﻿February, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  57 
  

  

  rative 
  effect, 
  and 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  are 
  retaining 
  walls, 
  with 
  a 
  

   terrace 
  one 
  hundred 
  feet 
  long, 
  on 
  which 
  large, 
  quaint 
  Italian 
  

  

  with 
  cedar 
  logs, 
  and 
  beautiful 
  with 
  the 
  prismatic 
  tints 
  of 
  drift- 
  

   wood. 
  Over 
  the 
  fireplace 
  is 
  a 
  mantel 
  of 
  gray 
  stone, 
  on 
  which 
  

  

  are 
  placed 
  fitting 
  ornaments. 
  

   The 
  walls 
  are 
  hung 
  with 
  

   heavy 
  Flemish 
  tapestry, 
  and 
  

   with 
  articles 
  of 
  old-time 
  war- 
  

   fare. 
  

  

  The 
  dark 
  and 
  rich 
  effect 
  of 
  

   the 
  hall 
  is 
  deepened 
  by 
  the 
  

   use 
  of 
  bog-oak 
  for 
  its 
  fur- 
  

   nishings, 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  spacious 
  

   and 
  handsome 
  staircase, 
  

   which 
  is 
  an 
  ornamental 
  fea- 
  

   ture 
  of 
  the 
  great 
  room. 
  As 
  

   one 
  enters 
  the 
  hall, 
  the 
  eye 
  is 
  

   delighted 
  with 
  the 
  bright 
  and 
  

   gorgeous 
  hues 
  of 
  the 
  large 
  

   circular 
  conservatory 
  in 
  the 
  

   rear. 
  Here 
  are 
  a 
  generous 
  

   number 
  of 
  bay 
  trees, 
  palms, 
  

   azaleas, 
  and 
  other 
  plants 
  in 
  

   bloom. 
  

  

  Nothing 
  would 
  be 
  more 
  

   striking 
  in 
  contrast 
  than 
  this 
  

   glory 
  of 
  color 
  as 
  a 
  back- 
  

   ground 
  for 
  the 
  somber 
  effect 
  

   of 
  the 
  hall, 
  and 
  yet, 
  as 
  the 
  

   visitor 
  looks 
  upward 
  to 
  the 
  

   next 
  landing, 
  the 
  full 
  splen- 
  

  

  vases 
  add 
  quite 
  perceptibly 
  to 
  the 
  general 
  picturesqueness. 
  dor 
  of 
  it 
  all 
  comes 
  to 
  view. 
  A 
  grand 
  organ 
  crowns 
  the 
  hall, 
  

  

  The 
  vestibule 
  is 
  finished 
  in 
  arched 
  work 
  of 
  stucco, 
  with 
  built 
  in 
  part 
  over 
  the 
  conservatory 
  underneath, 
  and 
  giving 
  a 
  

  

  a 
  flooring 
  of 
  Grueby 
  tiles; 
  it 
  is 
  rich 
  in 
  the 
  quaint 
  

  

  Dutch 
  furniture 
  of 
  the 
  early 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  eighteenth 
  

  

  century. 
  The 
  door 
  of 
  the 
  main 
  hall 
  is 
  opened 
  by 
  

  

  a 
  unique 
  and 
  artistic 
  device, 
  an 
  antique-looking 
  

  

  figure 
  in 
  green 
  bronze, 
  which 
  bears 
  on 
  its 
  ex- 
  

   tended 
  arms 
  a 
  large 
  key. 
  It 
  is 
  the 
  work 
  of 
  H. 
  H. 
  

  

  Kitson, 
  the 
  Boston 
  sculptor, 
  who 
  presented 
  it 
  to 
  

  

  the 
  hostess 
  of 
  the 
  mansion 
  in 
  token 
  of 
  her 
  cordial 
  

  

  hospitality. 
  

  

  Entering 
  the 
  main 
  hall, 
  a 
  scene 
  of 
  enchantment 
  

  

  meets 
  the 
  eye. 
  The 
  hall 
  itself 
  is 
  English 
  in 
  effect, 
  

  

  but 
  the 
  knights 
  in 
  armor, 
  one 
  upon 
  a 
  steed 
  also 
  

  

  in 
  armor, 
  makes 
  one's 
  thoughts 
  revert 
  to 
  Warl- 
  

  

  burg 
  Castle, 
  in 
  Eisenach. 
  The 
  furniture 
  is 
  mas- 
  

   sive, 
  and 
  the 
  great 
  tiled 
  fireplace 
  of 
  old 
  wrought 
  

  

  iron 
  adds 
  to 
  the 
  general 
  effect 
  of 
  a 
  baronial 
  hall. 
  

  

  Here 
  a 
  cheerful 
  fire 
  burns 
  constantly, 
  fragrant 
  

  

  The 
  Ball-room 
  Has 
  Paneled 
  Walls. 
  The 
  Color 
  Scheme 
  Is 
  White 
  and 
  Gold. 
  Furniture 
  of 
  the 
  Louis 
  XV. 
  

  

  Period 
  Is 
  Artistically 
  Placed 
  About 
  the 
  Room, 
  While 
  Handsome 
  Cabinets 
  Containing 
  

  

  Rare 
  and 
  Costly 
  Vases 
  Are 
  Placed 
  Along 
  the 
  Walls 
  

  

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  fine 
  architectural 
  effect, 
  which 
  is 
  greatly 
  heightened 
  

   by 
  the 
  presence 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Hunt's 
  "Flight 
  of 
  Night," 
  

   that 
  superb 
  picture 
  which 
  remains 
  from 
  the 
  tragic 
  

   wreck 
  of 
  his 
  mural 
  paintings 
  placed 
  upon 
  the 
  walls 
  

   of 
  the 
  State 
  Capitol 
  at 
  Albany, 
  N. 
  Y., 
  only 
  a 
  few 
  

   months 
  before 
  his 
  death, 
  in 
  1879. 
  This 
  was 
  

   probably 
  the 
  most 
  complete 
  of 
  all 
  his 
  studies, 
  made 
  

   for 
  the 
  great 
  final 
  work, 
  and 
  has 
  been 
  cherished 
  

   tenderly 
  by 
  his 
  family, 
  and 
  now 
  finds 
  its 
  home 
  in 
  

   this 
  fitting 
  and 
  harmonious 
  setting. 
  The 
  crowning 
  

   glory 
  of 
  this 
  hall, 
  indeed 
  of 
  the 
  whole 
  house, 
  is 
  this 
  

   wonderful 
  picture, 
  never 
  seen 
  to 
  such 
  advantage 
  

   as 
  now; 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  organ, 
  it 
  has 
  a 
  deep 
  signifi- 
  

   cance 
  which 
  only 
  a 
  poetic 
  nature 
  can 
  wholly 
  fathom. 
  

   It 
  might 
  be 
  the 
  theme 
  for 
  a 
  great 
  epic 
  poem. 
  

  

  On 
  the 
  right 
  of 
  the 
  organ 
  is 
  a 
  seat 
  for 
  the 
  player, 
  

   the 
  banks 
  of 
  keys, 
  and 
  the 
  pedals. 
  A 
  unique 
  bal- 
  

   cony 
  of 
  wrought 
  iron 
  extends 
  around 
  the 
  conserva- 
  

   tory 
  and 
  leads 
  to 
  a 
  small 
  piano, 
  which 
  fills 
  the 
  

   space 
  on 
  the 
  opposite 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  organ. 
  

  

  