New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-14
MMLLE. RACHELs HOUSE AND FURNITURE

ministration from which it emanated.
MMLLE. RACHELS HOUSE AND FURNITURE.
Rachel. the Incompatible French Tragedien. for
reason or other about sell her hotel We translate from
French letter the following account Of the establishment
offered for purchase II may prove not unineresng
the description of the household rRraa Of parsonage
noted for her taste and It's qualification amply seconded bya
large fortune Perhaps also American may be in
duced buy the hotel stands from reading this cata
logue Of IFS merits and ata actions.
Trudon ST. in PARIS is at the end OF very que, thorough
fare which forms angle between Caumartn and Neuye
des Maihurnsts This last into Chauseed Antinst.
the other into the Boulevard of Capucne and is in the
heart Of taE Paris Thus much the precise locality for
the information Of Americans The dence Of the ustr
Gus artist enjoys air and space from large courtyard
planted with trces and belonging to Oh hotel facing il
II has the foundation and thick walls OF house which
twelve years ago belonged to NJ walewskey, AZ present
ambassador to the Court OF 81 james MademDise Rachel
called in one OF the intelligent architects of Pars NJ
Charles Duva the whose elegant plan Of the Central
Market Halls has such fair chance OF being adopted at
this moment and arranged with him for the reconstruction
and srbuton OF her house.
The outsde has an elegant appearance An entire SOL
lofty story piano notgic as the Italians say attic with
the garnet windows hidden and four windows across This
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Louis XIV in its conces chambranos and balconies. The
entrance no A. by covered doorway porto cochero) in
oak The aLs laid in wood deaden the noise OF coach
wheels conducts to court yard sufficiently large TO turn
vehicle in This alice is in the style Of Louis XIV with
pasters foliage and has reefs On the right the comfor
table quarters of The house porter concierge communicate
with the kitchen etc Then comes what Is sAied in Paris
the hge and the stairway which is wonder of beauty
This stairway is of the chivarc gothic with columns ogves
youssures statues and all that could be required Of stone
carved and sculpured The stairway master piece OF
design and execution 1t is lit from above in mystic
mysterious mancer through eupola of colored glass
adorned with carved foliage and provided with bronze
bell to announce the arrival of visitors At the foot of this
stairway fOwerstands candeebrn and aTmHres With
out going lower we shall finish the ground.Aoor
AT the bottom of the stairway is little where domes
tics and tradespeope wait Windows OF ground white glass;
in lace pattern adorn the ground floor The stable for five
horses in the cellar with easy descent Alongside the
stable is heater distributing through the house the steam
which free the objections of heated air injurious to
some constitutions II also connects with the bath house
The court yard is square decked with iyy and having an
elegant fountain visible from the entry The wall which
bounds the neghborng gardens and at the foot of which
boxes Of gay plants
Ascending TO the entreol find oak doors with iron
ornaments Here is little ani-chamber Of oak A door
to the left leads to dining hall Its aspect is 1t
was Hermone who wied these walls, this ceiling these
draperes il her antique hand which has displayed these
Tuscan vases The decoration il Etruscan Fawnc oored
profles worked in black, frightened with cinnabar are
succeed on white ground On the windows the slken
6bres of Meelna woven doubtless by Lucrecia and pro
badly embroidered by Penelope with Grecian skill
rased with chamo tissue, patterns modelled from Her
cuaneu On all sides superby carved woods especi
ally on the chimney piece Etruscan Vases upon the
latter In the center are table and lamp The antiquity
Of the does not include the cubcuus OF the Romans
but comfortable chairs instead.
At the end of Pompeian dining is the pantry. An
immense closet of highly carved oak contains Of the
bert stocks of sve,ware in Paris This evidently will
be sold Through the pantry arrived the economically
disposed kitchen Returning the ante chamber and
ing to the right we enter the Salon Of Conversation passing
rapidly from Rome to Smyrna and from Etrura Japan
Here everything Is bright smiling. charming This salon
has three windows opening the courtyard and neghbor
ing gardens The ceiling is white Rich Persian and Chi
nese stufs hang around closet is in the style Here
are thousands thousands of objects Of
and curiosity from various countries seyrs worries
bronzes medaons medieval treasures amora grotesque
Chinese and japanese productions etc. concentrated in
the richest profusion.
Then come some rare paintings by celebrated artists
splendid library Of 5000 volumes carefully bound among
The easures Besde this are fine pieces Of s;auary
A. for tie fine furniture and upholstery would occupy too
nue time TO describe them
In word this splendid mansion and is contents FOR
ale Who'll buyl
French hosss have general. ground aOor and above that
very uodere bshf o~sto called ss entire col s5os t1
the ft story NAMED bl, almost the equivalent IN
ish of he trcsory ofar odiesAicned American house