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fountain with a jet of water; then spacious lawns, on which 
are planted a few evergreens and clumps of grasses; the 
outer borders are everywhere thickly shrubbed. In the 
retaining wall below the house is a shallow recess with a 
marble seat, and on the inner side is a vast hillside, partly 
native rock, but now completely overgrown with vines and 
plants: honeysuckle, hardy phlox, asters, zinnias, golden 
glow—exactly the right sort of flowers to grow here in the 
semi-wild profusion. The stable, hidden by the trees and 
shrubs, is at the farthest inside corner and is almost com- 
pletely hidden by the thick foliage in which it is concealed. 
The entrance to the house is a small vaulted hall, with 
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as well as from the hall. It has a high wainscot of oak in 
simple oblong panels, the walls above being treated with 
rough plaster painted sage-green. The upper borders 
around the door and window adjoining the fireplace are 
blue. ‘The ceiling has beams of oak with blue panels. The 
fireplace is of Caen stone and the floor is hardwood with 
Oriental rugs. The room is lighted by three great windows 
with arched tops, which give upon the terrace. It contains 
some fine old carved cabinets. 
Beyond it, and entered from the farthest corner, is the 
den. This is a small square room, covered with a groined 
vault, painted blue, with gold stars. It has a paneled oak 
The dining-room contains a remarkable collection of old pewter 
the stairs to the right under the arcade on which the vault 
is carried. ‘There is a mosaic floor, and a high oak panel- 
ing, above which are Venetian-red tympanums under the 
arches. he reception-room is immediately to the left. It 
is designed in the Pompeiian style, developed in light colors. 
The ceiling is curved, with painted panels and a border in 
gay colors carried all around the edges. The mantel is 
decorated with reliefs, and has facings of blue-glazed tiles; 
above it is a built-in mirror. The walls are pale-blue and 
are paneled with moldings of white and yellow. The hard- 
wood floor has a central rug, and there is a set of Adam’s 
furniture. ‘The windows have white lace curtains. On one 
panel hangs an old blue-and-gold mirror. 
The living-room may be entered from the reception-room 
wainscot five feet in height which supports a shelf; the 
upper walls are rough plaster, left white. There is a 
built-in seat at the base of the wainscot with brown velvet 
cushions, and the leather-covered chairs are of the same 
hue. ‘The fireplace has facings of red brick. A lamp-like 
chandelier depends from the center of the vault. The walls 
and shelves are thronged with bric-a-brac. 
The dining-room is on the inner side of the house and 
is two steps above the living-room. It has an oak wainscot 
five feet in height, with upper walls of French gray and a 
small classic border at the summit. The ceiling is beamed 
in oak, with panels of French gray. On three sides of 
room are large recesses, or open cabinets, built within the 
walls, paneled throughout and shelved. Here is displayed 
