Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-09-22

porcelains. A wainscoting of paneled
and carved oak extends around the
room. The wall between this and the
cornice is to be decorated with tapestries
and paintings.
| Adjoining the dining is the but
ler's pantry, containing two burglar
proof safes The kitchen is below, being
of the same size as the dining-room, and
is finished in hard oak The kitchen
range seems about as large as street.
car. the sinks are to be of white mar
bic. A gigantic refrigerator just outside
the kitchen would hold an iceberg.
While We are boxing at the kitchen we
ramhle through the basement and see
the laundries, the immense coal vaults,
the places for the engines for the eleva-
tors and the electric lights, labyrinths
OF pipes for heat and water and ventlia-
ton, and the servents' parlor.
The psrlor or drawing-room is % by
81, and is finished in elaborate style,
with much carved ard paneled work.
1t opens to a large balcony on Fifth
avenue. The library, in ebony, is at
one end, and on the other is a smaller
parlor in Japanese style. This is an
odd-looking room. Its prevailing feature
is a bright-red cherry-wood, polished
almost like mirror. The ceiling,
which is shaped like that ofa real Japa-
nese house, is decked with bamboos,
split in half and nailed to the plastering.
Now we ascend the broad stairway
anc find the rooms in the second story
devoted to the comfort of Mr.. Wander
bilt and his family Here the walls
around the gallery Of the hall are fres-
coed with the same crimson and gold
| in brick pattern as below. Mr. Van
derbilt's immediate family, residing
with him, consists of his wife, one
daughter and one son. Each has
capacious bedroom, with separate
dressing-room. OF these, Mrs. Van
derbilt's is the most elegant. 1t is over
the main parlor, with a balcony on
Fifth avenue. The balcony is already
embellished with curious mosaic work
in gold and crimson. and will be made
very beautiful with bro re decorations.
The elaborate cabinet work Of Mrs
Vanderbilts room was all made in
France, of amaranth, rosewood, ebony,
and various other woods. There is an
immense quantity of inlaid work in
this room. Above the wainscoting the
walls will be covered with satin and
tapestry. The ceiling will be adorned
with one large and costly painting of
great beauty, executed by Jules Lefeb-
vre, famous French artist. 1t is to
be stretched over the whole ceiling,
from cornice to cornice. The painting
represents the dream of poet, who,
with an Invocation to the goddess of
night upon his lips, has sunk to sleep
on summer evening under starry
sky. The departure of night and the
coming of day are represented by
Phoebe, with crescent moon upon her
brow, retiring, while Aurora, in silver
car, rides over the scattering mists and
ushers in the opening day. The rising
vapors melt away and disclose the
edge of the rising sun. Caryatides,
carved in dark woods, support the
mantel, which holds a large and heavy
bevel-edged mirror In the dressing
room adjoining this apartment the
bath-tub is of silver-plated metal and
the doors of the closets are heavy
mirrors, which slide easily and noise
lessly.
Mr. Vanderblt's room is over the
dining-room and is light and cheerful.
although not so fine in its cabinet work
as Mrs. Vanderbilt's.
Miss Vanderbilt's room is finished in
rosewood inlaid with mother-of-pearl
The trescoed ceiling, by curious con-
ceit, represents cobwebs on yellow
ground. These are the only cobwebs
that will be allowed in the house. The
wall of this room are covered with
satin The dressing-room is in light
satinwood, with panels of mirrors ON
wall and in ceiling.
Young Mr.. Vanderbilts room is in
dark mahogany, with wealth of book
shelves and with wall trimmings in
stamped leather. 1t is about 20 feet
square. The bedroom, which joins it,
is about half that size.
We ascend from this bewilderfng ar
ray of fine finished and elegant decora-
ton to the third story. Here are rooms
for guests, the entrance being, as in the
story below, from the gallery around
the open space above the lower hall.
These rooms are all finished in cabi-
net wood and frescoed in different
styles. Each room has richly-carv-
ed dressing-case supporting large
plate-glass mirror. There is one dress
ing-room to every too sleeping-rooms.
At the third story the great staircase
comes to an end. A narrow stair leads
10 the fourth story, which is occupied
by servants rooms and storage closets.
This floor is well supplied with bath
tubs and other conveniencies.
And yet we 60 higher. By steep
and narrow little stairway, like a ladder,
we climb out on the roof. This is laid
in red brick tiles on bed OF asphalum,
the support being iron beams. From
this elevation, seventy-six feet above
the street, the whole surrounding co,n-
try may be seen. Mr. Nanderbits
outlay in these houses is variously est-
mated at from s., 000,O0 to $4,000 |
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Lady Correspondent
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