The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-06-16
MRS. EDDY BEGINS
GOTH YEAR
Founder of Christian Sci
ence in Fair Health
and Vigor.

tan Science, entered upon her nine
tieth year today, apparently in fair
health and vigor considering her age. |
The old lady spent the day quietly at
her beautiful home at Chestnut Hill |
and the fact that it was her birth |
day caused no material change in the
routine of her restful and secluded
life. There was no public reception
and even her closest friends did not
call upon her, knowing that 1t would
be contrary to Mrs. Eddy's wishes.
Of course that did not prevent her
numerous friends and admirers from
sending loads of the most beautiful
flowers with their best wishes and in
the course of the day hundreds of
letters and kilograms of congratula-
tions poured in from all parts Of the
country.
In accordance with her daily GUS
tom Mrs. Eddy rose shortly after six
O'Clock and an hour later partook of
her simple breakfast. She spent the
greater part of the forenoon reading
on subjects relating to religion and
had dinner soon after twelve O'Clock.
Shortly after dinner the old lady
took her constitutional drive which
lasted one hour and after her return
she devoted a few hours to CORES
pondence and other business, In her
bright and cheerful study, where her
two secretaries took her dictations
and worked under her direction.
The home which Mrs. Eddy now
occupies, is an ideal place, beauti-
fully located, surrounded by magnifi-
cent shade trees which screen the
house from view and by lawns
shrubs and flower beds pleasing and
restful to the eye. During her for
mer residence in Boston Mrs. Eddy
occupied less desirable quarters in
the denser populated districts of the
city. In 1889, feeling the desire to
retire into more restful surround
ings, Mrs. Eddy removed to the
charming estate named Pleasant
View which she has acquired grad
ually in previous years in Concord,
n. H. There it was that Mrs. Eddy
for the last time appeared in public
to address the twelve thousand
Christian Scientists who had made a
pilgrimage to her homo n Pleasant
View during the summer of 1903.
Mrs. Eddy spoke to them for few
minutes from the balcony Of her
house, but since then she has made |
it a strict rule to deny herself to pill |
grims and visitors in general.
Her present home which she has
occupied since she left Concord in |
1908, includes about twelve acres, |
part of which formerly constituted
the Dupee estete in Newton, That
property was bought later by Il. |
Ashton Lawrence, a Boston banker, |
who made the place his home until
his untimely death in a railroad &C
cident in 1905. After his death the
imposing mansion which had cost
100000 remained vacent for sew
eral years until it was bought for |
Mrs Eddy. The house was thorough
ly remodeled at cost of more than
100000, additional ground along |
Old Orchard Road was acquired and
the estate rounded out to its present
area.
The house stands back from Bea-
con street about one thousand yards
There is a deep seml-circular drive
way on each side of the lawn. The
mansion itself is sheltered by magni-
ficent trees 1t contains about twen- |
ty-five rooms and is marvel or
architectural beauty. The entrance
is through a large portico. There are
four rooms on the first floor, ten on
the second and the same number on
the third floor Leading from the |
hallway is a wide staircase of steel |
Built into the walls of the two land |
ings are hugh steel vaults in which |
Mrs. Eddy keeps valuable papers and
other objects of special value.
The first floor of the residence |
contains two parlors or reception |
rooms, the library, the family dining |
room and a very wide hall running |
through the entire length of the
house. The rooms are all very |
large and handsomely fitted, al
though not over furnished. The gen.
eral color scheme in decorations, car
petings and furniture is old gold and |
rose.
Mrs. Eddy's private apartments,
where she spends much of her time,
are richly decorated and furnished,
but more comfortable than magnlfi-
cent. Directly in front of her |
boudolr Is a noisless electric eleva-
tor, by means of which Mrs. Eddy
can easily reach the dining room or
the rooms on the third floor. Her
own rooms are furnished in exquisite
taste and perfect in every respect so