Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-05

THE BAR HARBoR COTTAGE.
Within . month OF SO from now Mrs. Blaine
and her family will 60 10 Bar Harbor and will
take up their home in the Blaine cottage there.
This cottage is more like big home than q
seaside cottage. 1t is beautifully located.
Lake, mountain and forest scenery meet the
eye on three sides. and at the east q beautiful
iand-locked bay stretches away in the distance
and loses itself in many little coves and inlets
amid purple hills and green wooded shores. its
waters now washing the feet Of well worn cliffs
or breaking softly on the shining sands and
pebbles. The cottage is known Is Stanwood
1t is several hundred feet above sea level, and
the house faces the sea, so that from the road
side you do not see its most attractive points.
There are grand woods near it and about it.
and there are only few choice plants upon the
grounds The Elaine family spend six months
every year here, and when they 20 away these
plants are generally confsca.ed BY visitors
and transplanted as souvenirs Of Bar Har-
Dor and the Blaines- Secretary Blaine is very
fond Of Bar Harbor, and when he bought the
place Mrs. Blaine was very glad to know that
the land upon which the Blaine cottage is now
built belonged long ago to one of her ancestors.
This fact, however, was not discovered until
after the property was purchased. and it came
to light when the old deeds were hunted up to
make the Blaine title secure. The interior ar.
rangements OF this seaside home are very COM
Portable. The living room is reached By 4 big
entrance on the eastern side, and il con tains
large old plate glass window which gives light
and sunshine and magnificent view On the
other side OF the room there is great stone
fireplace. The polished floor 10 strewn with
rich rugs. Odd chairs are scattered about il
aud a soft inviting couch stands near the win
dow In the center OF the room is an aptioue
table and on this you find the magazines and
current literature o! the day, together with .
great number Of newspapers for the Blaiues
are great newspaper readers.
Mr. ENMoSs BLAISEs COTTAGE.
A stones throw from Stauwood 10 the cottage
OF Mr. LUMINOUS Blaine, where, with his charm
ing wife and year-oid baby. he spent last sum.
mer. All the members of the Blaine family are
very fond of Mrs. EmmOns and she 10 said 10
be one Of the most popular ladies who come to
Bar Harbor. She Is democratic in her senti.
ments and frank and pleasant In her manner
toward all
MRS BLAINE AND cHnpnRx.
Love Of children is one Of the strongest quail
tiles Of Mrs. Blaine's makeup and children are
generally very fond Of her. She delights, when
IL is practicable. TO have her house filed With
young lives. and at Bar Harbor she dsvotes
the most OF her time to her grsndsons. McCor.
mick Blaine and the Coppinger boys. In her init.
mate friendships she more often chooses younR
people than those Of her own age, as IL shown
in her friendship with Mrs. Don Cameron ana
older friends having known her ali her life.
and she ID one Of her varmest and most sxdent
admirers.
passed the Blaine mansion this afssrnoos
and as did so 1 took glance at the big 81
Bernard dog which lies on the front door stSp
and which Is quite member Of the Blaine fam.
lily. He il one Of the finest doRs in WsshinR.
ton, and he looks like his naster-bie, bold,
independent and powerful ] often see hin
walking with Miss Blaine in her long strolls
avd ho g. ~. A. =
the Secretary when he comes in.
Speaking OF the Blainss ss Bar Harboe, they
are very hospitable and they entertain many
friends at the cottage there. Tho President
has visited them several times, and remenbss
seeing Secretary Blaine and the President and
Mrs Blaine together some time ago. The
amateur Photographic fend was on hand and
he pressed the button and gos photograph Of
them. Mrs Blaine 10 very averss 70 HAVING
her photographs sold. You will not ind them
IN the photograph galleries, end In thia, o II
other things, abe carries cut her dsaars fos
privacy and retiysmsnk