The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-02

/ which reads: THE Routh Settee. 1771 -
This is a relic of the gay old days when
the Georges betook themselves to Bath
Tor the govt and when the old town held
all the riot Of the court season. 1t stood
IN the ancient assembly rooms, the prime
seat of honor at the dances; to be asked
to sit upon the Routh settee meant, for a
maid the royal presentation and favor Of
the king Round it stand the convex and
concave mirrors that were the laughter
OF the period, and are frequently men
toned in novels of that day.
The drawing room furniture is of gilt
upholstered in hand-painted silk and with
leaning bookstands holding old editions Of
Shakespeare. Cosiest is the boudoir. an
idyl in blue and rose pink, hung with
Romneys and embroidered fire screens.
On the window sill stands a pitcher once
the property Of Lord Nelson, with the
motto; I will guide while love abide"
The dining room, in gray blue. with
painted furniture, candelabra and side
board covered with old Chelsea. adds the
last tone to a ground floor that is perfect
IN its exquisite taste. The mirror in this
room is a reproduction of that room
where Queen Victoria first saw the light.
The house is Of two stories, with full
flower boxes in the window lodges of
both floors, and the veranda is abloom
with swinging baskets It has been
nearly year in building and furnishing
Tor well-nigh every separate beam has
been picked ny the actress own eve.
Smaller and less pretentious, but the
acme Of coziness, is the cool stone house
where London's smart set meet during
the city season at the afternoons for
which the actress is famous. Burleish
House is set in the green ieafv tangle
of St Johns wood, behind ivied walls
which hide lawn and garden of flowers
and shrubs
Inc drawing room, hung in green and
gold. with a strain of Orientalism in
its furnishings, is carpeted with tiger
skins from Ceylon. Here are gathered
curios from the ends OF the earth-tapes-
tries and furniture from celebrated col
lecuons and an array Of dagsers quite
UNIQUE. Among these are the dassers Of
lahtte. the pirate who wrote his name
across the early history Of Ilouisiana.and
the dasger Of Edmund Kesn. Rare books
cover the tables and on the walls hang
her portraits, one after Romnev. and
one as Juliet. by Mortimer Meupes. An
other portrait as "Afladi" BY Collier
reaches from floor TO ceiling in the red
ooudoir- The dark-hued dining boom Is
hung with old mirrors and family nor
traits. Most noted among these Is That
Of Mrs- Peters grandmother. whose rich +
Spanish blood has tnged the actress
temperament.
As stood az the end Of the long drive I
al Aaidenhead. in view Of the river from
where afternoon guests were gathering.
gazing up Al the quaint Sun-dial on the
san-e' Mrs. Potter came down the steps
% Join me,
To friends. al hours. - she repeated
Tead'nE tbs diars motto. That means
a -'ler'oap friends. too. some II then,
you Know, nave accused ne OF forgetting
where WAS born, and have commented I
On my work for The EngHsa people. Bur
: Il extraordinary that should give ny
arr Tor iae boys IN Soath Afr.ea when in /
very country where the Union Jack lies
-ney have cheered me until IN six Years I
have grown j rjch woman
/ never made penny in America br,t
have nothing against Il. Now ,hat
certain unhappy relation IS ended I sbc,,l5
'eturn with the utmost frlen6lineSs m.
english people are genuine, and a.
Happy here. They are slow to s-as- ,,,,e.s
land but. having grsspea II. are i,.st a.
low 10 drop it Personal matters 60,
lever stand IN the way o. ones ar in cd