AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS 



made for this room, and are fine examples of costly workmanshi]j. The splendid marble floor 

 is partly covered with superb rugs. The general treatment is Louis XVI. 



On the right of the hall is the drawing-room, and on the left the library. The latter is 

 an agreeable room to read in. Nothing is wanting to heighten the effect. The style is Renais- 

 sance. The walls have a high wainscot of Circassian walnut, with red Spanish damask of 

 two shades above. The walnut mantelpiece between the windows is paneled with brass 

 ornaments, and is richly gilt, the overmantel being filled with a life-size portrait of 

 Mr. Flagler. 



Then comes the art gallery and music-room, an apartment of large size, admirably 

 designed for the choice collection of paintings it contains. It is treated in old ivory and antique 

 gold. In the center of the ceiling is a copy of Guido Reni's "Aurora." It is lighted with 

 jeweled crystal chandeliers. At one end is a large pipe organ. 



The next room is the billiard-room, a quaint apartment in the Swiss style. The beamed 

 ceiling is distinctly Teutonic in decorative feeling. 



The grand salon is on the right of the hall, corresponding to the library. It is Louis 

 XVI. in style, and is a sumptuous apartment in French gray, the walls paneled in gold and 

 gray Ijrocaded silk. It contains a beautiful mantel of white statuary marble; the ceiling has 

 decorated medallions; the portieres are richly embroidered, and the furniture is elaborate and 

 costly. 



Immediately adjoining it is the dining-room, most hospitable in size. The style is 

 Frangois I., and the color scheme a rich green; the walls have a paneled wainscot of satinwood 

 below and a rich brocade above. The elaborate mantelpiece supports a mirror. The beau- 

 tiful ceiling is coffered in large squares, with ornaments in high relief, and is green and cream. 

 The furniture was expressly made for this room. Adjoining the dining-room is a small break- 

 fast-room, in ivory enamel; the ceiling ornamentation is tipped with gold; the furniture is 

 mahogany with bronze mountings. 



Beyond is the kitchen, with pantries, serving-rooms, storage-rooms, and other depend- 

 encies, filling an extension beyond the main building. In a corresponding space on the other 

 side are two offices, one of which is set apart for Mr. Flagler's personal use. 



The rear of the house — in the space on the farther side of the court and corresponding 

 to the hall— is filled with a ballroom. The style is Louis XV., and the color scheme white and 

 gold. Five great openings on either side form the motif: on one side they are windows; on 

 the opposite side they are curtained doorways. The spaces between have round arched panels 

 filled with mirrors. The hangings and draperies are of Rose du Barry silk. The decorations 

 are almost purely architectural, the doorways, windows, and mirror panels being encased within 

 a wood paneling. The panels over the doors and windows are copies by Gatty, of Paris. The 

 ceiling is treated in large rectangles, the alternate ones being the richer. The room is illuminated 

 by lights dependent from the ceiling and by side lights. The furniture, as befits a ballroom, 

 is confined to low stools and benches. 



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