April, 1911 
painted white, above which they are 
covered with a paper showing a white 
floral design on a gray background. 
The chintz coverings of the furniture 
give a touch of color to the decora- 
tive scheme. The ingle-nook is the 
important feature of the room. It 
has an open fireplace, tile facings 
and hearth, and a mantel and over- 
mantel. Low bookcases are also 
built on either side of the fireplace. 
The dining-room is the most pre- 
tentious room in the house. It is a 
splendid apartment, long and broad 
in its proportions. ‘The principal 
feature here is the scheme for the 
wall decoration, which is most un- 
usual, and it is particularly handsome, 
as it is carried out in harmony with 
the architecture of the house and il- 
lustrates the classic feeling. To 
describe the effect of these wall paint- 
ings upon one when entering, would 
be impossible. While the illustra- 
tions show the detail and outlines of 
the designs, they do not present the 
coloring, which is the most important 
feature of the paintings. It is in reality an “Italian Fan- 
tisee,” and is the work of the well known mural painter, 
George Porter Fernald, of Boston, Mass. Broad door- 
ways at one end of the room give access to it from the 
staircase hall, while at the opposite end of the room the 
broad windows furnish ample light and ventilation, and 
open directly onto the garden, which is built at the rear 
of the house. The fireplace has marble facings and hearth 
and a paneled over-mantel, in which is placed a painting to 
carry out the decorative scheme of this side of the room. 
Oriental rugs placed on a highly polished floor, and ma- 
hogany furniture and antique cabinets complete the fur- 
nishings of this room. 
The service end of the house is built in a separate wing 
and includes a large butler’s pantry, finished in white 
enamel, a kitchen thoroughly equipped with every modern 
appliance, a servants’ hall and laundry, while a private 
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The garden front 
stairway leads to the servants’ quarter in the second story 
of the extension. 
The second floor of the main house contains Ni 
Devens’ boudoir and bedroom, which are treated wita wa.i- 
enamel trim and gray and white striped wall covering. Mir. 
Devens’ room has also white enamel trim and the walls are 
covered with crimson poppies. [he guest rooms are all 
treated in a particular color scheme. Each of the room: 
connects either with a private or a general bathroom, whici 
is tiled and furnished with all the best modern improve- 
ments. 
The second story porch, opening from Mrs. Devens’ 
room, is screened and enclosed so as to be used as an out- 
door sleeping-room. 
The garden, built at the rear of the house, was made 
from the clearing in the woods, and is enclosed with a ter- 
raced wall. From this garden broad vistas are obtained 
The den 
The dining-room 
