At the far end of the hallway was a card table. Mr. Beall's hobby was playing cards. There were several hands of cards displayed on the table. To the right of the table, was a grand staircase. Miss Beall pointed out the carved designs around the border of the ceiling and the staircase was made from faux marble.
Faux marble is a technique that is used to paint something to look like real marble.
Family members used white paint, a quill that they dipped in black ink and aqua paint to squiggle lines that resembled cracks. From there, we went to the drawing room. It's called the drawing room because the ladies would withdraw to this room while the men went to another to gather and talk. This room was also used to teach proper etiquette . Young girls practiced their needlepoint and had tea on a small table that had a China tea set.