Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1891-06-07

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pleasure OF rambling through this hand
some house and among its beautiful and
tasteful furnishings. Then he intended |
to attempt writing a description OF 1T.
but as well attempt to describe the
thrill that comes from glorious music
after the tune has died away, or to paint
as the ancient Inner endeavored to do,
sudden breeze amid wilderness of flow
ers. In the course of an ordinary, every
day newspaper article such description
cannot be anything like satisfactorily
given. But as there are hundreds OF the
HERALD's readers who always inter-
ested in matters connected with Mr..
Bennett and his family, and their happi-
ness, the following plain statement OF the
beautiful place is given. To begin with,
the whole is an ensemble of elegance and
admirable taste The house is command
ingly located, as mentioned in the outset.
Its superstructure is of buff and blue
stone from the Quarries of Chuckanut and
Tenino, pressed brick and native woods.
Entering at the main entrance, through
massive doors, and through short por-
ter's hall to the main hall. the senses are
bewidered with the rich carvings, drap-
ings, tessalated floors and general furn-
ishings To the right is an alcove with
cushioned seats that is a cosy nook where
a pair of lovers would feel themselves pc
culiarly blessed; to the right, coming
from the alcove, over a deep Fireplace far
back, is a superb portrait ia cathedral
glass of the master of the house. To the
left is the main drawing room, done in
curled and carved maple and onyx, with
frescoings in water colors and walls in oil
painting Over floors in mosaics of maple,
cherry and oak, into the breakfast room,
done exquisitely in ash, one passes
through porterres of heavy silk and old
gold imported from the best looms and in
the finest handiwork of France, and from
the breakfast room the visitor is led into
r the spacious and charming dining hall,
) with its tasteful belongings in the matter
I of massive and superb sideboards and
other appropriate furniture. Through
n the hall again and up the staircase of ma
hogony and cherry, and before a great
window of prismatic cathedral glass con-
tanning in the centre full-length portrait
of madona-like figure we reach the
: family rooms, carpeted in moquets.
n Administers and Weltons, with walls fin
" ished in maple, sycamore and oak and
{ the apartments furnished in a style be-
g fitting the rooms of royalty. Then
n there is the japanese room, furnished in
bamboo, with characteristic japanese
frescoings and wainscotings of japanese
u mating. Adjacent are the rooms of the
daughters of the house, exquisitely anC
yet modestly QUILTED. To the real
lie of the japanese room are the bath rooms
70 with porcelain tubs and the silvereC
er plumbing exposed, here also the floor
m are covered with beautiful rugs from tn
he Orient, and every other luxurious adjunc
H. of such household department.
= In the third story are tn
rooms and bath rooms TO
y servants, the nursery, children
IL play rooms, a sewing room, and a grea
SO room at the front which is Mr.. Bennett
y library and favorite resting place. Fror
f. this floor dumb walters reach to tn
Mt kitchens and laundries in the basement
n and beside those departments on tina
Nc floor are numer other of the house keep
. ing adjuncts.
At the front, on this basement foo
'o which is on a level with the grounds,
uI an apartment reminding one, in som
et particulars, of an old baronial hall, wit
it's massive fre-places and high window
This is the billiard room and general re
as sort of the gentlemen of the house an
DIS their guests. Connected with this aparl
On ment is an alcove into which the billiar
es tables may be pushed when the floors al
a. cleared for dancing party. This hall
- entered by a staircase from the main Ell
" trance above, and also by a stone VALE
w entrance at the northeast corner of II
nu building.
We The mansion occupies block of groun
cd lying between a street at the north and
he deep gulch at the south, which will ever
tually be filed and which at present
spanned by one of the city aqueduct
re- and between streets on the east and Yves
I'd. The grounds are handsomely laid out al
tn are covered with swards of vevety gra
10 and beds of many colored and luxuria
., flowers.
y" On the southside of the residen
'"' and on level perhaps twelve or fifte'
res feet below the lawns and fioricultur
as surroundings of the mansion are q
to stables, which are two stories and
attic high, and are accessible for hors
and vehicles by bridge from c street
ng the carriage house on the second foo
ne and by drive from the grounds to q
we first floor, along beside high and rugg
mo- stone wall, winding up which is also
foot path from the stables TO the house.
The first floor contains the engine
boilers and other machinery for doing t
needed work about the stables, and al
We for furnishing gas and electric ligb
rsl steam heating, water and all that for t
In entire establishment. On this floor al
to are stalls for horses, harness rooms, e.
to The second floor is the carriage hou'
and also contains stalls and other q
purtenances of the stables. The at
floor above contains the rooms OF t
,irl hostlers, grooms, gardner and other on
M door servants. The stable, In short, Is
handsome building in itself, with out
by walls OF pressed brick, altogether bu
ar with great strength and in the most co
vaniant form