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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2461, 14 May 1915, Page 6

For the past five'months the Marquis and Marchioness of Bath have given up a great part of their estate, Longleat, for the benefit of wounded arid sick soldiers, both English and Belgian. The mansion, which was built in the sixteenth century, stajids in the centre of a beautifully wooded park. Not Jar from the house is "Heaven's Gate," a favourite resort for all who love the charm of English scenery. Here tradition says that Bishop Ken wrote the well-known morning and evening "Awake, my sou], and with tfl® and "Glory to Thee, my God, this night." Winding round the house is the broad lake, which looks beautiful alike in shade or nmshine, ajid Mature has now begun to throw off her_ winter ooat and the snowdrops and 1 primroses are peeping. through tho soft mossy, crass. The wards of the hospitsu con» sist of sis large, lofty rooms on the same floor, divided into two sections of three. The walls of the wards are decorated with priceless wallpaper, brought direot from China. Each do. sign is beautifully painted by hand, and has been hung at Longleat for more than a hundred years. It is well protected with white washable American cloth, hung all round, and nailed at each corner to strands of wood, thus rendering it ascitic and preventing any possible damage to the valuable vailcovering.