Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-15

by cab from ChaTing Gross, and her lit
tie house l. surrounded BY beautiful villas
and IL Is curiously furnished with the
plnnder which Mrs. Potter has gathered
from the four quarters OF the world where
she has been acting during the past few years.
Entering wide h1ll Won are confronted by a
gigantic black ostrich over six fee; nigh. which
Wa shot by OF Mrs. Pottcr's admirers dur
ing -tay m south Africa and presen ed 70 her
The parlprs AZ the right are filed with souvenirs
From japan. Australia and CcylOn. Around the
wall near tle cciing there l. n f-ieZe Of red,
black and gold embroidery from north India
AMI upon the sofas the rich silk stuifs
whIcn formed the dresses 81 japanese daimios
m The ity- OF the past. Chairs and tables Of
rch black teak wnu.. given Mrs. Potter in Can
ton. China. stand side by side With Low seats Of
ebpuy iul.lii With muth-r-of-peIrl which he got
from the ua.sas % Egypt. and the wall are
srtistically hung with ali sorts Of curios. some
beautif a, some ugly and each having a story or
q "Reminiscences connected with il. That long
sword there over the rnauteI was brought into
Mr. Potter one day az Canton dripping With
human bl'od 10 was used To- cut oil the heads
81 nineteen pirates BY the chinese execationcr
during her stay. and though Mrs. Potter re-
fused IA" invitation Il an English OF .er 20 at
tcrt the execution she was presented with this
trophy BY her friend. vhu vent alone 10 the
scene and bought this sword after the bchead-
Ing a present for her. Near the sword there
ar othsr knives % all sorts Of shapes, from the
Dnmascu- blale to the Turkish scimiter and
in other uarts u the room al sorts Of weapons
from thr OLD ulatrhi0ck ride which Won
still fni IN The interior OF China. 20 the boom
erang AMI the queer shield Of the natives Of AUS
tral:a- Both ia the parior- and in the dining
room there are great Quantities Of rare eastern
embro4sle rie-. cl rugs cover the floors anil the
dining chairs are 81 teak Sood from China
The sldcboard and mautrl- filed with fine
porcelaiIs from Japan and china and the rich
lacquer 0f I1kIo yie- in its color, with the
splsnl.d!v carved bras q Beusres. on the
Gang-s. The house. ~ fact. II almost an oriental
museum in its furnishings. bat the things are
81 XIuisitelv arranged that IL IL most beautiful
and hcrnelike.
MIR WASHINGTON SENSATION
Mrs. jaime Brown Potter looks NJ older now
than -hc dii that night when she shocked Wash
tngton society b. re~ItiuS =. 'Ostler joe at one
Of Secretary Whitney, charitable sociable-
she j. the same slender. beautiful dark-eved
woman. aud she has the same attractive conversa-
tional powers which made her one Of the lead
ing fgIrts II New lo-k four Hundred before
she went upon the stage. During our chat
asked hrr % tell me how she came to recite
. 'D-tle- Joe that night. and / was surprised
O. hear her -av thai she gave II at the request
OF Seer ,arv Mh.turs himself said she. There
was nothing particularly wrong in the poem
AM MANY wore thias- are recited and PLAYED
ever year upon the stage. l hal recited it
several times y. New York and II had been
greatly applIUded there. had not
the slightest Ii-a tha: it would
Great. the sensation q did and
would never have re-itri l. had not been
urged O. DO 80. / w. visiting at Mrs Secre-
tary whitney, when she gave this charity en-
tertaiusnf Mt. hish mothervd, YOU know
BY Mr.. President Cleveland. | was Z ke1 to
take part. ami was ina doubt as to what piece
g. --lect, when Secretary Whitney and Senator
Eugen" Hale urged me 70 rccite . 'Ostler Joe :"
AMI Il Wa al theIr Request that did So. They
knew. am sure now. that IL would create a
sensation. and u did 90, can assure YOU
saw that the moment openei ms mouth but
/ could not 20 back thea. and went on; and l
don believe have ever recited better than /
did that Hight felt thlt was in the presence
OF au AUDIENCE inIm. al e. me- and All
III. CntnaatI.eac-- OF nv nature was reused
i threw nay whole soul into it.
tried o. pat mv-elf In the place of the poet, and
the situation absorbed me. know recited il
well. bIt a. ST down there was a dead silence
The next day the pApers were fall Of IL. and
~a- i"uAei upon a. one of the most audaciously
wicksi women o. the land. | have not recited
the poem f-pm that day 90 this. though | have
been rel ea:cdiy as&ed 70 do 20"
uEE ORIENTAL ENPERIE~CEs.
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