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An l&th Century moryiing room, com¬ 
plete in every detail, is paneled in un¬ 
stained pine, with recessed bookshelves. 
There are comfortable chairs about. A 
glazed chintz is used on some of the 
upholstered furniture and is repeated in 
the curtams. The principal pictures are 
English prints framed in black glass 
mats. By the window stands a large 
writing desk with two old lamps and 
silver writing appointments. The chan¬ 
delier is crystal and side fixtures silver 
The first stairs landing shows a pic¬ 
turesque spired carved wooden stairway 
leading to the floors above. In place of 
a newel is a wrought iron swan of fan¬ 
tastic shape attached to the central pil¬ 
lar. The heavy carved brackets under 
the treads, the twisted carving of the 
central pillar and the delicate lines of 
the wrought iron rail with its slim spin¬ 
dles are unusual and distinctive features 
of this architectural element. Under 
the treads the wood has been antiqued 
