Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-19
AN ARTISTIC House.
secretary Whitney,s Washington Home
and Its Elegant Appointments.

secretary Whitneyss Washington Home
ana Its Elegant Appointments.
Workmen are engaged night and day in pre-
pairing the Frelinghuysen house on street, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets, for the occupation
OF Secretary and Mrs. Whitney. They expect
10 nave the house furnished and ready for use
on the 24th OF December, and on Christmas
day Mrs. Whitney will give o dinner in her
new home. AS is wel!-kuoyyn this house was
formerly owned and occupied by Mr.. Freling-
huysen during his residence In this city and
last winter while he was Secretary of State It
was the scene OF many fashionable gatherings.
The society people who thronged the
rooms In previous years will hardly recog-
nize the house when they enter it as
guests OF the Secretary and his wife.
Although he has only a lease of the property
Tor term or years, yet the alterations and i'm
prOVementS could hardly have been more eX-
tensive and elaborate If he had owned the
mousse; The front exterior of this large and
rather old-lashioned house has not been
changed, but the interior has undergone a COM
Poriant changes are the large additions ' Which
nave Dcen made to the house in the east and
south sides. On the former two-story brick
addition has been built, which affords a large
and cOInmOdious buffers pantry connected
with the dining room, and a servants staircase
going 10 the second story from the kitchen.
THE BALL ROOM.
been erected. This room is sixty feet deep,
twenty-our feet wide and twenty feet high, and
has been constructed in connection with the
other alterations and Improvements according
To the designs and under the supervision OF MIR.
Charles II. Kelley, an architect Of New York
city, whose taste has been displayed in some OF
the fine public and private buildings in that
city. Mr.. Kelley has constructed this room upon
u model somewhat after the style of similar
rooms attached to French palaces, and the
decorations will harmonic with this style.
&c mn milo Sfnpr rS0di in n
lngs. The ceiling, which is cone, or rounded,
Is 10 be decorated in gold, presenting surface
which will blaze In the light of the ,I room: the,
and the OrnamentatiOn which runs around it
win represent ~, dancing figures s entW ydnsd
to the dado will be hung with a
rich, red silk fabric The dado is lncrusta Wal
ton in cream and gold. At one side OF the room
will be massed with foliage plants. Seats will
run all around the room covered with red: At
fireplace and mante. The mantel is Of wood
finely carved and finished in cream and gold.
1t is thirteen Ieet wide and sixteen feet high
At the top wreath OF carved wood falls grace
FULLY over the mirror, and is o fine specimen OF
the wood carver's art. The fireplace is six feet
long, four feet high and three feet deep, and on
place is tiling OF Sienna marble, and the hearth
is laid with Sienna and Grotte marble
Skylight in the roof, with arrangements tor
ventilation at the sides, is the only means of
lighting the room during the day. At night the
light is furnished from the sides OF the room,
and the effect will be very striking, the rich
gold ceiling and the red walls blending and
showing wealth of coloring under the gas
light. The floor will be laid in oak, in herring
bone design. The bali room in all its details
will be q fine example of the Louis Sixteenth
style of decoration. The entrance to the ball
the walls and ceiling will be hung in rich green
hangings.
THE DINING ROOM,
which has bee n enlarged by a recessed window
looking out into the garden in the rear, will
have ebonized wood work, and the hall will be
hung with q maroon fabric. The French style
of decoration will prevail in the decoration Of
the other rooms. The wide entrance hall will
have flock paper for the dado, and the rest of
the walls will be covered with paper of Il red
dish tone. The decoration of the reception
room will be a peculiar combination OF blue
and green. The parors will have yellow walls
the woodwork being rich brown and the
carpets blue. All the decorations and furniture
are being furnished from New York, and the
artistic appearance, and will be something diff
ferent from the style of in % ior decorations as
seen in this city 1t Is estimated that the cost
gether with the interior furnishings, will
amount to $4,000. The work is being done
by the contractor, II. NJ. Dellinger, OF this city.
The District in Congress-.
BILL FOR EXTENSION OF THE BELT LINE RAIL-
ROAD.
Representative T. NJ. Browne introduced a
bill in the House to-day 70 authorize extension
of the Capitol, North street and South Wash
ington street railroad along the following streets
and avenues: Beginning at the present termi-
nation at 9TH and NJ streets southwest, south
along Ith street 10 u, from 18th and l. north
west west along l. to 18th street, north along
18th to Boundary and streets, east along V
to its present junction at 18th northwest; be-
ginning at 18th and l., west along l. TO 25th,
south along 25th to Il northwest, west along
to Water street in West Washington, and
thence along Water street To its terminus; be-
ginning at 4th and . northwest, north along
4th to New Jersey avenue, thence northwest
along New Jersey avenue to S street, along s to
18th.
BILL FOR RELIEF OF MRS. ADMIRAL DAHLGREN.
Mr.. Sherman introduced in the Senate yester-
day bill granting the widow of Admiral Dahl
gren a sum equal to one cent a pound Of the ag-
gregate weight of guns cast and one dollar each
for each projectile made according to designs
patented by him.
Children's Christmas Club, District 2.
The following additional contributions are
thankfully acknowledged:
Hon. Horatio King. So; johnson & Lut-
trell, So; al. b. W. 50; Mrs. F. Cairns, SD.
Through Mrs. uawley, from Woodward Il
Lothrop, SO; Mrs. PiLkin, 81; cash, so cents.
From the employees Of Judd 4 DetWeiler's Job
Office, So; Mr.. S. ii. kaufman, So. Through
Miss A. l.. Edwards, from ..irs. l.. X. Edwards,
So; Clementine Iadey, 25c.; Admiral Calhoun,
S1.5O; j. L. Edwards. 81; A. l.. E., So.
ISDUCrED FOR MVRDER 1891 Ann Non