New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

SAINT Aeuelio begins high 10 1u the -'in.
surrounded by orange gr've~. stands the .t,-
lightful old Inn of Cocumella. once 81 jesuit
holding Here the author and his wife stopped
while they planned a permanent home And
1t was here before his marriage. that he had
written To Lcewari and NaracIneSCa-
lust beyond next tu an old Cdpuchin mon
aStery. now stands their beautiful villa. two
hundred feet above the sea There IS tlttle
IN the fine massive but irregular building
with its tower. which holds the author S study.
to remind one of the diapidated. weather.
beaten villa as It originally stood The site IS
one of the most bcautiful on the entire superb
q. pansc of the bay All the rebuilding add'-
tiOns. interior improvements with "a splendid
system of American plumbing, heating, and
water supply. great archcd retaining walls
faCaIc Of great beauty as we'll as strength to
resist the storms that and again had
threatened the villa itself, are entirely the
work of the author himself. rs he utilized the
ordinary Italian labor at hand SIMPLY As
help
But this rare villa and its charming circle
Is story by itself. There Is evidence every
where Of the exquisite taste and refinement
OF the authors wife, and IN cnvIable group
of four children .- Eleanor, now engaged 10
Cavalier Pietro Rocca. Claire whose accom-
plishmentS in music are unusual, Harold now
at Harvard University. and Bertrafr. twin
brother of Claire preparing for oxford. The
author has a delightful. almost Inaccessible
terraces, completely canopied and half hidden
by great spreading boughs of friendly trees
that have a way of thriving in the most i'm
possible spots on aPPar, ntly the sheer taCe OF
the cliff. Here in summer days Mr.. Crawford
writes to the music of plaShing water from
beautiful little fountain. rare bIt Of bronze
art in the shape of a MeduSa head and Conch
shell basin a Greek inscription on the wall
above.-all a birthday gift from his wife
The authors StanCh. rOOmy. two-maSted
schooner yacht Aida is in constant use \
state room Is always held IN reserve for his
wife, who often accompanies him on his
cruises The little vessel began its career as
a pilot boat. the Ezra Nye. in New York Har-
bor.' He purchased IT some wears ago, and
sailed 1t across the ocean himself Che iS - fully
equipped sailor. holding masters certificate
after the most rigid examination. enabling
him to command a full rugged ship ON the
high SeaS) The vessel has all the good points
of a pilots sea boat with the added remodel
ing needed for a cruising yacht Mr. Crstw-
ford belongs to the New York Yacht Club
His literary work continues on these cruises
as regularly rs 1T does at his own villa or at
his novel retreat down on the Calabrian coast
one of the watch towers erected by Charles
V. which he has fitted up ii secluded study
where he shuts himself out from the world
The peasants III that part Of the country
have not the best of regulations. but the
author has only good words for them Ger
tainly they are devoted to him Personally
the writer has never seen such enthusiastic
affection rs he witnessed 1T various points
from the fishermen and peasants. old and
young. wherever Crawford appeared for he
IS known among them far and wide