The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-18
A VISIT TO PADEREWSN AT
HIS BEAUTIFUL SWISS HOME
He Ardent Aadcultus In Spite of Many
Makes Tremendous Fuss When

I herself and has followed her husbands
career since he was twenty, when she
FIRST met him in Warsaw. She has just
begun to learn to play the harp, and a
beautiful new one which her husband
has given her now stands in the GAL
lery above the billiard room. The bill
hard room is PaderewSkfs fayorite spot
in the house and he plays the gave
everyzeyening. It is the only thing
that takes the music out of my head"
ne explained. He was formerly fond of
horseback riding and fencing, but they
are no longer safe pastimes for a small
accident might prove a disastrous in
jury to his playing.
The billiard room contains interest
ing souvenirs, but the walls of the gal
lery above are covered with some of his
most valued mementoes drawings by
distinguished artist friends made in the
midst of Bohemian gatherings and re-
membranes of his dear Poland when
all the students at his concerts sent
him messages of welcome and appre-
citation, followed by list of their
names. In the drawing room Nine.
Paderewski has gathered the most IA
nous paintings and drawings made of
her husband, by Burne Jones, Fuchs
and German and Polish artists and a
bust of Onslow Ford, which was not
finished when the sculptor died.
Faderewsl<i Is a Nobleman.
Nine. Paderewski comes of an old
Polish family and is a countess in her
own right as well as by marriage, for
PadereWski is a nobleman by birth. But
when his father was exiled to Siberia
by the Russians because of his patri-
otism and the family was ruined finan-
cially, he dropped his title and many
people do not know that he has one.
AS soon as he began to make money,
he began to dream Of doing good in
Poland. He bought back his fathers
estate and several additional places
and put money into business enter
pr1Ses in Warsaw to encourage trade.
But, every time he went to Poland he
was besieged by his country people,
while the men in charge of his affairs
We're cheating him outra geously in his
absence. So last year everything in
Poland was sold and Paderewski says
he does not expect to go back there
again to live.
He says that he Is not so happy in
Switzerland, though, as he was in Po-
land. He is passionately devoted to his
| country and gives thousands of dollars
TO his young artists and musicians to
encourage them and help in their edu-
cation. But he is better off here"
Nine. Paderewski protested; '1n Poland
we are In the midst of lifelong friends
to whom we cannot deny ourselves,
here Mr.. Paderewski can be alone with
his work"
He and his wife always talk Polish
together and they are educating in the
village near t""Riond Bosom" five little
Polish children whom they brought
| from Warsaw.
Paderewski has practically recover
ed from his long illness and never look
ed better than at present. Nine. Pad
| ereWski Is devoted to him and sees that
he does not stay too long at the plano.
He smokes cigarettes constantly and
| generally Russian, the minister Of COM
merce in France having given instruc-
lions to the customs to admit his cigar
cites free of duty. When he Is at home
he is almost a different person from the
| dignifed, nervous pianist. He speaks
many languages and can be witty in all
| Of them When surrounded by group
| of friends his conversational powers
are remarkable. his fund of anecdotes
! inexhaustible. He never seems to for
lgetsa fact, and he has the rare power
1 of never forgetting person he has
met.
How He Wants to Be Remembered.
! Although he practices anywhere
7 from two to six hours a day at his
| beloved piano, yet he has never given
i, up the idea of being remembered in
4 time to come as a composer rather
i than as the greatest pianist of his
4 time, and he has long been at the work
on an opera which, he hopes, will sur
| pass in both merit and popularity his
first operate effort, "Manon." He has
! also composed many smaller works this
! summer, and has plans for many others
buZzing about in his active brain
The death of his crippled son by his
first .wife-the wife of his days of
struggle and hardship-was a blow