The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-03

l tal summer house az Newport. This
residence, called The Breakers, viii De
oneof the finest 20 the Queen City Of
palaces by the sea.
Stin another magnificent cottage Is
being built by a New Yorker at Newport
IL IS a French chateau and is being
erected for MIR. Ogden GOelet, who, with
his wife, is about 70 make trip aronnd
the world IN their floating palace, White
l-aoye, for the purpose Of collecting tap
estries and silks. curios, statuary, bric-a-
brac and furnishings for their Newport
mansion. 1t is with the greatest interest
mat society will pass Judgment on these
| three new palaces at Newport. The
! Oelrichs residence viii not be completed
until 1895, but the Vanderbilt and Goelet
| houses are expected TO be ready for occu-
pancy at the opening of next season, or
/ early IN August at the latest.
Banker G.. p MOrOsini has Just com
| pleted the enlargement ana reittlng Of
| MS mansion on Riverdale avenue, on the
crest of the hill overlooking the Hudson
! at a cost Of over $500, 900. 1t is now one
! OF the largest and most costly residences
IN New York. II covers 1l0Xl3S feet,
while the old mansion was 80x45 feet. 1t
Is three stories high in the Italian re-
Nuisance style. The piazzas which ex-
tend about 1t are all fOored in the finest
mosaic. One wing Of the mansion is re
served for MIR. MorOsinis collection of
armor, said to be the finest in the world,
and valued at 300, 900, The ceiling of
this apartment, which is semi-circular in
shape, I5x30 feet the top being a dome,
IS studded with scores of incandescent
lamps. Burglar alarms are supplied to
all the windows, so that if one window
pc raised couple Of hundred electric
nights will fash up in the interior.
AN ASPHALT PALACE.
A. L. Barber the man who has made
millions out of asphalt, has recently pur-
chased for $500 0C9 one of the most costly
summer residences near New York. 1t was
built by Edward NJ Field, the unfortunate
son of the late Cyrus w Field, and cost
him fully $500, 600 10 is located at Dobbs
Ferry in the famous Ardsley Park,
founded by Cyrus w. Field for the ben
cit of his descendants. Edward NJ. Field
named his elegant residence Ardsley
Tower, and is said to have spent $50, 900 in
fitting up one room alone, the gold room
in his palatial summer home. The cost
ler woods, marbles ana tapestries were
used in fitting up the interior. When
young Field went insane and his financial
ahairs became tangled, it became neces-
sary to sell his mansion at great sacri-
fee. Mr.. Barber is confident that with
but one exception, the Rockefeller man
beautiful home within many miles Of New
York.
DEPEw's HOUSE.
A prominent real estate dealer told the
Press reporter that the Hon. Chauncey
M. Depew had agreed TO purchase from
him, as agent, the country seat of the late
Grosvenor p. LowerY at Pocantico Hills
this state DR. Depew is now living at
"Innanda," the country seat of d. A
Lindley, at Dobhs Ferry. DR.. Depew
only leases the Lindley residence, and he
is DESTROYS of owning summer residence.
This elegant summer residence at Pecan
ticO Hills fronts on Bedford avenue
and two other streets, as well as
commanding a fine view of the
Hudson, and is supplied with all mod
ern improvements. There is beauti-
full lake on the grounds, which comprises
thirty-dve acres. There are elegant
trees, an abundance of fine fruits, extern
sive gardens and Conservatives. The
grounds are fenced in by fine cut stone
pointed wall, and there are good drives
and walks through the estate DR.. De-
pew, the Press reporters informant
said, will take up his residence in his
new summer home next season. Since
Mrs Depew's death Dr. DePew says he
will make fewer trips to Europe during
the summer months.