September, 1920 
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CHINESE ROOMS 
in the NEW YORK 
During his wide consular experience, 
M. Liebert was stationed many years 
in the Far East and has acquired a re¬ 
markable collection of Chinese furnish¬ 
ings and antiques. Rarely are these 
Oriental wares combined so successful¬ 
ly in a modern home as in this dining 
room. The furniture is black wood of 
the 16 th and 17 th Centuries. The por¬ 
tieres are vivid red, old Chinese bro¬ 
cade 
Over the fireplace in the living room is hung 
a suit of armor of ceremony, belonging once 
to a Manchu prince. Here also the furniture 
is black wood—a wood harder than teak and 
not so hard as ebony. Chinese hangings and 
carvings elaborate the walls and mantel 
shelf. The piano is covered with embroi¬ 
dered Chinese dresses 
HOMEo/M. GASTON 
LIEBERT 
Consul General of France 
On the other side of the living room is a 
wide divan with pillows of rich Chinese 
silks. As in the dining room, the walls are 
covered with a neutral grass cloth, which 
furnishes a good background for the em¬ 
broideries and paintings that fill most of 
the wall space. The lamps are Chinese 
lacquer ivith Chinese silk shades 
