88 
House and Garden 
September, 1909 
The dining-room paper is ivory white with a green pattern, copied from 
an old house in North Carolina 
parts of it are in this issue. So far as possible it was 
attempted to make each room illustrate a certain style of 
furniture; thus the dining-room is furnished principally 
in the Sheraton style, the chairs, dining-table, one side¬ 
board and a cellaret belonging to that period; while the 
two other sideboards belong to the style which harmonizes 
best with the Sheraton, that is to say the Hepplewhite. 
The chairs are remarkably fine and are a set which came 
from an old house in New Jersey. Almost all the pieces 
on the sideboard are genuine old specimens of Georgian 
silver and Sheffield plate. 
The drawing-room is a stately one, 16^ feet wide and 36 
feet in length. The furniture is not so much indicative of 
one style, but is, however, harmonious and belonging to the 
English designs of the Georgian Era. Among the treasures 
is a beautiful pair of large Hepplewhite mirrors (found in 
Philadelphia) and a splendid Chippendale upholstered 
arm-chair, the carving of which is gilded. On either side 
of the fireplace is a large Dresden Mayflower vase, between 
White woodwork and genuine old Colonial furniture prevail in the 
bedrooms 
which is seen a handsome old brass fender, five and a half 
feet long. Above, on the mantelshelf, is a pair of fine old 
French bronzes of the time of Napoleon 1 , one by Deleselle, 
the other by A. L. Veel. The main architectural features of 
the drawing-room are the large white mantelpiece, the 
window seats at both ends, and a good plaster cornice. 
The woodwork is white and the wall paper a plain rich green, 
the upholstery and the hangings being of the same coloring. 
From the drawing-room one enters the library, a large 
room, in shape and style resembling an old Jacobean hall, 
with a length of 48 feet and a width of 16^ feet. This is 
the only room which is not in the Colonial style, the wood- 
Hillcrest’s acres are notable for the growth of oaks and pines 
work being quartered oak stained a very dark color, while 
the wall covering is a plain rich red; the hangings are of 
a mohair damask of the same color. Most of the furniture 
was imported from England, being old pieces of the seven¬ 
teenth century. There are, however, some good American 
“Queen Anne’’ walnut chairs, and a couple of good seven¬ 
teenth century tables, a very rare one in the foreground. 
A fine olive-wood chest, beautifully carved and of the same 
century, is shown in the illustration. In the rear of the 
library is an octagon-shaped room containing some rare 
specimens of American Chippendale. It is known as the 
Yellow Room, the wall paper being of that color, while 
the furniture covering is woolen rep of a medium dark blue. 
