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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



April, 1907 



Upon ascending the "companionway" 

 from the "social hall" one reaches the hall 

 of the main floor, from which the various 

 rooms of the house are reached. At the 

 end is the library, which is octagonal in 

 form, and is a delightful room. It is 

 treated in the Louis XV style, and has 

 paneled walls of French walnut with the 

 carvings relieved with gold. The mantel is 

 of Breche-violet marble, which is very finely 

 veined, and is beautiful in its rich and deli- 

 cate colorings. The ceiling is handsomely 

 decorated, and the room is furnished with 

 furniture of PVench walnut, which is in har- 

 mony with the style of the apartment. 



The "dining-saloon" has paneled walls 

 from the floor to the ceiling. The ceiling 



A Happy Thought Has the Placing of the Living-room in the Second Story, Thereby 

 Insuring an Unobstructed View of the Ocean at the Front and the River 

 at the Back with the Surrounding Country Beyond 



front of the door, with settles placed on either side with arms 

 formed of carved dolphins, carries out the nautical character- 

 istics predominating throughout the house. 



Upon "embarking" one finds himself in the "social hall," 

 which has walls ceiled with narrow beaded North Carolina 

 pine, oiled and varnished, while the trimmings are painted 

 old ivory white. A white painted cornice surrounds the room 

 at the intersection of the wall and ceiling. 



A touch of warmth and color is given to the interior by 

 the crimson velvet covering on the floor and by the crimson 

 upholstered furniture, together with the white bits of 

 statuary. A broad stairway, with white painted balustrades, 

 starts in the center of the room, opposite the front door, and 

 rises to the main floor. To the right of the stairway is the 

 "Purser's Ofl'ice" and the "Bridal Stateroom," indicated by 

 the brass plates placed over the entrance door of each apart- 

 ment. To the left is the entrance to the side hall, which 

 communicates with the kitchen, laundry, servants' room, and 

 bath, and the usual necessary dependencies, all of which are 

 fitted with the best modern conveniences. A "lower deck" 

 surrounds this part of the house. 



The "Social Hall" with Walls Ceiled with North Carolina Pine, Trimmings of Ivory "White and 

 Upholstery and Rugs of Crimson, Presents a Cheery Feeling Upon " Embarkation" 



is beamed, and between these beams the 

 wall is stenciled in colors, and the whole 

 treated with a greenish white color scheme. 

 The mantel is of Verona red marble. The 

 old pieces of mahogany furniture and the 

 old copper lamp over the dining table are 

 interesting types of the antique. French 

 windows open on to the "upper deck," from 

 which an unobstructed view of the ocean is 

 obtained. 



The "deck" is inclosed with a rope rail- 

 ing, the same as is used for steamboats. 

 The entire wall space toward the building is 

 painted Indian red, outlined with a Grecian 

 border. The "Captain's Stateroom" and 

 bathroom occupy the remaining part of 

 this floor, the former being treated In a 

 very dainty and "nautical" manner. The 

 bathroom is furnished with up-to-date 

 porcelain fixtures and exposed nickelplated 

 plumbing. 



