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The bedroom with white mantelpiece 



of cafe au lait and white woodwork. A beautiful white 

 marble mantel, with classic pilasters, surrounds the fire- 

 place opening, with a gold framed mirror above. A Persian 

 rug covers the floor and at the windows are white muslin 

 curtains with long overcurtains and a valance of cretonne, 

 showing baskets of pink flowers and grey-green and blue- 

 green foliage against an ecru background. A day couch by 

 the mantelpiece and also a few of the chairs are covered 

 with this same material. The principal piece of furniture 

 is an old, fourpost, French bed hung with old brocade. 



The library is a delightfully intimate room, full of per- 

 sonal souvenirs, where one loves to linger. The walls 

 are painted pale green and the wood trim cream white. The 

 woodwork and side-walls are tied together by repeating the 



Long side of the drawing-room 



green of the walls in a stripe of green paint outlining the 

 panels of the doors. The mantelpieces of black marble with 

 white marble appliqued decorations is of the French Em- 

 pire period and has a large mirror over it. The sidelights 

 are of metal painted black and gold with little Wedgewood 

 placques set in them. The furniture makes for leisurely 

 ease and comfort. The chairs are placed conveniently near 

 the tables and within range of the lights. A Louis XVI bed- 

 couch fills the wall-space between the two doors. It does 

 not have the appearance of a bed, but it can be utilized for 

 sleeping purposes, as it is fitted with a mattress and pillows. 

 As one enters this room the most striking feature is its 

 books. Two sides of the room are virtually paneled with 

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A corner of the drawing-room showing the over-mantel decoration 



