The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-01-18

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 plat
tiers and dishes of genuine Holland Delft,
the greater portion of them being heir
looms from Mrs. Hearsts grandmother who
was Hollander. The south wall is COW
cred with large piece of tapestry, on
either side of which hang masterpieces of
Dutch art, dim and all but undistinguish-
able with age
HOW MR.. TIFFANY's HOUSE Is DECORATED.
Mr.. Lyman Tiffany's house on Connect
cut avenue was not only designed by him
self INTELLECTUALLY, but under his handi-
work has become noted as having one of
of the most artistic interiors in Washing
ton. His gifts appear to be manifold, and
evidences of his diversity of talent meet
the eye at every step. The most remark
able piece of work yet accomplished by
Mr.. Tiffany is the mantel in the library,
where from floor to ceiling it rises, mass
OF elaborate carving. The tall slender
legged storks and myriad birds have been
treated with the greatest ability, and pre-
sent striking realistic appearance. In re-
pousse 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. This
top which is about three feet long by two
feet broad, is mounted in blue plush,
fringe of hammered brass surrounding it,
and a hot water kettle and tea caddy of cop
per 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 in
herited an artistic talent from their father,
and executed some very creditable paint
ings as well as pen and ink sketches.
Among the numberless odd pieces of rare
and valuable works of art picked up by Mr..
and Mrs Tiffany while abroad. is an angel
bedstead, piece of work of the Venetian
Renaissance. This is highly carved,
winged angel surrounding each of the four
high posters to hold the canopy. Another
piece of furniture is buffet of the first
empire, of gold bronze, the top of black
marble veined in gold.
HER PAINTINGS WERE IN THE PARIS SALON.
Mrs. Alfred Clifford Barney, formerly of
Cincinnati but for the past year with her
husband a resident of Washington, has the
unusual distinction for an amateur artist
Of having had a painting accepted and hung
in the Paris salon. Mr. and Mrs. Barney
leased furnished house last season which
was their first winter in Washington.
so that society had not the opportunity of
judging of the latter's artistic talent which
viii be youchsafed when she finally be-
comes settled here as resident in the house
now in course of erection on Rhode Island
avenue, near Seventeenth street. On the
Mrs. Barney last season, the guestcards
painted by the hostess were perfect little
gems. and as such will always 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 expe-
dition as the fiance of Mrs. Barney, then
Miss Pike of Cincinnati. Upon his return
it was to find his former lady-love married
to her present husband.
Mrs. Edward Halliday's residence near
the British legation, is beautitied 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 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 d
tropical jungle III 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 fish and water fowls, gliding gracefully
through their native element.
MRS. SENATOR HENDERsoN's ALEXANDRIA 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 building, but which she has
further beautiied with a number of her
own figure paintings which are unusually
fine. The hallway is modelled after por-
ton of the Alhambra sketched by
Mrs. Henderson during one of her MANY
trips abroad, and 1t is not only beautiful
but very unique. 1t is octagonal in shape,
the walls of pale blue rising from the mar
BILE tiled flooring. About the many arched
doorways, broad borders are formed of
Moorish hieroglyphics in darker blue
mingled with gold. The white and gold
morning room on theleft near the entrance
is separated from the hallway by a parti-
ton wall four feet high, the space between
which and the ceiling is filed in with Moor
ism fretwork of white and gold The wood
work of the living room or art gallery.
opening out from this at the north end is of
dark mahagony with deep crimson walls
which form a fine back ground for the mag
nihcent paintings hung thereon.
MRS. REPRESENTATIVE HIT.
Mrs. Hit, wife of the Illinois Represen-
tatlVe, possesses in an eminent degree that
indescribably artistic ability which enables
the fortunate possessor to transform an
ugly room into a pretty homelilze apart
ment. Any one who has ever had to strug-
gle with the difficult task of evolving a
habitable cosy look to long parlor, will ap-
preciate the credit due for the successful
accomplishment of such an achievement.
Mrs. Hits parlor, originally a long IN
promising room, has under her tasteful
management become a truly artistic inte
rlor. AS may naturally be imagined. the
composite elements which go to make nm
this harmonious whole, have been selected
without regard to expenditure. The walls
are almost entirely concealed behind tapes
tries worked in old world converts to adorp
the walls of church and palace. In the hall
way there are bits of armor, gorgeous
hangings, eastern rugs, bronzes and pic
lures.
DR. William A Hammond, though unfor
tunate in the selection of site for his i'm
mense new house on Columbia Heights. has
fortunately not fallen into the common
error of sacrificing the spaciousness of the
apartments in order to obtain q greater
number either on the first or second floor.
It's planned upon the Mexican idea of a
large square court in the centre and in one
respect Is wholly unlike any other house in
Inc city. This is the arrangement of q
large alcove which holds colossal gilded
figure of Buddha with, all the appropriate
accessories OF that god with the worship
OF which DR.. Hammond is popularity ac-
credited.
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