The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-05
Mrs. Brown Potter at Home
BY J. JAMES.

and form complete Adams set have
arms, and conspicuous in the room is
wonderful screen Of Chinese workman
ship, gift to the actress from the late
Ii Hung Chang, who was a great ad-
mirer of her art.
The drawing room is another beauti-
full room, the background Of which is
OF creamy white, and It's furniture is of
gilt, upholstered in rare silks, many of
which are hand-painted. Like the rest
Of the house this room is lighted by
electricity, proof Of what was said
above of Mrs. Brown Potter's fondness
for up-to date comforts. In the draw
ing room is a settee, on which is a
brass plate bearing the words THE
Routh Settee, I'LL" 1t stood in the
assembly rooms at Bath, where 1t was
used by the beauties of by-gone day,
grand in their powdered wigs, their
Vatican trains borne by little Blacka-
moors, and beribbOned canes in their
hands.
Out of one corner of the dining room
opens boudoir, rich with some splen-
did Chippendale furniture and some
old embroideries, while on the walls
are framed some antique samplers, of
which Mrs Brown Potter is at once
conno1Sseur and collector.
In this room, as in most of the Others
are some splendid specimens of china,
old Plymouth jugs of the sort which it
is almost impossible to get now, old
chelsea, old Battersea boxes, and last
but by no means least, q Satsuma tea
pot, which was presented to the actress
by the chief authority on Japanese
porcelain when she was travelling in
that country.
Up staiPs-for the house is two sto-
ries high-are the bedrooms, of which
there are now a large number, each
named after a flower, from the color
and decoration of the room. Thus there
is the violet room, a lilac room, a pink
rose room, yellow rose room, a white
rose room, a green trellis room, a pink
trell1s room, and red rose trellis ROOM
etc The pictures on the walls are, for
the most part "reminiscences of Mrs.
Brown Potter's travels-for in her long
tours she has been four times round
the world-and not only has she
bought largely of works of art where
ever she has been, but admirers of her
genius have naturally showered gifts
at her feet, begging her to do them the
honor of accepting them.
Mrs. Brown Potter's own rooms are
naturally the most interesting ones
and she reserves three for herself, a bed
room and a boudoir, with a private
bathroom between them. These rooms
are separated by door from the rest of
the house, the reason being that Mrs.
the least noise disturbs her. Indeed,
as she has more than once been heard
TO say in her Enthusiastically humor-
Gus fashion, she is herself the best
watchdog she could possibly have for
the least sound aWakens her, and often
when her guests have retired and the
house is shut up the barking of a dog
viii cause her to get up, and with a
warm dressing gown wrapped around
her, she will go all over the house to
make sure there are no burglars about
The room she uses as her bedroom is
furnished in the style of the First EN-
p1re. The bedstead is low and narrow,
with gilt head and foot pieces 1t was
once the property Of Diane de Poitiers.
and was bought by Mrs. Brown Potter
when she was in France. There are
no pillows on the bed in the day time,
so that the room might well be used as
a sitting room. On the walls are some
exceedingly valuable engravings Of old
Paris as well as of three great act
resses, Rachel, Adrienne Lecouvreur
and Duclos, women for the history of
whose art the actress has the greatest
admiration as she has for the engrav-
ings, whose beauty is the reason why
they have the place of honor in her
house. In her dressingroom is an old
fashioned dressing table, with beauti-
full appointments for the toilet. Con-
SplcuOuS among Lnern is the character
istically shaped white and blue flask of
Odol, which, it need hardly be said,
Mrs. Brown Potter uses in accordance
with her idea of employing the most
up-to-date comforts, and of buying
only the best toilet materials. Perfect
is the one word to express the varied
qualities of Odol in an age when perfec-
ton is always sought but rarely found
No higher praise can be awarded to this
preparation, which 1 have used not only
with great advantage, but also with
much pleasure, for 1t is fragrant as it
Is effective" wrote Mrs. Brown Potte
of the merits of what is universally ad
mitted to be the most perfect dentrifie,
in the world. She Is, however, no less
enthusiastic on the subject in private
life. 1T is simply excellent" she was
heard to say the other day, "and
find it no less valuable in the theater
and concert room than I do in private
life. During my tour last winter, TO
instance, l often recited in two differen
towns in one day, and after finishing q
firing programme at a matinee.
had to travel by train to I'M
dergo no less fatiguing or
deal at night. The refreshing qua #