The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-10-19
LIXI RIOIS o. ARTERs iT YALE.
students Seck Learning Amid Eastern
Rnxs. DrIc.a.Rrac and MahoEaIN.

ished and furnished in the most Cott!y
manner this year are occupied 10y Franklin
Farrell. Jr. Of An-onia Conn. and William
). Fulton of Waterbury. Conn. The suite
il known a. 81 Vanderbilt Hall. II in
,itidrs four rooms. covering space Of 100
feet square There are Il sitting room.
two bedrooms and a bathroom.
rhi. suite j. the one occupied by mem-
hors of he Vanderbilt family when any of
them are in the university. II 1t on the
first floor of the s 900 900 dormitory
tina, Mr.. and Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt
gave to Yale few years ago. The rooms
are directly over the arch which connects
the eastern and western wings Of Wander
bit Hall and overlook on ono side Chapel
street and on the opposite side the Interior
of the campus.
The rooms are very clahoratelv I'm
ished in Flemish oak with high oak panel
ling and ceiling. The floors are Of the finest
If hard wood and it Is estimated that the
woodwork alone cost several thousand
dollars.
The study has a tiled fireplace and all
the rooms are lighted hy elect richly. There
are eight large windows in the study, with
two large window seats running the entire
width of the room.
The present occupants of the room have
furnished them in an expensive manner,
The furnishings include a rosewood piano.
a library Of several hundred books and
two large desks, besides several tables and
divans and many pictures and pieces of
bric-a. brac which the young men have
been collecting for four years, both here
and abroad The value of the furnishing,
is put at a figure we'll up in the thousands.
This is the first year that the suite has not
been occupied by a member of the vander-
bill family.
Anothe sh W suite in the same dormitorv
is occupied by J r freeman of Warren, Pa q,
n. A. Durham of Hartford, and A. l.. 1ren.
holm of New York II is on the third floor
of Vanderbilt Hall in he eastern wing
The apartment. like the others in this
building includes y study and three bod
rooms opening out all of which are finished
ia golden oak Bull around the -"mi-
circular bay window j. very deep high
window seat from which the occupants
can watch the doings on the campus below
a. we'll a. get an eX'"nslN" view 81 the
main street of the town.
Directly opposite l. large fireplace
on The nan,el piece Of which i q valuable
collect ion Of souvenirs OF athletic and social
events Of the college course. The Occur
pants of this suite have in place of u Piano
2 very expensive grsph"phone. besides
bani os. guitars and nearly every known
s'ringed instrument
The room thai has been rated H." many
. 10 be the tandsomest in iale University
is one OCCUPIED by r W. BriHcy Of seymour,
Conn. Albor, {. Ward Jr, - New York,
and v Ta'ton Fairchild. lr.. "f New YORK.
in York Hall This l. Sheffield Scientific
School Society dorni,orv which i ono II
the hand-omest buildings al the university.
Tho ,ujte II on tho second floor directly
in front and overlooks college street.
The study is i5Ni5 feet square. " opens
hy means of - ained glass window. reaching
from cciling to floor. upon balcony which
overlooks the street.
The woody ork it. of cherry and NJ" fur
nishings are in deep red. The window
curtains and the hanglng- nt tho Cniir"
suit" are of dark rcd Xix and Bol.nara
raIg entirely covers the hoor. IlrS"
study table occupies tho centre of tho room
and il covered Nith an Oriental rilk table
cover of richest design.
In one corner of the room II oiiNa,l up
hostered in dark red velvet which holds
about ilf'y costly sofa pillows. The other
furnishings of the room Included - tea
table, a book case, a half dozen chairs up
hol.tered To match the furnishings, and
many small articles
The bedrooms are ~ well furnished ~
the study. The dressing tables abound
in pieces of heavy silver and the furniture
includes verything that goes to max" a
Young mans life al college luxurious
Across the street from NorS Hall George
Spencpr of WATERFOWL, y V. occupies in
81. Anthony Hall a room which is sur
passed by no other single iuon a. Yale.
The dormitorv j. another Sheffield socioiv
hall, and Mr.. SpenCcrs room ovcrl0oks
the street and the court OF the building
II il about fifteen feet square and j. 50
crowded with costly furnishings that II Is
with difficulty that its outline can ho seen
The wall, are covered with pictures
which include, besides any number Of college
photographs, expensive rtchings and some
PAINTINGS. The turntur" II Of Hntuu"
mahogany and Includes a bookcase. desk
study table, two large dNuns, and half
dozen chairs
Mr. Spancer's library j. ono Of the sigh q
of this room. for 1t Includes many limit eel
and costly editions of books of standard
uthorr. On the mant"lplccc over tne
fireplace is "a solid silver service OF a dozen
pieces The color scheme of IA" room is
red end the uphois'cring and curtains are
of TINS color.
For Oriental effects the suite of Pierre.
pom, Foster of New Haven and A. T. Ogden
of Brooklyn at 40 White, supplies IN"
best example Ola the campus. Everything IN
this apartment. which includes a sitting
room and TWO bedrooms, suggests tn. Far
East
The rugs on the floor are of Persian and
Turkish design and the tapestries with
which the walls are practically covered
are from East India, A deep corridor
scat which ovcrlooks the court between
Faycrweather and White dormit cries is
upholstered in dark red and holds a varied
and elaborate collection of sofa pillows of
Oriental design and coloring.
The mantlepiecc has for its ornaments
ton a very valuable collection of stems
and mugs, The furnishings Of this room
include the accumulations of four years.
| Many Of the fancy Japanese fans aud
much of the bric-a-brac have lcen picked
| up by the occupants Of the suite In Europe
The bedrooms opening out Of the study
| contain the study tables as well AZ the bed
| room furnishings. Mr.. Foster and Mr.
| Ogden. use the study simply as a general
| reception room,
In the Colony, the newest Of the Sheffield
! Scientific School society buildings on Hill
house. avenue. which has been finished
s"irre)y year, the rooms are the most