Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-06-14

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broad running round the whole four
sides. both on the first and second
floors. 1t contains some twenty rooms. A
wide curving gravel walk sweeps up to the
main entrance on Beach avenue. One enters
through a broad doorway into a handsome
hall that runs almost the length of the
house and is good eleven feet broad. 1t
Is not an entry or corridor, but sure
enough hall with a great open fireplace
almost filling the further end of it, and CIV
ing one instantly feeling of LONELINESS and
domestic comfort broad beyeled mirror
IN the quartered oaken and carved mantel
above the fireplace reflects ones inquiring
face and bit of the sea beach in the fore
ground Decorated tiles form the border and
facing Of the fireplace. In the center-piece
Is group of three smiling maldens, who are
presumed to represent the three brightest
aspects of the spring of life. On each side are
other maldens wandering in an arbor or pluck
ing roses. The floor of the fireplace is covered
with glazed tiles of bright hues
The floor of the hall is laid in hard wood
and covered with rugs and furnished with cool
looking chairs and sofas of willow and bent
wood. The walls are, yet. destitute of pic
lures. but Mrs. Harrison is to bring some pretty
prints and etchlngs with her, and she has, too.
great variety of unique ornaments that will
hit in admirably, some of them her own handi-
work.
THE PARLoR AND DINING ROOMS.
Two handsome arches, each.eight feet wide.
lead into the parlor on the left of the hall
going in. They will be hung with portiere of
beads or light silk; Mrs. Harrison has not yet
quite determined which. The parlOr is
simply furnished, but looks delightfully."-
cool and summer like. The floor
Is covered with mating. on which some
handsome Damascus rugs were lying. The
furniture Is OF mahogany and old oak. really
very solid looking, and just exactly what
the skilled mistress of an elegant household
would choose. Here also there is much will
low ware and bent wood. with an abundance
OF rOomy, easy chairs. IN which the distln-
guished people, who sure to be guests IN
this notable home during the coming days,
may make themselves entirely comfortable.
The parlor runs almost the whole length of
the hall.
On the opposite side of the hall are the
reception and dining rooms, which have
sliding doors between them, and ihay be
divided. or when required be thrown into
one large room The former is furnished in
walnut, and, like the parlor and hall. is
also provided with abundance of bent
wood chairs. The dining room is. 1t always
ought to be, one of the most cheerful and
charming rooms in the whole house. A hand
some oak table. surrounded with brentwood
chairs, and almost speaking a CHEEKY hos
pltallty, has the center of the floor. The
room looks directly on the ocean and is
lighted with windows SIX feet high, As the
presidential family and their guests eat their
salad at table their eyes may wander over the
rolling waves. with white sails fitting out to
The store room, the buffers pantry and
the kitchen are placed behind the hall
cool COMFORT UPSTAIRS.
A handsome oaken stairway, with beautifu
carved newell posts, leads to the upper floors A
hall, similar to that below, runs the whole
length of the second floor and leads out
through wide doorways to the upper
plaZZAs Ii will make dpllphtfnl sit
ting and sewing room. On the left are
two handsome sleeping chambers. Is by 10
feet III size and looking to the unpractised
eye quite square. They are carpeted in tapes-
try and furnished in draped cherry, the effect
altogether being extremely good They
are intended for guests. On the other
side Is large room carpeted
with ingram and furnished in sixteenth CEN
fury oak. the furnishing indeed being as
handsome an example could find in
all New Jersey. Two splendid windows look
out directly on the ocean and if there is a
breath of stirring 1t is sure to blow
into them While the general lines OF the
furnishing have been completed Mrs. Harri-
son will devote great deal of attention to the
details. Tor this Is presumably her own room
Ii opens into a bath room handsomely fitted
up Opposite is another large, handsome
room, also furnished in sixteenth century oak
IL Is Mrs. Mckee's room. Opening from this is
large, airy room with a splendid window look
ing out the sea and up the valley. This is to be
very prettily furnished, tor a nurse At the
head of the back stairs is another large room
very prettily furnished.
The rear part of the third floor is divided
into four handsome sleeping chambers. all
nicely furnished and provided with quantity
curved dormer windows in the gables. The
whole front OF the floor is thrown into one large
apartment ~ by 40 feet III size. IL is intended
Tor billiard room, the President is very
fond Of the celebrating sport. The billiard
table, however, lsnOt there as yet, and, quite as
likely as not, the room. for this summer at
least, viii be used as a loungfng and reading
room Tor the view from the high windows is
TO the minds Of many people, the best to be
had The whole house Ii lighted with gas and
will be connected with a molecular system of
telephone, and there are electric calls in all the
Rooms.
HOW THE COTTAGE WAS STARTED
Ii is very curious how Mrs Harrison ham
pened to become a member of the charming
cottage colony that has made its summer home
there for many seasons. Last year, II will be
recalled. she spent fortnight as the guest of
postmaster General and Mrs. Wanamaker at
their cottage there. She enjoyed her STAY i'm
mensely and remarked that she had
never found resort that contained SO
many delightful elements. This spring ten or
twelve OF the sojourners who were here when
she was last year, conceived the idea of hay
ing her repeat those enjoyable days. and this
notion once planted IN The minds of the gem
uemen, gradually developed into the broader
wish to have her become "a permanent summer
resident in a house of her own.
The suggestion OF asking her to accept a cot
tage met at once with general approval The
lot was bought from the estate of Eliza Miller
March last, and the work of building was
begun two days later. Not line was write n
down The contract with the builders
was made by Mr.. A. H Hamil-
ton and wholly verbal The builders
did not know for whom the house was in
tended Nobody knew except those abso-
lutely in the secret. Ii was supposed that IL
was to be a democratic club house, and this
romantic idea gained such ground that it
came to be generally accepted until about
two weeks ago, when whispers more or less
accurate Of the real purpose we're breathed
ON the wind The house, toward the end,
vas put IN the of Mr.. William v.
Mexican, and the title passed through him to