The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1898-01-21
CARNEGIE Ar HOME.

\ 1ork house, No. ) West Fi(th-fir
street, is the most spacious and luxu-
riously-appointed room in the estab-
lishment. 1t occupies the entire front
ot the second story, or, more properly.
three rooms in one form the library.
AS rule, Mr.. Carnagie enters his IL
brary every morning at ten o'clock
and remains until one O'Clock, engag ged
in writing, studying, or reading. AZ
ter luncheon he takes short stroll in
the park, or drive, to return again to
his books for several hours longer; his
secretary is always in attendance
The reversed crown, which forms so
conspicuous a feature of his coat of
arms, is emblazoned upon his library
wall, high up between the two front
windows. The cap of liberty sur
mounts the reversed crown, which
forms the crest; upon the escutcheon
are weaver's shuttle and shoemaker's
knife; the supporters are the Ameri-
can and Scotch flags, with the legend
beneath, death to Privilege" The
whole is worthy exponent of Mr..
Carnegie's democratic ideas.
The mammoth table standing in the
centre of the room, continues the wri-
ter who contributes this interesting
sketch to the Times, looks very bust
ness-like, and is covered with various
literary impedimenta. OF course there
are books and books, and they reach
from the floor to the ceiling and cover
three sides of the room, as we'll as en-.
croach upon the fourth side, which
with its fireplace, is the bright spot in
the library. On either side of the
mantel are numerous shelves, where
are stored away precious mementos
and pleasing reminders Of interesting
| occasions-trowels, for example, OF
which Mr.. Carnegie has collection.
\ cherished souvenir is the small
oak and silver casket in which the free.
dom of the city of Edinburg was pre-.
sented to Mr.. Carnegie on the occasion
of his gift of quarter of a million dol
lars to found the Edinburgh library
\ silver plate bears the inscription:
This box is made of oak from the house
of Sir Thomas Hope, Kings Advocate, of
Scotland, 1626-46, who ably upheld the
cause of civil and religious liberty in COW
enant times. Presented by the Corpora
tion of Edinburgh with the Burgess ticket
comforting the freedom of the city on An
drew Carnegie, Esquire, U. s. A, sth July
1887.
Silver lions, unicorns, and thistles in
relief form the decorations of this
pretty little casHet
While Scotch heather is Mr.. Carne.
gie's tavorite flower, the thistle holds a
large share Of his affections, and ap-
pears conspicuously in the decorations
of the library; upon the ceiling are
painted clusters of thistles; while one
easy chair which invites you in paint
ed legend to Crest awhile is also re-
splendent in painted thistles. The
plaid of Clan Carnegie-dull blues and
greens with thread of yellow-ap-
pears here and there for soaa-pillow
coverings.
When he wishes relaxation of anoth-
er kind, lie turns to the musical tubes,
an odd Instrument for making melody
which he picked up when travelling
through the Orient. 1t is an interest
ing affair because so unique, consisting
of eight metal tubes of graduated
lengths, hung from a rather high, brass
frame; the performer makes music by
playing on these tubes with a little
felt-covered mallet. The music Of My
Country, 'ris Of Thee Mr.. Carnegie
has had arranged for the musical tubes,
as well as the music of "Ye Banks and
Braes,' '"Auld Lang Syne," ""My Nut
Brown Maiden" "Sccnes That Are
BRIGHTEST and Ring O Bells and
Peal o Gongs." Any one Of these
tunes MIR. Carnegie can play with a
good deal of dash and spirit-althougll
he seldom attempts to render them vo-
callv-at least when he has an audience
Mr.. Carnegie, as is well known, is de.
voted to music and a most munificent
patron of the art One of his friends
and one of whom he is very fond, is
Mr.. Walter Damrosc,l, and an interest.
ing picture in the library the cor.
ner devoted to the muse of music-is a
photograph of Mr.. Damrosch, upon the
margin of which he has written, in pen
ell, few bars of that sentimental air
from "The Bohemian Girl, Then
You'll Remember Me-" Standing
guard over this musical corner are
bronze busts of Wagner and Beethoven,
two t;.voritc composers of Mr.. Carne-
gie's. His favorite poet is Burns, of
whose works he has some choice edi-
tions: Shakespeare, too, one sees i'll
editions of various kinds and descrip
tions. The Waverley novels are re.
splcnJent in the finest of bindings, and
Thackeray blooms afresh in blue and
gold. Ruskin's Sesame and Lilies is
a favorte of Mr.. Carnegie's; book
which he reads and re-reads. One set
of shelves is given up to encyclopedias
and works on botany, in which study
Mr. Carnegie is intensely Interested.