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Identifier: motoringaboard00pres (find matches)
Title: Motoring aboard
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Presbrey, Frank Spencer, 1855- (from old catalog)
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Publisher: New York, The Outing publishing company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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by fifty feetwide and from three to eight feet deep and iscovered with a roof which, in pleasant weather,folds down on either side by simply pressing abutton, making it an open-air bath. The saltwater with which it is filled is pumped from thenear-by sea. From 8:15 until 8:45 the great pipe organ inthe castle, presided over by a cultured musician,peals forth a selection of splendid old hymns,always including Eine Feste Burg, a favoriteof Mr. Carnegie. Shortly after this, breakfast ishad in the large breakfast room. But no servantsare present. Each guest helps himself or herselffrom the sideboard as is the custom everywherein England and Scotland, and takes a seat at thetable next to whoever was last seated. The morning hours are passed in the variouspleasures of the region; tramping, shooting inseason, golf on the private links of the castle,and riding and driving. Luncheon is always aninformal affair, but dinner in the evening at eightoclock is the social function of the day. The 196
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