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doorways to the living-room. Fine tapestries are hung on either side, with old mirrors in 

 richly carved gilt frames and many curious carved ornaments. 



In the stair hall is a host of things. Both it and the corridor are paved with dull red 

 enamel bricks, on which rich Turkish rugs are spread. The stairs are open and without 

 banisters, the stair wall, like the other parts, being covered with bamboo. High up on the 

 outer stair wall is a fine figure tapestry, with a larger example on the hall wall below. The 

 mantel is treasure-trove from Italy two giants upholding a decorated cornice. All sorts of 

 trophies are hung on the walls. On the side is a vast carved chest. A high case clock stands 

 just beside the entrance doorway. There is some yellow covered furniture in the hall, which, 

 with the light yellow of the bamboo walls and the many old carved and gilded ornaments, 

 gives a joyous, welcoming color, a brilliant opening to this delightful home. 



The dining-room is white in tone and color. Toward the lawn it is wholly lighted with 

 windows, a continuous series giving a rare sense of openness to the room. A low seat is built 

 below them, with a shelf at the window base, and on it is a host of jars, bowls, and vases. 

 Over the windows are plates hung against the wall, plates and baskets of open pottery work, 

 chiefly of Italian origin, and many of large size; they are mostly white in color. The two side 

 walls are paneled in small square wood panels with shallow mouldings, all painted white. 

 Here are more plates, delicate in color and in texture like the others; mirrors, also, in rich gold 

 frames, round and oval in shape; gilded ornaments of carved wood likewise; a host of treasured 



THE DINING-ROOM. 



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