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immediately in face is a large piece of figure 

 tapestry, and below it is an immense daven- 

 port. It is lighted by a pair of windows, be- 

 neath which is a sculptured flower box. 



Glazed doors, on the right, admit one to 

 the stair hall. This is dominated by a vast bay 

 window, which fills almost the whole of the 

 wall adjoining the porte cochere. It is shallow 

 in projection and is filled with leaded glass. 

 The stairs rise below the window and mount 

 on two sides of the hall. The room is com- 

 pletely paneled in dark oak, and has a floor of 

 the same rich-hued wood. The hand rail is 

 elaborately carved, with an interlaced pierced 

 design. The beamed ceiling has white panels. 

 There are many decorative objects here. On 

 the upper walls are great pieces of Gobelin 



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The walls on the stairs are completely paneled 

 in wood, and above is a corridor or passage, 

 with rooms opening on either side, while at the 

 further end connection is made with the kitchen 

 and service rooms. 



The first room on the left is the living-room 

 or library. It has a hardwood floor with an 

 Oriental rug. The walls are covered with 

 green damask. The plain ceiling is white. 

 One whole side constitutes an inglenook. In 

 the center is the fireplace, let into a piece of 

 yellow marble, which fills the whole of the 

 lower wall. Above Is a hooded mantel shelf. 

 At each end are built-in seats, and on either 

 side of the mantel is a small niche-like window, 

 each finished with a very complete but mimic 

 equipment of lights and curtains. On each 



A Continuous Band of Shrubbery Surrounds the Outer Edge of all the Lawns ; low Blooming 

 Plants Mark the Beginning of the Tree Enclosure 



The Lily Pond Lies in a Deep R; 



Neighboring Lands Are Bi 



tapestry; on the stair landing a tall case clock; beside the doors to the main hall is a pair of 

 elaborately designed wrought iron candlesticks; a richly carved alabaster vase stands below 

 the stairs; and on the side walls are groups of shields and spears. A great brass lantern hangs 

 from the ceiling. 



Another pair of glazed doors admit to the main hall. While not the center of the plan, this 

 room is unquestionably the center of the house. It is a large square apartment decorated in 

 a very elaborate manner. The walls arc divided into large panels by decorated pilasters which 

 support the cornice. With the exception of the wall adjoining the entrance all the intervening 

 space is paneled in wood. The wall constituting the exception has low bookcases beneath 

 panels filled with old gold and dull yellow damask. The ceiling, which is decorated with a 

 very elaborate geometrical design, is slightly curved. The mantel and fireplace is at the op- 

 posite end from the entrance; the opening is of white marble, with an arch closed by a pierced 

 metal screen, glazed. Above is a richly carved old clock applied to a festoon of red velvet. 

 The furniture, of red velvet and gold, includes many rich pieces, including a superh table and 

 an elaborately gilt commode. A great piece of Flemish tapestry covers a part of one wall 

 The hardwood floor is almost completely covered with an immense Oriental rug. 



On the left is a raised alcove which constitutes the music room On two sides are low 

 bookcases, above which the walls are covered with old gold and yellow damask-the material 

 that also appears in the panels of the main hall. These, in their turn, form a background to 

 finT° U l. P , a ' nt '" gS h"^ up°n them. This room is lighted by a single clustered window 

 filled with leaded glass. The ceiling has beams of oak with white panels In the center 

 stands a grand piano. Opposite this alcove is a broad entrance, with two columns of vellow 

 marble that open onto another short flight of steps leading to the other parts of the house 



The Terrace Is Hedged, with Steps and Va*es of Plants at the Point of Entrar 



At the 



to the 



are two yellow 

 ak to the beamed ceiling, which 



side of the fireplace is a tall brass candlestick 

 marble columns with gilt capitals. 



Immediately beyond is the billiard-room. It is paneled in 

 has white panels. At the end of the room is a large bay window which completely di 

 it; the clustered lights are filled with leaded glass. The floor is oak and the rugs Oriental. 

 The entrance is effected by a large round archway; in the adjoining wall, being thus between 

 the billiard-room and the library, are two glazed round arched windows, the glass containing 

 arms in colors. The furniture of the room is in brown leather. 



Across the passage, on the right, and which has a paneled wainscot below walls 

 with green brocade, is the dining-room. It is paneled in oak, with a broad plain yello\ 

 The beams of the ceiling are picked out with gold and the panels are of warrr 

 leather. The windows have drab sash curtains. At one end is a large sideboard 

 other an immense credence table, both elaborately carved. The fireplace is on one si 



overed 

 frieze. 

 brown 

 at the 

 :, with 



-,e Is of Stone as Is ihe End Conta 

 Distinguished by lb Great Windo> 



an opening faced with yellow brick and a broad shelf above. On the opposite side is a large 

 crystal cabinet. The furniture is covered with green velvet. At each end is a small cabinet. 

 While the house rises directly from the ground at the entrance under the porte cochere it 

 is actually built on a terrace, which is very distinctly developed on the other sides. It is com- 

 pletely inclosed within a hedge growing at the summit of the grassed slopes which retain it, 

 and interrupted only where the paths lead to the lower grounds, which are reached by steps, 

 at the top of which are vases filled with plants. A very delightful place this terrace is, for 

 it Is quite wide enough to be a garden in itself, with broad, well-kept paths and ample 

 lawns. The planting here, however, is restrained, and is scarcely more than a few individual 

 evergreens, the more elaborate gardening being reserved for the broader spaces beyond. The 



