The times., 1898-11-27

glittering with silver and flowers and
soft candle light made circle of
brightness, round which the servants
In plush powdered hair and silk stock
ings. moved with deft3 dignity. II was
a merry meal, full of stories and In
teresting anecdote. The duke called our
attention to the large stained glass win
dow at the end, in which his great-par-
ents' portraits represent Solomon and the
queen of Sheba at a banquet. His grace
quantity remarked that it was hardly Hat
tering to the queen of Sheba, as his ances-
tress had been famous for her absence of
good looks. ieg
After dinner we adjourned to the bar
on's hail." where the men informally
smoked we drank our coffee. This
room is of noble proportions; 10 feet long.
with its curiously wrought roof of Span
ish chestnut nearly 40 feet above the
stone pavement A series of stained glass
windows of much beauty, in which the
armorial bearings of the Howards, Fitz-
alans and Montgomerys are emblazoned,
fill one side, and opposite hang ancestral
portraits and trophies of the chase. A
fire blaZed on the great hearth. under Its
hood of chiseled stone. Palms and rugs,
hanging lamps and luxurious couches.
served to soften and modernize the some
what grim splendor of the room, whose
seemed rather a fitting background for
rushlights and armored figures.
The next morning / was awakened by
the chapel bell ringing for mathis, and
hurried down to find the other guests and
servants already in their places. The
chapel is about half the size of Grace
Church in New York, and contains one of
the finest organs in England. The morn-
ing sunshine streamed through the open
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dropping. pathetic Christ, exquisitely
wrought from bit of wood of the Span
ish armada. After few simple words
from Father Francis and a benediction
on the coming day, We went out between
the rows of standing servants, quite
ready for our breakfast which awaited us
in the morning room" This is u small
apartment hung in gay chintzes, with long
windows opening on the lawn. According
ito the English custom, there We're no ser
wants present to mar The freedom of the
morning meal, at which we all seated our
selves regardless of precedence. Great
'four-in-hand' chatting dishes stood on the
side tables, from which the men served
the women, and in the center of the table
We're the coffee and tea on silver turn
table, from which each one helped HIM
self as his or her taste dictated Plans
We're made for the day, and we gladly ac-
ceded to the duke invitation 10 sec
something OF the park. An hour later we
found him on the terrace, where peacocks
strutted to and fro in the sunshine. Roses
clambered over the marble balustrade, and
below stretched lawns as free from leaf
or twig as a drawing-room floor. At the
foot of the steps bath chairs awaited us,
drawn by tiny donkeys in gay trapping.
a few days after the rain was whirling
in sheets against the windows, so 1 wan
dered into the library for a quiet hour.
The great room is an imitation of goth
ic cathedral, with ceilings and columns
of mahogany, and is 100 feet long by 90
wide. AT one end sniral staircase leads
TO a gallery, which runs round the room
half way TO the ceiling. the railing OF
which Is of bronze of exquisite work
manship. Ten thousand Volumes line the
walls some of which are Of inestimable
value. 1t was charming to prowl about
among the many curios which fill the
cabinets. fancying how the ghosts of
many famous men might be spying at