Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-11-12

ss,.,p she nelds and hihsldes ngr9me
svtsvn 80" 6rovn and nothing saves
-, ,',.,,,s fr,n, destruction but thc in-
..,,,,,,.r,hic streams which siNe inc
countrv its name--Naf macs. binu ul
snrinag Having ratified thrnnsn w
dirty. li-paved streets, gYu ny. .,,,, . l..
s,,hn,ts rather more Interesting. Inlir
ll ~, - rands1ne houses on the long
si,rc anal eraiuaily aacends from tht
f sho erart OF the ridge. ana There
- ,,t,iwresaua cottages hedged Win
AN siender spires ~ organ cactus
such a. eioundA In rural Mexico. az
ther on. white villas nestle ain3.s c.ille-
fields ana coffee groves, 1li i.' .',,t'',.,''
where "Browns" and nesr9es eui.. va.
e,r, ,,ma ard tobacco. The country
r5ads are excellent, barring the aus
inc p,rfuned air smells exotic, anu enc
,',CIrha,ts' feeling IN the hot nv st
afmosnhere IL enhanced by hndnne thf
ovcllcat and most raEfaht Niolr,
blooming all along me dusty NAi-. .i...
Mani yhirh ,ye cultivate under glass
al nom, Presently the lodge OF kings
Ilouae IL reached and you turn INTO an
rxtauatyn mark. In the middle N which
atands inc great square building amid
groups Of fne old trees, wv leet aunFt
Kingston. Ita surrOundlngi ana trupliAl
elegance 90 arflngoncnt nc u1e'
"
slonn. HI Ii planned 10 keep out heat ana
excessive moisture. IN way that lH
p0sfibie only where cold weather, ls I'M
known and rhlmnoys unnecessary. \
description OF this model VIA answers
for Thousands Of others. not only in Ja-
muca. but In all the, ESsh.h, hhnl !.
u De- sauare. built of alonc, and stands
unnn bi1rka leaving a space Under
month f1r rlfruinHdn ~ DIR. ana ia en-
tered by "a high broad fllght ~ steps.
on th. three sides 1f the mtuaiuu
which the sun touches. deep veandtH
are thrown out ON the nrHt and second
floors. cioaed On front by green ialouseH
sct into panels, which can o. pift.aIy
o. completely closed. Behind these
blinds" nun long. wide. airy galleries.
into which All the rooms open. Whom
the shutters are down. az they gtner-
ally remain an day, The galleries are zoo
twilight and the communicating rooms
20 dark mat one can hardly gru 20 read
IN chem. but the aubducd llRht implrta
9 sense OF coolreas anu teplae. IN re-
freshlng contrast with the hruiing
glare outside. The ilora are ~ some
black native wood. smooth and POLISH
cd aa ebony, with loose rugs Tor carpets
and the hghteH rattan Furnishings,
with never BIT ~ drtpery or ntlny
upholatcfing. Cane sofas ana reclining
chairs are scattcfd along the galleries,
sion" as Samantha Allen puts w,
smokes when ana whore he pielacs,
FOR the free circulation Of air sweeps
away ail traces. The spacious dlning
room ~ detached from the house. reach.
81 from thc drawing room by q hight
% stairs and thence along q covered
passage. The kitchens ana servants
quarters are niili further on. hidden be-
hiui a ciump ~ hAmhn1a, 20 that no
scent ~ cooking food car ever annoy
the family nose. and at one side N
Kings House. In q grove of ne and man
~ trees are n group - cottages Tor ihg
governors uidef-dc-c1mp and score
ihrica. There ig also a superb 4wlmmluf
bath 60 feet long ana frei deep, under
a1ff " Grccian temple. and rrceu-
houses containing Sir Horny Hak.'f
famous collection Of orchids and Lady
makes equally famous buticriilca.
Driving along the winding paths ~
this flnc estate. y0u see pastures con-
tanning choice cattle imported from
England ana are convinced that lie In
Jamaica need not be- 90 very bad N me
a. tho governor, with a salary of fib.OOl
year.
FANNIE BRIGHAM WARD.