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with white velvet decorated with a similar pattern in green 

 and pink; a curtain of the same fabric hangs over the en- 

 trance doorway. The grand piano, in one corner, has an 

 exquisite cover of light-colored brocade. There are some 

 fine pieces of old furniture in the room, which is lighted by 

 side lights. 



The dining-room is on the opposite side of the hall, and 

 overlooks the ocean; it has windows on three sides, two of 

 which directly face the water. It is beautifully designed In 

 the Dutch style. The color scheme Is blue and white. The 

 walls are incased with a high paneling In natural oak, which 

 reaches to the tops of the doors; It carries a shelf on which 



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secting circles, the whole being crowned with a shelf. There 

 are numerous pictures above, chiefly hunting scenes. The 

 plain cornice corresponds to the wood used below. The 

 ceiling Is plain, with three central lights depending from the 

 center over the table. The floor is stained green. The fur- 

 niture Is of oak, covered with green leather. The buff win- 

 dow curtains have bands of green with billiard ornaments 

 on the lambrequins. 



On the south side of the house Is a portico In two stories; 

 a long flight of steps descends from this to the sunken gar- 

 den which has been built on this side. It is alsO' reached by 

 steps from the entrance and ocean front, and Is a true sunken 



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The Drawing-room Is Pink and White : the Furniture Includes Some Fine Old Pieces of Great Variety 



are placed a number of blue and white pieces of pottery, a 

 couple of fine Wedgwood plaques, a Delia Robbia relief, 

 and other ornaments. All these stand In relief against the 

 frieze of plain pale blue. The celling Is beamed, with panels 

 of light blue. There Is a blue and white rug on the hard- 

 wood floor, and the oak furniture has covers of blue leather. 

 The mantel, which supports a paneled overmantel, has fac- 

 ings of dark buff Roman brick. The side of the room which 

 adjoins the hall Is, as has been stated, completely filled with 

 glazed doors, over which are blue and white curtains. The 

 curtains at the windows are of blue velvet. 



The bllllard-room Is In the same wing on the front of the 

 house. The walls have a wainscot of green stained oak in 

 upright boards; above are panels of rough plaster with Inter- 



garden, contained within bricked walls, surmounted by a 

 paneled balustrade. Marble statues stand at the base of 

 each of the side steps. There is a fine . old well head in the 

 center, and the surrounding space Is laid out with panels of 

 grass and borders of flowers. The walls are covered with 

 \-Ines and partly screened with hedges. 



While the house sets well back In Its surrounding land, it 

 Is still a considerable distance from the ocean. The ocean 

 front has a long porch, below which Is the tennis court. The 

 buildings are completed with the bathing pavilion, which Is 

 designed in harmony with the other structures and which Is 

 directly In the center on the extreme ocean edge. It is a 

 gracious two-story structure, with an upper belvedere, or ob- 

 servatorv. a fine outlook pleasantly arranged. 



