The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-24

MT, DENEDIcr's PALACE. VIEWED FROM THE
SOUND.
over n milo Of water front Although tho
decorations ire nos yet complete, the place
has cost 81 50n 900.
From n distance the palace looks rs IL it
were built Of white marble. brt il ci'c"t
WAS not Intended, MS tho stucco Which Gov
crS he exterior Is deemed vastly srrcriOr
to marble. The walls IRE OF brick and
Portland cement, covered with a coating
of sturco composed oi marble dNst md
cement. Tho rromoNtorv Is Il rkcd with
Small inlcts tho one 10 ITO west known
ns irt:inn harlrr aud tho one OH tic cast
us Chimney Corner.
lie mansion is built In two s1uarcs,
With airy, seIticircular por'!.r' iranting
the sound on eaCh sidc Ii haa u terra
GOTTA manslrd ron.. whirh relieves the
plain white at the structure itself 1t is
So constructed That the windows in every
important room i'll tho house command !:
view OF tho sourd The Dollhouse is large
and elaborate. Between this structure and
the mansion are several delightful little
summer retreats OF stucco. On the water
front Is II natural cave, forming an exact
SCH icircle, In which are built nine bath
houses. There il stairway cut out Of the
natural rock leading to the beach
Tho grounds cxtcrd inland from the
water about half n mile and cover more
than 40 acres. They have been laid out
by an expert landscape architect, and wis
tcria and Dutchman's ripc abound every
where around tho summer houses HAS.
turtinms and other beautiful flowers thrive
OH every side
In sharp contrast to tho oriental maynlf.
iccnce Of Mr.. Bcnctlict's palace is the
CIV In Nf I,n, Wall
nate, whose lame is perhaps moro familiar
to the reading public. Cedar Croft, the
summer residence Of Russell Sage, is one
of the most unprctcntious palaces on the
Long Island coast In that colony of fash.
i0nablc cottages between Hampstead and
Far Rock;lway.
Cedar Croft stands back from tho road
little way, in the middle of two or three
acres Of vclvety lawn, which slopes down
to tho sea on ono sidc and to pretty lake,
which belongs to the place, on the other
silc. 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
portion of tho porch and their delicious
fragrance is very grateful Mt this season.
There Is none Int cedar trees on the place,
and the flower beds arc numerous aud at
tractirc.
The Sagcs lead very quiet and method
ical life ut Cedar Croft. Mr. Sage rises
early in tho morning, breakfasts ut $50
and drives to tho station at Lawrence or
Ccdarhurst and takes the O'Clock train
for New York. He returns every evening
by tho o'clock train and Is met Mt tho
train by his conchmnn and driven home
MIR. Sage is very fond of high stcppers
and takes spin behind fast team every
day. hirs. Sage is always worrying about
her husbands fordness for driving young
and skittish horses and hoped the tragic
death of Austin Corbin, who was killed in
runaway, would be warming t. him.
But Russell Sage will drive a spirited team
despite all warnings
There are four rooms on the main floor
OF tho cottagc-parlor, diaing room. library
ana Mr.. Sage's room, where he sits and
reads his morning paper and enjoys him
self after his own fashion. This room is
as plain and severe in its furnishings as is
Mr. Sagc's New York Office, although not
quite so formidable in its dcfenses
Mrs. Sage's room has floor of polished
cedar covered here and there with hand.
some rugs. At ore side Of the room Is an
old fashioned spinnot which Is an heirloom