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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  April, 
  1907 
  

  

  A 
  Happy 
  Thought 
  Has 
  the 
  Placing 
  of 
  the 
  Living-room 
  in 
  the 
  Second 
  Story, 
  Thereby 
  

  

  Insuring 
  an 
  Unobstructed 
  View 
  of 
  the 
  Ocean 
  at 
  the 
  Front 
  and 
  the 
  River 
  

  

  at 
  the 
  Back 
  with 
  the 
  Surrounding 
  Country 
  Beyond 
  

  

  front 
  of 
  the 
  door, 
  with 
  settles 
  placed 
  on 
  either 
  side 
  with 
  arms 
  

   formed 
  of 
  carved 
  dolphins, 
  carries 
  out 
  the 
  nautical 
  character- 
  

   istics 
  predominating 
  throughout 
  the 
  house. 
  

  

  Upon 
  "embarking" 
  one 
  finds 
  himself 
  in 
  the 
  "social 
  hall," 
  

   which 
  has 
  walls 
  ceiled 
  with 
  narrow 
  beaded 
  North 
  Carolina 
  

   pine, 
  oiled 
  and 
  varnished, 
  while 
  the 
  trimmings 
  are 
  painted 
  

   old 
  ivory 
  white. 
  A 
  white 
  painted 
  cornice 
  surrounds 
  the 
  room 
  

   at 
  the 
  intersection 
  of 
  the 
  wall 
  and 
  ceiling. 
  

  

  A 
  touch 
  of 
  warmth 
  and 
  color 
  is 
  given 
  to 
  the 
  interior 
  by 
  

   the 
  crimson 
  velvet 
  covering 
  on 
  the 
  floor 
  and 
  by 
  the 
  crimson 
  

   upholstered 
  furniture, 
  together 
  with 
  the 
  white 
  bits 
  of 
  

   statuary. 
  A 
  broad 
  stairway, 
  with 
  white 
  painted 
  balustrades, 
  

   starts 
  in 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  room, 
  opposite 
  the 
  front 
  door, 
  and 
  

   rises 
  to 
  the 
  main 
  floor. 
  To 
  the 
  right 
  of 
  the 
  stairway 
  is 
  the 
  

   "Purser's 
  Office" 
  and 
  the 
  "Bridal 
  Stateroom," 
  indicated 
  by 
  

   the 
  brass 
  plates 
  placed 
  over 
  the 
  entrance 
  door 
  of 
  each 
  apart- 
  

   ment. 
  To 
  the 
  left 
  is 
  the 
  entrance 
  to 
  the 
  side 
  hall, 
  which 
  

   communicates 
  with 
  the 
  kitchen, 
  laundry, 
  servants' 
  room, 
  and 
  

   bath, 
  and 
  the 
  usual 
  necessary 
  dependencies, 
  all 
  of 
  which 
  are 
  

   fitted 
  with 
  the 
  best 
  modern 
  conveniences. 
  A 
  "lower 
  deck" 
  

   surrounds 
  this 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  house. 
  

  

  Upon 
  ascending 
  the 
  "companionway" 
  

   from 
  the 
  "social 
  hall" 
  one 
  reaches 
  the 
  hall 
  

   of 
  the 
  main 
  floor, 
  from 
  which 
  the 
  various 
  

   rooms 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  are 
  reached. 
  At 
  the 
  

   end 
  is 
  the 
  library, 
  which 
  is 
  octagonal 
  in 
  

   form, 
  and 
  is 
  a 
  delightful 
  room. 
  It 
  is 
  

   treated 
  in 
  the 
  Louis 
  XV 
  style, 
  and 
  has 
  

   paneled 
  walls 
  of 
  French 
  walnut 
  with 
  the 
  

   carvings 
  relieved 
  with 
  gold. 
  The 
  mantel 
  is 
  

   of 
  Breche-violet 
  marble, 
  which 
  is 
  very 
  finely 
  

   veined, 
  and 
  is 
  beautiful 
  in 
  its 
  rich 
  and 
  deli- 
  

   cate 
  colorings. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  is 
  handsomely 
  

   decorated, 
  and 
  the 
  room 
  is 
  furnished 
  with 
  

   furniture 
  of 
  French 
  walnut, 
  which 
  is 
  in 
  har- 
  

   mony 
  with 
  the 
  style 
  of 
  the 
  apartment. 
  

  

  The 
  "dining-saloon" 
  has 
  paneled 
  walls 
  

   from 
  the 
  floor 
  to 
  the 
  ceiling. 
  The 
  ceiling 
  

  

  The 
  ''Social 
  Hall" 
  with 
  Walls 
  Ceiled 
  with 
  North 
  Carolina 
  Pine, 
  Trimmings 
  of 
  Ivory 
  White 
  and 
  

   Upholstery 
  and 
  Rugs 
  of 
  Crimson, 
  Presents 
  a 
  Cheery 
  Feeling 
  Upon 
  " 
  Embarkation" 
  

  

  is 
  beamed, 
  and 
  between 
  these 
  beams 
  the 
  

   wall 
  is 
  stenciled 
  in 
  colors, 
  and 
  the 
  whole 
  

   treated 
  with 
  a 
  greenish 
  white 
  color 
  scheme. 
  

   The 
  mantel 
  is 
  of 
  Verona 
  red 
  marble. 
  The 
  

   old 
  pieces 
  of 
  mahogany 
  furniture 
  and 
  the 
  

   old 
  copper 
  lamp 
  over 
  the 
  dining 
  table 
  are 
  

   interesting 
  types 
  of 
  the 
  antique. 
  French 
  

   windows 
  open 
  on 
  to 
  the 
  "upper 
  deck," 
  from 
  

   which 
  an 
  unobstructed 
  view 
  of 
  the 
  ocean 
  is 
  

   obtained. 
  

  

  The 
  "deck" 
  is 
  inclosed 
  with 
  a 
  rope 
  rail- 
  

   ing, 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  is 
  used 
  for 
  steamboats. 
  

   The 
  entire 
  wall 
  space 
  toward 
  the 
  building 
  is 
  

   painted 
  Indian 
  red, 
  outlined 
  with 
  a 
  Grecian 
  

   border. 
  The 
  "Captain's 
  Stateroom" 
  and 
  

   bathroom 
  occupy 
  the 
  remaining 
  part 
  of 
  

   this 
  floor, 
  the 
  former 
  being 
  treated 
  in 
  a 
  

   very 
  dainty 
  and 
  "nautical" 
  manner. 
  The 
  

   bathroom 
  is 
  furnished 
  with 
  up-to-date 
  

   porcelain 
  fixtures 
  and 
  exposed 
  nickelplated 
  

   plumbing. 
  

  

  