Omaha daily bee., 1885-03-12
A HOME.
Residence of Hon. 8. 8. Cox, on Du'
pont Circle.

No. l, Dupont circle, writes a WASH
ipgton correspondent to the Toronto
Mail, is a pretty bijou of ahouse owned
by the Hon. Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Cox, of
of New York. Everybody knows Sun
set" Cox, or "Sunshine," to which his
political friends say the nickname must
now be changed, since the democratic
curtain is about to ring up. He is the
wit of the house and has reigned with
ever increasing power since 1857. Mr..
| Cox Is the well.known author of many
we'll known books, Is a constant contrib
utor to magazines, and makes racy
and CATER dinner" His books are
"Why We Laugh" Sunbeam, ""Arctio
and Orient" 1.-THE Buckeye Abroad"
"a Search for Winter Sunbeams in the
Rlviere, Corsica, Algiers and Spain"
There il also a brochure on "Free Trade"
and endless volumes of Speeches in
Copgre,s," and all have the distinctive
mark of the authors genius of wit, keen
knowledge of human nature, end that
rare dramatic knack of bringing the dls-
tsnt and foreign to the readers presence
and compensation. For the rest, kMr.
Cox commenced public life as an editor,
as he il an Ohio man, and what further
that Is complimentary can be nald of a
man save that he is a gentleman. Mr..
Cox is short of stature, slight of frame,
dresses with great care, and is swift and
nervous in his motions. In all human
probability he will take'a high plac, In
Mr.. Cleveland's government.
But / commenced to tell about the
house. 1t Is Queen Anne, with a round
tower on the corner, a romantic portico,
and numerous great aud small windows
of stained glass that throw lovely tinted
lights In the rooms. The facade is of
green serpentine stone from Pennsylva-
MIA, which makes 1t look extremely odd
and altogether unique. As you enter its
exquisite portals there ia a small recsp.
ton room on the left. The walls of this
room are colorad Pompeian red, which
make a sympathetic backgroundfor a few
water colors. "Ths Vermillion Towers
of the Alhambra," and another showing
the yellow stucco pillars, which Is the
prevailing color through the castle in the
"Court of Lions" In the Alhambra, being
: the prettiest. A marine view by
Eiscoe occupies one wall, and the
model of the Alhambra porti.
CO hangs over a small writing
desk. In the bow of the window is an
old chair of English oak, covered with
Spanish Cordova leather. In another
recess Is a quaint old chair from the
house of representatives that was saved
from the flames when the capitol was
burned in 1914. The ceiling is tinted in
aerial blue. and birds of bright plumage,
gay butterflies, and swallows are winging
their fight overhead. 1t is a pretty con-
8 ceit, and gives a suggestion that anyone
can utilized. The birds and butterfi'e s
= are cut from cards and pasted on the
. ceiling. They could, Of course, be
/ painted. We cross the hall to enter the
drawing-room, which Is an oblong room
with the door at n side, and at the end
t 1t opens into the dining-room. This ex-
3 2 quisite house is q souvenir house, almost,
, , as Mr.. Cox keeps the home in New York
3 city always open. Its ornaments and
decorations comprise many of the articles
! they have gathered on their many and
! extensive tours in Europe aud Asia
= Mrs. Cox has accompanied her husband
in all his varied travels abroad, enters
. with spirit into all his studies and pro-
l%jects, and aids him with good counsel,
Q and by always providing for him just the
= thing he most requires. She Is indeed
n the ideal wife of a literary man, keeping
n all small annoyances from him and mar
y aging her household with rare tact aud
skill, 30 that her foot never touches the
Il the ground of sordid things. The walls
are q soft, grey.tinted peacock, and on
the polished floor are two magnificent
rugs; the doorstand windows) ara huns
with curtains of embroidered linen ant
Roman striped drugget. The furniture
Is upholstsred In blue velvet brocade
and about pictures and arm.chairs arr
hung em~broideries from Con
stsntinople. The mantels arr
Of works Of fine art covered
70 in wood and inlsid with Mintontiles
ir There are cabinets under the shelf and q
81 the sides, which ara filled with curio'itie
g. from abroad, a tea. bottle from Beyroot
"a saucer from Holland decorated wit