Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-02-06

by Nat Goodwin, the popular Ameri-
can comedian, lies on the northern
slope of Shooters Hill, and is about
three and half miles from Black
heath station. 1t contains about so
acres. After passing the lodge gate"
| says a recent issue of the London
World, describing visit to lakewood,
IA short steep drive bordered by
| low laurel hedge. brings you round to
the porch of very picturesque, half
timbered and many-gabled old English
house built by the late Lord PenZance.
1t is a glorious view over wooded hill
for there lies map-like below you one
of the most charming portions of the
| county known as the garden of Eng
land" Were 1t not that the water
towers of the Crystal Palace are fair
ly discernble you might imagine your
self TO be a hundred miles away from
London Indeed, as you pass through
the porch and enter the spacious and
luxurious vestibule Chair seems a
cold word for this center of uncon-
ventional comfort, you might we'll
fancy yourself in Canadian home,
with its polished pitch-pine interior,
its carved overmantels and nodded
ceilings, which are relieved by the
bright coloring of eastern rugs and
carpets, by palms and pendent ferns;
while the spells of the far west dec.
crate a great divaned recess at the
far end Here has been tastefully
arranged collection OF North Ameri.
can trophies only second in impor-
| lance to that amassed by the Ameri-
can artist Fred Remington.
MIR. Goodwin's 'snuggery' speaks
far more eloquently of Mr.. Nat Good
win as actor and clubman. as he has
here surrounded himself with hun
dreds of photographs of his col
leagues and friends in the dramatic
world, while the scores of caricatures
of him, illustrated dinner menus and
F.. invitation cards. with framed news
paper cuttings, old posters and other
odds and ends, tell the story in graph
ic numbers of other dramatic sue.
cesses and innumerable social cele-
brations in the best Of good company.
Here in this charming den lighted
by a great circular embrasured win
dow which looks out on to the rose.
beds of the terraced walks laid out as
at Haddon Hall, your host points with
much agreeable comment to the por.
traits of such old friends as the late
James A. Hearne and Frank Mayo,
Edward Sothern and Joseph Jefferson,
Sol Smith Russell. Edwin Booth,
Charley Thorne. John Drew, w. II.
Crane and James Whitcomb Riley,
while, with amusing anecdotes and
caustic jests, he makes himself de-
lightful companion.
During a stroll to the stables be
fore luncheon you find that his en-
| thusiasm for shooting nearly equals
| his love of horses; and. in fact. Nat
Goodwin is an allround sportsman
| To watch your host school a horse
over fence and put him through his
PAGES will speedily inform you that he
! is thoroughly at home In the saddle
Presently the little house party OF
which you are one disperses; some to
| play tennis. and others to rambe
through the nut-walks which lead
zig-zag fashion down the hillside, till
| you shall meet again. when the light
fails, in the drawing room. where you
| will be sure to admire a painting OF
Miss Maxine Elliott as Ada lngot in
| David Garrick and a sketch of her as
| Portia In The Merchant of Venice.
Then photograph Of scene from the
Sacrament Of Judas reminds you that
Mrs. Goodwin's sister. Miss Gertrude
Elliott, has, since your last visit, be-
come Mrs. J. Forbes Robertson. This
charming room, with its pendent boss
es and nodded ceiling. makes luxur.
fous music-room and as your hostess
plays. perhaps, some Of Mendelssohn's
Lieder you may admire a much-prized
picture. Mourning Her Brave, by Mr.
y. de Forest Bush. as well as a beaut.
full bronze statue Of Nathan Hale.
the American officer who undertook to
pass the English lines in disguise and
who suffered for his temerity by being
shot as a spy.
Mr. Goodwin's huge correspond.
ence Is controlled by his devoted
wife, who sometimes meets the rosy.
! fingered morn before she has quite
answered all her letters Many come
from the parents of children In vari
} Gus parts Of America, asking permits
sion TO name their little daughters
Maxine; and when these grow up Miss
, Elliott often gets reminders from her
: namesakes in the form Of photo
, graphs. One little girl has for years
sent your hostess a delicately en-
broidered handkerchief on a certain
date. Mr.. and Mrs. Goodwin have a
] house in West End avenue. New York,
? but both seem to fud themselves very
: much at home at lakewood, although
for the winter season they have hired
| house in Sloane Gardens"