The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-07-16
MRS. EDDY BEGINS
9OTH YEAR
Founder Of Christian Sci
ence in Fair Health
and Vigor. s..snsr

Baker G.. Eddy, the founder of Chris
tian 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-
tons 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, beautl- |
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
in,
to address the twelve thousand |
Christian Scientists who had made a |
pilgrimage to her home n Pleasant |
View during the summer. of 9O3,
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 r.
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
500, 900, 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 magnl-
ficent trees. 1t contains about tWen-
ty-five rooms and is marvel OF
architectural beauty. The entrance
is through 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. o1 b3mt. 85G23l5(I
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 |
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