The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-24

french maid, VINO really acts on sucn
She is such clever girl. is Amelia's
french maid. VIII never we are go
ny anywhere, Amelia generally asks
@nd otes ns ep aayc sas e
nd been all over the Continent In
Ter timc; and. being Alsatan by birth,
Inc. of course, speaks German as wen
residence with Amelia has made her
Mt last almost equally at home u
our native English. She Is a treasure.
5o a s1e, SO aa hsdi ehd In anytRns
earth che may be asked to turn her
hand to. She walks the world with
needlecase in one hand and an etna
.ette on occasion. or drive NorwegiaI
cariole: she can sew and knit, and
make dresses and cure cold. and az
anything else On 3pe e ,noat savorv ewe
tasted; while as for her coffee (Which
she prepares for us in the train on
long journcys). there isn't chef &C.
NAMED In the same day with her.
So. when Amelia said in her impe-
the Tyrol-not-at-o nse,;.a mid-oG 10,
np?" Cesarine answered like shot
''rhe Erzherzog. Johann. OF course, al
Meran. for the autumn, madame n,
asked ,a ne e little staggered tai iu at such az.
paren. familiarity with imperial per-
sonages.
':Na fol! no, madame: He Is an hotel ,hl
Victoria. or the Prince Of Walss's-the
most comfortable hotel in all South
ryrol: and at this time of year nat
iirally you must go beyond the Alps,
g begins already to be cold at Inns
brick"
tier or more picturesque place, con.
q 80. II onkl Nty nm
rushing torrent: high hills and noun
tain peaks: terraced vineyard slopes:
old walls and towers: quaint, arcaded
streets: a craggy waterfall; prone
1ade after the fashion of German
spa: and when you lift your eyes from
the ground. Jagged submits of Dolo,
mites; it was combination such az
had never before beheid; Rhine
town pumped down among green AL.
pine heights, and threaded by the coo'
ColonnaGes of italy.
approved Cesarine's choice; ana
was particularly glad she had pro
nounced for hotel. where all is plain
sailing instead OF advising Furnished
villa. the arrangements for which
part upon the shoulders of the wretch-
ed secretary. As in any case have
Ito do three hours work day. feel
that such additions to my normal bur,
den may well sbe spared me. / tipped
cesarine half n sovereign, In fact, for
her judicious choice. Cesarine glanced
at II on her palm In her mysterious,
ed il at once with "Merci Monsieur!'
that had touch of contempt in 1t. i
always fancy Cesarine has large ideas
of her. own on the subject of tipping.
and thinks very small beer of the
modest sums mere secretary can
alone afford to bestow upon her.
The great popularity of Meran Is
aliiral Is strictly irregular. but very.
convenient to English ears). which
so,t can see in every direction from
is outskirts. statistical eye. IT is
opposed. can count no fewer than
torty of these picturesque, ram
shackled old castles from a point on
he ISuchelberg.
For myself, hate statistics {except
isan element in financial prospectusesl.
and 1 really don't know how many
r'linous piles Isabel and Amelia count
quaint and beautiful, and that their
sariety of architecture seemed posi-
ysy fnns ta nf Waaa Stuck Ok
nut at each angle. while another would
feioice in a big round keep and.
spread on either side. long. tvy-clad
was immensely taken with them. He
loves the picturesque, and has poet
hidden in that financial soul of his.
Very effectively hidden, though, am
inent he came he felt at once he would
love to possess castle of his. own
am9ng !. those no romantic mountains
~. They cali Seldom a castle; but
you and know very we'll. sey, it was
built in 1860. with sham antique stones
for MasphsrSGn Ct Seldom at market
full contractors of London. Macpher-
son charged me for that sham antiqui-
~ q prepostsrous price, at which one
ought to procure real ancestral man
these
schloss Tyrol is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS or
eleventh ee en- Ea Gle had been read
sort of place for me-tenth or elev-
onth century. l could live here. remote
from stocks and shares forever; and in
these sequested glens. recollect, Sey,
my, boy. there are no Colonel Clays,
and no arch Madame Picardets!'
rs a matter of fact. he could have
lived there six weeks; and then tired
AS for Amelia, strange to say, she
was equally taken with this new fad
of Charles's. AS rule, she hates
everywhere on earth save London. eX-
cfpt during the time when no respec-
table person can be seen in town, and
when modest blinds shade the scan
She bores herself to death even at
Seldom Castle. Ross-shire, and yawns all
day long in Paris or Vienna. She is a
confirmed Cockney. Yet. for some oc-
VIII IptiSolI. my siAlIdpl SlSlcI-lu.ldW
fell in love with South Tyrol.. She
wanted to vegetate in that lush .vege-
tation.. The grapes were being picked;
pumpkins hung over tho walls: Virginia
areeper draped the quaint gray
schlosses with crimson cloaks; and
everything was as beautiful as a
dream of Burne-Jones's. Ct know I am
quite right in mentioning Bnrne-Jones,
especially IN connection with Roman
highly. praised on thatlverY ground by
orr friend and enemy. Dr.. Edward Pol
perro.)
So. perhaps, it was excusab1e that
AMELIA should fall in love with 1t all
IS largely influenced bXSwhat g sarine
says, and Cesarine declares there is
no climate in Europe like Meran In
winter ! dc, not agree with her. The
sun sets behind tho hills at In tho
afternoon. and nasty. warm wind
blows moist over the snow in January
and February. -
However, Amelia set Cesarine to
the market price of tumble-d down
ruins, and the number Of such ellgi-
bleS family mausoleums Just then FOR
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