Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04
ID. 0. MILLS, NEW HOUSE.
The Interior OF the Mansion OF White
law Reid's Eather.in.Law.

From Harper's Magazine for October
The new departure" in furnishing, COM
blned with luxury, is seen to every possible ad-
vantage in the house OF D. o. Mills, lately in-
ished by Herter. The library, panelled In carved
mahogany to the frieze, is q superb room, which
has cost 100000. The chimney-place is much
accentuated. as in all internal decoration. It is
In three compartments, adorned with shelves
and vases. and clocks, and plates, and the fire.
place is filed with fine brass and tiles; mirrors
are set in the framework Of the chimney piece
fine bow window, hung with gold embroider-
ed muslin, and also shaded with heavy plush
curtains, commands the ever-varying gay piano.
rama Of 9Th avenue. Large library tables and
superb lounges and chairs covered with eastern
stuffs, give this room the easy and Inhabited
look which its splendOr might efface.
The grand salon Of this superb house is in the
white -and-gold and carved work of the days of
Napoleon l. The chimney-piece with its little
Corinthian pillars and capitals heavily gilt. re-
calls that picture of the great emperor nursing
en- his knee the sleeping king Of Rome as he
looks on map of the world that he has re-
Gently conquered. The ceiling of this generous
room Is Venetian, In the style Of the famous one
in the doge's place.
Stones of deep red color, like glowing car
buncles. are let into the gilded woodwork, and
Limoges enamels ornament the walls.
The chairs are white and gilt, Of the EN-
pire" shapes, covered with the most exquisite
pale satins, embroidered with here and there a
rose, which looks as II Flora had just flung it
down, and again with patterns in gold embrOid-
cry; all the colOrs are delicate and refined. The
boudOir or first drawing-roOm, is hung in vel
vet of most delicate crimson, embroidered
where it meets the frieZe with gold and colOrs.
to initiate precious stones The woodwork of
this room is dark. The hangings are of crimson
velvet-not high, but pale crimsOn-and the
ceiling is frescoed with the colors Of spring
flowers. Fine paintings ornament the walls
The chief charm of the interior is that, in
spite Of its magnitcence. 1t has a home look.
The chairs are easy, the curtains are hospta-
bly, drawn, books and photographs and engrav-
lngs lie around on tables; and although one is
breathing the heavy air of luxury, there seems
to be nothing too good for a human being,
which is the perfection Of art. This is. perhaps,
the keynote of the modern school. The deco
rators strive to efface themselves. Just as per-
sons OF the highest breeding possess the sim
plest manners. One is conscious of beauty, OF
the serenest loneliness. but it is toned down to
one Earmonizing chord.
The addition Of valuable oil painting, so fash
1onable now In internal decoration. finds ex-
preston in afreze at this magnificent house: it is
the frieze in the gold drawing room, which was
painted in Paris by the best trieze painter of to-
day. This is simply several hundred feet of fine
picture, with classical subjects, nymphs, fauns
and other dreamy subjects