The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-29

buildings have been put up within few
years. The Massachusetts avenue circles
| (the other two being Thomas and Scott
circles), all of which are between Four
| teenth and Twentieth streets, bid fair to be
the most picturesque neighborhoods for
private residences TO be found in any city.
they are evidently preferred by senators
ana ex-senators, who are in the majority in
each locality.
10000 MANSION.
Mr.. Blaines house has three stories
above high basement aud cost 500, 900. In
addition to the main entrance on Twentieth
street, which is approached by grand
double stone staircase, and has doorway
ornamented with terra Gotta work in red
the house being red brick, there is fine
portecochere on the Massachusetts avenue
side, through which the house is also
entered. The residence is admirably
adapted for entertaining. The whole first
iioor, consisting of five rooms and
Two halls, at right angles with each
other, the longer one fifteen feet wide
and that from which the spacious oaken
stairway ascends twenty feet wide, can be
thrown into one apartment. The main hall
mas fireplace at one end; opposite the en-
trance and near the latter a picturesque
feature will be four graceful oaken columns.
mere are reception-room, parlor, draw
lng-room, dining-room and library on the
first floor. The first two are to be finished
In black walnut; the latter in mahogany,
while the halls have ceilings OF
paneled oak, and are to be wanscoted
In paneled oak all the way to the
Top OF the house. The drawing room, DIM
lng-room and library each measure twenty
by twenty-five feet. The other rooms On
TINS floor are trille smaller. The staircase
Will be lighted by beautiful stained glass
Wihdows IN the house. Every room has a
fireplace and there is also to be steam
neat throughout the house. There are
three bathrooms on the second floor;
one OF them, which is u nicely
litted up as the others, is for the servants.
In one of the others Russian
bath Is being constructed in addition
to the usual style OF large bathtub.
All the second floor is finished in poplar
wood. The basement, which has ceilings
ten feet high, has in addition to pantres,
laundry. pitcher, wine closet, provision
closet (which last is on the north side UNI
der the outer staircase, aud will always be
Good furnace room, linen room and "a large
billiard room. The hall in the basement is
Walhscoted with Georgia pine. There is a
dumb waiter and an elevator for baggage
coal and wood, but none for passengers.
SOME PREVIOUS DlsAPpOfNTMENTs.
Although he said before beginning this
spacious mansion that he intended it as u
home for his family, whether or no he con-
tinued in official life, it cannot be doubted
that 1t was headquarters for official society
during his term as secretary Of state, then
expected to last at least four years, that Mr..
blaine thoughtso large u dwelling, arranged
especially for entertainments, neccs.
sary. 1t is probably equally
true that Senator W;ndom
had his new house planned with the expec-
tation Off being the residence of the secre-
tary OF the treasury, which olce he ceased
to hold some months before its completion.
Senator Plat, of New York too, of course,
would not have bought house for his wife
mere had he anticipated so brefa term in
the senate, but of all those disappointed in
such expectations, he alone can attribute
the disappointment solely to himself.