The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-20
ROUND ABOUT GOTHAM.
METROPOLITAN TALK AND Cos
SIP OF THE WEEK.

Nrs. Cieveisnd's New Home-DeiiGbt of
its Lovely Mistress over It-V"msn
ScuIptors-The FaI Openipgs-An Ibscn
Craze on the Tapis.
NEW YORK. October ls.-lSpecial Cor
respondence. ~ think I'm the hap
piest woman in the world. said Mrs.
Cleveland. when she had concluded the
tour of inspection of her new home at
No. SD Madison avenue yesterday.
In company with a few personal
friends almost the whole forenoon had
been spent by the young aud handsome
wife of the ex President IN the pleasant
work Of examining the newly -htted
and decorated house. Mrs. Cleveland
had been all over it. from cellar TO
garnet. Her husband had taken a look
at ii in her company earlier IN me day.
but feminine curiosity was not 10
be denied. so with her friends
she went over ii all again
in detail. They looked admir-
ingly at the wide. bright look
ing hall. done in antique mahogany.
and praised the decorator work on
the stately ceilings of the parlor. the
shining hardwood floors covered with
rugs. the beautifully carved mantels
and the great mirrors that reflected their
own faces as they entered. They dwell
on the furnishings which the hostess
had purchased with house wlfeiy care
and with excellent judgment, too the
cabinets, tete-a-tetes. ottomans ana easy
chairs. the solid-looking antique tables
with heavy carved legs that might nave
come from the hand of craftsman OF
the olden times; the bureaus aud ar
moires upstairs, the sconces OF SILVER
anl crystal and the empire chandeliers
which reflected in a hundred hues the
the ravs of the October sun that stole
in between draperies in the deep WIN
dows.
Mrs. Cleveland was happy, because,
for the first time, she was about TO be-
gin Housekeeping. Ever since Der mar
race. "a she had confessed to her mt
mate friends. it had been her ambltion
10 keen house. For months past she
has been picking up the choicest an
flames she could afford 10 buy. and her
agent. Mr.. Marquand, who has been
most industrious when everybody was
on OF town. succeeded in getting to-
pether lot of furniture that would de-
lighf he heart of cOnnoisseur'
I was privileged with glimpse OF the
Interior Of he new home, which Is now
10 call Mrs. Cleveland mistress. The
min hall and vestibule are decorated
IN soft brown and reddish UNITS. In the
yestbule the chief attraction Is line.
old Moorish chalarde. chandeler-a
yaritable antique-with dozen OF
more lets that cast mellow hght On
the tiles below. Entering, found that
the hall occupies the centre OF the
muse. IL is spacious and notebook
nc. and il solidly finished IN oak and
mebogany. The grand staircase Is
contained in the hall, and 1t goes All
the way To the top OF the house, lis
great coned newell posts and broad
flight making it an object OF attention.
In front is the reception room, which
j. decorated from waInscOat 10 cOrnice
and beautifully furnished. the walls
being in bronze and gold, relieved with
borders of subdued colors and with
cold. The gas fixtures are IN J. En-
pre- style; also finished with brorze
and GOLD. The whole effect is rich and
Ca me same floor. in the rear, is the
dining-room. % feet by Is. Here the
woodwork is IN old oak ana The designs
on tue walls are in blue and gold. The
ceiling Is oak panelled. 4 joining the
dining-room and between IL and the
man nall are the buffers pantry on
one side and the china closet on the
other. The latter II packed full OF Mrs.
Cleyeland's household treasures. IN
GLIDING several costly sets received as
gifts al her wedding and since.
Ascending to the second floor, en-
tered the front room, which l. TO be
Mrs.Clevelaud 5 salon or drawing room.
II has been decorated under the express
direction Of its fair mistress. who has
several times visited it during the pro-
.rress of the work. The woodwork is
in chaste white and gold, light. grace
full. and antique in design. The ceiling
j. IN rose color. with lovely running
pattern of flowers in white and gold.
All the furnishings Of the drawing
room are in harmony with Its decora-
tiou-. There are some wonderful
inlaid cabinets and inviting Turkish
lounges. but IN the main the style of
the furniture here, a. elsewhere In the
house. is Colonial. 1t includes many
very fine old mahogany pieces as well
as some of panied woods.
Immediately to the rear OF the draw
ing-room and occupying the full width
of the house Is the library or study.
Here the woodwork u mahogany. ana
the decorations are IN quiet yellows and
browns. The room has cheeJfdl and
inviting air. Along the walls are
ranged well-iilled mahogany bookcases.
an which. observed. there wasa varied
collection Of modern authors. As well
as fairly compact law library and a
spriukling of the classics.
In the bedrooms. on the ilOOrs above.
the decorations are extremely simple.
In that of the mistress OF the mansion
the walls are papeTed IN the lightest OF
colors. and the wood Work Il IN Whlte
and unprelentiOus in design.
Among all her possessions, Mrs.
Cleveland has none which she prizes
40 highly as the wedding gifts she re-
ceiyed three years ago. THESE have
been carefully treasured, ana are now
in their proper places III their new
home. Another treasure-a reminder
of maiden udNS-lo a Dtdutli vi nv H'NN
white Carrara marble bust of herself ona
pedestal of black and white marble the
work of sconki, Genoese sculptor,
who made it in 1886 from impressions
taken when she was IN Europe Just be-
fore her marriage. The bust has been
kent for the last six months by ex Mar
shal Wilson. of Washington. and nov
occupies a niche in the hall Of the Mad
isou. avenue house. 1t is an excellent
Likeness. and shows the head and
shoulders midway TO the chest; the hair
j. worn in the stvle which Mrs. Cieve-
land Is portraits have familiarized. a
Knitted garment. edged with Hamburg
lace aud partly concealed by shawl,
covers the shoulders and bosom.
WOMEN scULPTORs.
Womei. sculptoIs can be counted on
the five fingers Of one hand. Winnie
Reams' abortive statues ana not advance
their reputation. but Harriet HosmeI
~. 10. stranOth n mt times II lacks