South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-06

sert herself In a day or a month or
a year England viii be England. and
merrie only IN the memory OF a
holiday.
But IL viii not be the same Eng
land. Deep and abiding changes have
come into the land. For instance take
tho great country house-the Eng
lish country house which once was
the pride OF a benehcent aristorcracy.
II is closed. Said the duke OF MARI
borough-he who married "A rich
American wife years ago. and now
Is respectable land owner-"If
this taxing OF the rich keeps up. this
taking away Of lands and privileges.
7 shall have 20 close my country
house" The Marlborough place with
its beautiful environs and its pic.
lures and its gorgeous appointments
has been one OF the show places OF
England. II has been closed since
the war-with hundreds Of its proto-
types, and many OF them. indeed
mCst OF them never viii open up
again except under some new
regime, and possibly new ownership
and management "reftted and re-
furnished throughout" as the hotel
advertisements say
For the industrial revolution that
came with the war has sealed the
doom Of the English country house.
Its household was feudal. II required
from so 10 40 servants 10 operate IL
The Feudal House.
The house was heated by fire.
places. That required half a dozen.
men 70 tend hres and get wood and
coal. and half "A dozen maids to|
scrub and sweep and dust after the
firetenders. All the useless ornateI
woodwork. all the polished floors. aliI
the pictures and chairs and incruste6
furniture had TO be cleaned and pol
ished daily Moreover. there WASH i
a pipe in the house and water hadI
all TO be carried 90 the bed roomsI
anG carried out. Guests went 70 bed
By candle or lamp. not a wire was in|
the house.
The Land Of the JOY Strike.
L one wanted hot water he rangl
for IT and a maid came trppinCj
down the hail. bringing 10 IN
brightly polished copper pot sd
hao tC bring it up two or three floor
and another maid had 20 polish nd
pot Tc serve a meal required hall
"a score Of people. for dining roomsI
and kitchens were far apart and I'd
/ laundry OF the house was done ~
crude and feudal way reluirir |
much hand service.
The hand service is gone. To SIS
question Of money II has gone.
rcver viii return 10 service tn
men have bought small tracts %
/ the owners OF the great estates. wh
are being forced 20 divide. and th
small farmer is marrying The hon 1
maid OF old. and they viii not retur
20 tho house.
Country House Doomed.
The English country house
doomed. Il must change It's charar
or go the way Of the mound blilde-
/ the dodo and the dude The En-l
4 country house must put in taclsr
+ cleaners. electric lights 81 ccutr
! Ae1ting plant HOT and cold water
I tho bedrooms and an elevator ai I'D
uP shop. And IL .s much easier
icCIceive the English country h0u
T closing up Than 10 - 90 conceive
suffering these modern DEGRADATION
. Anyway IL would he cheaper go pl
down the old shack and build O. nc
place than 90 put in pipes. and SIT
I and coDduits. And probably the o. K
/ structure would not stand The ho
/ boxing process and the strain 90 th
tons o. extra weight iu iron
. copper and steel. Fella.-sm in ho
. pitality viii not live iu the day
the economic demolracy And esser
TALLY these DAYS are democrat
days.
The granger aristocrlcy cf Brita
Is, o. the world crumbllE about
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