Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-08-05

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brown-stone, three stoly house at l24 Col
unbia Heights only three blocks from Plymouth
church, is Mr.. DeecheI's residence. He has
owned it and lived there for many years. IL Ii
oae of row of nearly like structures, and the
property ill the neighborhood is very valuable.
1.-THE Heights" is the Murray Hill Of Brooklyn,
and Mr.. Bee chels place is just within the limits
If the district covered by that designation. The
ioor has a plate inscribed III W. Beecher.
lust inside the hall stands all old fashioned bat
rack with a mirror iii it. Along the wall Of tile
stairway leading to the second fiJor hang many
framed engrayings The parlor opens oil the
hail, and tue door is always open. Looking III,
one sees al apartment winch has no Counterpart
is tu odd variety Of contents. 1t is long and
vide aud old style finish. The walls are dlvi-
led into PANELS by projecting posts and by
wooden ledge that RUS entirely around the
room about four feet from the door. Bunehes
and fesloons Of autumn leaves are hung plenti
fully about, and there are enough pictures,
from oil paintings to cheap ferrotl pes, TO leave
nut little of the walls uncovered The furl-
ture is a chase off styles. sofs is high backed
and mushy-bottomed, emerging INTO the soft
uess OF second childhood. A concert grand
piano is new aud shiny. A nondescnpt cabinet,
nuge AMI time-worn, Is i'll corner. A contrast
book case is full of fresh gilt backed volumes.
Two yellowe0 geographical globes ON high ped
estas, stand lie sentlnels at the corners
Of the fireplace. A table is covered with
a brown woUler spread. Everything L.
Uttered with big and little ornamental
Articles, as though che tokens of all the Beech
ers BIRTHDAYS and Christmases we're there pre-
served. Handsome bronzes, plaster figures,
china articles countless things impossible TO
describe as to material or intent, are OH the
MANTLE on the table, on the cabinet and OH
carved brackets. Lacking any semblance of
method or taste in its furniture, the apartment
| gains IN AN air of careless comfort. Back VI the
| parlor and connected by wide doors, is MIR
Beechers study Sitting at of the large
windows one can look down upon the harbor,
upon New York city or over into jersey City and
| Hoboken. The view In one of busy life aud COM
meice spread out like dlorsma. A large, Hat
topped writing desk, with many drawers, stands
III tile middle of the ROOM Paintlngs-beter
than any IN the parlor-haug on the parts OF the
walls that are now covered with book shelves.
| Camp chairs and lounge furnish ample seating
tapacl for visitors. A stuffed easy char pro-
| yldes for the owner. The late occurrences have
changed Mr.. Beechers home habits. Formerly,
when not away on his farm, his hours for viri-
lorh were from to every afternoon, and lie
Jaw everybody who called. Tie old parlor war
his reception room, and at two 2 O'Clock it u.s.
ually held not less than a dozen visitors TX
elybody, high or low, lie was courteous and un
suited. His manner was ofT-hand and undgnl
he'd. 'How are you old fellow was his uHl a
salution TO aequantances His study was the
rendezvous for Plymoutl's leaders, aud many of
the Brooklyn elergymen were frequent luungert
there. Indeed. that floor of the house was niuc.
like the offices of business mau, tile famii,
occupying the two more secluded upper stories