The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-06

| and elegance anything in the country While there
is notbine gaudy offensive to good taste about IT,
the brilhancy is of 80 overwhelming character as
to almost defy description. Throughout our future
It VIII stand as monument to the muni6 ceuce Of
its protector, and honor to those engaged in its
erection
The interior is approached from Chestnut street by
wide fight Of steps leading to an arched doorway
! OF ornamt ntal design, most elaborately finished.
The oiled walnut doors alone are said to have cost
| 500, and we imagine, from their MASSIVE appear
ance, that they are worth at least that sum. The
visitor is ushered into the spacious hail. around
| which are ranged pillars OF Scagliola marble ana
| porphyry. This hall leads directly through the
building, dividing 1t into two parts 1t is entirely
| covered with delicate frescoing by Messrs.
| X. Keyser & Co One OF the features OF the whole
house is the fact that there is no paper upon
the walls The basement is painted IN oil oil a rich
pearl color and the rest of building Is of fresco,
and it is scarcely possible TO conceive of anything
more magnificent On the right of the en-.
trance is an immense parlor, IS feet wide
by 20 feet IN Depth and arranged that by the use
OF sliding doors 1t can be divided into two apart
ments. The doors throughout the first story
are Of rosewood. and were made by Mr.. Evers of
New York through the rest of the house they are
of black walnut, inlaid with butternut The parlor
mantel.pIeces are real works of art They are of
pure white marble, and each side are tul.length
statuettes of DR.. Jaynes daughters, and on the
keystone OF each arch are busts of his two sons
one of whom IS deceased The marble work of the
entire building including the front, was done by
Mr.. struthers, and the statuarg by Mr. Bailey.
Hlhe parlors are frescOed in panelling, and the
heavy cornice is relieved by the Introduction CT gilt
moldngs, giving great effect to the apartment. Di
recty opposite to the man parlor IS the reception
room, which is finished in the same styIe the CELL
irap daida hain of fros Tba In
this loom is Of California marble, by Jacoby, and
is an exquisite piece Of workmansh immediately
in the rear of the recept.on.room is the
stairway leading to the attic, and the
opening covered by an immense skyhght
of stained glass; The visitor passes through
between massive pillars OF scagliola marble,
set on pedestals of slate, from the establish,
ment OF Thomas Heath The banisters are of ma.
sve design and as is the rest of the finishing are
of solid oiled walnut. The upper portions of the
house, which of the superb charac er as the
main floor, are divided into spacious rooms to be
used as sitting and retiring rooms and chambers
The building has bathrooms and all modern conye.
piences upon every floor
There is a doorway IN the hall leading through
the rear parlor and thence to the Nineteenth
street entrance On this side OF the house
there is spacious portco, which at the south end
ter erminates in a circular bay window, and is sup
ported by 1u'ed columns. wide stairway leads
from the ground to this beautifully graceful
balcony. Two coucbaBt lions guard this PASSAGE
The yard and grounds are tastefuly ornamented
with evergreeos and Towering shrubs The
side-yard is laid out in parterreS, under
the immediate supervision of Mr.. James
Kent, one of our most accomplished gar.
deners. The whole lot Is surrounded with
thirteeplnch wall, with coping and facings OF
marble. Tue gateway on Nineteenth street ls of
rich design, and has openings by which passers-by
can inspect the grounds The whole house is sur
mounted by Mansard roof of slate, broken with
dormer windows and this constitutes the attic. All
the window sis are of marble and the frames and
sashes of oiled walnut The shutters throughout
the house on the inside, plan which gives
airy effect to the building. The cornice is heavy,
and of elaborate design, supported by almost innu
merable brackets. The Chestnut street front has
immense bay windows either side of the door,
way, thus breaking the monotonY which neces-
sarly attaches to sold white, The INTRODUCTION of
walnut in the windows and the massive door aid
in the pleasing effect OF the building.
The dimensions OF some of the main apartments
will give better idea of the size of the house. The
dining-room is eighteen feet in width by forty in
depth. The vestibule is twelve feet wide by nine
1eet from the outer to the inside door. This is the
used Sheets of polished marble, about three feet
wide line the sides, and th3 whole is finished gor-
geousy in fresco. The hall is twelve feet wide by
hfty-three in length. The Sale de Reception
is tbirtY-seven feet long by twenty-five wide,
including the fine alcove on the eastern side.
The staircase is nineteen by thirLy-eight
and continues that dimension to the
observatory. The conservatory is II by "a and the
yerandah on the west side is II feet width. The
library Is in the second-story, and is of the same
size as the dining room, which is Immediately be-
meath it. The northeast chamber is 20 by 25 and
the northwest, 81 by Is. There are number of
other spacious apartments the whole number in the
house exceed ng 76 but space does not permit us to
90 more fully into detail Even in this immense
building. economy of space has been studied and
care taken that no room should be wasted.
The kitchen, which Is a model of comfort, is 10
Gated upon the main floor to the east OF the dining
IoOm and is tted up with ranges, pantries closets,
ana every conceivable convenience. The basement
is divided into various compartments for the use of
the servants, washing room, laundry, buffers pan.
try and near the is located one of Matznger'
immense fre-pIoof safes, imbedded IN solid
masonry, intended TO be place of de-
post for the silver service and Other valua-
bles belonging to the family. This, we should
say, was not only fire and burglar-proof but forms
one of the centre supports OF the blIlding. In the
Easements there lnnumerable pantries, store
rooms, and bathrooms for the use of the servants
Everything here Is furnished in the elegant style
which characterizes the rest OF the building, with
the SINGLE exception that 1t is painted in oil, and
not in fresco. There are outlets from the base.
ment on all sides, and it is well lighted and Venti.
lated by abundant windows and doors.
those who desire to inspect the building from its