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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1908 



oak, while the upper walls are 

 lined with a toned fabric in green. 

 Almost the whole of one end of 

 the balcony is occupied by a pipe 

 organ, the console for which is on 

 the main floor beside the fire- 

 place. The ceiling is beamed, 

 with bold, conventional tracery in 

 panels, given an ivory tone. The 

 massive fireplace and overmantel 

 is in Caen stone, with facings of 

 Hauteville marble, the fender and 

 fire irons are bronze. On the 

 floor are handsome Oriental rugs, 

 so large that two suffice to cover 

 the whole room. The furniture 

 is quartered oak. with coverings 

 in green tones. The window cur- 

 tains are of cut velvet, green on a 

 gold ground. While put to every- 

 day use as the living-room of the 

 house, the hall is thronged with 

 works of art and many objects of 

 interest. There are magnificent 

 cloisonne vases, a cabinet of exquisite Japanese ivories, fine 

 bronzes and many other interesting and beautiful things. 



An opening on the 

 right of the fireplace 

 admits one to the 

 staircase hall, contain- 

 ing the stairs to the 

 upper floors. The 

 general design is iden- 

 tical with that of the 

 great hall. The stairs, 

 covered with an Ori- 

 ental rug, are con- 

 tained within a su- 

 perb ramp carved out 

 of the solid wood, a 

 splendid piece of 

 structural furnishing, 

 as rare as it is fine. 

 There is an Oriental 

 rug on the floor, and 

 a couple of exquisite 

 rugs — gems of Mr. 

 Converse's remarka- 

 b 1 e collection — are 

 hung on the walls. 

 Two suits of armor 



The Carriage Porch 



The Evergreens of the Main Terrace 



stand beside the outer door, and 

 from the upper ceiling depends 

 a bronze lamp, with a globe of 

 blown amber glass. 



The corresponding space on the 

 other side of the fireplace admits 

 to the billiard-room, which ex- 

 tends behind the hall to the stair 

 hall. It has a high wainscot of 

 linen panel design of oiled wood 

 that retains its natural color; 

 above are blocks of Caen stone. 

 There is a closely beamed ceiling, 

 with narrow white panels and a 

 Caen stone mantel with fireplace 

 lining of mottled brick and 

 wrought-iron fire irons. The rug 

 is red, with a darker border. The 

 room is lighted by two windows, 

 with curtains of crimson mohair in 

 stripes. The furniture is mahog- 

 any with maroon velvet covering. 

 There are two billiard tables, each 

 lighted by massive bronze electro- 

 liers. The general character of the room is transitional 

 Gothic, which is worked out in admirable taste. 



The library is 

 trimmed with oak. 

 The walls are lined 

 with bookcases, with 

 glazed doors and per- 

 forated carved wood 

 upper panels. Above 

 is a wall hanging of 

 iridescent tapestry 

 whose prevailing 

 tones are green and 

 yellow, and Italian in 

 design. The window 

 draperies are of the 

 same material with 

 mauve borders. The 

 ceiling is beamed. 

 The fireplace has fac- 

 ings of rich green 

 veined marble, and 

 the overmantel is 

 elaborately carved, 

 with a painting of 

 Queen Elizabeth let 

 into the main panel. 



(Condudrd on pagi 429) 



The Pump House for the Water Supply 



Cottage for Employees 



