New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-29

tension, and II may NO tufth"f ahl"i 'hh' ''
building In Jackson Park is about three times
the size Of the famous rcNIdenc" On Bacoh mn
Constructed in the spirit oil the colonial pcroI,
with the additions noted. II presents 'trIHIns
exterior Wow 10 all who approach n.
There j. a fence around il. and one enters th"
ward beneath an arch Of iron in the centre of
which depends "A lamp. There ARE double DOORS
the hallway is wide and the stairway j. in th'
rear. ON the, rlslit IL on" enters the hall l. tn"
registry room This has upon IT, four wall III
ing Of blue. tint- and figures. which specially
imported from Holland for the Uses 10 which II
j. appucd The ceiling j. low are all the cell
ings in the several rooms. To the left i lar 9"
room with folding doors opening to another of like
dimensions used as a men reading room. Above
stair. ON the second floor J., "A womcn'S reading
room on one side of the hall aud women re- 'p
,ion room at fine other An old fashioned fireplace
il built in every Of thea apartments. aud the
old-r,-honcd andirons of brass are part OF th"
furnishings: and during these cold days logs oil
wood have been burning and the smell of smoking
Ioos pcrmcatns the entire house. impartmg 10
overv one ~ he enters a sort of thrill. IL may be
of childhood rccolcctions. a. thc>" odors tingl"
his nostrils The old clock on the stairs stands
upon the first landing. and il is a hom"ly look
inc timepiece more than one hundred years Ola
This as well as the furnishing of the hall on the
second floor. is the property Of the Cape Goa AS
socintion, who with much enthusiasm aided Nir.
JIoycy in supplying antique relics in the line o.
furnishings.
Interest seizes the mind Of the visitor IN" in
slant he crosses the threshold of this mansion.
II he has the instinct of yencrltion within him ne
does not need TO 90 far without having his memo
ries nuickened and his emotions stirred by roh'ac'
Of the vision with many articles OF inralcullo's
historic value well as Of pleasant snggrstiV"f'sS'
The mems reception room on the lett OF inc en-
trance is devoted 10 an exhibition of c"iohiai
and other relics contributed by the Essen InT'i-
tute of Salem Nobody familiar with Ma''achu-
setts history can fail to appreciate the cohtrlpn-
tion which the authorities of Salem nav" iiad'
"a the Exposition in the loanng of this collection
"a Commissioner IIovcy for the Inspection ana
studv of the host Of descendants OF MASSACHUSETTS,
ancestors scattered throughout the thioh' VII"
will this year, as never before, ne dI'"h hor'
closely together as they look upon ana eoh'''h-
Mate in all their novelty the things "h'ch are
thus exposed TO their view. Ana II may DO m"i-
Toned here that every visitor to IN" fair' from
whatever point he she hai.'. IL w"icoin" 10 'h7
building a. to all others. This reference Il "'-
sirabc inasmuch through some error .''' S'''c-
mcnt was allowed to go forth thai Oily ''as'a'n"-
sctts people were desired visitors 10 th' N''sa-
chusetts Building.
II would he IA difficult TO begin as II would De
70 conclude description in d"iail oil th"S' r''icS'
somehow or other the life Of Nathaniel Hawthorne
was 81 closely associated with the town oil Salem
that the presence of his portrait hanging on the
wall seems like natural Ihtfon"r'ioh !" 'n',
room devoted 10 this interesting "Aipi' vi INV u"
town From looking at the portrait oi ii""'"oih'
IN the wall one can cast his eyes down INTO glass
case and there read in an original volume oil stat
ntcs that law which may be- SAID to have been
in a certain SENSE the cornerst"hc VI MS H'cI"'S
fame The Scarlet Letter Law so-cailea' mus
| it, reads:
"Convictcd before the Justice Assize' Dun man
| .,pd woman IN mo set on the gallows AN hour,
with a rome about their neck anu 'he o'her emu
cast over the gallows. In the way HUN '''ncc
TO the common gaol to be scoufgeu hoo eAcecoihs
forty stripes and forever after 10 wear capi'ai
A Of two inches long of contrary color TO their
| cloathcs. sewcd on their upper garments or on
" the back of the arm in open view. ana as oi'eh
"as they appear without 1t openly u W. Scoui9e"
| Z" not exceeding fifteen stripes.
Beyond the portrait and the copy Oh the stat
u,c there is nothing more suggestive OF Hawthorne,
except an engraving, with an au'osIaph ie''er at
tached on the wall on the second hoor' In what
is known as the autograph room.
| One little manuscript Of interest Is an original