Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-11-26
Local Matters.
STATE HOUSE.
What is Going on Under the
GiIded Dome.
President Of the senats's Room Completed
The Senate Lobby.

The prettiest, cosiest and most |
little room in the whole State
House, not excepting the Senate cham
Der even, is the one that is to be occu-
pied by the president of the Senate. It
is the same room where the former
president have in the past few years, |
had their headquarters, but those men
would never know the place were they
taken into it. today. There is not a
thing about the whole place that looks
as it did before.
Superintendent Stevens feels proud
of the result of his work upon this
place, and he is justified in doing SO.
for it is room fit for a king. to say
nothing of our president of the Senate.
1t is finished after the style of the
Senate chamber, only it really seems
better, and the outfitter says it is
The room was taken in it's old time
form and stripped of all it's raiment.
Then the painters entered. They col
ored the walls and ceiling in the same
colors as that of the Senate chamber,
a delicate pink, starting from the
lightest shade at the bottom to dark
shade at the top. There is none of the
fresco work that is in the Senate
chamber, as the room is too small to
make that necessary.
On the floor has been placed the nile
green Wilton carpet. that combines so
we'll with the colors in the wall. The
old furniture has been replaced by
new, all of mahogany. The fireplace
has a mahogany mantel. Over this is
a handsome French mirror that is al
most as wide as the mantel and four
feet high. This is in a heavy gilt
frame of the latest design. Beside the
fireplace in the west corner of the
room, is a long sofa of Colonial style.
especially designed and made for the
place. It is of mahogany COW
cred with green plush. With
it's high arms and short legs,
it makes a pretty piece of fur
niture. In the center of the room is a
large double mahogany desk for the
president and his secretary. These two
are to occupy the chairs like those in the
chamber occupied by the senators.
Besides these two chairs are four
smaller ones of different design, though
of the same material. A long, narrow
table of the same kind of wood is along
the wall.
The window is one of the things that
is to attract the attention. This is an
elegant affair. The window seat with
its back of green plush, is seen behind
some of the richest draperies. A large
handsomely carved cornice of mahog-
any supports the long green silk cur
tains that fall to the floor. These have
what is known as valance that hangs
down from the top, on the end of which
is fringe IA inches long.
The walls are adorned with pictures
of the past presidents of the Senate.
There have been 81 presidents, and of
these Colonel Stevens has succeeded in
getting the pictures of all but two.
These pictures are in frames Of gilt and
are in groups Of fours, Hastily ar
ranged. They begin on the east wall
on the north end, and go in order
around by the south, to the north end
past four presidents, one of whom is
the man who holds the office at pres
ent, Hon. Albert R. Day of Corinna.
The room is lighted by both cleo
tricity and gas. There are the usual
side lights, but the larger part of the
light comes from the beauti-
full chandelier that hangs from
the center of the ceiling. This is after
the same style as the one in the cham
her, only it is smaller.
A. L. Mitchell of the Walter Corey
Company of Portland, is in the city,
putting in the fittings of the room.
Mr.. Corey made the designs for all the
fittings, and with the exception of the
chairs, all are furnished by his house.
The work on the Senate lobby is now
practically completed, and but few
more finishing touches will have to be
done to have it ready for the inspection