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One servants' bath was in the basement, side walls to a height 

 of six feet and the floor being covered with thick skylight glass an 

 unwise experiment as it proved slippery. 



Kitchen walls were faced with white glazed brick. 



The basement was made absolutely water-tight and ground air- 

 proof within and without with underdrains and tar and cement treat- 

 ment on floor and side walls. 



From cellar to third floor was a lift large enough for trunks, 

 but the block-and-tackle rigged in the upper loft over the stair well 

 proved a disastrous experiment. 



The entire second floor trim, like entrance hall, stairs, and 

 parlor, was of genuine cherry. 



One dressing room and an outdoor bedroom overlooked Llewel- 

 lyn Park and the mountain. The bed alcove connected with bath 

 and dressing room, and was separated from the boudoir by a Moorish 

 horseshoe arch fifteen feet wide reaching from floor to ceiling. 



The billiard room on the third floor was plaster finish to tower 

 peak. On this floor were bedrooms with special features, for instance, 

 mantels of unique design from eight to twelve feet in width, 

 special cabinets, odd shelving, and picture windows, also dressing 

 rooms. 



The red birch floors were selected from a pile of flooring con- 

 taining 500,000 feet, and it required the entire time of two men for 

 a week to select the finest and most beautifully grained. When planed, 

 glass or steel scraped, sand papered, filled and waxed, floors were 

 produced which today after years of wear, are practically pictures in 

 wood. 



