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THE PEERLESS LOTTA.ness. The windows, reaching to the floor, expose a View of the glistening placidity oi the lake and the almost Italian blue of the sky. Then come a couple of reception rooms, - fitted up with ordinary elegance; then the dining room, with its massive mahogany table, chairs and sideboard and equally massive plare. The effect of this furniture is most somber. It was designed to be the most elegant room of all. I was told that the actress occupied the different rooms according to her varying moods.The up stairs rooms are reached by all sorts of curious little halls—up a step here, down a step there—until you are confused beyond expression. All over the bouse are scattered evidences of appreciation of the the actress’ art from all parts of the world —not only pictures of curious conception, certainly not divine; musical instruments fearfully and wonderfully made and full of ear splitting possibilities; huge vases covered with designs that vividly suggest a cross between heathen mythology and aChinese puzzle, possessed no doubt of greatartistic value, but utterly incomprehensible to the writer; books of all languages and ages. In one of the lower halls is a life size portrait of Lotta in the character of The Marchioness by William Morgan. It was origiually intended as a gift to the city of New York, but when completed failed to suit the critical Marchioness and was doomed to everlasting obscurity. Birds from the tropics and dogs from the far north occupy positions pf great importance in the actress’ home. *In answer to my message Mrs. Crabtree, the actress’ mother, presently appeared—a most remarkable old lady, prodigiously severe in an immaculate black silk dress. A pair of kindly gray eyes beamed from behind gold rimmed spectacles. She affected no ornaments, save two plain gold bracelets at least an inch and a half wide, and looked for all the world like the picture of a dowager duchess cut from a historical novel.“It is said,” I suggested interrogatively, “that the idea of this cottage occurred to Miss Lotta while traveling through Switzerland?”“No,” replied Mrs, Crabtree, “Miss Lotta had almost nothing to do ■with either the selection of the site or the plan of the house.I came up here one day some years ago with my friends the Dunlops, was charmed with the place, bought and paid for it the same day. Then t engaged a Philadelphia architect to furnish plans fora hotn-e. I was pleased with the idea of a Swiss cottage, somewhat modified by the introduction of ail modern improvements. Work was begun at once, and my daughter never saw the bouse till she moved into it.”“It is also rumored that Miss Crabtree is the richest woman on the American stage,”I queried rather t\midly.Here 1 got the full force of those kindly gray eyes, rather resentfully I imagined.“auch a report, is due to no talk of ours,” she replied. “It is true that Miss Lotta is very well off. Mit has considerable real estate in different, cities and a theater in Boston. Her wealth is due largely to her professional ian,ir.? and largely to successful speculatt 11 in :•„,lt;] estate.”It is well known, b: me add parenthetically, that Lotto's i',n i er has been the actress manager for m my 3 tar-. and thatthe grmtcr port ]o;i n; JTv..;:hh 3 s due toher3i.Cher's thrift and wn 1 ; .ligmcr. Once j ou talk w 5th Mrs. Cm' *r» e 1 ,;u f.„t,-mnmcn:-, and 1 he story 3-confirmed o caplet uy.“Will M.-s Lotta go iipcn t' ■ roil the. coming i sniff“V'' p.sitr.elynot. IIi tVmft'rlent, t s,-,, but or; u L , ton .• g£•lt; i-',;1 b.i* iii- i - • d , - ■ j bog—Jerdut lt;- lt;\trlt; ;i,* i.% - j - g, . ..Low oi i j-'g v, i 0 t.ir, lt;1 ’ ' p , ,iT'fT.'l• •\ ^\vlt;iu -•’ “ * * is j!nil1iT■sI 1 Li* r * «,lt; T• v a ♦ . j TV,- t *jTlI: * rlt;Jn»,'i a j of ^ a” ’* • 1•»• j*i T•d 3*llt1 i-': ' x*r u1.r4• -C• Til.»/*- . *j j * ** i (3 ** 1 ' 1•ebr‘**•1 1,1 ,\*T 71V. (11 J *• TJV., -X•* 1 I* n * '*• 1 1 J • » / J ll/'i 1i lt;If•1J' j;1 rv of N ‘ • -’A'4]Jc «*- i t n i»-. ^*Hi *E lt;lr-’ 7?- lt;] vj. 1,Ts :u•)-Jhx\T. ! J . ^ ' T.-ra•vra%J ^* v-i Ci* \ i * » i—i'in i 'rr-s.%•7;V C-:v I j - * ' :Ls * 14y'.*i-1 _* ; 3-JV2 I\ v-' *. J-i*' lt;s*Tii* • '.O' % T* «^ K lt;« ► A 4 I•• « “■un- l.mio3s .y hr. g.'._ i t; I n.j.t jver-.ree fi. lt;v,wd urnr.T i - i cr. ,i inter--*. It .- .lit-: a= I j-:o;.] -.ul, ard vnen 1 *u-\ her gros Mn.o.i- o.tr nigit 1 didn't voTidtr. Doymi t.'jj.k ;rsv prophecy
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Olean Democrat
Olean, New York, US
Tue, Aug 15, 1893
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