Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-26
Miss Ntunltt in Now York worm.

Miss Munitt In New York Worll.
The most impoRiu9 bed ia this town ia
slept in bv Mira. Willie Il Vanderbilt. Il
reviyes the ancient style OF posts and
canopies, and it stands enthroned, ss it
were, on raised platform in the centre
of her room, whose four 'gindows look
ont, two on Fifth avenue and two on
Fifty second street. This platform Is two
steps high.
The bedstead ia of rosewood and tina
oaucpy used to be lined with M enor-
NOUS plate glass mirror. The mirror was
token ont year or two eg and 10 now
replaced by this more conventional old.
Yose satin. The room has an inaid floor,
covered with rugs, and its windowa are
in part of stained slHss, hut this does not
show from the outside, tor the windows
ore double, the stained glass being but q
screen inside the clear piate
There is no individuality in tho NJ
YanRement of little things about tho
room All gre in the same cold and
stately style as tho enthron5d bed. Mrs.
Vanderbilt is not person to indulge il
any ysgaries OF fancy on her own part,
or TO encourage by purchase such vaRa-
1iss on the part OF others. Tho room
lonkB like one IN very high class hotei
oi!t before shs arises for the day Say tho
place never looks as if il we're o reom Is
woman lived in or slept in. Everything
Is as Mrs. 0arlyle's maid said of Ra,
phaera Madonna, VERY expensive" and
chat is really the most striking feature
about it.
The bathroom ia quito q gorgeous af-
fair. all tiled in blue and with pictures
of Undines and the Lorelel and the vari-
Gus water loving ladies il the tiles. The
tub, like all the rest in the hnuGe, is hol.
bowed out of solid block OF fine marble,
with silver fittings of course, and all the
Imaginable tol-de-rol Of steam ami shower
apparatus.
M8s. r. W. vANDERBILr's BauDaIn.
An mosphers and appearance of VIC
lets md roses impressas you on entering
the ballroom and tUudeir OF Mrs. Fred
erick w. Vanderbilt. Everything is iii
orally couleur dc rose and the scent of
the violet is over it ALL The dEes5iNg
table is huug with softest silks OF deli
cute pink, the splendid big bed with its
LAce-bordered nilloWs 10 LrAped With tho
same rosy a,uEs, ind the light fails
through the windows made radiaatly soft
like summers dawn.
All OF Mira. YandefhiN's toilet articles
are OF the most magnificent silver. The
designs are beautifully carved upon the
tlundred aud one pretty thiuga that 20
new a-dayH TO make up fashionable
Womau's toilet iupedimenia, Even what
lsayvy in "Erminie' calls teeth brushes
aro beautifully mounted with cAased all
yer handles.
A delicious, bewildsring fragrance Of
wood vicleeg floats OF what q pSsa woul0
~ a otv - w
Vanderbilt's fayorite perfume, and every
thing that she uses or touches is perme
6tgd with it.
In ono corner Of her boudoir, a charm
ing nook in on angle made by two win
dow7, is n Injurious Lounge, heaped will
DOWN cushions, dea, little gilded chair
with spideeY, spindly egs, and quite too
delightful kidney" table. Perhaps yor
don't know exactly what that is. II i
m odd shaped table, exactly like lamb
kdney--the sort Of Kidneys you are foui
Ok when "devilad" for luncheon or lat
supper. Mrs. vsndosbilt's table is o
smoothest white enamel, and it is GOV
cred with an odd tint of blue gray velYe
which runs to within three inches of tn
edge, leaving margin of enamel. o.
this table ara all the implements necas
Fary or imaginable for the convenience
OF correspondence. In the centre is tn
blotting. book, bound in solid silver
having Mrs. Vanderbilt's initials in re
lief. There ii the beautiful inkstand
also OF finest silver; there arc q tray 70
pena and rack for pencils and per
holders. There 10 cunni little silye
banjo for holding postage stainps; ther
is pen sponge caaed in solld silver
there are mots things than you aud
ever dreamed Of, and all are exqpstsl
dainty and pretty, and all in SOLID silve
Mrs. Vanderbilt generally uses fine, pla!
PAPER in her correspondence, thoug
some OF 1t has either the address, her il
itial or her Christian name, done in silvt
Letters on the dainty sheets, and eve,
bit Of it, every envelope, is redolent
Violets.
MRS pLANcaARD's BEDROOM.
Mrs. George Il. Blanchard, who livt
at No. Washington square, is the litt
strawberry blonde wife of big Ill
blanchard, tine Whilom vice president
the Erie railroad. Their house is one
the most beautiful ia all New York ia j
indoor aspects. Rsftars play large pa
in it. The great entrance hall has a IA
tered ceiling that makes it look like
opening into q bRroniAl ball. III,
bauchard'5 room facss WAshingt,
square and University place from Il
second floor. 1t has meaiugal sspst
too the ceiling being Of DARK 1ioh WOO
with heavy rRfters and beams sustAlnil
it. The enormous mahogany bed stan
in en- alooye, dressed without frlpparit
which would he out Of place In such
room. 1t has the latest arrangement
pillows, which is no pillows Vt ali, b
two round holsters, one at the head Al
one ut the foot, both Of which aro &C
ered With silk Of the tint prevailing
the room--in this case warm, yello
ish artistic red. all the chairs are
the same massive, sli but ecolaaiAsti'
e.yie.
Il ia very fine, but upon my wore
don't know where the mattress sits VII
she wants TO be comfortable. The great
ornament 10 the room i5 unquestlonat
the big, big Dutch tiled fireplace.
has a brie-a brGo nantel-piece that z,
I'LL the way up to the ceiling, and Of
accommodation for ell the too too ut
teapots Oaear Wide hlms5lf ever wan
in his blue china days. Inside the ii
place 10 crate reating on sndirons, q
on either side OF this against the wall
the chimney are little mahogany bench
The dressing tapa is furnished 10
tique silver gnd Bohemian glass.
red bottles are not On tho slent
u,thetlc order, but are aldesmanic
theta proportions. OF course there is
big cheval glass, that no woman who r
tends to dress any moro than ran
do without.
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