The morning call., 1891-07-26
KELLOGG TERRACE At GREAT DARLINGTON

tending the perspective indefinitely. All the
other apartments are on the same grand scale.
Not only was Mrs. HOpkins-Searles 4 patron Of
the arts and OF music, but she was a collector
and n lever of rare old lace. Her possessions In
this line are declared to be very fine. Among
her specimens may be mentioned some magblfi-
cent pieces of the ancient point d'AlencOn, lace
not now 10 be purchased In any market In tile
world. Mrs. hopkins-Searles' specimens are In
hounces, OF all wtdtbs-sOme remarkably deep
and OF sufficient quantity 10 cover court dress.
In this ncOmparably valuable lace there are also
several shawls, fans and parasOl cover. Her
pieces oil magnificent Flanders lace are also very
rare. Cupies Of this lace are now sold under the
name OF Duchesse. She frequently wore an eu-
tire dress OF Chantilly, with fan and parasol TO
match. Besides these she had number OF an
cient point applique founces. scarf of light
point de Venice. guipures in great quantities,
both black ana white, fine collection Of old
Malines, Falenciennes N all sizes and designs
one fOunce Is sixteen Inches wide aud ten yards
long-and much real Spanish lac, both black
and white. On her bed-linen Is a prDfuslon of
rich, heavy old linen lace or antique tape lace,
which Is now rarely, II ever, manufactured.
About two years ago MIR. aud Mrs. Searles re-
visited California, spending some time III tbis
city aud resuming their delightful musical even
ings. Amoug those who sang were Mr.. and Mrs.
Mariner Campbell OF Grace Church choir.
The Boston Globe tells Mrs. Searies' story
In piquant way, giving many details that are OF
peculiar interest at this moment. 1t saws: Mrs.
SrRries has history savOriug not little OF Alad-
din IN the Hight Of his lamp and Monte Cristo In
the glitter of hts gold.
Once upon time man named Mark Hop
kins, accompanied by his New England BRIDE
started for the then undeveloped West In sea eh
OF fortune. History has told us how Mr.. Hop
kins and others Interested In the Union Pacific
road were welcomed by the hcsle goddess, and
how she showered her treasures upon them.
One Hagan, VINO worked for "Uncle Mark"
had bright little son. "lim," they called him.
Tim" came under the notice Of Uncle Mark"
who agreed TO take The boy and educate him.
Time passed and Tim" Hagan became known
among his fellows as Timothy hopkins, the
adopted sou OF Marx IlOpkius. The after made
his S60Ooo.0oO or S70,o0O,0o0 aud died. In
time his widow came East ana incidentally
visited Great Darlington where, as a girl, she
had attended the Kellogg School.
Soon it became known that New York archi-
tects were prepariDg plans for home Tor the
forty times millionaire widow, to be known as
Kellogg terrace. quarry was opened on East
Mountain, and hundreds OF mea found work in
and about the terrace. so that tile trade OF Great
Harrington learned the meaning OF the word
"boom"
Young Timothy also came East and 1t was
noticed that he bore his honors meekly. A blue
flannel shirt, leather thong Tor watch-guard,
and other similarly modest apparel, marked the
advent Of the heir apparent to SAC, ,oOO, ,oo0 He
had been born with an iron spoon In his mouth,
1t had been changed for gold one, and yet
young Tins demeanor was such as 10 win for
him hosts OF friends. HIS acquaintance with
Miss Criltenden, a niece OF Mrs. Hopkins. was
followed by an engagement and subsequent mar
riage at the Windsor Hotel In New YORK. Mrs.
Hopkins approved OF the marriage TO the tune
OF handsomely furnished home In SIn Fran
cisco and $1,000 In cash.
In Ihe meantime work had progressed salts
factoriy at the terrace. H. n. BOdwell superin-
tended the work. While local physician acted
as manager.
But the widows house on Mob Tin, San Fran.
cisco, needed redecoratIng and refurnishing,
aud New York firm well up In the business
sent one Of heir most CAPABLE representatives TO
tile spot. Then and thus Mr. Edward +. S-arles
appeared uDOn the scene The decorator, the
admiTer of his patron and the who was TO
dispel young Tins" dream OF ever succeeding
10 Marks millions.
MIR. Searles eventually made his appearance
10 Great harrington and assumed the duties OF
architect, SUPERINTENDENT, financial manager and
confidential adviser TO the wealthy widow.
The house was then far from completion.
when the attempt of a local photographer to
make picture OF II caused MIR. SeaTles TO have
rough. tight board fence fourteen feet high
erected along the entire frontage. thus shutting
OIL $4,000 view OF grand old East Mountain
and lie mansion at the terrace from the public
eye. The eye was soon discovered TO have blood
IN IL, While the wrath OF the public II not loud,
was deep. The most beautiful street In the vii
iage shaded by elns OF century's growth, was
dishgured by That terrible fence, aud great was
the Indignation thereat.
But the fence was only to be temporary, they
said. or course nobody knew exactly VINO ''they'
were, but whatever they" say goes. But after
Doplars, notorious for growing procltvities, were
planted along the inside OF The fence aud aided
IN sun further Obscuring the view, ths public
pulse beat all tile harder against the fence. and
IN this and other ways Air. Seares was sipculary
unfortunate In gaining friends among the busi-
ness mcn OF the town. In fact he held them at
distance. and himself as u buwark between The
town and Mrs. Hopkins
Then 1t was that on a certain eyentfuI day In
October, five or six years ago, the news reached
Great harrington OF tile marriage of Mrs. Hop.
ktns and Mr.. Searles IN New York. The we'd
ding was quiet but effective, ana certainly failed
TO meet with the cordial appreciation OF the
young man known as Timothy Hopkins, by that
lime nigh in authority on the Central Pacifc road.
But that's another story, as Master Kipling puts
II, and now the mansion Is virtually completed.
Once inside the lowered and t.rr eted wall
that has replaced the board fence, person is
competely shut out from the sights an sounds
Of village life.
Of late change seems to have come over the
spirit oil Mr. Seares' dream. An organ recital
has been given, TO which many tOwnspeople
were hidden. AT Christmas the house was filled
with guests, and the yule log burned cherrily In
one OF the great frepiaces and. By the by, nearly
every room nad lis one or more hreplaces The
village Dali team has a handsome uniform and
club-room Tor which TO thank MIR. Searlos In
short, That gentleman Is fast becoming as popu-
lar as he was once unpopular, and why not? He
mas established his reputation as decorator
and won bride still regal looking despite her
10 years as against his 40
The $40. 100000 Is aceumulatng. and as he
drove his FOUR hand drag through the country
last summer. or sat swathed in costly robes In
MS Russian sleigh last wlnter, 1t could be seen
mat his lines are cast IN decidedly pleasant
places.
The funeral will take place from The house In
In which Mrs. Searles died.