The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1885-11-20
CHICAGo's
The Many beauties of Mr.. P~otte-ps.
New Home.

new homes
Inter cean:-Potter Palmer,s IL
atial new residence upon thu az
shore drive, is considered by ca,ofrl
connoisseurs as the fnestin the Up;t.s
States. The castle-like appearance /.
the exterior, the combination Of ston.
in the structure that has been toI;.,
tously compared to chocolate caSa
may provoke q variety Of opinions
to the impressiveness orgoodtaste has
passing up it's magnificent marhI.
steps and through it's broad.arcbsS
portals to the interior resultsin ! vas
dict that pronounces it unriyaled 4,
richness and beauty. The great car
trail hall, lighted from a dome Of olos.
in the roofthree stories aboveits dno~
make a splendid show in it's anton,
finish Of heavy white oak. The hi
ustrade of the first gallery above chi,
hall is carved with most elaborat.
trimmings of delicate Venetian iron
work, and pendant from each corne,
are chandeliers of polished oxidized
silver, about which are twined fantas.
tic forms of dragons, from Who's
tongues flash tiny flames.
The great fireplace that spans ons
corner of this hall is the r~eproduction
of one in a famous Italian castle, even
to the deliberately carved wood thai
reaches above it to the ceiling or The
andirons and fire sets ofsmoked silver.
The floor furnishes the most maCnif.
cent mosaic in the country, a comb
nation of beauties in color and design
that would be extremely difficult "a
describe without an illustration.
Slender and deliberately carved col
umns will support rich portieres oil
Indian shawls that divide this hail
from the Indian rooms. The wood Of
the room is the rich dark teak.
The ceiling of the Indian room, with
it's richly ornate carved frame ofteak
appears to be the veritabie mae
of Indian tapestry. The browns, the
pinks and gold, with t~inting OF mauve,
appear in the color scheme, following
the delicate and intricate in pattern
that, beautiful in regularity, new re-
veals it's beginning or end. One of the
| delightful, as we'll the curious, features
of the work is the fine graduation ofthl
color-shade as it approaches its envir
onment in the dark wood border,
making q harmonious adoption, suit
ing, as it were, the light and fancy
tintings of the fresco to the rich and
sombre companionship OF the carved
and polished wood.
| HNbo MnnpiSh rnnYo &c f1nnn fha cntffh
side of the hall, abutting uponthe con.
servatory. The woodwork OF the
room is polished curled maple. In ia
east side is q fireplace, with an elabo
rately-carved mantle tree inlaid with
polished copper, and surrounded by
hood beautiful in symmetrical Moor
ish curves, and with an appearance q
solidity. On the opposite side OF To.
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
it's outward line has graceful panelingi
of plaster mouldings, and the walls
have a wonderful treatment in light
ornate plaster work that presents 81
the delicate beauty in shell shapes
The ceiling design resembles IN ia
beautiful color and finished outlinea
some Moorish fabric that in its fairy
figures reflects the memory oflost arts
The ceiling center is in light blue plnE
and gold, growing q trihe darker
in color as it approaches the surround
ing panels. The deep arched frlezl
is ornate with Moorish traceries, ~
stucco work that has been treated
with light and delicate color, dominat
ing shade difficult to determine, Dus
giving most beautiful delicate effect!
harmonizing in color and design VIII
that of the fresco.
The panels are the frames for deco
rations upon canvas applied to tns
wall. The colors are light blue, goio
silver, lemon, yellow, and salmon rec,
the decoration is q Persian vase, VIII
conventionalized plant, the brancne
and leaves in silver, all following 90
line of curve. In the arc OF the pans
is a golden censor. Every window !
canopied, and has q screen OF carvss
lattice work, through which the llgp
comes, showing to best effect tn
beauty of the room decoration, spien
did in color, in poetry of design, an'
magnificent surroundings. Electri
lights will shed q soft glow throug
tinted shades, giving new and varyin
beauties to the polished, inlaid, .ap!
carved woods to the chameleon colo
Of flagree tracery in the decorator
and the perfumed and tuftedr rugs tina