﻿February, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  59 
  

  

  The 
  only 
  modern 
  piece 
  here 
  

   seen 
  is 
  a 
  grand 
  piano. 
  Of 
  

   the 
  long 
  French 
  windows, 
  

   draped 
  with 
  rare 
  lace, 
  one 
  

   leads 
  out 
  upon 
  a 
  terrace, 
  

   where 
  we 
  look 
  to 
  find 
  a 
  for- 
  

   eign 
  scene, 
  in 
  keeping 
  with 
  

   this 
  luxurious 
  salon. 
  It 
  is, 
  

   however, 
  no 
  disappointment 
  

   to 
  find 
  the 
  Neponset 
  River 
  

   winding 
  gently 
  along 
  be- 
  

   hind 
  the 
  tall 
  pines, 
  the 
  blue 
  

   haze 
  of 
  the 
  western 
  hills 
  

   completing 
  this 
  choice 
  view 
  

   of 
  beautiful 
  American 
  land- 
  

   scape. 
  

  

  Crossing 
  the 
  main 
  hall, 
  

   the 
  visitor 
  comes 
  to 
  the 
  

   large 
  and 
  elegant 
  dining- 
  

   room, 
  deeply 
  wainscoted 
  in 
  

   San 
  Domingo 
  mahogany. 
  

   Here 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  covered 
  

   with 
  dark-red 
  linen, 
  dull 
  in 
  

   finish, 
  making 
  an 
  admirable 
  

   background 
  for 
  the 
  old 
  

   Spanish 
  sideboards 
  and 
  

   chairs, 
  also 
  of 
  mahogany. 
  

   On 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  family 
  

   portraits, 
  and 
  a 
  few 
  French 
  

   landscapes. 
  Over 
  the 
  man- 
  

   tel 
  hangs 
  Mr. 
  Tarbell's 
  portrait 
  of 
  Mrs. 
  Slater 
  and 
  her 
  

   four 
  children. 
  Its 
  effect 
  is 
  finer 
  than 
  when 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  

   gallery 
  of 
  the 
  Art 
  Museum 
  in 
  Boston, 
  where 
  the 
  strong 
  light 
  

   was 
  not 
  as 
  favorable 
  as 
  its 
  present 
  environment 
  affords; 
  it 
  is 
  

   a 
  remarkably 
  fine 
  portrait 
  group, 
  especially 
  in 
  color 
  and 
  in 
  

   fine 
  contrasts. 
  

  

  Adjoining 
  the 
  dining-room 
  is 
  the 
  smoking-room, 
  with 
  its 
  

   walls 
  of 
  fine 
  Spanish 
  leather. 
  As 
  in 
  the 
  others, 
  this 
  room 
  

   contains 
  several 
  paintings 
  of 
  undoubted 
  value 
  and 
  interest. 
  

  

  Over 
  the 
  Entrance 
  to 
  the 
  House 
  Is 
  a 
  Large 
  Room 
  Known 
  as 
  the 
  " 
  Play 
  Room," 
  In 
  Which 
  Are 
  Kept 
  

  

  the 
  Musical 
  Instruments 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  the 
  breakfast 
  or 
  morning 
  room, 
  

   furnished 
  with 
  rare 
  taste. 
  

  

  The 
  second 
  floor 
  is 
  devoted 
  chiefly 
  to 
  the 
  family. 
  On 
  the 
  

   upper 
  floors 
  there 
  are 
  numerous 
  guest 
  rooms, 
  many 
  of 
  them 
  

   en 
  suite. 
  Over 
  the 
  entrance, 
  on 
  the 
  upper 
  floor, 
  is 
  a 
  large 
  

   room, 
  running 
  the 
  entire 
  width 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  known 
  at 
  the 
  

   "Play 
  Room." 
  Here 
  is 
  a 
  grand 
  piano, 
  violins, 
  a 
  ping-pong 
  

   table, 
  music 
  and 
  books 
  in 
  abundance, 
  a 
  large 
  open 
  fire, 
  plants 
  

   and 
  flowers 
  in 
  generous 
  profusion. 
  

  

  A 
  Fine 
  Stable, 
  Designed 
  in 
  Harmony 
  with 
  the 
  House, 
  Completes 
  the 
  Buildings 
  of 
  the 
  Estate 
  

  

  