The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-04-06
THE ROOM UPSTAIRS

The very rich man was taking an old
friend through the stately town house.
Tt had been designed by a great archi-
tect, decorated by famous artists and
glorif1ed with tapestries which had
once hung in palaces. The drawing
room was filed with guests and there
were candles shining under pink shades
and an orchestra playing somewhere. so
the two old friends passed on up in the
lift, and the Whit of roses and violets
that came to them from the afternoon
barefoot boyhood.
You see, James, said the rich man.
who, his friend noticed, had contracted
a somewhat stately manner of speech,
I'VE had it planned just III that way
the reception room openin' into the two
parlors and the music room, the srnok-
in room and the conservatory all on
one floor. so that when we have a big
party we can have all the room we
want The smokin' room is Moorish.
and there's a balcony with a view clear
over the river"
The dining room was on the floor
above. Tt was magnif1cently dim, with
g raftered ceiling. and great side
board was laden down with cleaning
silver tankards and glass decanters
sEThis-James." said the ricn man.
soIemnly. .Is pure sixteenth century
They went above. Here everything
seemed to be rose and blue and green
and white, SUGGESTIONS of boudoirs
beautiful as sunrises. The guest suite
was being put in readiness for the old
friend, and he noticed with some un-
easiness that the suAken onyx bath fill
ed from the centre like a fountain
spray, forming a flmy shower as it
descended. It was the very latest
thing, said his host.
They passed up beyond model apart /
nents for the servants. taking to the l
stairs for this fight and then almost to +
he roof, and as they did so the mil
ionaire relapsed somewhat into the old
i've room up here, Jim. like to +
;et in" he said ITS not much to
howl guess it's RELY the garret-but
like it sometimes-when the house is
uil Of company.
He unlocked a door and led the way
nto a low ceiling room with windows
hat were half octagons. this effect on
he exterior of the cupola being superb.
Iere the dust lay on things. the furni-
ure was queer looking, and there was
n old sofa with a downward bulge in
where a spring had given way.
There was black walnut cradle with
5 little mattress, some wax fruit under
glass cover and cardboard motto on
ne wall showing a seal brown eagle,
utspread over '-E Pluribus Unum'' in 7
3D. white and blue. There were photo
raphs showing the rich man and his Z
life in their awkward youth, posed /
nth scenic effects back Of them that
rere positively startling in their sub
nifty. There was also 2. large engrav- 7
lg of Washington crossing the Della
ARE. te
He waved his guest TO a seat. Then {
e dived into an old desk and brought
p a brown bottle. two muddy looking q
Iasses and a box of cigars He sat on
lie sofa with an air of solid comfort. S
It's different from the rest of the i
ouse.' he said. because all the things I
e had when we began housekeepin' {
as gradually moved up here. Ye see r
lem rugs and things and some of the T
lairs and tables are centuries old-and 7
lese-weren-t quite old enough-they Y
lid. y understand But I'm afraid of !
lem chairs, Jim and it's a terrible :
ling not to be able 70 sit down in your +
xn house So like TO come up here (
nd set Here's how, JIM"