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wainscoting. The woodwork is painted white, and the mantel, of brick, is of Colonial design. 

 On the right is a smaller hall, containing the stairs, which is paneled throughout with French 

 walnut, with built-in bookcases. This pleasant, cheerful little room serves also as the library 

 of the house. 



Behind it is the dining-room, with a spreading bay window at the farther end. The- 

 woodwork, which includes a paneled wainscoting, is painted white. The chimneypiece is 

 built diagonally across one corner, and has a paneled overmantel ; in the corresponding corner 

 is a built-in china closet. The walls above the wainscot are blue, and blue curtains and 

 a blue rug complete the color scheme. 



On the opposite side of the hall, the front of the house has a beautiful little reception-room 

 or sun-parlor, brilliantly lighted with windows, which fill much of its outer walls. Behind 



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