Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-14

Chile she never fails to attend every racing
meeting and bets heavily on her own horses:
preceding her last departure for Europe her
winnings exceeded 10000 not counting
the purses won by her horses, which
are always divided among the employees
of the stables. About 800 men are given en-
ployment at Macul, all organized under super,
intendents most Of whom are Scotchmen; ana
it is asserted that in case Of need Mrs. Cousino
could marshal 900 men from her farms alone
who are in her employ. A few years ago ene
presented to the people Of Santiago beautiful
park Of 100 acres and race course adjoining
1t, all within the city limits.
She has another extensive estate about thirty
miles from Santiago, TO which, however, she
pays little attention. Lota 10 her favorite place,
where she spent the happiest years OF her youth,
when the now grown-up children were htte
and the gallant and handsome young husband
was living. Besides the old mansion upon it, a
new palace is in process Of construction, which,
when completed, will have cost more than
81. 600. 900. The architects and chief builders
are Frenchmen, whom the sonora brought over
from Paris for the purpose, and much OF the
material is also imported. A year or two ago
she shipped cargo Of hides and wool on one
of her own steamers to Bordeaux, and it re-
turned laden with building supplies for the
mansion and also bringing decorators, de-
sgners and upholstery men TO add the finishing
touches.
THE RRiNAIE PAhA
The structure stands in the midst OF what ID
| said to be the finest private park in the world
| an area of $50 acres laid out in the most elab.
crate manner and beautifed to the last degree
| by both art and nature. Its botanical garden
| far surpasses that at Washington, and there are
| extensive Enclosures for flowers and vegeta
bles, enormous green houses. an arbor-vita
| labyrinth, Turkish towers, miniature Moorish
| castles and Chinese pagodas, belvederes over
looking the broad Pacific, little lakes, fish ant
lilly ponds, running streams, cascades, suspen
sion bridges, fountains, statuary, wonderful
/ grottoes. domestic and wild animals, and mile
upon miles of beautifully kept shell walks. will
| rustic seats set at intervals Fifty men ar
kept constantly employed upon this magnifcen
estate under the superintendent OF sturd.
Scotchman, who told me that his orders wer
! to make it a paradise, regardless OF cost, and
he added: Though the sonora spends SO mucl
| of her time nowadays in Paris, / cannot cut
tree or move a stone about the place but sh
sees it the minute she returns"
am sorry to say this female. CrGsus, de
spite her many charities and the good she &C
cOmplishes in Chile by furnishing steady EN-
ployment to so many people, is not altOgethe
a happy woman. Like other folk she has he
trials, not least among them being chroni
sciatica, which has almost disabled hel
SANDER, like death, loves a shining mark
and the world over one SO favore
by fortune is sure to have plenty OF enviou
enemies with venomous tongues. There
nothing on earth she cannot buy il she want
it, except happiness and youth and health tina
has slipped away from her, as 1t will some da
from US ALL FANNIE b. WARD.