St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-10

the bright-hued dress of early summer,
and in pleasing consonance with the
motto of the olden-time dial, stands
''Inanda," the new summer home of
Chauncey M. Depew, says The Chicago
Herald.
1t is in the center of romantic park
in the big Cyrus Field estate overlook
ing the Hudson, about a mile from
Dobbs Ferry. Situated on a winding
country road, decked with gardens and
pretty villas, it is i'll many respects the
most homelike and attractive residence
IN region where handsome country,
places are clustered in picturesque
groups. Just at this particular time
HudSOn'S banks, for everybody in the
country roundabout is specializing
whether Inanda is not to be the summer
dwelling place of the next secretary of
state. 1t derives another element OF in
terest, too. from the fact of its close
proximity to the spot where. in the OLD
revolutionary days. stood the tavern
where Elizabeth Flanagan, an Irish
hostess, mixed the drink which has be-
come wOrld-famouS as the American
cocktail.
His Old Home Too Small.
Mr.. Depew. who for some reason
found his old homestead at Peekskill,
where he had dweit for years in the
summer time, inadequate for his pres
ent social needs, hit upon Inanda after
a long search through the surrounding
country. and signed the lease for the
big and breezy mansion last Wednesday,
and has prepared to move i'll with his
family this week.
1T is modest place, and just suits
me- said the Republican orator. The
folks at DobbS Ferry incline to the opin-
ion that it is an imposing mansion, and
fit companion of E. Nj. Fields palatlal
residence OF granite and brick,
that is in near view from its
broad north windows. 1t is a
large three-stOry Gothic dwelling of
twenty rooms, standing on a stone
foundation, and furnished with every
modern convenience and a perfect
sewerage system, and all ample water
supply from big artesian reservoir. 1t
faces the south, with a great vine-clad
porticO over the broad driveway leading
from the main road. A huge hall built
of oak, eighteen feet wide. and extend
ing back sixty feet to the full depth of
the house, divides the house in the
middle, and is in turn divided by great
Persian pOrtiereS. On the left as the
visitor enters is a big open fireplace,
with a high mantel decked with rich
bric-a-brac and a big painting hanging
above it. a tall, od-fashioned clock
stands in one corner and an ancient
spinning-wheel, with the treadle worn
away by use, neStles in another corner.
A stays head, with superb pair of
antlers four feet in height, makes
striking ornament for the opposite wall.
Tiger skins and lion skins are Strewn
upon the floor, and there are old chairs
of oak and wicker work clustered
around the fireplace. Set in tiles be-
| meath the fireplace mantel is the in
scription: 20 we FIRE and heat, bless
We the Lord" Beneath it stand huge
andirons that glisten in the sunbeams
that pour through the western windows
of the library.
A CommOdious Library.
The library itself is commodions
and breezy room, with windows looking
out on the south and west. Pictures
framed in gold deck the walls of the
library, bric-a-brac and books are
strewn about on the tables. Hundreds
of other books are ranged OH the shelves
OF two large bookcases on either side of
the open fireplace, which is smaller
than the great one in the hall. The in
laid floor of the libraryis strewn with
more skins and around about are easy
chairs of Turkish leather and other
| chairs made of buffalo horns. Sitting
at the library. Mr.. Depew can en-
| terrain his eye with a glorious view
| of the Hudson scenery, with the vii
lage of Dobbs Ferry nesting in a
green valley on the left. Down in this
valley is the red brick club house OF the
| River club, social organization to
which 500 wealthy lovers of the water
! belong, with number of fine resi-
| dences grouped about Back of the
| library is the parlor, with pictures on
the walls, an upright piano in one cor
ner and a goodly number of embroid-
| cred easy chairs, and tables and smaller
| chairs inlaid with costly woods. Soft
rugs are strewn upon the parlor floor.
| The parlor windows look out upon the
lawn of the imposing E. M. Field man.
sion. that Mr.. Depew says is palatiai in
| its furnishings, but is now closed aud
dark. Across the hall is the family
| dining room, fine apartment where
| Mr.. Depew can entertain score or
| more of guests at once,
A beautiful landscape stretches out
| for miles beyond the dining room win
dows. A broad. high-roofed porch ex-
| tends entirely around the house, fur
nished with easy chairs and hammocks.
On every side are spread out green
| lawns and flower beds and wooded
patches. There are many acres of roll
ing country in these charming sur
| roundings, and it is certain that "Bus-
| teri will have constant picnic roaming
| with his cousins in a delightful play
ground. There is a big, good