November, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



425 



1 Is in Rose and Gold 



The Library Is Finished in Oak with a Beamed Ceiling 



andirons are gilded. The hardwood floor is almost com- 

 pletely covered with an immense and very beautiful Oriental 

 rug. The cornice contains a concealed lighting system for 

 the illumination of the superb collection of paintings with 

 which the walls are crowded, and which cover practically all 

 the available space. 



The magnificent great hall is the largest room in the house 

 and is, perhaps, twenty-five feet wide and sixty feet long. 

 It is lighted by three great windows overlooking the principal 

 terrace, and is two stories in height, with an overhanging 

 balcony, supported on carved brackets, entirely around it. 

 The walls are paneled to the balcony in American quartered 



om the Great Hal! 



Mr. Converse's Study Is Hung with Spanish Leather Above an Oak Wainscot 



