﻿November, 
  1907 
  

  

  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  407 
  

  

  the 
  ceiling 
  is 
  beamed 
  in 
  white 
  plaster. 
  At 
  each 
  end 
  is 
  a 
  fire- 
  

   place, 
  the 
  chimneys 
  being 
  treated 
  in 
  an 
  ornamental 
  manner 
  

   with 
  doubled 
  pilasters 
  that 
  support 
  the 
  main 
  cornice. 
  The 
  

   fireplaces, 
  like 
  all 
  in 
  the 
  house, 
  have 
  brass 
  fixtures, 
  and 
  the 
  

   mantels 
  are 
  of 
  wood 
  painted 
  white; 
  the 
  facings 
  are 
  of 
  dark, 
  

   mottled 
  green 
  marble. 
  The 
  large 
  windows 
  on 
  the 
  water- 
  

   front 
  have 
  semicircular 
  tops, 
  and 
  the 
  curtains 
  are 
  of 
  

   cream-colored 
  silk 
  with 
  soft-colored 
  flowers. 
  The 
  furni- 
  

   ture 
  is 
  both 
  old 
  and 
  new, 
  the 
  large 
  size 
  of 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  

   pieces 
  being 
  admirably 
  adapted 
  to 
  the 
  vast 
  space 
  of 
  the 
  im- 
  

   mense 
  room. 
  

  

  The 
  dining-room 
  is 
  at 
  the 
  left 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  house, 
  its 
  win- 
  

   dows 
  overlooking 
  the 
  Sound 
  on 
  two 
  sides. 
  The 
  walls 
  are 
  

   paneled 
  in 
  wood, 
  painted 
  white, 
  from 
  floor 
  to 
  ceiling. 
  They 
  

   are 
  surmounted 
  by 
  a 
  very 
  delicately 
  detailed 
  cornice. 
  The 
  

   ceiling 
  is 
  plain 
  white 
  plaster. 
  The 
  hardwood 
  floor 
  is 
  cov- 
  

   ered 
  with 
  an 
  Oriental 
  rug 
  in 
  soft 
  colors. 
  The 
  Colonial 
  

   mantel, 
  of 
  wood, 
  has 
  two 
  small 
  columns 
  on 
  each 
  side 
  sup- 
  

   porting 
  the 
  cornice, 
  while 
  a 
  shorter 
  pair 
  carry 
  the 
  mantel- 
  

   shelf. 
  The 
  facings 
  are 
  of 
  yellow 
  mottled 
  marble. 
  On 
  each 
  

   side 
  is 
  a 
  slender 
  silver 
  column 
  supporting 
  a 
  silver 
  flower 
  vase. 
  

   The 
  mahogany 
  furniture, 
  which 
  has 
  seats 
  of 
  dark 
  red 
  leather, 
  

   is 
  Chippendale. 
  At 
  the 
  front 
  of 
  the 
  room 
  are 
  two 
  corner 
  

   china 
  closets, 
  and 
  over 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  sideboards 
  is 
  a 
  rich 
  piece 
  

   of 
  tapestry. 
  The 
  room 
  is 
  lighted 
  by 
  reflectors 
  hanging 
  above 
  

   the 
  portraits 
  with 
  which 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  hung. 
  The 
  window 
  

   curtains 
  are 
  of 
  red 
  velvet 
  with 
  white 
  sash 
  curtains. 
  

  

  A 
  door 
  from 
  the 
  dining-room 
  leads 
  to 
  the 
  pantry. 
  It 
  has 
  

   a 
  tiled 
  floor 
  and 
  the 
  walls 
  are 
  almost 
  surrounded 
  by 
  hard- 
  

   wood 
  cases 
  that 
  extend 
  to 
  the 
  lofty 
  ceiling. 
  Beyond 
  is 
  a 
  

   small 
  breakfast-room 
  in 
  blue, 
  and 
  down 
  an 
  adjoining 
  corridor 
  

   are 
  rooms 
  for 
  the 
  men 
  servants. 
  The 
  kitchen, 
  servants' 
  

   dining-room, 
  laundry 
  and 
  similar 
  essentials 
  are 
  in 
  the 
  base- 
  

   ment 
  below. 
  

  

  Adjoining 
  the 
  dining-room 
  is 
  the 
  smoking-room. 
  It 
  is 
  

   really 
  a 
  recess 
  in 
  the 
  hall, 
  and 
  occupies 
  the 
  space 
  that 
  at 
  the 
  

   other 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  taken 
  up 
  by 
  the 
  stair 
  hall. 
  There 
  

   is 
  a 
  hardwood 
  floor 
  with 
  Oriental 
  rugs 
  of 
  reddish 
  tone. 
  The 
  

   mantel 
  is 
  of 
  white 
  wood 
  with 
  facings 
  of 
  mottled 
  green 
  

   marble. 
  The 
  curtains 
  are 
  green 
  and 
  white. 
  Distinctive 
  

   character 
  is 
  given 
  to 
  this 
  apartment 
  by 
  the 
  furniture, 
  which 
  

   is 
  of 
  teak 
  wood, 
  very 
  elaborately 
  carved 
  and 
  highly 
  interest- 
  

   ing 
  examples 
  of 
  this 
  style. 
  

  

  The 
  right 
  wing 
  at 
  the 
  west 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  house 
  is 
  occupied 
  

   by 
  several 
  rooms, 
  of 
  somewhat 
  less 
  size 
  than 
  those 
  elsewhere 
  

   on 
  this 
  floor, 
  but 
  none 
  the 
  less 
  important 
  because 
  of 
  this. 
  

   They 
  include 
  the 
  reception-room, 
  library, 
  the 
  billiard-room 
  

   and 
  two 
  bachelors' 
  bedrooms. 
  The 
  latter 
  are 
  pleasant 
  apart- 
  

   ments, 
  papered 
  in 
  green 
  of 
  different 
  design 
  but 
  admirably 
  

   harmonized 
  with 
  each 
  other. 
  

  

  The 
  reception-room 
  is 
  at 
  one 
  side 
  of 
  the 
  west 
  entrance. 
  

   It 
  has 
  a 
  hardwood 
  floor 
  with 
  a 
  green 
  rug. 
  The 
  walls 
  are 
  

   paneled 
  throughout 
  in 
  wood 
  painted 
  white, 
  with 
  large 
  panels 
  

   above 
  small 
  ones. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  detailed 
  cornice 
  and 
  plain 
  

   white 
  ceiling. 
  The 
  mantel 
  is 
  of 
  wood, 
  the 
  curtains 
  of 
  salmon 
  

   damask 
  and 
  furniture 
  Dutch 
  inlaid. 
  

  

  The 
  billiard-room 
  adjoins 
  the 
  reception-room. 
  It, 
  too, 
  

   has 
  a 
  hardwood 
  floor, 
  with 
  a 
  rug 
  of 
  red 
  brown, 
  which 
  is 
  the 
  

   prevailing 
  color. 
  The 
  walls 
  have 
  a 
  high 
  oak 
  wainscot 
  and 
  

   are 
  covered 
  above 
  with 
  a 
  red 
  floral 
  paper. 
  The 
  mantel 
  is 
  

   of 
  black 
  marble. 
  The 
  furniture 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  reddish 
  

   brown 
  leather. 
  The 
  chandelier 
  over 
  the 
  billiard-table 
  car- 
  

   ries 
  four 
  lights 
  with 
  green 
  glass 
  shades. 
  

  

  The 
  library 
  is, 
  in 
  every 
  sense, 
  a 
  library. 
  Three 
  of 
  its 
  

   walls 
  are 
  entirely 
  incased 
  with 
  book 
  shelves 
  behind 
  glass 
  

   doors. 
  The 
  woodwork 
  is 
  very 
  dark 
  in 
  color, 
  giving 
  a 
  rich 
  

   effect. 
  The 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  rug 
  is 
  blue, 
  with 
  a 
  red 
  and 
  blue 
  

   border. 
  The 
  curtains 
  likewise 
  are 
  red 
  and 
  blue. 
  The 
  wall 
  

  

  The 
  Stairs 
  Occupy 
  a 
  Separate 
  Hall 
  Adjoining 
  the 
  Main 
  Hall 
  

  

  