The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1901-01-10
DUNGENESS.

ISldlIO, va.
l recently had the privilege, not
usually afforded the public, of
going through the rooms of the
mansion.
The house is a large tabby
building, covering nearly half an
acre with it's MANY wings and por-
ticos, is of gray color three sto-
ries high, with a white tower
above its red roof, which may be
seen for miles up and down the
river and even out at sea. The
house faces on the south an ex-
tensive marsh. while in the rear
on the north there are numerous
roads leading of into the piney
woods for many miles on the is
land.
In all Of it's appointments the
house is indeed the perfection of
comfort and beauty. Each room
is furnished in exquisite taste and
we'll lighted. The floors of the
first story or living rooms are
made of hard wood, polished and
covered with costly rugs. The
furniture is generally old style
mahogany. Warming is from
furnaces, and for cheerfulness
have in addition large open fire.
places for burning wood, III which
huge logs are used; cedar is fire.
quently burned, which is COM
paratively inexpensive as the is
land abounds in it. In burning,
sweet cedarous perfumes are
thrown out, which permeate the
whole house. The main dining
room is III the east wing, or end;
it contains such magnificent fur
niture as is suitable for a large
room, probably twenty-five feet
square, massive mahogany DIM
ing table stands in the center of
the room, covered with damask
cloth woven especially for this
table. The mantelpiece is a very
high one Of heavy carved wood
and like the other rooms compass
es a large fire place, the side
board (laden with cut glass; and
other furniture is mahogany beau
tifully polished. This room is
kept comparatively dark or SOM
bre which makes it particularly
pleasant, but when the family
desires to have a brightly lighted
room in which to dine, the meal
is ordered served in a glass cover
ed conservatory in a wing ad-
joining, with glass doors commu-
nicating. The kitchen connects
with the main dining room through
the buffers pantry.
The stories above, of which there
are two, may be reached either by
stairs or elevator. All the rooms
above the first story are sleeping
apartments.
Mrs. Carnegie's room occupies
the whole west end of the mansion
overlooking the marsh south, the
river west, and the forest on the
north. A comfortable bath room
adjoins each room. There are
some twenty including the SER
wants rooms, which latter are a
part of the house cut off by a
division wall on the east end.
Both gas and electric lights are
manufactured on the premises.
On the south of the mansion is the
flower garden, which contains all
varieties of flowers, beautifully
laid out walks and drives; further
south still is the vegetable garden
and hot houses, each under the
management of all expert. The
Casino stands about hundred
yards to the east and contains a
swimming pool, arranged for sum-
mer and winter use billiard and
pool tables, boxing gloves, fencing
foils, aud everything for amuse-
ment. The stables are several
hundred yards east. There are
probably forty horses, runners, hur-
die racers, polo ponies, saddle
horses, etc. and some twenty men
are constantly employed caring
for them. The carriage house
contains equally as many vehicles.
A little further on we come to the
kennels; here are no less than fif-
ty dogs of all kinds, several packs
of beautiful deer hounds with
their long ears and soft dreamy
eyes. They looked quite harmless
but once on the trail they show
what they are made for. The is
land abcunds in deer and wild
turkey. 1t is no unusual thing
for hunting party to return af-
ter few hours with as many as
five deer and dozen turkeys.
The ice and electric light plant
is alone sufficient to suDplv n