New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-19

the other new homes of the Vanderbits, has
been extensively noticed. G. II. Post is
the architect Briefly the style is French Renais-
sance of the period of Francis l., the material IL REL
brick and light gray Ohio stone, with roof OF req
slatc and balconies OF carved stone, in pierced OF
open work patterns The tops of all the WINDOWS
ldr,c and email are Of stained gloss, nv La Forge
On tho first floor beginning az the main entrhnc"
on Fifty-Seventh-st., is the veslbnle me e1tr
hall has reception room at the rlg4i' hi -, o,,
lot STAIRWAY lea Ing down to the basement
library and billiard hall the elevator Is also reached
from The entrance hall. ana from thi' a,io s'air-
way leeds to tho i NAN h Tbo ny mai" N
b@l is Of oonorons proportions 90 feet in length by
- let in width The east side Of the first floor -
occupied BY the '5a a ana 81 G smg IErroat ha
ana on ihc west side are the conservatory inc Hlh-
ing hail the water color room and the Snoh.ng
room. There are i've bedrooms on boih tho s,'o ol
and third floors. on the fourth looI ar. we Ir.
yonfs' rn,rl8 aud I'm the aifin the bowling alley.
From the octagonal tower-roon, about - feet N
size. which is 90 feet above the sd walk an cA-
tended view of the Park can be obtained.
THE first floor decorations are designed by la
Fargo. and are being done under his supervision.
The library Will he finished III mahogany, WIN
va,n.cofng X feet high. The walls are -
feet and inches high and the ceiling is t. 9e
finished in wood with SIN ill nancS ~ Ire go ~
with realistic carving large uantel mas s"a,S IL
the side under ovcIhanging hood' ana j anu
dainty carved. The drawinsroom connects ,W|liih
IL frorv nv folding doors the decoration Of THIS
onart,rcut il heinz done by Tiffany. The treat
mrmt il both elaborate and rich to tie
la,f degree The largo folding doors on the south
side are balanced on the north side by large caDl-
nct rntri in the wall. There four pilastcrs on
either side and these piiasters togcth T with me
wainecotng which il Of maple, are lniaiG WIN
cIo sic designs in metal and glass. The whoe ~
bort ,yronght ont with rare combination of deli
cacy and strength. while the color IL IN a2reca 10
haIf-tnts in hght and delicate variations As ~
his treatment Of the GOclct rooms Th'To ne
Ia4 for The first time introduced example on inc
decorative ayt Of India so also in the Vanderbilt
drawing-room Mr.. Tiffany has made another EXPERT
mental departure. The ceiling OF TINS DRAWING
room is i'm mOsaics Of glass in slHal panels mere
is large panel IN the centre about nine feet square,
i'm The middle OF which Is Moorish design, sur
rounded by circle Of chcru6s. The class panels OF
fine ceiling are subdIvidcd by demarcatlonS OF
woodwork in gcomctrical designs
The woodwork of the main hall is of carved oak
i'm the most elaborate patterns Around the room
il "A wninScoting of oak, 10 ItcJ hlBh Ihe upper
mart being Orulmontad with bronze patterns ana
rgryiprs 4 frcplacc Of expansive proportions d.
rrctlv faces the main entrance. stairway OF
carved oak leads 10 the upper looIs Opposite these
stairs and fronting Fifty Seycnth-st - me coy
room II by NH - o iic oIio rs and soft oft
tInts garlands of flowers done III the old Sano DO
mingo oak and everything III exquisite taste An
alcovc and deep bay window add 20 the M FACTIONS
If fhe room The dinIng-Toom is IN appropriate
to the main hail. winch gives me Key
note 10 the largcncsS and completeness OF tLc Pll
ON which everything about IL nous, - done. III Is
90 Inv ~ feet in size. and IS finished IN oak, the
decoration briar by La Fargo. There are stained
glass panels IN the ceiling. and at the sides lhiald
Taucls of din, rent coiCred marbles "nnu
tronge GA one side of this room Is the
and on the other the p" itcf-color
cabinet Beyond tbs cabinet ami ihc IL ol apart
incut, on the first floor is the SmpklHg-room when
ON one sid looks into the garden that L. 40 hc, ana
on tho other into the windows OF the house tha Is
to be- Also Of Mr.. Vanderbilt IIlc9d w ili.'ti'
hutchinson. Itmay b. said here that Mr iu!chlhII
.s house will face on Fi.y-cighth-st., IN 1t VIII
be 81 feet front by 20 feet n depth ana thAt VIII
be built of Wyoming valley bluestone ana ltu
4. EFgn
four stories in height, with basement, VIA cost IN
The ucighborhood OF 5 700, aud Is TO be ready
n.fnrning to Wr, Vandcrbilts house the halls OF
the INNER floors are all III oak the d'corat ohs al inc
bedrooms being in charge of h"rter Brothers. Inc
bathrooms are entirely separate from other rOOis,
and there Is running water IN any Ol thc roolls'
The Eiftu-ayc. front of the basement contains
library ana the billiard hall and there viii be also
n sort of famiiv-room. The Kitchens, scullcry ana
other working departments are IN the west s i,
of tbe basement The outside OF Mr. NdndeiOili
house is ali complete inside, the library Is nearly
finished. the hall Is well advanced ana the work Ill
other departments is all III the hands OF the con-
tractors The living parts OF the house VIII d" SUI
fciently advanced for Mr.. vanderbilt TO move III
house warn nRG''0ii late in tn fail An estimate
Re ooS and Of he cost S4&hS tie eST c
of furnishing, NJ $JOO.oOo ne WOOD WORK ol INC
main hall alone, IT is sand, VIII coi' T'o'ooo'
An EXAMPLE OF DUTCH RENAIssANcE.
Doubtle,s the most picturesque private residedce
IN Nev-York. when completed, will be that
of Charles l.. Tiffany, at the northwest
corner of Madison-ave and Seventy-sccond-st
# will be noticeable alike for its
size. for the fact that IT embodics
nv ideo for ITS total dssmilarty to any other house
in the metropolis a. il is the first example OF ITS
peculiar type of architecture In this city, ana Tor
lis bold and somewhat aggressive individuality.
m rive the details of construction conveys no idea
Of the building; but its ground plan Is
I15 Lv 100 feet it will be four stories
in height with an attic, rcpIoOt and OF blue
stone Ii will have peaked roof, the highest point
10 feet from the side walk, aud the greatest height
OF the main walls 80 feet III" architects are NC
Kim Meade d White and the estimated cost IS in
fine ncghorho0d of 5000, 900. The first two fiooi5
will be occupied by the owner, the mira by MI
nliauy's daughter, and the peaked roof Will be
used by Louis {. Tiffany for his studio ana other
Ihe entrance will be reached through an archcd
court. and from this court 10 the unconventional
and broker skyline the whole building VIII be IA
medieval poem done in stone II Is to
he such q structure rs ono finds IN Ainstcr-
dam or Antwerp, and such as the cltlzen
OF the New World crosses the ocean to see. II there
yer. such a filing as a Dutch bCnalSsancc-Whlch
fine authorities in architecture do not recognize but
which in reality does cXIst-hiN projected house oi
Mir Iitauys could b. so described Owing 10 the
iuitIng windows, incidental eiD.cs ana o'hcI
casual architectural eccent rclucs, there mas
bcan some trouble in obtaining the
consent of height ring property-oWheTs LOT the
erection Of ths dwelling; bur yesterday Mi. liiiauF
filed his plans in the Bureau of BmiclEss, AMI ny
another season NcW-GO.EcrS may have The pleas
ure OF seeing in their midst the exterior OF this Po
uc.T example vi Dutch Renaissance.
SETENTEEN YEARS IN LITIGAU0N