AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS 



crimination, and includes many ])aintings both fine in themselves and thoroughly represent- 

 ative of the liest work of the best artists of all ]X'rio(ls. It is at once the chief pride of its 

 owner and the crowning distinction of his house, for this room, more than the sumptuous 

 li\-ing-r()oms, is the real center of Mr. Widener's house, and gives it an importance and 

 interest that few other great houses in America possess. 



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