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in di-must i that ►f the juivd lui\ u *y thei ticu-usiunif'V of imny ound i the oa in rifledYET WLTHO tJT A PEEINCOMPARABLE STILL AND THE RIC EST ACTRESS IN AMERICA.The Summer Home of the I'eerleas J,ol Her Proft-hfjorml Kurjjinj'* aud Her A Mother— A Proplney FuI/IIIed— KIse Clara Morris.e the2S ] nand ere aWiP'jH'ciai On c-pondence.]L\kj: JIopotcov., X. .T„ Auk. 15.—‘Tvisilor to Lake. iFopotcong will bo slrti at owe will) i1s nM-inblance to a Sw like. Wli.it iicighti ns tiiis imprc-HOii i-glimpse of a many g ildcd villa nestling the 1 revs half way up tlie mountains at t upper end of the lake It is the suimr home of Lott a Crabtree, famous as T Maicliioiiess and many other cliaractr of her ow n creation The house is deceptiin appeaiatiee—tii.il is, its roominess iusiis a matter of wonder to one who at fii sight believes its space to be monopoliz by verandas, gables and bay window s. T. halls are narrow, and as the looms cor municate directly- one with the other I doors are used more as storage rooms f all sorts of curios rather than passageway The first room is the library, where are tl books of favorite authors, many relath to the history of the stage, and writing t bles, with papers scattered about more ■ aitistic negligence than in studied careles5 ISherub-30k})1?”on.•es.erelo-idemyithi—:edofbybe-oilhetic2Wly-13-ll-leidskd,hee,10erofreifrsr-it.8)fy-senhard1isri-THE PEERLESS LOTTA.ness. The windows, reaching to the floi expose a View of the glistening placidity the lake and the almost Italian blue of t sky. Then, come a couple of receptii rooms, - fitted up with ordinary elegant then the dining room, with its massive m hogauy table, chairs and sideboard ai equally massive plate. The effect of tl furniture is most somber. It was designi to be the most elegant room of all. I w. told that the actress occupied the differe: rooms according to her varying moods.The up stairs rooms are reached by a sorts of curious little haUs-uipastepher down a step there—until you are confuse beyond expression. All over the house a: scattered evidences of appreciation of tl the actress’ art from all parts of the vrorl —not only pictures of curious conceptioi certainly not divine; musical instrumem fearfully and wonderfully made and full c ear splitting possibilities; huge vases cm ered with designs that vividly suggest cross between heathen mythology and Chinese puzzle, possessed no doubt of gres artistic value, but utterly incomprehens ble to the writer; books of all language and ages. In one of the lower halls is a lif size portrait of Lotta in the character c The Marchioness by 'William Morgan. I was originally intended as a gift to the citof New York, but when completed failed t' suit the critical Marchioness and was doom ed to everlasting obscurity. Birds from tb tropics and dogs from the far north occup' positions of great importance in the ac tress’ home.In answer to my message Mrs. Crabtree the actress’ mother, presently appeared—« most remarkable old lady, prodigiously severe in an immaculate black silk dress A pair of kindly gray eyes beamed from be hind gold rimmed spectacles. She affeetec no ornaments, save two plain gold brace lets at least an inch and a half wide, ant looked for all the world like the picture o: a dowager duchess cut from a historic* novel.“It- is said,” I suggested interrogatively “that the idea of this cottage occurred tc Miss Lptta while traveling through Switzerland?”“No,” replied Mrs. Crabtree, “Miss Lotts had almost nothing to do with either th( selection of the site ortheplan of the house, I came up here one day some years age with my iriends the Dunlops, was charmed with the place, bought and paid for it ths same day, Theu t eDg3ged a Pinladelphu architect to furnish plans for* home. 3 was pleased with the idea of a Swiss cot tage, somewhat modified by the introduc tiouof all modern improvements. Wort was begun at once, and my daughter neve; saw the house till she moved into it.':“It is also rumored tuat Miss Crabtree r the richest woman on the American stage, I queried rather timidly.Here 1 got the full force of those kindly gray eyes, rather resentfully I imagined.“Such a report, is due to no talk of ours, she replied. “It 5-true that Miss Lotta ilt; very well off. Mie has considerable tea estate in different cities and a theater ir Boston. Her wealth is due largely to be; professional tanur-* and largely to sue Ct-Ssfnl speculati ai in teal estate.*’It is well known, L: me add parenthetically, that Lotta-. r,r Hr has* been tbi actrc.-,-. manager form my years* and tL.r the gnotcr portico ■: j.- r v.-aith is due t.her n.(;Tier's thrift ami- ii 1r.TO 1 IOnce jou talk vulh 5ir*.Cr.f 4m: caand ihe sU»ry a-c-nuLrnjC*] cpleltly.Mi-s Hofta t:o 1cov.u:.^ **•c-ly no*. 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Olean Democrat
Olean, New York, US
Tue, Aug 15, 1893
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