year.

The Costly Summer House Which the Actress
Will Not Enjoy Until Next Year.
Philadelphia Times.
Lolita considers herself one of the unfortu-
mates this summer A cold world is not likely
to weep with her. but all the same she weeps for
herself, and her bright and impulsive little
mamma has been dancing round like a grain of
popcorn in pan. The trouble is all along of
that cottage at Lake Hopactong the new place
in New Jersey, that Lolita has been erecting
The cottage cost some 500. 00O and 1t was to have
been finished early in the summer. Lolita was
not to 60 into it until it was completely ap-
pointed, until. indeed-as she laughingy put
it-her frocks were hung up on the wall She
thought that would be all accomplished by the end
of June at least; but it was not, nor by the end
of July either. Lolita. who was growing more angry
as the disappointment grew greater bounced off
to Long Island. spending most of her vacation
IN little out-of theway place Her mamma
sent woful and indignant letter of complaint to
Mr.. James II. Heverin Meanwhile things were
hurried forward, and the storm was avoided by
getting the house in condition to let the spright
ly little actress in a few weeks ago. Lotta's sea-
son, however, began Monday night, away out in
Wisconsin-much earlier than usual-so that she
had to hurry away after having very little good
out OF her new home
The cottage is a very handsome one and is
beautifully furnished. Of course. Lolita had no
cnance this to entertain there, but in future
summers she will keep it as is her wont-full of
bright company. She has a great fondness for
the society of bright and genial people, particu-
larly young folks. She has been talking for
long tins of securing place to settle down in, a
house with an anchor to it. The Lake Hopat-
cong Cottage is to be that home and it was with
this purpose in view that 80 much money was
spent on 1t. She took up with rustic, out-of-the
road Hopatcong at the suggestion of Dunlap, the
New York hat man, who Is a great friend OF hers
and mas landed interests at the New Jersey re-
sort She will doubtless be very happy there for
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and is besides jolly and hospitable entertainer.
She had house summer at Lake George,
ana another summer at Newport She kept
each OF them crowded with company all the
time. Indeed, 80 many were the guests at her
Newport cottage that she was obliged to lay out
plan of amusement every day and send out the
people In squads She kept five carriages and
half a score of horses going all the time, carry
ing her guests hither and thither as if she were
experimenting her winters work by conducting
a summer hotel. All the same she enjoyed it all
Immensely. and she declares that she hasn't had
so much fun any summer since.
1t is altogether likely that Lolita will soon give
up the stage. She tells that next year she
Will not play more than three months. and after
that it is not improbable that she will withdraw
altogether from the glare of the footliehts. She
says that, at last. she has grown tired of the
hard work Incidental to stage life. and that she
wishes to rest Besides" she adds naively, II
would rather retire gracefully now than be
forced to go after the public had grown tired of
meas il the world had shown any
signs of growing weary of her shin
ing eyes and nimble feet She is far
and away the richest woman the stage. Her
fortune easily reaches a round million Besides,
she has lost and been swindled out of third as
much. She has prudently put $400 O0Oin United
States bonds. The rest is chiefly invested in
real estate. Her mother looks after the money
generally, and Lolita is as dutlful as if she
were still child of twelve dancing for coin in
California mining camps If she wants new
pair of gloves she feels that she must ask Cant
have them, mammal And of course she can,
for mamma is altogether too clever to run any
risk of killing the goose that lays the golden
eggs.