Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1890-10-31
CARNECIE'S SCOTCH HOME.
Life At Cluuy Castle, the Property of
the Great PittSbur@ Mil
lionaire.
How the Modern Cr0eSuS PLAYS the
Host At the Ancient Seat of
the McPheFSOnS.
Mrs. Carnegie Fully Equal In Every
thing Pertaining TO Hospi
tality.


at his best when YOU see him in his High
lauu uome in Scotland. surrounded bs his
chosen friends and finding his chief hap
pineSS IN making others happy There
all the best qua titles of the man come out
In strong rehef, his genIahty, his humor,
his strong, common sense, and his bound
less hospitality. His guests are made to
feel themselves thoroughly at home
Though plans are made for the common
good, the carrying out of these plans does
not interfere with individual liberty, and
that is very near approach to real hos
pltahty. 1t need hardly be said that Mr..
Carnegie Is most efficiently aided in his
kindly efforts by his charming wife. That
Is scarcely a fair way to put 1t. Without
her 1t would be impossible for him to do
what he does. so fully has she realized. and
so admirably does she discharge. the du-
ties Of hostess.
A few words must be said about the loea-
ton of this Highland home of The Car
negles. For the last two or three wears
they have occupied during the summer
season, CIuny Castle, the ancestral seat
Of the CLuny NcPherSonS. in the famous
district of lveuesshire called CddenOch
The castle stands on the left bank of the
Spey on the side of broad and rich valley
north OF the GrampIan mountains. 1t Is
eight miles from knguSsie. Il favorite
summer resort on the Highland railway,
and SIX from Ddlwinnle, on the same line.
the hlghe railway station In the British
Isle. Cluny itself stands high, being up
wards OF 800 feet above the sea level and
enjoying therefore very strong, pure air.
The scenery around it is magnificent.
The house is embedded in woods which
tT1r11 Il
mountains upward of 5000 fee high look
down upon it from all sides. Through
the valley flows the Spey, fed by numerous
brooks which brawl and bIckrr down the
hilsides. The present house Is modern.
1t is a solid square block. built throughout
of grey granite, and with the turretS of
the same material ut the corners. The
old castle was burned down by the royal
lists after CullOden in l746. The Cluny of
those days having sided with Prince
Charlie and the JacobiteS, Vengeance was
taken on him by the destruction of his
home and the scattering of his family and
his clan. He himself was driven into ex-
lie, and spent the rest of his life abroad
The estates, however, were restored to his
son. and have remained with his family
ever since The McPhersons have been Il
long-Iived race. The grand old Ciuny-
last Of the chieftains- died four years
ago, after having held the property seventy
years, was only second in descent from the
Jacobite exile The house contains some
interesting JacObIte relics, among them
the shild and spowan and pistols carried
by the young pretendeT during the dlSast-
rous rs. These are displayed III glass
case III t9e entrance ual'' WITCH Is i'''"'r
"eGoi"'eG WIN " o'"9N Gl'''' IN > 'iilol
ana 'IoPhieS Oh lie cu"se' ne grouse
moorS hd d'ef forests alI"CleU 10 'u9
caste extends TO may thousands OF acres ana
yield excellent sport during the shooting
season.
IL IS mere says Vle Correspondent OF me
CINCINNATI Ilmes-otar' tnat Andrew GAR
negle, the incorporating republican,
noidS his state ana pays tne part OF 4
highland chlettaln IN the midst OF feudai
traditions ana J3Gool'e TeilcS. ne does
not yet speak V&iIc out MS g@mekeeper
glIlles are more t4mlllar with the tongue
than with English. lie has also bis pl-
pers, and he thoroughly ENJOYS the music
they discourse. Inc SOUND OF the pipes Is
the nrSt thlhg you near In Iie hoThIllE'
ana you may near IL II you Hhe an Gay
long, more OF less Inc hooSehoid Is
awakened every morning by pipe maTch e
| ing reels and strathspeys, varied with
Hey, Johney Copa, and Jennie Baw-
bee. You are startled by the hrSt blast
under your window, but the sound Is
| pleasant, and even soothing, as 1t dies
away in the distance. You have just
dropped off into delightful snooze when
the growing swell of the pipes rqdeIy re-
calls you to CONSCIOUSNESS. BY the time
that the process has been repeated thrice
J you are pretty wide awake. At dinner
/ time also the pipes p ay an important part.
| piper IN full conomcals marches from the
drawing room to the dmngroom' and as
the distance Is short, thecompany marches
three times round the entrance hall to the
| enllvened strains Of ''Iuilochgorum, be-
fore entering the dlning-room.
At dinner, as at other meals. you are
waited on by a butter In swallow tails and
by footmen in kits, combination of the
Saxon and Celtic civilization which is in
genious and admirable Though the DIN
ner-hour is 7 o'clock. Mrs. Carnegie dis
penses with evening dress on ordinary oc-
! caSi0ns She does not approve Of bringing