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set of Spanish Chippendale, purchased | 
from an old Spanish family in Charles- 
ton, S. C., and numbering twelve 
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floors and wainscotings and porcelain fixtures, with exposed 
nickelplated plumbing. 
The extension contains the servants’ quarters, consisting of 
chairs and two settles, such as aoee four bedrooms and bathreom. ‘There are extra guest rooms 
are shown in the illustrations. on the third floor, and 
These pieces are of mahogany eZ) | the cemented cellar 
mounted with gold. oe contains a furnace 
The two sideboards, EDERCOM a (Chee BEDROOM : room, fuel room, cold- 
the china closet and the 81/8 noor  oewanr (EE as storage room and 
sidetable are also of nd 21s. HU vegetable cellar. 
mahogany, and are hoor A BATH Ce ae ee (ee (i ree jas = There has been 
genuine antiques. ele , pow || _PASSACE [fy eae much planting done 
The butler’s pantry Bate I cLds vol | about the house, and 
is fitted complete with = SH alite Be A cew Ante se war the garden at the rear 
drawers, dressers and ade of the house, which is 
cupboards. From the pantry a sc By ce Ror = reached from the ter- 
a door opens into the kitchen, ie race, is interesting, for 
which is provided with all the Ris it has some formal characteristics, including its 
best modern conveniences to pergola, tea house and walks bordered by annuals 
be found in the service part of a and perennials, shrubs and plants. The great brick 
well-regulated house. The laundry SECOND FILOOR PLAN wall dividing the bowling green from the natural 
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The roadway terminating into a circle forms the approach to the house 
is thoroughly well-equipped 
and up-to-date in every re- 
spect, and the servants’ hall 
is an excellent adjunct. 
The rear hall and the 
staircase form an access to 
park of forest trees is also worthy of notice. 
Massive brick pillars, surmounted by cut-stone 
caps, mark the openings for the gateways from 
which swing wooden gates of simple design and 
construction. After 
passing through 
the cellar and to this gateway, a 
the second story. flight of two stone 
This hall contains a steps leads one be- 
large well-fitted yond the bowling 
closet for stores. 
From the front 
staircase hall a coat 
room and toilet- 
green, with its brick 
room is reached. 
The second story is divided 
into four bedrooms and three 
bathrooms. Each of the bed- 
rooms has a fireplace, white- 
enameled trim, and walls treated in 
one 
wall enclosure, to 
the primeval forest 
of tall pines, which 
gives the house so 
fine a setting. The 
bowling green has 
some excellent pine trees, under the shade of 
which are placed white-painted settles, afford- 
ing a quiet place in which to rest. To the left 
of the bowling green, and within view of 
the living-room and sun-room, is the formal 
particular color scheme for each room. 
The bathrooms are furnished with tiled 
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