House and Garden 
The walls are paneled with black oak 
brought from medieval castles in France and 
Germany. The fireplace is a massive design 
of the period of Francis I., now, as in its pre¬ 
vious existence in a distant land, a social, 
livable feature amid stately surroundings. An 
old fire-back leans against the brickwork of the 
opening, and the tall wrought-iron fire dogs 
have the initial letter of King Francis resting 
on a crescent and surmounted by a crown. 
cles of warfare, heraldic devices and portraits 
of historic persons,—the parents of Mary, 
Queen of Scots, Henrietta Maria, the wife of 
Charles I., and Marie de Medici are among 
them. 
It is interesting to note that in the plan of 
the great hall, walls and ceiling were arranged 
to fit the old carved panels, and so thoroughly 
in unison with this permanent furnishing are 
the movable effects that one might be trans- 
THE OLD FARMHOUSE’ 
The details of the supports and the over-mantel 
indicate the craftsman’s love for his work, the 
combining of artisanship with artistic creation. 
The ceiling shows the heavy oak timbers 
with gray plaster between, and, at the end of 
the hall, balancing the fireplace, is a staircase 
of an early English pattern leading to an open 
gallery with carved archways. 
The plastered wall above the oak paneling 
is decorated with old tapestries, ancient arti- 
lated in spirit back to the Middle Ages, while 
still, in the flesh, be within a few hours of our 
American metropolis. 
Some of the Henry II. chairs are covered 
with old Genoese velvet in the matchless red 
that our modern dyes are incapable of repro¬ 
ducing, the seams finished with gold braid 
toned by age to a soft brown. 
The great hall has an outside entrance that 
brings it into close relations with the gardens, 
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