The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-03-17
Whitehall, the Home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Flagler.
Continued from + rt Pare.1

ana z shelf containing Dsft and
japanese porcelians Is placed around the
Wells q TIE room II maateI height The
mantel IS made OF P-arvnaxza MARRIED.
WIN rich bronze mountings. and il Is
over this mantel that the painting al
Henriette de Bourbon hangs Arabian
lace curtains and draperies * silk
tapestry hangs at the windows. while
me portieres are Of gold silk velour. with
embroidered borders. The furniture in
the breakfast room IS OF mahogany in
wax finish, profusely ornamented in
bronze.
remarkable as Whitehall is in its ar
listlc magniicence OF salon. ballroom. IL
otary' music room, grand hall and the
u4hIhg room. its greatest charm to the
art lover viii be found in tne multitude
. q Styles and the wealth OF detailed de-
coratlons IN the chambers CT the guests
ana IN the chambers OF the host and
hostess. That Whitehall is to be CAV
"lth company IS shown by the fact that
mere are sixteen guests chambers. Near
; ~ all OF these rooms are in a STYLE and
design separate and distinct. and reDre-
, SehtIng ~ epoch in the worlds history.
ltaly, France, Spain, England. the
orient and our own Colonial mansions
have been studied TO meet the REQUIRE
u CtAF4 70 carry CuL TINS idea In
tne lavish effort to furnish every con
Venience for guests nothing has been
overlooked. From eacn Of these sixteen
rooms there IS a private hallway leading
to ;he main hail. There are double
doors 70 each aptremCi4 u. Gla 61.6i.
doors to each apartment 10 increase the
privacy.
First of the guest chambers is a room
- DIV Is feet GprOr1fpl il, tho c+vIc 90
Louis XVI.
IN electrical work the masters Of that
branch have done wonders in whitehall.
III light, as in every other detail. the
harmony OF each room mas been main
tanned. From the jeNvelled br~illiancy Of
the Illumination IN the grand ballroom
to the soft glow from the pink or gold
or green bulbs in the chambers on the
second floor everything is in keeping.
The ceiling and cornices are richly or
naInented, with panels over the doors.
The walls are in TWO shades Of blue,
striped and panelled with chintz border.
The furniture is Of French gray and gold;
headboard and footboard on the bed are
OF cane, giided, and other pieces Of fur
niture are made to correspond. The win
dow draperies are Of silk chintz, striped
with blue, and the rug plain blue over
maple floor.
Passing from this room, one goes
through double doors into a pink room,
with richly ornamented ceiling and cove;
its walls are hung in two shades Of
pink and cream silk. A ping Angora
carpet covers the floor. The furniture is
Louis XIV in design, treated in French
gray and white, tipped with dull gold.
All Of these rooms have over door
80, - ~ 49, "
~cornice line, giving a unique architec-
tural effect. The mantels all have mir
rors in antique gold frames, detached
from the mantels.
The next room is % by 18 feet. The
walls are in cream moiTe panels, with
ornamental frieze. The tone is pistache
green and gray, with plain green car
pet. The furniture is carved, natural
finished French walnut.
A room il modern French is the next
entered, the same in size as those just
left. The woodwork and decorations in
this are in shades Of cream ard white
and the walls finished in a chintz stripe.
The floor covering is a plain gold cOlorcd
sAngora carpet. The furniture is in two
shades of gray, with cane backs and
loose cushions of gold chintz striped
silk, and window curtains Of the same.
Another Louis XVI. room comes next,
in shades Of heliotrope. The walls are
finished in delicate striped paper, with
a frieze of Wistaria blossoms. This floor,
like all the others in the house, is Of
hard wood, with ornamental border. The
furniture covering in this room is in
two shades Of French gray, and window
drapery Of silk tapestry in cream COM
bined with shades of nc1iotrope.
Next in order is the largest guest
I'M in Whitehall, which is Colinial
III design. It's dimensions are 30x18 feet,
with an alcove. This room is rose Du
Barry in coloring, with cream white trim
mings. There is an ornamented cornice,
ana the falls are finished in two shades.
A plain Angora carpet to match is laid
over the maple floor, the curtains are of
: Brussels point lace and the windows are
draped with rose Du Barry silk. The
furniture is of carved mahogany, treated
in antique gold. The bed rests in an
alcove arranged with a canopy top and
!. draped with white MORE silk.
Leaving this, the visitor enters a room
in the Adams style Of decoration, 80 by
II feet. The walls represent a green
lattice, OIL which pink roses appear to be
growing. The floor has a plain green
silk tapestry, with borders appliqued.
The furniture is Of satlnWood, upholster-
ed in the same material as the winding.
~draperies.
The next room is in modern American
style, noticeable by the twin beds which
have been used SO much during the last
few years, and which are not found in
any of the rooms previously described.
This is very attractive, with coloring OF
walls. rug, draperies and furniture COW
erirgs in blue.
Following comes a handsome room in
the art nouveau style. 1t is p by Is feet
There is a decorative frieze, and the
walls are p~anelled in ecru MORE, with
borders of red. The carpet is solid red,
the draperies at the window are OF two
shades of red material, with chintz bor-
ders, and bed-spread Of the same. The
furniture covering is Of ecru taffeta in
chintz. This IS adjoined by another
room of the same school. The frieze OF
dancing girls in and red gives color to
this chamber, which is solid blue IN
tone.