New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-06
A BIG PRICE FOR A Bedroom.
WONDERFUL ADDITIONS TO A CorTAG

WONDERFUL ADDlIlONS III COliAuH
HOW Mr.. MORRIS STARED WHEN HE GOT BACK
FROM LOUISIANA.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Morris, of this city, have .
cottage at Throgg's Neck, Westminster County.
where they spend o part Of the summer. IL iss
modest frame building with piazza around the
first story, and commands pleasant view Of the
aDns decided ~ t to bnd an adS
ton to the house for bedroom on the second floor.
the only entrance to which should be- through =
bathroom from the bedroom occupied by himself
and wife, The new room he desired TO be about
twentyfouP feet square, and plainly furnished lie
consulted with his architect, Manly n. Cutter,
about the plans and il was agreed, Nr Morris says.
thst the cost should not exceed 1000. Mr. Cutter
was given authority to carry out these plans while
Mr.. Morris was absent lac beng about to go on a
yachting trip to Florida and louisiana. He was
absent several months, having sugar plantation
in Louisiana where he remained for some time On
returning to Eew-YoTk Mr. Morris went 10 Ihroggs
Neck, where he expected to find the work all done
Carpenters still busy. but new structure 0f
brick and stone had risen on the site OF the PLAIN
cottage. In appearance the facade was an arch
with two massive pillars Of brown stone and buck;
above the arch rose tail chimney taperng like
champagne bottle.
to q TRIBUNE reporter I" and after examining ths
plans l concluded it never should be If had To pay
for it. found that it had already cost $1,000,
and to finish the room according 20 Cutters plans
would involve an expense of more than $27 900. l
told the carpenter to use up the material he had
and then STOP had no idea of putting Wander
bilt corner on frame house in the country for a
bedroom with its only entrance through bath
room. How was the expense run up! You
can Seei The chimney was nearly fifty feet high,
shaped like champagne bottle. The hearth-stOno
weighs over two TONS the foundation for which
was too weak and the entire room has settled out
of plumb. The lobby from the bathroom was 10
have q cOved ceiling, carved frleZe, ornamental
panels and windows of Venetian stained glass.
The ceiling Of the bedroom rose INTO dome hung
with embossed and painted leather. IL was to be
finished in carved arabesque work Of Spanish oak
with panels of leaves and flowers cut through
ground of embossed leather. Anything to heap up
the cost. The window panes of Opaescent and
Venetian stained glass with glass jewels, symbolic
pictures on the glass representing Night aud Morn
ing Music, Art and the Drama and lot Of other in
fernal stuff. What do you suppose i want with all
secret room finished in tiles for stove and poll
ished slate shoe box in it. cabinet wardrobe etc.
were to be built in the walls, and antique and
hammered brass and bronze were to be scattered all
over the room. The andirOns were to cost me Sl65,
and the coal scuttle don't know how much"
" What do you intend doing about it"
ado! Why my lawyer, Mr.. C.E. COddingtOn. has
ages. The whole work was badly planned by
Cutter and the thing is an architectural incon-
gruity-a brown-stOne front, bay-windOw, and q
champagne bottle chimney ON a frame house. They
thought would swallow it, but the dose is too
large. When pay 1900 for my bedroom L
shall be ready TO set one in lunatic asylum
Nr. Coddington said that the suit in tho
Supreme Court, and the complaint was served yes
terday John II. Hull, counsel for Mr.. Cutter. said
there was cause of action against his client who
had made the designs, for Mrs. Morris and to
ceive percentage on the cost. lie bad never been
paid, and had sued for his bill Mr. MOrrs's suit
counter threat