Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-02
A MODEL HOME.


Alternate with leaves and a griffin's head,
lighted with gold. The centre panel Of the
ceiling 10 cream white in the centre blended
out 10 . dalicsts blue. The mAia ceiling
border 10 in Empire style. blue swag tied
With . ribbon. gold ndans. .croll detAil
orrsmeut, cream color ground with hand
painted black edge ornament, woodwork
stained cream white. Walls delicsie blue
stipple with cream whi'e marginal lines.
The sitting room The wood pars Of the
friez, 10 done 10 shrimp pink. The surface
d. cora ion is blue ribbon and vsne of
natural sutt ma color., the vine and rib.
IN alternately eros sing esth o'her cutfice
t ne fri Z , into oval panels margin iineo
In gold and color. The msia field Of the
ceiling is pinkish grey, each corner with a
circular cloudy ky PAL Ell surrounded by 8
vine also in natural autumn coIors and from
corner to corner . runnir vine iresiei in
the same vsy--msrg nal lines on the ceilns
gold walls, s very light raw sienna, wood
work cream color, same as recep ion
room.
The music room, connected with the ST.
ting room by an arch, 10 the room most
I'm que and originsl. The frieze is made
Of grey panels with ink atylipg. On each
pauei is u musical icore carrying the notes
1T the topical part Of various familiar songs
Over the fire place, BE il ever so humble
there's no place ike home" To the right
around the ott er walls are the following ia
succe ssion: Hail Columbia IT'S The
lat Rose NJ Samu err" Yankee Doodle -
Keep it Up The Old 0aken Bucket. -
"0Id Lsrg Ssne. The ceiling is warm
gray and each corner has Q musical trophy,
over the m-ntel piece the pipes Of Pan, 3
shepherds horn, triangle and csstsre'; in
another cor er. q bsgpips and Swiss flute ;
ext corner, VIOLA, French hunting horn
and harp; the mex. corner, mandolin and
q fsgeoIet and mu sic book. From o,ner
to corner, around the room tso rose coIored
ribbons are ntertvined. Walls. greeuish
gray glass stipple panels, lighter greeuish
gray. fat, wo0dsork, pstursi whi,evood.
The dining room in general { A ct is heavy
ard solid. The friezs groundwork is
combed work 10 dull yellow ard green
carrying heavy croll in relief in old silver
margin. rough basket work, ceiling panel
b-ownish yellow with flat stencil border.
Walls dull red, leather finish with marginal
lines Of black. Woodwork wainscotted in
natusl white wood.
Mr.. Holmes den" is another original
fort of Mr.. Berry's. The ceiling repre-
sents 8 sky with flsety clouds runnirg
down with portion OF the
under part of the vail, over
which is painted rustic trellis, vine GOV
cred, 10 natural colors, forming a frieze
and tapping over into the ceiling. TIE
walls 10 varie gated tints Of natural colors
brown and green and yellow blended te-
gether. Woodwork natural whitewoo
The upper hall il very light in color, the
natural wood finish. in qnsrtered oak, be-
ing continued to the second floor. The
ceiling is delicate gray ard the walls cream
color. The frieze in Adam style, a coz
veDtional zad laurel wreath in delicate
green; ribbons in pink; linir g in gold and
color.
The guest chamber is octsg0n 10 shape.
The large central cirt usr panel has light
clouded sky Effect aud she remaining por
texture work alternately treated in
delicate pick wheels and yellovish
pink basket work. Olive gray
margin. Ffnza same Ilors. dsike,
cusI. u panels, al erDate sry effect and
conbzd work. Walls fat, light chocolate
color Woodwook natural wbltewo9d. The
11Wlly cuAmoer, uBut, Plesssht rouib, usb
yellowish gray ceiling With sell color
stripes and q combed border. Erie re,
coufbed ground work in light raw sienna
and color, with an allover stencil. Walls
cream color. woodwork ns.ural cherry.
Dressing room same colors without orns-
menfatipn.
Miss Lilies room is . symphony in blue.
L: has broad friezs with . light combed
ground in Blended color and hand painted
wild teazels and grs.sss. The walls are
delicste greenish blue and the woodwork
old ivory.
Master Maurice's room is salmon pink.
The fritze ISIS Lght brosn geometresl
stencil. Oh ground blended from light
reddish brown to 5 gray blue. Reddish
brown marginal lines. The ceiling Of the
prsvsiling pink shade with a stencil leaf
border. oak leaf corners and rustic gilt
inner line. Woodwork q darker shade of
pink.
The bathroom has woodwork of ivory
white, green gloss striped walls, salmon
ceiling panels with ornsme nations in gold
square pAne's. Bsthtnb ornamenied in
nickel and white and all hardware in nickel.