The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-27
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The Many Beauties of Mr.. PotterPalmsr's
..r New Home,

.ll New Home.
ter-Ocean:-Potter Palmer's pal
! atial new residence upon the lake
shore drive, is considered by careful
connoisseurs as the finest in the United
States. The castle-like appearance OF
the exterior, the combination of stone
In the structure that has been felici-
tously compared to chocolate cake,
may provoke a variety OF opinions as
to the impressiveness orgood taste, but
passing up it's magnificent marble
steps and through its broad-arched
portals to the interior ~resultsi in a YER
dict that pronounces it unrivaled for
richness and beauty. The great CEN
trail hall, lighted from a dome of glass
iii the rooithree stories aboveits floor,
make a splendid show in its antique
finish of heavy white oak. The bal
ustrade OF the first gallery above this
hall is carved with most elaborate
trimmings OF delicate Venetian IRON
work, and pendant from each corner
are chandeliers OF polished oSidized
silver, about which are twined fantas-
tic forms OF dragons, from whose
tongues flash tiny flames.
The great fireplace that spans one
corner OF this hall is the reproduction
OF ono i'll a famous Italian castle, even
to the deliberately carved wood that
reaches above it to the ceiling or the
andirons and fire sets ofsmoked silver.
The floor furnishes the most maeniti-
cent mosaic i'll the country, a combi-
nation OF beauties in color and design
that would be extremely difficult to
describe without an illustration.
Slender and deliberately carved col
umns will support rich portieres OF
Indian shawls that divide this hall
from the Indian rooms. The wood OF
the room is the rich dark teak.
The ceiling OF the Indian room, with
Its richly ornate carved fame ofteak,
appears to be the veritable maze
OF Indian tapestry. The browns, the
pinks and gold, with ~tinting OF mauve,
appear in the color scheme, following
the delicate and intricate in pattern
that, beautiful in regularity, never re-
veals its beginning or end. One OF the
delightful, as we'll the curious, features
OF the work is the fine gradation ofthe
color-shade as it approaches it's envir.
onmcnt in the dark wood border,
making a harmonious adoption, suit
ing, as it We're, the light and fancy
tintings OF the fresco to the rich and
sombre companionship OF the carved
and polished wood.
The Moorish oom isupon south
side Of the hall, abuttinguponth the con-
servatory. The woodwork of the
room is polished curled maple. In its
east side is q fireplace, with anelabo-
rately-carved mantle tree inlaid with
polished copper, and surrounded by a
hood beautiful in symmetrical Moor
ish curves, and with an appearance Of
solidity. On the opposite side of the
room is the piano, in case OF polished
marble, with a beautiful canopy pro.
jecting over the niche it occupies.
The floor is laid IN ash and walnut
in Moorish design. The ceiling about
its outward line has graceful panelings
OF plaster mouldings, and the walls
have a wonderful treatment in light
ornate plaster work that presents al
the delicate beauty in shell shapes
The ceiling design resembles in its
beautiful color and finished outlines
some Moorish fabric that in it's fairy
figures reflects thememory oflost arts
The ceiling center is i'll light bluepinl
and gold, growing II tritle darker
IN color asst approaches h esurround
ing panels. The deep arched frlezs
is ornate with Moorish traceries, il
stucco work that has been treated
with light and delicate color, dominat
ing shade difficult to determine, but
, giving Almost beautiful delicate effect
i, harmonizing in color and design Will
that OF the fresco.
The panels are the frames for deco
rations upon canvas applied to tn
. wall. The colors are light blue, gold
, silver, lemon, yellow, and salmon red
the decoration is a Persian vase, Will
) conventionalized plant, the branches
t and leaves in silver, all following tn
. line of curve. In the arc OF the pane
is a golden censor. Every window il
canopied, and has a screen OF carved
! lattice work, through which the lish
! comes, showing to best effect tn
!, beauty of the room decoration, splen
did in color, in poetry OF design, an
, magnificent surroundings. Electri
!, lights will shed Il soft glow through
, tinted shades, giving new and varyin
! beauties to the polished, inlaid, an
carved woods to the chameleon colo
OF iilagree tracery in the decoration
, and the perfumed and tufted rugs tina
, grace the floor.