The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1903-01-23
WHITEHALL PALACE
The Fldgler Home.

tOI!e VI Cne OlQ masters. EVerythIng
Is extremely handsome. from the win
COW draperies in two shade of rose
lie Berry silk damask to the beautiful
y carved banquet seats.
he light flashes from three jeWelled
~-handeIIerS n jeWelled brackets, the
anne as in grand salons OF the fifteenth
century.
A private suite of rooms overlooking
Lake Worth, at the corner
of the house. is for the use of Mr..
tlagler n his secretaries. The fur
nlshlng is of mahogany and the walls
ana ceilings are treated to match, with
floors of oak.
In n billiard room the style is that
OF the Swiss. The mantel is of Caen
stone, the fiat beam ceiling of oak. and
the coloring is of gold and shades of
green and red.
On the other side of the court from
the library-for Whitehall is built with
a tropical open court as are all the
palaces of Spain-is the salon. 1t is
t2X3O feet. and in Louis XVI, design. II
Is treated in a delicate shade of gray
and silver, instead of the usual white
and gold.
The ceiling is kept soft in tone, and
has a beautiful canvas medallion in
the centre, with four panels in the four
corners. The side walls are arranged
in panels, and finished with gold and
gray silk brocatelle. Handsome silk
lace curtains hang in the windows, and
the draperies are Of the same materials
as on the side walls. There is "a craved
statuary marble mantel, which is one
of the handsOmeSt objects in the room.
One of the most exquisite pieces Oh
art in the house is the miniature staue
of the Venus de Milo on the mantel,
which is reflected in the mirror. A
rug, of pale green and
gray, with light c%olorings in the bor-
der. covers the floor: there are richly
embroidered silk pOrtieres, with deli
cate roses. executed on 4 gray satin
plush: on the la~mbrequins are the en-
hrOidered heads Of Marie Antoniette
and the Princesse de Lambelle.
There are many old pieces OF furni-
ture in the Louis periods. upholstered
in antique pieces of silk: also two COM
modes with marble tops richly orna-
mented in bronze: four SILVER standards
for lighting the room. Il set of Aubus-
son tapestry and embrOider7d furni-
ture, and two richly carved tables, one
of the Louis XVI and one of tha Louis
NV period. One work of art in the
salon is Il Louis XIV carved screen, an
Other screen at the opYosite end of the
room is of the Louis XVI period. made
with an antique decorated medallion.
4 grand piano, in gray and silver. to
correspond with the treatment OF the
room. has an artistic painting on the
inner lid. representing music. Tie
cover is an old piece of silk tina was
once used as an altar cloth. The music
cabinet is also in gray and silver, with
decorated panels.
From the salon one enters the grand
dining room, treated in Francois /.
design (size AXES feet). The room IS
finished in satin wood. with the ceiling
divided into panels and ornamented
with papier maChe in tones Of green
cOlOring. relieved by gold. The mantel
is a masterpiece Of carving. some of it
being so fine that a magnifying glass is
needed TO see the details of tn" work.
A panel of Aubusson is introduced in
the frame.
The walls are hung in two shades of
green tapestry. and the windows are
draped with plain green silk velour,
having bands of the AubussOn tapestry
in old cOlorings: the portieres are OF the
same. in different designs of tapestry.
The dining room chairs are covered
with AubussOn tapestry. which was
made especially for each. The long table
of ~satinwood, to correspond with the
room, is covered with q cloth of plain
green velour, having appliqued border
and monogram in the centre. Window
curtains OF rich Colbert lace, and rug
of S~avOnnerie the centre being plain
with rich border, representing
fruit and game.
The carving on the Bullets and CHINA
cabinets is some of the most artistic
ever executed in his country. The
room Is lighted by four bronze and
crystal chandeliers. The andirOns are
of bronze and floor Of oak, with par
quet border.
The breakfast room. adjoining the
grand dining room, is Elizabethan III
and the rOom most used by the
household when entertaining en- famille
(size 23x21 feet). The walls are pam
elled in wood to the c%Ornice, which is
in old ivory, and a shelf con-
tanning Deft and Japanese ~porCelains is