The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-24
AMERICAN DUCHESS TO
ENTERTAIN ROYALTY At
OLD KYLEMORE CASTLE

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herself or the duke, as a dutiful husband
must do it for her. The duke was deputed
In this instance to see that improvements
her grace wanted should be made imme-
diately. Having developed into model
OF domestic obedience, his grace set out
at once for Dublin to interview the archi-
tect who had superintendent the erection
of the castle for the original owner.
See here" said the duke, this Kyle
more place which you put up for MEM
Der of Parliament does not come up to the
requirements of a ducal establishment. We
will be entertaining kings and princes. ORR
entail potentates and other distinguished
persons from all parts OF the world, and
her grace must have changes made in the
Internal construction of the castle to sat
isfy the needs of such conditions"
The architect was delighted The origi-
nal plans came forth from their dusty Pc
cesses and estimates amounting to thous-
ands OF dollars were shortly produced. Ad-
ditional buildings to accommodate servants
were suggested, the sanitary arrangements
were 10 be on more extensive and elab-
crate scale, electric lighting had to be in
stalled, partitions had to be removed so
that three and sometimes four rooms
should be made into one, and, the most i'm
portant item of all, a nursery had to be
provided The architect had instructions
to set to work at once and carry out the
improvements regardless of expense.
NOW NEARLY READY
These alterations have been proceeding
pleted toward the middle of April 1t hard
ly needs to be said that in planning the re-
construction of her Irish home the duchess
had the needs of her coming royal guests
in mind constantly. Nevertheless the
young American hostess came within an
ace of failing TO make any arrangements
for enabling the King TO carry out what is
now one of the most important parts of
his regimen. The alterations in the castle
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learned for the first time that King Ed
ward, since his coronation illness, has in
dulged regularly in electric baths" and
that he has had rooms fitted up both at
Windsor Castle and Buckin CHAM Palace
in which TO take them. The electric bath, y
is, of course, the latest thing in medical
treatment 1t is supposedly most beneficial
to those suffering from rheumatism, govt
and 1umbago, of which company His Mai
esty is a member. The treatment may be
taken on an ordinary. bed, to which the
electrical apparatus can be attached. The
patient is wrapped up in the bedclothes in
the ordinary way and just lies there,
while reflectors, fastened to the sides of
his couch, shed electric rays upon him
which penetrate to the seat of his disorder
and relieve Ii.
From what the duchess heard as to the
benefit the King derived from his electric
baths she fancied he would feel il serious
deprivation IL unable to continue them at
kylemore. Result: immediate instructions
to the renovators that an electric bath
ply that it would be difficult, if not
impossible, 10 find space for such an apart
ment. but the duchess set her foot down,
declaring that an electric bathroom there
must be at Kylemore if her own ooudoir
had to be turned into one. And so, of
course, the thing was mana ged. Luckily
for the MancheSterS, the first owner had
seen TO il that the residence was supplied
with its own electric light plant, otherwise
the Kings bath would have cost the young
couple some thousands of dollars.
A HISTORIC PLACE.
The approaching visit OF the King and
Queen to Ireland will render Kylemore
Castle more historically interesting than it
already is, because it is the first time it
has enjoyed the patronage of a reiguing
monarch. 1t is not generally known that
pathetically linked with one of the most
touching incidents of the greatest up
heavals in the history of the Church of
England since the Reformation. namely.
the "tractarian movement.
Shortly after Canon Wilberforce Joined
the Church of Rome he retired to the wilds
of Connemara to live life of meditation
and solitude. interesting himself, however,
in the spiritual life of his poor neighbors.
Mitchell Henry, anxious to know ireland
and the Irish people, wandered into Come
mara one day and called on the canon i'm
his modest cottage. He was struck with
the beauty of the place. and when Canon
Wilberforce left the neighborhocd the fu-
ture English home ruler bought the cot
tage and the 1900 acres which now con-
stitute the Kylemore estate. The castle
now stands on the site occupied by the cot
tage referred to.
Mr.. Henry decided to sell Kylemore be-
cause its associations were painful to him,
mis- eldest daughter having been drowned
In the loch near the castle.
HORACE KENT.
copyright, 1904, by Curtis Brown.l