December, 1908 



AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



461 



which seems the keynote of the whole place : "The wilder- 

 ness and solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert 

 shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose." The door itself is 

 oak, solidly paneled below but glazed above. It opens into 

 a small vestibule, paneled in wood painted white, with an 

 arched ceiling, from which depends a Japanese lantern. A 

 second door leads into the hall, which fills the center of the 

 house. It, also, is paneled in wood painted white, there 

 being large rectangular panels above a wainscot of smaller 

 ones. The stairs are on the right and rise against the en- 

 trance front, being brilliantly lighted by the great triple win- 

 dow whose solid lower panels are a striking feature of the 



ing the precipice is a rectangular bay window that affords a 

 wonderful view of the deep valley below, the lake that shines 

 beyond in the distance, and mountains that, afar off, close in 

 the entire outlook. 



On the left of the hall are two small rooms, the more 

 important of which is Mr. Chanler's smoking-room and 

 library, which is at the back of the house. It is paneled 

 in oak to the ceiling, and has a molded cornice. The fire- 

 place has facings of red brick with a hearth of Welsh tile, 

 and is contained within a molded frame. The mantel shelf 

 is supported on carved corbels. The curtains are of yellow 

 and silver brocade. One entire wall is lined with book 



The summer-house in the woods 



exterior. The carpet is an Oriental pattern in red, blue and 

 green. The windows opposite the entrance are hung with 

 curtains of rich rose damask silk, and electric lights are 

 supplied by side fixtures of brass. 



The drawing-room is on the right and occupies the whole 

 of that wing of the house. It is lighted by windows on 

 three sides, all of which are furnished with curtains of rose 

 damask. The walls are white with molded panels and a 

 simple classic frieze supports the plain white ceiling. The 

 mantelpiece is of carved white marble with facings and 

 hearth of polished mottled white marble; the fireplace fix- 

 tures are brass. The furniture is covered with rose damask 

 silk and some handsome Oriental rugs are laid upon the 

 hardwood floor. Two panels of the wall are filled with low 

 bookcases, and the wall light fixtures are brass. Overlook- 



shelves. Opposite this, on the entrance front, is a room for 

 arranging flowers and a passage to the service rooms. 



Further on is the dining-room, which is finished in ma- 

 hogany. There is a paneled wainscoting, above which the 

 walls are hung with green silk damask. The cornice and 

 ceiling are in white plaster. The furniture is antique. The 

 carpet is green and the window curtains of green damask. 

 The mantel is mahogany, with facings and hearth of mottled 

 marble. The wall lights are silver, and the portraits are 

 family heirlooms. Just without is a small porch that serves 

 as a breakfast room. It is enclosed within brick walls on 

 three sides, with sandstone columns on the open side which 

 overlooks the garden. The floor is brick, laid in herring- 

 bone fashion. 



You come out on to the garden porch from the main hall 



