Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1919-12-11
HOW AMY FERRIS
FOUND HER PLACE
Story Of a Young Woman Who
Has Become a Leading
Decorator.
VISITED HOMES or GREAT
Polite Request Gave Her Entrec 70
Houses Of Enpiand's Nobility
Her Novel iueas Of Decorating
Residences and Shops
sy OSBORN MARSHALL.

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When Amy Ferris wen. to Europe o
study interior decoration she wantea
70 see the real thing Hho was Urea
OF studying books and looking At pho
tographs and dlaF ans Of the insides
of houses she waited to see With her
own eyes tho rich and costly interiors
OF the famous mansions and historic
castles Of the old country She want
ga 70 know hos the dukes and earis
and lords who owned these places ae.
tuaily lived IN them. So she decided
TO viail them.
"Bat how can you2s her frlonda
asked when she told them her inten.
tiou you don't know q single titled
person In Europe -aEd you have n9
millionaire friends IN America % fl.
sroauee you 10 them.s
Il aTa going 10 ssR ppruiiksipn. she
aa-d. and that 10 just what she did.
When she arrived ia London she
looked 10 the various blue beeka and
red books that toll All about she no
hility and their estates and found out
Whist castles and mansions che wanted
TO inspect Her list Included svery
important earl and duke aud lord 81
tho realm Then she sas dowB and
wrote = petite letter 10 each Of these
distinguished men and told him that
she VAS an AmericGn klgl asanytnx IN
terror decorating and. sould deem Il :
courtesy u he would lei her aea hla
house She posted the letters and
waited.
With one single exception SIRE -,
ceived enthusiastic letters IN reply.
bidding her come and Inspect the
houses 70 her hearts desire The
young American girl started cut At
once alone and ansnlr0dacod 10 see the
dakea and tafls aud lofsa III England.
IN many cases tbcse Important pen
Ole received her a. E0ns, and en,
tertnined her cordially Ia other eases
they instructed their sarganta butiara
aud housckeeporn 10 receive her mud
give her carte blanche 10 their houses.
At Morslcy Hail.
One a the great houses Miss Ferris
wanted most 70 see wss old Wotsley
bail. near Manchester Il belonged Ia
the earl Of ElIeNmere. VIC had an
paIt OF bis household decorations ths
matchleas art treasures collected By
the duke OF iiridgewater Tbs earl an.
swared her request promptly and on
her arrival instructed his head butler
10 treat her with every confederation.
The butler showed her aolemnly
through the house from une spacious
hail 20 another. telling her the story
Of every tapestry and 7ainting better
than tho earl could have done hlmaell
Finally he showed her into tho count
ess OF Eiiesmore.a boudolr,
win you please 10 remain hero rs
long as you wish. maam. he said
There may be several things thai viii
interest you. When VOC aTe through
inspecting them n you viii please
press the push button viii return,
You viii perhaps feel freer 20 look
about IL you are alone.
The butler Withdrew and the young
American giri found herself sitting
alone and bewIldered Ia the countess
II Eiiesmere'a richly upholstered arm
chair Before her wondering eyes
there hung a priceless Raphael, near
It a vandyke, a portrait Of one Of tho
sarl's ancestors. and there Lawrence.
There were rare prints and ancient
tapestries also hanging on the vail.
and the furniture EIizahethan chairs
aud Jacobean tables that would have
made, an American collector ntaggef.
And here she WAS, with permission
70 study Il and enjoy Il 70 her hearts
content Just because she had asked.
This experience taught Miss Ferris
something that II often takes business
women long time 70 learn. II taught