The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-07-07
PRINCESS IN HER TOWER
AVA GOTLD PLANS PICTURESQJE
NOOKs FOR HER NEW HOME
~ PiRIs.
VIII BE An Irish Castle-Lady craven
Looks From an Iron-Barred Windo"
Hung With Vines

all the DAYS OF her ire Is inc Poi -
OF the little American girl, VINO "ceS
a title from over the water ana s So.
Ire seas over TO her foreign home. Inc
trim little villa at Newport, the slualsS
hefise OF the city, the tidy hunting poA
az the Catskills are all forslken lot Nns
cat e,rav old castles where, IN std.N
snd Grandeur, Ny Lady lives the gred-el
mart OF the year. Fortunate IL - Ia
she bears this ;ransplanting happily alN
thrice lucky that she enjoys Aer ui''0
crsfomed baronlal surroundings.
THE gloomiest old castle In the Ola
World is Coombe Abbey, and II neiones
IN the blithest and merriest little Do1y
thai has vet gone to join the uIeu
Aroerican girls abroad. This castle u
sometimes called Old Abbey, anu IT. -
tho home of the little Couness OF craven
who though she has been married ~
years now, is still IN her teens az
the baby Of titled married women 49,
cooube Abbey was built so many years
sgo mar lis early history is lost in mus
~ old manuscript long since, put III i'i,
II Vas rebuilt so that II Is now "A new
bo,,se and in Il the little Countess mas
her delight. She remains at nome most
of the time, running up TO LONDON onls
a couple Of weeks during the season ~
be presented once at court, ana 10 pay
a personal visit 70 Victoria, Win "no'H
she Is "A great favorite. The Queen mas
talked often OF making little Lazy crave"
one OF her ladies-in-waiting. but Lazy
Crs,en loves Coombe Abbey and does not
r.snt IN leave IL and her Lord for evan
Inc sfrDerior grandeur OF Windsor. There
aro en- 500 acres Of land, with a rental OF
s.0o 900 annually, for My Lady to ENJOY
LADY cEAvES's NOOK.
Lady Cravcn's favorite room in Coomne
Abbey is an upper one, great 3lu'l'
room into which the sun SHINES an ua9'
making the queerest images upon l"'
u.ou from the unique window carvings.
There is n legend about this room 10 1'1
efa.t that a Countess cf Craven once
won't out OF her head, poor dear, az 'ooli-
he Abbey. and fancied herself unsai
without the images of saints ana mar
tvrs around her 50 great heaps M'i"
chieelled I'm the stone and upon me WIN
dows. on the turrets and I'm the hdlll'-
rnents all around this room. so Wherever
she stood and looked out there woula he
one of the saving faces OF the saints ana
,.,.r,,-,-, to cheer her. SO much dif she
v.orshin these heads that iron nars h'ri tv
he placcd across the windows 10 keep
her from leaning out 10 join the SAINTS,
and AGAINST these bars she would stdhd
dav after day all day long.
FRIENDLY vines now have crept over
the drawn faces Of the martyrs ana madf
the saints more beautiful, ana Do is lh
this room that Lady Craven loves d"
spend her days Tile broad window leoss
is fun always Of pet white doves anu
offsn She stands al that very WINDOW 4iN
looks down where she sees the Earl, hef
Young husband. frolicking with the dogs
| ar watches him stroll away with hsh-
| ing line and rod for days sport ll inc
oid gray stream. Inside the room mere
are touches OF bright American girusm,
bnt from the outside the little tilted 6irI
looks ike the princess IN the tower OF
fairy tale-shut up against her Will
when Anna. Countess OF 'as''iidh''
went O, Europe upon that luxurious nom
evnooning which set the tongues ol
/ an the world a-wagging. her first point or
reet was the castle OF the Castelanes, IN
| the South of France. T. was grand Ola
| aersfr So the Countess found. mnsif,
| dark and rnvsf erious as old castles sholii
| he one wing had crumoled ln true St"-
r,-hook style. and one end was hlriel ho
| deem in the skeletons Of vines ana laiie"
| .,,c-l,~anchos that its stones could hardly
/ be- seen. go.
"rIow charming" exclaimed the Coun-
| toss. eve shall live here forever and
"4ardlv." replied the Count. using
| little more lovolikc language but CON
viewing his idea perfectly-"l hate inc
| lonesome old thinei The family can stoi
here in summor-as IL belongs 10 Us all
but for mo. ! Ike Paris! ! had ehou-n
| of this old chateau when / was hii
OF course rendered in French ana ln
/ honeymoon style this sounds less anrup,
/ gut Anna understood. BOuiiaee. 'oNh'
doc castcllane. would remain in Paris and
| she if she lived in the hereditary Oh
| ra.tfa could remain alone with the SER
wants.
II do not fancy that idea" exclaimed
| She. "yet live in a castle / must. An,
have an idea. Why not buy part Of The
| city OF Paris a nice square piece ilshl
ont Of the middle Of the town. and huii'
| 81 castle there. 1 will cable for money
! right away"
The arrangements must nave hce.
| made as quickly as the decision, FOR iu
lust ten days the Countess had bought
| the most expensive site go the heart of
| Paris and was amusing herself looking
| at plans of old castles with a view o.
! selecting one. First she chose Marie
| Antoinette's Little Tranon. But Marie
! Antoinette broke her heart and lost hel
head. This would not do! Then she
selected the Marie Theresa palace o
Austria. now occupied by Elizabeth one
Empress. But Elizabeth has TRACED,
| in her life, when Rudolph was Alilei
NJ. not that castle. Anotheri
AZ IRISH MODEL.
Her last selection was after an oh
World castle Clandeboyne which, oidll
enough. is an Irish castle OF County
Down. Ireland. IL IS tho property o
The Earl OF Du0erin and tho summe
home Of Lady Bilckwoof. Flora Davis
20 New York. Tlandchovnc o. n light
stone castle. covered with windows am
hidden balconies that afford fhc mos
picturesque love-making spots IN IN
world. Partly from a desire % please
aud partlv 10 display the beauty OF hi
MANS the architect I'm preparing tn'
drawings took delight IN sktirhins wv
reures- young man and YOUR "o
,oan-tnon the grcttiest balconies So
chat the future fair young owner MAJ
-os n, rself as others VIII see her. fhou
She choose a picturesque spot Tor obs
Having her domesti, harmony 70 ne
| friends. ,, 49,.
The happiest. the most placid an
the most domestic OF all the Corntesse
| n tho United kingdom to-day rs th
| Countess Of Essex. As Miss Adelo 6ran'
~ vest Twenty-third street, New YORK
she held her own through many season
IN hGlf6om. Then she became unnap
nilv engaged 20 title. Discovering IN
r,rse ring Of the metal she broke ne
her moth