August, 1911 
hall, and the ceiling is plain and without ornamentation. 
The carpet on the hardwood floor is of dark red to 
harmonize with the balance of the room, and the dark old- 
oak furniture is up- 
holstered in the 
same material and 
color as the walls. 
The chimney breast 
is supported by 
pilasters. Lhe 
mantel is of carved 
wood, the fireplace 
facings and hearth 
of polished red 
Numidian marble, 
the linings of red 
brick. A copy of 
Guido Reni’s cele- 
brated painting of 
‘“‘Aurora’’ is let into 
the frame of the 
over-mantel. It was 
executed in Rome 
from the original 
by special permis- 
sion of the present 
Prince Pellavicini, 
owner of the 
ea Sip g)) iso s.1 
Palace, where on a 
ceiling the original 
was painted by 
Guido. -Mr. Bar- 
ron’s copy is pro- 
nounced by Prince 
Paeliea v 1-6 i n i 
the finest ever 
made. 
On the east end 
of the main hall 
are three windows, 
which are within 
the portico of this 
front; and through 
which the light is 
softened by red velvet curtains. 
case, very broad and spacious, carpeted in red, and with 
white balusters and mahogany rail. 
On the west is the stair- 
It rises to a large oval 
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The staircase 
The water garden and terrace 
seat and white curtains. 
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landing, lighted by a great oval bay window, with a built-in 
This arrangement is enormously 
effective; it admits much more light to the main hall below 
and to the second 
story hall above. 
The form and posi- 
tion of the landing 
are finely adapted 
to create a place so 
delightful in itself 
as this is. The 
stairs divide here, 
and from the land- 
ing continue the 
rise on either side, 
the balustrade be- 
ing continued 
around a circular 
opening in the 
upper floor. 
Two rooms open 
from the main 
hall, the library and 
the — dining-room; 
the first is on the 
left,the other on the 
right. The library 
is finished in oak, 
with a wood dado 
of five feet. The 
upper walls are 
hung in green vel- 
vet, this being the 
prevailing color of 
the room. The 
curtains are green, 
likewise the carpet 
and the furniture. 
The wood oak 
mantel is richly 
carved; the fire- 
place has facings 
and hearth of dark 
red sandstone, with 
red brick _ lining. 
Most of the walls are based with bookcases, with leaded 
glass doors richly but quietly ornamented. The dining- 
room is treated in olive green and white, with white 
