The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-03-15


second floor everything is in keeping.
The ceiling and cornices are richly or
namented 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, gilded and other pieces of fur
niture arc 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 pink room,
with richly ornamented ceiling and cove;
it's 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
panels connecting the trims to the
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 IS feet. The
walls are in cream moire panels, with
ornamental frieze. The tone is pistache
green and gray, with plain green car
pet. The furniture is carved, natural
finished French walnut.
room in 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 and white
and the walls finished in chintz stripe.
The floor covering is a plain gold colored
Angora 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 ncliotrope
Next in order is the largest guest
chamber in Whitehall, which is Colinial
in design. It's. dimensions are 30X1S feet,
with an alcove. This room is rose Du
Barry in coloring, with cream white trim
mings There is an ornamented cornice,
and 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 canopy top and
draped with white MORE silk.
Leaving this, the visitor enters room
in the Adams style of decoration, 30 by
II feet. The walls represent green
lattice, on which pink roses appear to be
growing The floor has a plain green
silk tapestry, with borders appliqued.
The furniture is of satinwood 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
erngs in blue.
Following comes handsome room in
the art nouveau style. 1t is % by Is feet.
There is a decorative frieze, and the
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 beds 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
Most beautiful of all the bedchambers
is that of Mrs. Flagler. The walls are
of gold silk damask, the window dra-
peries are of the same material, richly
embroidered, and the curtains are of silk
lace The furniture is of the period OF
Louis XIV. 1t is in two tones of pearl
gray. The bed has a canopy draped with
gold silk damask and bed spread of
the same. Behind the canopy is an an
tque lace panel. Each corner of the bed
is ornamented with woman's head and
shoulders in bronze. The floor is of
maple. covered with an Administer rug,
One of the choice pieces of art in this
room is a bronze clock of the Three
Graces.
Opening from Mrs. Flagler's chamber is
bathroom II by II feet. The first thing
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in this room to catch the eye is double
toilet stand of onyx The ceiling and
walls are made to harmonic with the
chamber. The floor Is laid with marble
tile. This room is a luxury in every re-
spect. having a tub countersunk in the
floor and needle shower bath,
From the bathroom opens a clothes
closet with automatic lighting, SO that
when the doors open the electric lights
are turned on. This clothes closet is
fitted with armoires having glass doors
/ to show the gowns; also compartments
| arranged with sliding trays for
chapeaux, and chiffoniers for jewelry,
daces and lingerie. There is also a
dressing room for Mr.. Flagler in this
suite.
The second story hall is spacious, with
walls finished in two shades of green
Spanish damask Midway, looking out on
the court. is lounging place furnished
with italian pieces and having a hand
some sedan chair, which has been con-