The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-01-27

everywhere, game preserves, laby'
rinths. fountains, terracs walks, bronsel
and statsaEy, and flower gardens st fol-
fairies to dvsn Ia.
Leaving the lot just - Edison's cleo.
tric light chsuses the whole scene into
fairy land, ws will examine. the house
thsrsoa. Il n6 irregular proportions,
the fscades being 129 and 230 feet re-
spectively. with an observatory $50 feet
high. There are turrets and towers,
bay. windows s1d oriel Windows. . fine
port saehsrA . grand and still grandsr
entrsnce, vefaodas twenty feet wide
in fact. everything which artists could
suggsse 10 eootribsts to the grandeur
q the building.
Exa0inine ths inter ior arrangements
they prove q excellent - those Of the
extssioe. and on the saae grand scale.
The bassoent floor il divided into vino
csllars. larders. f1el rooms. and has
also the heating sod vsntilating appar-
stas. The ground foor contains the
grasd halls and stairuases, the library.
dining and billiard rooms. conservatory
Of music. dancing rooms. reception and
drawing rooms. smoking rooms. . but :
ler's paAtry twenty feet squsre, smsllsr
pantriss, servants' Offices, etc. WheA.
on fete nights. the entire Aoor 10
thrown into one room (as. with the ex-
ception Of pantries aud servants Offices.
it can be) the spectacle will be magnifi-
cent indeed.
The picture gallery 10 on the second
6oox. This room 10 lighted by hand
somely designed ceiling lights of stain
Cd glass. The remainder Of the second
aoor 10 divided iuto boudoirs, guest
chambers. family rooms,s dressing
apartments, and bath rooms. whore ous
may luxuriate in the Turkish or Rus
sic" process.
The third floor ia designed to furnish
room for the small army Of servants
necessary 70 kssp the wheels of tots fine
establishment creased and in running
order.
Slowly descending from the nights,
the mosaic work ot the fuors. the lnan.
tells of Various colored marble, inlsid
with onyx, malichite and other costly
stones; the frescoing of the ceilings.
the variety Of the woods used, the
hssdsons carvings and artistic finish
Of the entire building, is noted. Pass
Ing out through the kitchen. which is
formed in one lofty story, open to and
vsntilsted 6t the roof. the magnificent
conservatory is next visited. This il on
- grand . scale 40 the house, and will
always furnish choice Aowsrs in suffi-
cieot Quanties . decorate all the apart
ments Of the mansion. The rsrest,
plants will b cultivated, with bios ;
CONS dsinty enough to adcrn either .
bride Or . B. K.
Crossing . lawn to some distance in
tAe rear. and 70 the right Of the house.
the stables appear. They might be
mistaken far the resicsnces Of some of
the people tribe less favored than has
bsen james G. Flood. Esq. B. r.. but
they are occupied By sristocratic
horses. which would sni6 the air con-
temptuously at sight Of the steady 20.
iog family horse which goes regularly
% mill on week days, and to meeting
on Sunday. There arc sixteen boxes
and stalls, with oil the modern appli.
ances for the coaf0rt Of the occupants.
Private gas and wstsr works supply
the entire stablishment, and every de-
tail has been carefully looked after,
making this one Of the most elegant
private residences in the world.