Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-09-11

MR.. BENEDICT's PALACE, VIEWED FROM TIL
SOUND
over mile Of water front. Although tn
decorations are not yet complete, the plac
has cost 81, 100000. ,,,.
From O distance the palace looks as If 1
were built Of white marble, but this effec
was not intended, as the stucco which GOV
ers the exterior is deemed vastly superior
to marble Tho walls are of brick ant
Portland cement, covered with a coating
of stucco composed of marble dust aht
cement. The promontory is thanked will
small inlets, the one to the west known
as Indian harbor and the one on the cas-
as Chimney Corner. .t- r..
The mansion Is built In two squares
with airy, semicirculnr porches fronting
the sound on each side. 1t has terra
Gotta mansard roof, which relieves the
plain white of the structure itself. It IL
so constructed that the windows in every
important room in the house command a
view Of the sound. The boathouse Is large
and elaborate. Between this structure and
the mansion are several delightful little
summer retreats Of stucco. On the water
front is natural cave, forming an exact
semicircle, In which are built nine bath.
houses There is stairway cut out Of the
natural rock leading to the beach.
The grounds extend inland from the
water about halt a mile and cover more
than 40 acres. They have been laid on,
by an expert landscape architect and wis
terra and Dutchman's pipe abound every.
where around the summer houses. Mas
turtiums and other beautiful flowers thrive
on every side. Gt*s /
In sharp contrast to the oriental magnif-
icence of Mr.. Benedict's palace Is the
summer home of another Wall street mag
nate, whose name is perhaps more familiar
to the reading public. Cedar Croft, the
summer residence of Russell Sage, is one
of the most unpretentious palaces on the
Long Island coast In that colony Of fash
ionable cottages between Hampstead and
Far Rockaway. r
Cedar Croft stands back from the road
q little way, In the middle Of two or three
acres Of velvety lawn, which slopes down
to the sea on one side and to pretty lake,
which belongs to the place, on the other
side. The cottage Is Of no particular style
.of architecture and not particularly attract
i've from the exterior, but coy and COM
Portable within. Honeysuckle vines cover
"a portion OF the porch, and their delicious
fragrance Is very grateful at this season.
There is none but cedar trees on the place,
and the flower beds are numerous and at
tractive. ssa
The sages lead very quiet and method.
ical life at Cedar Croft. Mr.. Sage rises
early in the morning, breakfasts at 1880
and drives to the station at Lawrence Oh
Cednrhurst and takes the 8 O'Clock train
for New York. He returns every evening
by the s O'Clock train and Is met at the
train by his goodman and driven home.
Mr.. Sage Is very fond of high steppers
and takes spin behinda fast team every
day. Mira Sage is always worrying about
her husbands fondness for driving young
and skittish horses and hoped the tragic
death Of Austin Corbin, who was killed ~
q runaway, would be q warning to him.
But Russell Sage will drive a spirited team
despite all warnings.
There are four rooms on the main doo1
OF the cottage parlor, dining room, library
. and Mr.. sage's room, where he sits and
reads his morning paper and enjoys him.
I self after his own fashion This room ID
as plain and severe In its furnishings as Il
Mr.. Sage's New York office, although not
quite SO formidable In It's defenses.
rs Mrs Sage's room has q floor Of polished
cedar, covered here and there with hand.
some rugs. At one side Of the room u an
old fashioned spinnet which is an. heirloom