AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 
The hall looking towards the fireplace 
room. The service-wing has also its porch, which overlooks 
the very ample service-yard, which is enclosed within a 
brick wall. 
The hall is the principal room of the house, and is a 
large and splendid apartment completely filling the center 
of the building. The main doorway opens directly into 
it without the intervention of a vestibule. It is paneled in 
oak to the ceiling, with broad-channeled pilasters that sup- 
port the beams, which are strongly molded in white plaster 
with plain panels of the same material. The room is 
lighted by windows on the two longer sides, there being 
four in each, with a central doorway. The ends are filled 
with doorways and openings to the adjoining rooms. On 
the left the middle opening admits to the staircase, which 
is thus completely enclosed, and ascends to the second story 
between solidly paneled walls. At the summit they lead to 
a corridor that extends along the front of the house*and 
from which the principal rooms open. ‘The woodwork, 
including the molded frames of the doors and windows, 
is oak. There is a choice collection of old furniture here, 
including some elaborately carved cabinets and chests. The 
walls are hung with a two-toned green paper. 
There are many objects of interest in the lower hall. The 
furniture is, for the most part, antique, and is covered 
with red silk damask and with tapestry, or with red leather. 
There are handsomely carved cabinets and many beautiful 
ornaments. ‘The sidelights are silver in candle form, and 
are applied to the pilasters, while in two of the corners 
stand a pair of immense wrought-iron candelabra, fitted 
with electricity. The. mantel is Caen stone, with red brick 
lining and a hearth of Welsh tile; the large antique and- 
irons are of wrought iron. ‘The floor is hardwood and is 
almost completely covered with a single vast oriental rug. 
A final note of color is supplied by the superb portiéres of 
crimson silk damask that hang before the great openings 
at each end of the hall. 
An even more extended catalogue of the contents of this 
spacious room would, however, be quite deficient in convey- 
ing an idea of its charm. It is a room permeated with 
cheer. Its great size affords ample scope for abundant fur- 
nishings without the least suggestion of over-crowding; and 
its lighting is so bountiful and brilliant that the entire room 
speaks a hearty welcome that seems the true hall quality, 
a quality often sought, but seldom obtained so completely 
as here. 
The other chief rooms are naturally subordinate to this 
splendid apartment. On the right are the library and den; 
on the left, the dining-room and breakfast-room. ‘The ter- 
race or inner front being regarded as the more important, 
the library and dining-room are on that side; the other 
rooms are on the entrance front. 
The library is paneled in oak to the ceiling. ‘The panels 
are arranged in two tiers, a lower or wainscot series and 
a longer upright row. ‘The cornice is finely detailed, and 
the white plaster ceiling enriched with an oval wreath and 
garlands of leaves. The mantel is Caen stone. The room, 
being located in one of the corner pavilions, has windows 
on two sides. These are supplied with thin, white sash- 
curtains, and inner curtains of rich blue-green tapestry. 
The furniture is chiefly antique, and includes a number of 
interesting pieces. One whole side is completely shelved 
with built-in shelving. ‘The sidelights are bronze. 
A corridor adjoins the library and affords a means of 
access to the side porch from the central hall. Beyond 
it is the den, which, as has been stated, is on the entrance 
front. Its walls are encased with a high panel of oak, 
divided into narrow, upright panels, above which is a 
frieze of brown and gold, and a dentaled cornice. The wood 
