The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-10-19

tiers.
Another set of three chairs. deep and
comfortable, stands near the principal
entrance to the drawing-room. These are
covered with Gobelin tapestry and are
quite the choicest pieces Of furniture in
the house.
All the furniture in the room is either
Italian or French Of the Louis Quinze
period. For one Italian table, il black
walnut with stripes of ormolu decorat-
Ing the edges and a. marble top beauti-
fully inlaid, Mrs. Paget has been offered
thousand pounds. The Oriental vases
on a tall side piece, fanking a large
Flemish tapestry, axe also very valuable
The pictures both numerous and valu-
| able, were bought by Mrs. Paget's father
and are the work Of French and German
artists OF forty or fifty years ago-Adoi-
phe DiIlens, man Of humorous instinct
portrayer Of Flemish peasant life; Hans
Makart who brought the spiender and
richness OF color and Costume back to
German life; Isabey, disciple of Wat
teau, and others Of period renaissance
in Continental art
Modern art is represented by a full
length portrait Of Mrs. Paget by Edward
Hughes, charming representation Of a
beautiful woman, an almost complete
| replica Of which by the same artist hangs
IN the red room downstairs.
There are several examples of the
sculptor's art in the drawing room, q
GUST on a pedestal, a draped and seated
figure of a woman in the mirrored recess
by the window the latter by Bernasconi,
OF Milan and an exquisitely carved
mantIepice and fireplace by q Florentine
artist
The tables, Of which there are many.
are covered with TRIES in silver and
bronze. photographs and bits OF old china.
on the Italian table rests a magnificent
old German Bible with a cover OF ham
mered brass. Portraits Of the owners Of
the room are here, there and everywhere.
Tall palms, 4 screen or two, drape.ies
flung over deep sofas, complete the
furnishing Of room which lacks nothing
in comfort or homely qualities.
The little boudoir is almost a replica in
miniature Of the large drawing room.
It has the same TRIES in Dresden and
silver, the same eomminsIing OF French
and Italian furniture, a picture of two,
a writing table with all the implements
Of the art of fashionable letter-writing
in evidence and constant use.
1t IS worthy of note in the furnishing
and decoration of the house that the stair
case Is marked by extreme simplicity,
contrasting and correctly with the luxury
OF the living rooms. as seen from the
door of the drawing room the stairway
leading TO the sleeping apartments above
is. like ali below it, a harmony in white
and gold. with a heavy ana 6eep-piled RED
on which the football makes no sound
The walls Of the stairway are decorated
in two places by conventional reliefs and
sconces carrying three electrical candles.
a simple palm stands at one OF the turns
and a beautiful Oriental vase at the
other.
Mjor-Gen. Paget's own room is one Of
the show-places of the house, a veri-
table museum Of great game, the vic
Tins Of his gun in many parts Of the
British Empire.
Here hangs lion skin and there
rhinoceros head Ieers from place on
the wall Antelopes ana deer of all
kinds, the striped zebra, one whole skin
Of which IS made into a curious screen;
cases of stuffed birds and small animals
are part of the furnishings OF this sports
mans den In addition to the animals
are many queer weapons, relice of ex-
cursions against frontier tribes in India
and West Africa and up-to-date relics
of the Boer war.
over screen hangs the Transvaal rag
taken by Pagets horse. Behind this
again ore almost starts with fear at
the discovery Of a crouching tiger admir-
atly set up and a lion and lioness. Every
article Of furniture in the room recalls
exploits with rod or gun or souvenirs
of the Soudan and South Africa Even
his writing table Is Of the kind used in
camp life
Few people have penetrated so closely
or so intimately 10 the very heart Of
London social life as Mrs. Paget. She has
been over twenty years in England. and
is nov more English than the English
Themselves without sacrificing that pc
culiar something which Is 50 charming
IN an American.
Her union with General Paget was in
a great measure brought about By the
then Prince of Wales, and she was mar
ried after only a months acquaintance
With the handsome young subaItern in
the Scots guards. From her first en-
trance into London society she has been
on intimate terms with the great people
Of the land She was a friend Of the
Prince ard Princess of wales in queen
Victorias reign. and she IS still the
friend Of King Edward and Queen Alex
andra.
Not only is Mrs. Paget d hard worker
in the cause OF society. but she IS a most
charitable woman. and she has done
splendid work in organizing entertain
ments for charities. By her energy and
wonderfully ability she raised no less
than Sl50. 0oe for the war fund and that
al a time when there were many calls
on the pockets Of the rich.
Her 'MasQue Of Peace and War" at
Her Majes-y's Theatre stands quite alone
as the most successful entertainment
ever given in aid Of the war funds Writ
ing herself at the time she said: When
first / started the idea of forming q PER
manent fund fo- Che wives and children
Of the Guards Brigade the Scots Guards
The Grenadier Guards and the Coldstream
Guards had already gone out to Join
Lord sIelhuens force: ana the Compos-
SIC Regiment. which Is composed Of off,
Gers and men from the First and Second
Life Guards and the blues" was also
contemplated. So that every branch Of
the brigade was represented az the front.
Then came the battles OF Graspan and
Belmont. with the fatal battle Of MAG
ersfontein TO follow. and heartrending
accounts OF the homes left desolate the
widowed wives and orphaned children