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portraits complete the ornaments of the hall. The portrait 

 over the staircase is that of Moses Y. Beach, the founder of 

 the New York Sun, and the grandfather of the present 

 owner. 



The columns and archway between the drawing-room and 

 library are very effective. The library has an old Franklin 

 stove with brass trimmings built in the fireplace and resting 

 on a red-tiled hearth. Facings of similar tile are provided, 

 harmonizing well with the Lake Coma marble mantel. An 

 old banjo clock, a Queen Anne mirror hung over the antique 

 tea table, an Empire bookcase and chairs, form a happy and 

 harmonious furnishing for the room. 



inclosed with glass doors in small lights. The radiator for 

 this room is also a plate warmer, which is a great convenience 

 for a pantry, specially where the kitchen is on another floor. 

 A staircase leads down into the butler's pantry on the level 

 with the kitchen, which is also fitted up with a dresser and 

 ice-box. A laundry off the kitchen is fitted with porcelain 

 tubs. There are plenty of closets and dressers provided in 

 all the service part of the house. 



The second floor of the old house contained a hall room at 

 the rear and a bathroom where the stairs to the third story 

 now ascend. The bathroom was removed to the third floor 

 for the use of the servants, and a staircase, the same as the 



The Archway Beneath the Double Stairway, with the Bay Window Beyond 



The sun-room has the same wooden cornice as the library, 

 and, together with the trim, is painted ivory white, while the 

 wall space is painted an ivy green. This room is in- 

 closed with glass, and is furnished with green willow fur- 

 niture and upholstery of turkey red, and a rug of two- 

 tone red. 



The dining-room is a very handsome apartment. It is fur- 

 nished with mahogany. The sideboard, china-cabinet, table 

 and chairs are of the Sheraton style, except that the table 

 has a pillar, instead of the corner legs of a true Sheraton 

 dining-table, which is in good taste, but it might be noted 

 that Sheraton never designed a pillar table. 



The butler's pantry is conveniently placed, and contains a 

 butler's sink, dresser, with drawers below and shelves above, 



main stairs, was continued to the third floor. The rear hall 

 bedroom, being twelve by twelve feet, and containing two 

 large windows, formed an excellent position for the bath- 

 room. Ample space was taken off this room for a linen 

 closet. 



The bathroom was wainscoted in white enameled tile and 

 finished with a blue and white egg and dart molded cap. The 

 fixtures are of porcelain, and the Roman bathtub is supplied 

 with a shower and needle bath equipment. Over the Roman 

 lavatory is placed a medicine closet with a beveled plate 

 mirror, and with electric fixtures at each side. All the hard- 

 ware trimmings for the bathroom are nickelplated. 



The front hall room has a wall decoration in warm gray 

 stripped wall covering, with a frieze of baskets of pink roses 



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