The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1860-12-19

of course, those identical prints would now ca
SLY bring-but no. without their Vernon Associ.
alton.
! We are all curious to know what was in the
Front Parlor, for to that room came the Chateau
BRAND, and all of the long train of admirers
from all parts of the world, who came to see the
man, for whom alone, of all mankind, Erskine
declared his reverence.
There the elegant looking-glass (Mr. Lear SO
calls it) is the worth of 500, aud the sofa is at
SO, and the five china flower pots are worth,
each, $40, but especially rich stha, room in por-
traits. 1t seems to have been family Portrait
Gallery, thew ashingtOns and Curises and Lafa-
yettes are there, set down at moderate prices,
and probably all in judcious app,aisement; yet
We rould like to know why Mr. Lear should have
placed his own portrait at $50 ard the Generals
at only $50. The appraisal of property is not in
that order. Perhaps We are mistaken about the
uses of these Rooms. In the Font ParlOr, the
window curtains are only Sl6 willie in the New
Room they were Slc0 The company" must
have been seen in the htter, for Martha Wash.
ingtOn was human and iemanine, and 20 lady ev-
er vet lived in civilized lands, but would have
preferred to show the dantier damask.
In the Dining Room, where true old Virginia
hospitality of the highest and most unsulied
Z 3
ing tables are but $50 the mahogany sdeboard
s23, and there ar but ten chairs One ot the
prints that adorred the walls, was the represen-
ta,on OF King Alfred dividing his loi! with the
Pilgrim. In this room also were prints ot Gen
Wolfe, and Rittenho1se and Frankln-abundant-
ly suggestive themes in each of these names Tor
the conversation at me dinner.
The love of the ont door life is shown in the
fact that there were thirty window chairs on the
Piazza
The cosliest arttle in Mrs. Washihgton's old
Room was tine Iece, which must have been
a beauty, as il is estimated at 800 In the room
she retained, the atire furniture Onl$ of the
value of $40.
Rather curiousl, the Enumeration of the furni-
ture of the study commences with seven swords,
four canes, sevenguns, and eleven spy-glasses
these were significant books of study as George
Washington had cad them. This Study" is
not Appropriated, named, as all that was in the
room were the atcles used by the General in
the campaign as surveyor.
The Library rs very interesting catalogue
interesting socially because these are the
books selected y George Washington. a man
who read hacd-read to learn, and formed his
English not ouOf his school, but out of his Ii
brary Woulit not be a clever thing if Mr..
place in his sOerb institution, complete repro-
duction OF it, OOk for book, SO that to all time
the people miht see with what voices of mind
George WaslngtOn surrounded himself?
In the iroI chest, the General could show
something wich few elegant mansions Of our
day of luxur possesses. There are set of shoe
and knee bukles which Mr.. Lear values at $3.50
and his deOratons of the Cincinnati - those
suggestions nobility at whose coming John
Adams mad such grievOus mVtiOn, indicating
that it was me for him to retire into the quiet
of secusionif this order was allowed. Wash
ipgton had no gold and one diamond Cincinnati
eagles wh:h, together, are appraised at over
four hundrd dollars.
The c0rpra,ion of New York, Of that time
men whossbiographies Mr.. Valentine luxuriates
in gentlemen of the old school"
honored teir city and themselves by presenting
the Genel with gold box. This is among the
precious eposits of the iron chest.
And VIII the mention of this gift by city,
our look 1 the interior of Mount Vernon ceases
except t, look at the impressive fact, that this
favoritef the civilized world-this gentleman
by birtlhnd association, whose position no man
dispute--was the owner only of forty-four los
and fif.en ounces of silver plate, in value only
nine hudred dollars.
Such then, was the place where one of the
most e.gant of all our fathers "left off" Ball.
Black Co., Tiffany & Co., the many, many ele
CANT prveyors to the taste and fashion and graz
deur our wealthy, or even moderate families,
can aswer how far their experiences of sales
woulsuggest the parallel.
| b. after all, Mount Vernon had its grandeur
| in th man. SENTINEL.