Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-08

each oval is a shield, stenciled in COL
ored metal. The main chandelier has
not been materially altered. The
I fireplace presents decided change
The old black register has been torn
away and replaced by an open FIRE
place, surrounded with tiles Of blue
opal, semi transparent glass through
which their silyery background glim.
mers and shines. A silver frame sur
mounts the tiles. and above this is a
combination Of glass mosaic work
The prevailing colors at the fireplace
are also blue and silver From the
shelf OF the mantel hangs a heavy
lambrequln corresponding with the
curtains. The handsome decorations
include the four sconces on the walls
Each one of these has seven armed
gas bracket Of polished brass extend.
ing out in twisted shape, with in
descent glass drops pendant from each
bracket. The background of each
sconce is glass mosaic work or
rOseatte Of original design, with rough
jewels OF hammered glass placed AZ
such angles as to fash back the liRht
with enchanting effect. Each
mosaic is Of about six hundred pieces
OF glass, united by silver lead
and measures nearly three feet across.
The red room is equally handsome
though not brilliantly so, as the one
Just described; aud / shall have 10
iorego its elaborate description, lest |
encroach upon your time and space.
There is the splendid corridor vet to
be described But over all this bril-
liant display, 10 the splendid sunshine
OF the New Year, the shadow that
waits for man cast his gloom. Death
and Nature are no respeotor of per
sons. The bitter, shadowy, cold hand
touches every brow, and Nature
spreads her sunshine, unfurls her
azure sky, tinges and perfumes her
flowers, and lights her mighty dome of
heaven with the same stars for the
lowliest child as for the loftiest intel.
lect which ever lived. 1t assures the
Reflective mind to note how easilv and
gladly the majority of individuals arc
pleased and caught up, so to speak, BY
brilliant externals and trappings
which usually accompany wealth and
civil power. The people in all ooun.
tries seem to relish most the pomp and
circumstance that surround a prolai.
nent parsonage OF ruler. Suppose, for
illustration, that President Arthur
had received his company
or the crowd in spacious
but plain salon parlor, with foer even
OF inlaid wood an I chased with pure
gold nothing on the exquisitely pan
eied walls but portrait of Washing
ton and scene or two from American
history; his furniture all plain. but
neat and new, quietly upholstered like
that OF any gentleman's private draw.
ing room. Doubtless the visitors
would have thought or said queer
things about the ''plainaessn and mo
style, mo grandeur and dignity"
though be might have looked like
Apollo aud talked Ikea Chesterfield.
Such is the native mind in its depend
ence on misunderstanding tangible
to lean its fancy upon. A few eman-
olpated minds only, who feel the
iufnily OF tho mind, of thought. look
at the king, not the palace walls, in
his presence. a I3ttg ...l
But art, and culture, lastly le d |
back the individual to natures sim
Piles aud the sbsolute truth. -
Mary Anderson is here at the Ma
tional Theater. In "A Daughter of
Rolaud" she draws an immense hous4,
and looks in every act, movement and
grace the embodiment OF the highest
Greek ideal Of loveliDess. The enuu
citation aud the modulation Of voice is
so perfect that, in the most distant
part Of the house, she was distinctly
understood Her rendition OF Bertha
was exquisite and noble beyond com-
parison. Her support was good.
L. r NJ.