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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  February, 
  1907 
  

  

  space 
  of 
  similar 
  dimensions 
  and 
  treated 
  in 
  an 
  identical 
  man- 
  

   ner. 
  This 
  is 
  without 
  inner 
  doors, 
  but 
  open 
  on 
  to 
  the 
  broad 
  

   corridor 
  that 
  runs 
  across 
  the 
  house 
  from 
  right 
  and 
  left. 
  Cur- 
  

   tains 
  of 
  red 
  damask 
  on 
  three 
  sides 
  convert 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  

   corridor 
  into 
  a 
  sort 
  of 
  antechamber 
  beyond 
  which 
  is 
  the 
  

   great 
  central 
  hall. 
  Quite 
  from 
  the 
  outer 
  door 
  the 
  spacious 
  

   splendor 
  of 
  this 
  apartment 
  has 
  been 
  visible, 
  for 
  the 
  whole 
  of 
  

   the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  brilliantly 
  illuminated 
  by 
  the 
  flood 
  

   of 
  light 
  admitted 
  by 
  the 
  vast 
  window 
  under 
  the 
  arch 
  of 
  the 
  

   terrace 
  front. 
  

  

  The 
  hall 
  is 
  of 
  regal 
  proportions, 
  rising 
  to 
  the 
  full 
  height 
  of 
  

   the 
  second 
  story. 
  Ionic 
  columns, 
  on 
  either 
  side, 
  divide 
  it 
  into 
  

   three 
  bays. 
  It 
  is 
  thus 
  basilical 
  in 
  plan, 
  with 
  aisles 
  on 
  each 
  

   outer 
  edge, 
  while 
  the 
  central 
  space 
  is 
  supported 
  by 
  the 
  col- 
  

   umns 
  and 
  pilastered 
  piers 
  in 
  the 
  corners. 
  Above 
  the 
  entabla- 
  

   ture 
  are 
  arches 
  enclosing 
  balustrades, 
  and 
  which 
  surround 
  a 
  

   corridor 
  carried 
  around 
  three 
  sides 
  of 
  the 
  hall 
  at 
  the 
  upper 
  

   story. 
  Oriental 
  rugs 
  are 
  laid 
  on 
  the 
  marble 
  floor. 
  At 
  the 
  

   great 
  window 
  arch 
  are 
  curtains 
  of 
  green 
  damask 
  lined 
  with 
  

   white 
  silk; 
  at 
  the 
  entrance 
  is 
  a 
  green 
  curtain, 
  and 
  at 
  the 
  four 
  

   doors 
  on 
  the 
  sides, 
  which 
  lead 
  to 
  the 
  other 
  apartments, 
  are 
  

  

  the 
  door 
  and 
  window 
  curtains. 
  The 
  woodwork 
  is 
  mahogany, 
  

   the 
  mantel, 
  with 
  a 
  facing 
  of 
  green 
  marble, 
  being 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  

   wood 
  and 
  very 
  richly 
  carved. 
  The 
  hardwood 
  floor 
  has 
  a 
  

   large 
  Oriental 
  rug, 
  and 
  the 
  furniture 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  red 
  

   velvet. 
  The 
  white 
  ceiling 
  and 
  cornice 
  are 
  elaborately 
  

   molded 
  and 
  detailed. 
  The 
  bookcases 
  which 
  surround 
  most 
  

   of 
  the 
  lower 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  of 
  mahogany, 
  carved 
  and 
  

   molded; 
  they 
  are 
  enclosed 
  within 
  leaded 
  glass 
  doors 
  of 
  

   beautiful 
  design. 
  The 
  room 
  is 
  lighted 
  by 
  side 
  brackets. 
  Im- 
  

   mediately 
  adjoining 
  is 
  Mr. 
  Biddle's 
  den, 
  a 
  small 
  room 
  in 
  

   green, 
  with 
  green 
  walls 
  and 
  green 
  curtains 
  over 
  lace 
  curtains 
  

   at 
  the 
  single 
  window. 
  

  

  The 
  billiard-room 
  is 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  corridor, 
  and 
  com- 
  

   pletely 
  fills 
  this 
  farthest 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  It 
  is 
  treated 
  

   throughout 
  in 
  warm 
  brown. 
  The 
  floor 
  is 
  formed 
  of 
  large 
  

   dull-red 
  bricks, 
  on 
  which 
  are 
  many 
  small 
  Oriental 
  rugs. 
  It 
  

   is 
  paneled 
  in 
  wood 
  to 
  the 
  frieze, 
  which 
  is 
  of 
  carved 
  leather 
  

   depicting 
  hunting 
  scenes. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  has 
  wooden 
  beams, 
  cor- 
  

   responding 
  with 
  the 
  rest 
  of 
  the 
  woodwork, 
  the 
  panels 
  being 
  

   filled 
  with 
  leather, 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  beautiful 
  warm-brown 
  hue 
  

   which 
  characterizes 
  the 
  whole 
  room. 
  The 
  curtains, 
  both 
  for 
  

  

  The 
  Entrance 
  Front 
  Is 
  a 
  Dignified 
  Composition 
  in 
  the 
  Italian 
  Style 
  

  

  tapestry 
  curtains 
  of 
  blue 
  and 
  yellow 
  tones. 
  On 
  the 
  left, 
  

   within 
  the 
  aisle, 
  is 
  a 
  handsomely 
  carved 
  fireplace 
  and 
  mantel 
  

   of 
  white 
  stone; 
  on 
  the 
  opposite 
  wall, 
  in 
  the 
  aisle, 
  is 
  a 
  superb 
  

   piece 
  of 
  tapestry. 
  In 
  the 
  center 
  is 
  a 
  green 
  marble 
  table 
  with 
  

   white 
  marble 
  feet: 
  it 
  supports 
  a 
  richly 
  carved 
  vase. 
  In 
  the 
  

   corners 
  by 
  the 
  entrance 
  are 
  marble 
  statues. 
  

  

  The 
  rooms 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  may 
  be 
  reached 
  from 
  the 
  central 
  

   hall, 
  but 
  it 
  will 
  perhaps 
  be 
  more 
  convenient 
  to 
  visit 
  them 
  from 
  

   the 
  main 
  corridor. 
  Like 
  the 
  hall 
  and 
  vestibules 
  this 
  is 
  floored 
  

   with 
  white 
  marble, 
  spread 
  with 
  rich 
  Oriental 
  rugs. 
  On 
  the 
  

   right 
  it 
  leads 
  to 
  the 
  billiard-room, 
  situated 
  at 
  the 
  extreme 
  end 
  

   of 
  the 
  house; 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  left 
  it 
  connects 
  with 
  the 
  servants' 
  

   quarters. 
  It 
  is 
  so 
  broad, 
  and 
  high, 
  and 
  spacious 
  — 
  as 
  are 
  all 
  the 
  

   apartments 
  on 
  this 
  floor 
  — 
  that 
  it 
  has 
  a 
  true 
  monumental 
  char- 
  

   acter. 
  Its 
  chief 
  decoration 
  is 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  busts 
  of 
  Roman 
  emper- 
  

   ors, 
  of 
  which 
  six 
  are 
  in 
  the 
  right 
  hall, 
  while 
  two 
  stand 
  in 
  the 
  

   farther 
  corners 
  of 
  the 
  left 
  extension. 
  These 
  sculptures 
  are 
  

   nobly 
  placed, 
  and 
  add 
  immensely 
  to 
  the 
  monumental 
  effect 
  of 
  

   the 
  corridor. 
  

  

  The 
  first 
  room 
  on 
  the 
  right 
  is 
  the 
  library; 
  it 
  is 
  also 
  directly 
  

   entered 
  from 
  the 
  great 
  hall. 
  The 
  walls 
  are 
  covered 
  with 
  red 
  

   striped 
  damask, 
  the 
  same 
  rich 
  material 
  being 
  used 
  also 
  for 
  

  

  the 
  doors 
  and 
  the 
  windows, 
  are 
  of 
  brown 
  leather 
  with 
  green 
  

   and 
  gold 
  bands. 
  The 
  spacious 
  mantel 
  is 
  of 
  wood 
  and 
  is 
  

   a 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  wainscot. 
  The 
  facings 
  are 
  of 
  red 
  brick 
  similar 
  

   to 
  the 
  floor; 
  immediately 
  above, 
  in 
  the 
  center, 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  deer's 
  

   head. 
  The 
  windows 
  have 
  white 
  lace 
  curtains 
  within 
  the 
  

   leather 
  curtains. 
  At 
  either 
  end 
  is 
  a 
  low 
  platform 
  with 
  a 
  built- 
  

   in 
  seat. 
  The 
  furniture 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  light-brown 
  leather. 
  

   The 
  great 
  height 
  of 
  the 
  ceiling 
  adds 
  immensely 
  to 
  the 
  effect 
  

   of 
  this 
  beautiful 
  room. 
  

  

  The 
  reception-room 
  is 
  opposite 
  the 
  library 
  and 
  faces 
  the 
  

   entrance 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  It 
  is 
  designed 
  and 
  furnished 
  in 
  

   the 
  Louis 
  XVI 
  style 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  delightfully 
  cool 
  and 
  charm- 
  

   ing 
  apartment. 
  The 
  paneled 
  walls 
  are 
  in 
  French 
  gray. 
  There 
  

   is 
  a 
  built-in 
  mirror 
  over 
  the 
  fireplace, 
  which 
  has 
  facings 
  of 
  

   mottled-red 
  marble. 
  The 
  curtains 
  are 
  of 
  pink 
  damask 
  over 
  

   •white. 
  The 
  chairs 
  are 
  of 
  French 
  gray 
  covered 
  with 
  tapestry, 
  

   and 
  the 
  other 
  furniture 
  includes 
  many 
  fine 
  old 
  pieces 
  of 
  

   great 
  beauty. 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  left 
  hand 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  entrance 
  doorway 
  are 
  two 
  

   rooms, 
  both 
  entered 
  from 
  the 
  main 
  corridor. 
  That 
  on 
  the 
  

   front 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  the 
  breakfast-room, 
  treated 
  wholly 
  in 
  

   yellow, 
  with 
  warm-yellow 
  walls, 
  and 
  curtains 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  bril- 
  

  

  