The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-18


naked Youngsters. are peacocks summing
themselves, with gorgeous outspread taiis.
In the ball room the frieze and DECORATIONS
of blue. scarlet and gold are of Turkish de-
sign.
MRS. EEARsr's ARTISTIC DINIEG-RooM.
Mrs. Hearst. wife Of the millionaire
senator from California, in building her
new house, or more properly speaking, IN
remodeling the house purchased from ex-
Secretary Fairchiid. has set the stamp of
her own individually artistic taste upon
the dining-room, which is unlike any
other in Washington and in all probability
any other in this country. 1t is modelled
in every particular after veritable Dutcn
interior, the walls wainscoted high In dark
mahogany, of which wood the large square
table and high back, euriously carved chairs
are also made. The east end OF the room
is taken up with a deep set ire
place ornamented with blue and white
thing, wide tufted seats on either side fit-
ting in the carved settees. On the lett Is
many-millioned window, the tiny panes
set in copper and ornamented here ana
there with quaint bits of Dutch stained
glass brought from some old burgomels-
ter's residence On the north and east
walls are hanging cabinets, the contents OF
which show through the same round,
curious little panes OF glass. On
broad rim running about the room above
the wainscoting are platters and dishes OF
genuine Holland delft, the greater portion
of them being heiriooms from Mrs. Hearst's
grandmother, who was a Hollander. The
south wall is covered with large piece oil
tapestry, on either side of which hang
masterpieces of Dutch art, dim and all but
undistinguishable with age.
HOW Mr.. TIFFAsY's HOUSE is DECORATED.
Mr. Lyman Tiffany's house on Connecti-
cut avenue was not only designed by him.
self INTELLECTUALLY, but under his handi-
work has become noted as having one OF
the most artistic interiors in Washington
City. His gifts appear to be manifold and
evidences of his diversity of talent meet
the eye at every step. The most
remarkable piece of work yet ac-
complished by Mr.. Tiffany is the mantel
in the library, where from floor to ceiling
il rises, mass of elaborate carving. The
tall, acknowledged storks and myriad
birds have been treated with the greatest
ability, and present striking realistic APP
pearance. In repousse work, Mr.. Tiffany
has attained the same degree of perfection,
as is shown by the tea table which stands
in one corner of the parlor. This is of brass,
hammered out during his residence
in Dresden several years since. The
top represents a German legend, the old
text lettering running in and out among
the groups of raised figures. The top,
which is about three feet long by two feet
broad, is mounted in blue plush, a fringe
of hammered brass surrounding it ana
hot water kettle and tea caddy of copper
are hammered to correspond with this
table. Some fine work in repousse
silver has also been accomplished by
Mr.. Tiffany, who at various times has
used his talent in this direction to provide
his wife and daughters with toilet sets
fashioned in this manner. Two of his
daughters, Miss Madge Tiffany and Mrs.
Parker, have inherited an artistic talent
from their father, and executed some very
creditable paintings as well as pen
and ink sketches. Among the number
less odd pieces of rare and valuable
works of art picked up by Mr.. and Mrs.
Tiffany while abroad, is an angel bedstead,
a piece of work of the Venetian Renais-
sance. This is highly carved, winged
posters TO hold the canopy. Another piece
of furniture is buffet of the first empire,
of gold bronze, the top of black marble
veined III gold.
HER PAINTINGS WERE IN THE PARIS SALON
Mrs. Alfred Clifford Barney, formerly Of
Cincinnati, but for the past year with her
husband resident of Washington, has
the unusual distinction for an amateur ar
fist of having had painting accepted and
hung in the Paris salon. Mr.. and Mrs.
Barney leased furnished house last sea-
son, which was their first win
ter in Washington, so that So
ciety had not the opportunity of
judging of the latter's artistic talent,
which will be vouchsafed when she finally
becomes settled here as resident in the
house now in course of erection on Rhode
Island avenue, near Seventeenth street.
On the several occasions of dinner parties
given by Mrs. Barney last season the
guest cards painted by the hostess were
perfect little gems, and as such will al
ways be preserved by those for whom
they were designed. A fact not generally
known is that Stanley, when he first left
England for the interior of Africa, started
upon his exploring expedition as the
fiance of Mrs. Barney, then Miss Pike, of
Cincinnati. Upon his return it was to
find his former lady-iove married to her
present husband.
the British legation, is beautifed through
out the rooms on the first floor by her
own skill as an artist. The walls of the
large parlor on the right of the entrance
are pale blue with a deep frieZe, the
latter having been painted on canvas
in sections and then put in place.
This represents succession of fat
little cupids disporting with white
winged doves among rose bowers In the
library the frieze has the appearance of a
tropical jungle in which parrots, macaws
and gay birds of paradise fly hither and
yon. In the dining-room the frieze, also
painted by Mrs. Halliday, is appropriately
of fsh and water-fowls gliding gracefully
through their native element.
MRS. SENATOR HENDERsoN's ALEXANDRA HALL,
Mrs. Henderson, wife of the ex-senator,
occupies the spacious stone castle at the
head of Sixteenth street and the boundary,
for which she not only drew the intricate
details of the building, but which she has
further beautihed with a number of her
own figure paintings, which are unusually
fine. The hallway is modelled after
portion of the Alhambra sketched by
Mrs. Henderson during one of her many
trips abroad, and it is not only beautiful
but very unique. 1t is octagonal in shane.
the walls of pale blue rising from the mar
bic tiled flooring. About the MANY arched
doorways broad borders are formed of
Moorish hieroglyphis in darker blue min
gled with gold. The white and gold
| morning room on the left near the
entrance, is separated from the hallway by
apartition wall four feet high, the space
between which and the ceiling is filled
with Moorish fretwork of white and gold.
The woodwork of the living room or art
gallery, opening out from this at the north
end is of dark mahogany with deep Grim
son walls, which form a fine BACKGROUND
for the magnificent paintings hung
thereon.
MRS. REPRESENTATIVE HIT