AW AND GA. MS 



that again tin highest richest 



front h, the two wings, and i 



a balustrade, i ar-d stej , the tw 



Tht hall is aln;<>st \vi- the pal;< 



palaces, r numerital ir< size, -.rated in a mot mi-. It 



consists of <rts: an outer hall, which is er,trv ironi the main dix.ru 



which com n one side, the stairway, : -ne and carried <>M ar.-hi.-s; a 



or main h is purely decorative in pur; It is three 



stone, pla ., \vit'i ;..r-.>led arches and j very 



chisek-d. T second story is a sui)erb arcadt tied in every part, h;. 



carried on ,ill minuten carved and panel* i. with delicate si- ms and 



a band >nels above. These arches open on to a gallery which runs around 



the hall ->1 story is also open, with low round arches; thoso ng into 



the CON- urved ceiling, while those at :t into the wall. 



There i- ture here, with groups a; .!< figures in the - > Is. ;,nd single 



figtr he uppermost cornice on the sides.. A large pah i: i- entire ci 



of i where it is paneled at each end. 



The lous note that is struck by this magnificent hall dominates the whole house. 



The dining a rich apartment, with pilaster* and paneled walls, ha let into 



the an-l 'rarnework and a painted ceiling. The fireplace is d with an elab- 



urai it above which is an oval mirror. The library, which overlooks the cliff, 



has IK Loirs XVI. style in oak and gold. The walls are err 



with a , -Tts f* ;-iain ceiling. The rooms are spacious i: 



richly ;. i ;>'ng \vuh the es])eca; styles in which they are designed. 



" I'hc Elrns," the House of E. J. Berwind, Esq. 



"The Kh," the house o! Henvind, Esq.. is a very recent 



hou^ iimch la< in date than any < It 



is stately r . and i- in lh< .vhich h. 



size, bv 



lines an cd, and U ; -itral {-. 



mark tb and t. -.-mpfi 



ground - h it is ; ty. 



Tl interio 



df this in sue i han 



be discerned with irally 1. rior that one rt-frains 



,1 exposing to the then ndi 



e splendid than the sf lend i 





