The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-03-22

MEMS presents has compliments 70 He
ladies Of Jersey city, and respectfully
ancates their cooperation dn making
this column a feature Of general inter-
est and utility. Information and sag
gestions are earnestly solicited, and
assurance is gioen that all COMMUNE
cations eoiU aeceioe immediate and
careful attention, and a0iU be regarded
as strictly conJSdentiaz If the aorsters so
desire.
Mrs. Henry N. Steers, wife of the
well known New York bank president
and ship builder, has a handsomely
furnished house on West Thirty
Eighth street. The long drawing
room is of white and gold, with the
panels covered with rose brocaded
satin; the curtains, hangings, and
furniture, allof the same material.
Mrs. Paran Stevens home. at No.
244 Fifth avenue, is one of the large
houses built in the style prevalent in
New York twenty years ago. The
walls of the wide hall are literally COW
cred with paintings, from the foot
board to the ceiling, and the drawing
room is in the same condition. There
is nothing especially modern or origi-
nal in the furnishing, but it is crowded
with lovely articles of bric-a-brac,
most of them presented to Mrs. Ste
vens by friends, and the rest collected
on her many trips abroad.
Mrs. Downing's house on Fifth av-
enue has a front reception room in the
Moorish style. Fish-netting of white
| silk cord is loosely hung over the cell
ing; the walls are of dark wood for
| several feet from the floor, and above
it are painted light blue. The cur
tains of blue plush, lined with blue
silk, are artistically draped over gold
rods with large crescents at one end,
and show in places the white netting.
A HANDSOME HALL.
Mrs. Ogden Mills has the handsom-
| est hall in the city. 1t is circular, en-
tirely of white marble, and as much
as thirty feet wide. The stairs are
also of marble, with beautiful bronze
ratings. Up one flight two large
alcoves are filed with palms, an enor-
nous painting filling the space be-
tween them. The ballroom, all in
white and gold, is as fine as any in
the city. The house is beautiful, and
q direct copy on a smaller scale of the
chateau at Chantilly presented to
France last year by the Due d'Aumale.
Mrs. Blanchard's house on North
| Washington square is as attractive
and comfortable looking as any in New
York. The drawing room floor OF pol
ished wood is covered with a number
of rugs and skins; the large fireplace,
with logs on the andirons and a bright
kettle banking on one side, is carved
up to the ceiling; a bronze stork, 8 feet
high, on the left Size of the fireplace,
holds a large lantern studded with
stones. The ceiling is of dark carved
wood. In the rear Of the room wide
stairs lead to the balcony. On these
stairs is a large o~id-fashioned clock.
FATHER DUCEY's PARSONAGE.
Father Ducey, the fashionable
Catholic priest, has the cutest little
house in town. 1t is on Twenty
ninth street, opposite the Little
Church Around the Corner" The
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with light blue serge, and tufted. The
mantel is precisely the same.
Every one admires Mrs. William
Astor's house at Fifth avenue and
Thirtv-fourth street, it is so cheerful
and homelike; but in reality there is
no extraordinary expense in it. In
this respect it is far behind some of
the more modern residences of the
millionaires. The wide white marble
hall runs through the centre of the
house to the picture gallery, which
goes across the entire width at the
back. In this DON the dancing
always takes place. The floor is waxed
and there is a balcony for musicians.
The broad stairs on the left side of the
hall are of white wood, with a red vel
vet carpet, and the %portieres on all the
doorways leading from the hall are iii
red and other bright colors. The
handsomest article in the house is the
light blue porcelain stove and can
delabra in the hall. These are from
Sweden, and could be purchased there,
where they are not at all uncommon,
for a few hundred dollars, but this one
cost SO, 900 at the Centennial. In the
back parlor, where the family usually
sits, the tables are covered with tiny
pieces of bric-a-brac, which, they say,
Is a hobby of Mr.. Astor's. The walls
of the front reception room are %
cred with pale blue sateen, on which
some family portraits are hung. OF
course everyone thinks, as it is at the
Astors', that this is satin; but the know
ing ones say that William is none too
liberal.
MRS wHITNEY'S FINF HOUSE.
Mrs. Whitney's home at Ffftv-seventh
street and Fifth avenue, is handsome
and quite picturesque for New York,
but no one from any other city, look
ing at the vine-covered red brick
house, would imagine that over $780,
600 had been paid for it. No doubt
the new ball room that is just about
being commenced, will be as fine as
any in the city.
Where there is an unlimited amount
of money to be spentit is no particular
credit to have a handsome establish
ment, as the architect in these cases
draws the designs for the furniture
with those for the building. 1t is
where genius has to take the place OF
money that praise should be given.
There are many pretty homes in
Jersey City, where the interiors reflect
great credit to the taste of their
owners.
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