Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-12-03


A magnificent dwelling house, built
wholly OF cOlored Rlnss bricks, has
been planned to bs built at Newport
for Pacific coast millionaire. The
plans OF the structure have already
been prepared. Tue style Is strictly
Pom peilan. Work on u will begiu
this winter. 1t Will take two years to
finien. The ground plan of the house
viii in some respects resemble that OF
the house OF FanBa, familiar to feaders
OF the Last Days OF Pompeii.n ana
reproduction OF which was erected O
short time ago by Architect Smith at
Saratoga, where II Ia now used as
museum for ancient Roman and Pom.
peilan curiosities. The bricks Will be
OF various Sizes, shapes ami colors, and
tn effect Will be OF an Oriental rl"h.
ness which will defy description.
Building mouse OF glass bricks Ia
not the chimeticsl Undertaking 1t may
Mt first glance seem to be. The glsss
brick Is now recognized building
material, and has peculiar advantages,
both as TO, translucence and as to It's
strength and durability. Modern
glass manufacturing has reached u
nigh degree Ut excellence, especially
In Germany, where these glass bricks
are made. They are hollow inside nj
have great resistance to heat and cold.
The Newport residence will be, how
ever, the first IN the world to be con.
stIuclei OF glass. The structure will
ue IN the form OF square, iLclOsing
an open court, inside OF which foun-
tain will play. BY means Of electric
lights In many coloreu globes, con-
cealed nj the source OF the fountain,
the water will fall Ia u shower OF vari.
colOteu hues. 1t is said that the owner
contemplates on certain occasions
having periumed water How from the
fountain, thus petiumiDg the entire
court. and on Occaeions Of festivity q
continuous current of California wine
| OF his own vintage will Cow from the
pitcher held In the upliited hand OF a
| Bacchante in the center CT the fonn.
| tain.
Tho millionaire for W hom the glass
palace ls being designed Will give tho
swell Newport set a series OF Roma
or Pompeiian iotes, which viii surpass
in splendOr anu novelty any entertai in
ment ever given In this Country. The
banquet hall OF the wine.c1 iored glass
is to be eliiptical In form CATER room
at MalmnisoD), with sIigotly vault.d
ceiling springing from n deep cornice
supported by marble pilasieIs with
bronze capitals Ia the Empire style.
When lighted by electricity this room
will he dazzling IN brilliant magnifi-
ceace. In this room the host will
have couches arranged In POmpeiian
style, upon which the company will
recline In Pompeiiau costume and
ienst on vlands cooked alter u Pom
peiian mQde. The servants are to be
brought direct from Naples, and on
festive occasions will dress in Pom
peiisR costume.
The house will contain two stories,
with ballroom at the top opening
upon a loggia, which Is just touched'by
the topmost spray Of the fountain.
Each room will be OF a different color,
and will have a distinguished name.
Tho furnishings naturally will agree
with the glbsr eCloring, giving q har.
monltus line to the whole ems -mblc OF
ceiling, walls, floor aud furniture.
The drawing room 10 to be W hite
and gold-consequehtly the brict Q
composing the ceiling OF this room
will be alternately transparent amt
amber glass. The library is to be Gi
DART green, the banquet hall OF wine
color, madame bOudoir OF the delicate
cerulean blue, and that OF one OF her
daughters OF rose color. The brunette
daughter, who has a liking for the pre-.
vailing yellow fad, VIII have the walls
and ceiling OF her room OF pale yellow
glsss bricks, and the furnishin gs
In harmony. The only son, who ia now
In Princeton University, will have his
room OF royal purple, lighted here and
there by geomeirical designs OF trans
parent glase. The son Is an expert
amateur photographer, and will have a
developing room in the second story OF
perfectly black and absolutely opaque
glass.
The other rooms will be OF various
shades, sumo DARK anu rich In appear
ance, others light and delicate. AT
the top OF tho building at one end OF
the loggin, is what ID to be termed a
"eun roOm," where the miliionaITe's
wife and daughters can indulge in the
new 'sun cure" now so fashionable
abroad. This room will DO OF perfectly
transparent glass, and constructed 10
such way as to concentrate the sum
light upon the central point OF tho
room. This feature OF his Newport
palsce the milliouars conlemplates
adding to his California home, 70 that
In winter he anu his family may have
the advantage OF almost tropical heat
aud sunshine.
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