New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-12
An OLD HOMESTEAD NEAR LAKE ONTARIO

Shall ! ye.l you little or dear old fashioned
homestead writes woman who IS spending the
summer with friend near Lake Ontario. Are
women not always Interested IN the antiquated and
DicturesGLe7
Well 10 begin with. a broad hallway finished
in oak. through the centre or the house
which IS Colonial in design BY It's open doors on
summer days. the breezes bring delicious doors
from the hOIeysuck-es in front. that exchange
mods in a most friendly manner with d huge clump
OF pink and red hollynocks blooming gayIy near
the back steps
From this hall open the principal the
ground floor. each provided with its generous old
fashioned fireplace. Il tell you many evening
during this cool. damp weather We have had this
season have enjoyed these h-epiacesD The ma
hogany furniture. much Of which my friend says
her create t-granGfather brought over tom
Holland. looks II it mad been made to last and
intended DO Goliath would De required
to move some Of the pieces.
ITO the left Of the central hail is small parIor
and, adjoining that the library, whose tall book
cases filed with old volumes. cover the walls on
two sides. Its windows look out upon vista of
shrubbery and flowers Around The big chimney
Turk closets the queerest have ever seen, large
and small square and thTee-cornered, close down
10 the floor high up out of reach near the cell
ing. their deep-seI shelves filled with orc-a-brac
this century In this large sofas
with claw feet and covered with horsehair cloth
studded with brass nails odd chairs beautifully
carved and tables Inlald with moLIer-Ot-pearL .
IS strange looking secretary he hiding place
OF secret drawers. which still contains relics of
time long past. The walls literally covered
VIII old family portraits. The dining room Is also
attractive, and the nigh s.deboard that looks so
much at home here gNtters WIKI cut glass; Cecan-
tiers and an old silver tea service.
80 The sleeping apartments on the upper moor are
curousiy connected by closets. Each room has
vide tour poster OF mahogany. and . bureau ana
dressing table OF the same wood. The Wdipa perS
are simply eXecrable the pictures on them repre-
seuJlls festooHs Of gaUdy nOTers, birds ana N
sDttS-InprOGab y hIle The laws OF nature re-
main they are-aud land ana set views ar
IL
Little WTeIl5 IL the morning AID sit OF the
window ledge Of my bedroom and sing Bird
houses with small aper.utes have JteL placed
HghLful TO be awakened each day by their cheer
IuI, meOdlOuS notes. 1t IS great run, too. 10 watch
the tiny sQ-lteS dart in and out or their NWeIIIIe
utterly Obvious of a human presence.
of the enormous stairs occupies the middle OF the
house From this open through low DedlneAred
doors eight bedrooms six Of them large square
rooms. and two OF them small dressing rooms
room IN the daytime it is wei lit by a shyAg H.
filed with stained glass. In the autumn evening
when the lamps lighted nothing could lg
cosey- Here for years has stood the OLD
wheeI-which, alas, longer responds TO snatches
0 merry, busy song.
And now I have finished with the house itself
, But I had forgotten of my friend most at
the well with its huge wooden bucket-not yet
suppIanted by the modern ana convenient
purp--for bringing up the cooling draught. II IS
ika deep cup. lined from top 20 ooIIoHl Win TIC
fine, out over the water-'for al the world
as a little girl said. II they wanted 10 gaze
upon the reflections Of their own beauty mirrored
thereI