The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-27
NEW YORK LETTER.
Stopplps Place OF the Iiomoward Bound Grandeur
aud Elegance OF tho A. 7. stewart Msnsior Tar.
den city Csthcdral-rersonat Notes.


NEW YORK, september ", 1850.
Az usual at THIS season, New York Is full OF
strangers passing through after visiting the sum
mer resorts ana most OF thcn stay Tor al least
week, so one can scarcely 90 upon broadway OF |
tihh avenue without meeting numerous acquaint- |
ances' lhe resihems OF the CITY, however, are
many OF them, SUI lingering NJ Newport, saratoga |
West ioini, anu Long branch. some OF the cottage
owners at Newport aud Long Branch viii not move |
10 this Guy peiore November.
Mrs Edwn Parsons, the late Justice swaynes
dangh,er'w VIII not leave Newport Tor her residence
on Mauisoh avenue before october l. |
saratoga is especially lively this week, OF ceursc,
with politicians, AMI number OF others are also |
there Judge Hilton Intends staying at his cottage
IN Woou'awh iark until November, but MIS- ~ T. |
stewart returned TO her New YORK white marble |
palace, corner OF fihh avenue aud Thlrty-fourth |
street, eseconuW th'smohth. Shels looking
very wen anu Keeps busy all the time. sheis one
.! ,he youngestiooking anu most active women
Oh her age nave ever seen. she has always lived
ON 'ne tnfd moor OF her mansion mere since her nus
oshu uea'l, because she mas never felt wiling
since sue ios' nun 10 occupy the bedroom they had
useu .oee.ner' Out mas Kept dnrlng the nine years
Mn'o" nave passed since ne uieu eNacty US u was
"heh ne was III u. Jus tne only neu-room on that
noor' anu Is hn unusually large chamoer. on one
siue OF are tne uressingrooms ne used and on the
o'ner those sue tuen used' All tue wood work OF
ooth Is OF poi'sned black walnut and satinwood,
WINE Tue si'unguoors on ooth that hoor anu the one
oeioW between tue rooms anu haiis are OF highly
pohsheu rosewood. Around all the doors anu win
vows on 'nese Two hoorsis poilsheu wnue marble
where woou Is usually seen. Each marble frame
was carVea III Italy. rne uoor-knobs are silver.
,ne mall staircase running through the centre OF
.ue "ouse' rom ,he pNior noor up, ls OF pohsheu
Wh''c "sroie' uh" Tue noors OF ali tne nails anu
rooms, except the oeu.chamoers' are white marble.
me me s'uns.room used oy MIS- stewart anu me
library auu olia.u.room are all on the second moor
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A"e sp"o'o"s oua' "-'oo" 70 "eN' '"e "uIay' ihere
Is no. smaiI room 10 the mouse; even those on tue
| 'ou,'" hoo' Uooup'eu ny ue servants are
| e.y '"'eo. ,"'. "o uo"seMo.Po' nas re-
quteu que nunureu yarus OF carpeuh9 TOT its moor.
ou ."e n!s' oor .he recePuoh.iooh' on 'he rlgni
,ne entrance, anu opposite are tne oreaktast-room
auu ia'se uhns-room 'ot iotuiai uiuner parties ahu
Tue large pah.ries. lhe musc-room' immense draw.
eioo',, anu picture ganeiy are ON 'nis hoor' anu
az opeu ,u'o "ue n'i,'' ""e" ias' as wen MS Tue
| @ ,ooiis a,e nanuso"ey uccora'eu anu iurnisne',
nu.s WIN plc'"res' anu aoounu III cho'ce sculpture
auu DITCH orac. inagn'nchnt CLOCK IS IN the man
na-a s'er prohze ngure, haii iiIe-slze, from whose
manu- swings .ne pehuuiu"i, whie the faces OF lne
.ioeA, one 'eng Tue nour Oh tue aay tue owner 'he
nays VI .he non'h are on .he yeilo" maroie pedestal
on % w"'on ne heu.e s.ahus. NeA. 'n's Is "hne
a'",e &c s'a'ue u. @eh"pa' larger 'hAu h'e-siAe, ny
MISS moSne. @ In Tue same nan are marple statnes
ihe sher noy an" tue " f'sher Woman' anu
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manufactured specially ior H. anu most OF thein
were maoe III hhgiahd OF Intkey Each carpet
, .u'a'aop eo,iesponu' III c"ior auu 'he uesign oi
'ne ooiuer WIN ,he painteu cehtng Oh the room In
WHEN IL Is piaceu. ihe hangihgs OF tue doors anu
. WINDOWS ana coverings OF the chairs ana sofas also
are Vi 'e pteVaih2 Color Oh carpet ahu wall utcora-
uons. Each room mas diherent color and style OF
iurh"ure' some chMrs III tue picture gallery, an
lne'oon' anu elsewhere are covered win the rarest
Hooein tapestry. In nearly every room on the hrtt
anu secohu noors IS taple OF Mexican onyx In
: cosuy framework OF gut or metal. pair OF tall
piue seVres vases III tue drawing-room were bought
> rom some OLD place IN Europe and cost $6,5Oo.
, Ahotner pair OF Dresden CHINA vases In the same
room COST nearly as much. In the drawing-room
the hangngs and upholstery OF chairs and sofas are
mostly OF old-Rod satin, while those In the adjoining
room are red. Ihe doorway between these has a
douDie SET OF curtains Ihose IN the one are Old
goid lined with red satin, so that the latter color
can snow IN the rel room, while those In the
red room are red lined with Old gold. One OF the
chars ln the drawing room Is OF pale-blue satin,
exqusely painted by the wife OF Bishop LittlejOhn,
VINO sells her work for the benefit OF charities She
asked 500 Tor the covering OF this chair, but Mrs.
Stewart paid her 800, and to have 1t made up with
-. framework heavily gilded brought the cost up to
ESQ The gliding on this can never rub Off, It Is so
perfectly done, and the same s true OF the frames OF
$ the beveed plate glass mirrors in this room. The
painting on the walls and ceilings Ia In oils and, fine
$50 - 80 ''s' 1871 oS'u AAA'io oheS
in1uring the co!ors or design In each room there
are panels OF rich plush covered with applique en-
brodery hanging on each side the doorways, and
the designs on these as well as the wall decorations
are appropriate to the use 10 which the room Is put
y In the dningroom there are fruits, Movers, and
birds. In the music-room embems OF song ami
music are seen on the celing and In the border OF
the carpet The pictures In their room are likewise
appropriate A most Interesting painting, called
washington irving and his Friends" is In the BILL
iard-room. IL ID quite large and has IN clevery
j arranged group full-ength portraits OF American
poets other celebrated OF
whom are now dead. Irving, Longfellow, Fitz Greene
Hsileck, and James Rodman Drake are among the
humoer, ana also over wendell Holmes and our
o"n nahcrot' nu' peore ne nad tue siVer hair ani
oearu "hich acorn nm now. The palntings In the
l. picture gaely cover every men OF space on the
walls anu through Inc centre OF the room are ex-
y quslte whlte marble statues one Is the "HreeI
= siaVe ahu TWO are Ewes one representing our
nfs' mo'ner IN tne moment OF temptation, win the
serpent beside her ana raising tue forbidden fruit
10 her nps ana tDe other showing her In repentance
y | al Inc time the Amighiy rebukedher. Meissoner
OF great value Is one OF the many rare paintings In
this gallery Ihere are "Ihe Horse FAR" by Rosa
Bonheur, and cattle piece by her brother; Dubues
:, "Prodigai Son." Chnrch's niagara" - Roman
Chcus,' Dy Gerome, Vhe Same VINO plintea the
: "Dealh OF Cesar +" In the Corcoran GalleryD and
= small pictures by Messonier ana hls son. anu Lady
Washinstons Reception" large painting, and many
others which art connolsseurs highiy esteem. one
Il Of these is by Fortuny,a French painter, who died
before he quite nnishedtt But 1t would be i'm posi-
BILE In the limits OF glngle letter TO even allude tc
i all the art treasures in Mrs. Stewart's house.
i made pilgrimage few days agoto Garden City
G to see the grand cathedral erected by Mrs. A. r..
y stewart In memory OF her deceased husband. Gar
den City laid out by the late Mr.. Stewart. who,
believe, had the land which "now blossoms az the
rose drained and redeemed from its former swampy