New-York tribune., 1905-11-26
spE VIEW OF Mr. scHwAH's NEW HOUSE RIVERSIDE DRIVE

the ventilation of the rooms located at the
top and bottom of each room, and are concealed
from view by the ornaments and decorations OF
the rooms The lights are also for the most part
hidden away from sight, the lighting Of the
rooms being brought about by reflection.
AS one enters the house through the great
bronze doors of the main entrance and passes
along the main hall, with its rich stained glass
ceiling, the staircase, with the broad sweep to
right and left and chapel recess beyond, appears
In view. The floor is of woods. bordered
with mosaics, The woodwork is Of carved ma
hogany picked out in gold. At the left is
mantel Of Siena marble, and there are lunettes
from the brush Of Albert Mantelet representing
the Renaissance and Faith and Charity
Opening off the hall at the right is the Louis
XVI drawing room Aside from the white
enamel and gold furnishings, the features Of this
room are the painted allegory Of Eden appearing
on the ceiling and two tapestries representing
Boucher's Love Messages woven in America
by French artisans from cartoons prepared by
Arthur Thomas. Just across the hall. opposite
the drawing room. is the library, attractive in
its walnut woodwork and old red canvas walls.
At the rear of the library and facing the south
is the Louis XIV dining room It's old carved
mahogany gilded bronze antique green marble
and dark furnishings form an attractive setting
for its rare tapestries which were exhibited at
the St Louis Exposition. Everything about the
table chairs, napkins, china and silver, is made
from a special design in the Louis XIV style
The dining plates, intended for about thirty
guests and forming only one small item Of the
table furnishings cost about $4,000. The lace
curtains throughout the house, all Of which were
made in special designs, also cost about S1OOoo
The private apartments Of Mr. and Mrs
schwab occupy tie entire front Of the second
floor In the north corner is Mrs. Schwab's bed
room which is in Louis XVI style, with blue
brocaded walls. The ceiling painting OF this
room represents Morning Music" Mr. Schwab's
bedroom, which is in the same style, has pale
green silk walls, and its ceiling painting repre-
sents 1.-The Awakening Of the Cupids." Between
the two rooms and connected with each is d
little library in Louis XVI style, its woodwork
of green enamel and it's walls Of old rose dam
ask At the rear of each bedroom there is
large dressing room in Louis XVI style The
ceiling painting in Mrs. Schwab's dressing room
"a .e,roilet 81 nd" and Of Mr.. Schwab's room
an aIlegory O. Consolation" From each dress
ing room there opens an oval bathroom, having
an oval bath, domed ceiling and walls of skyrose
marble. Each bathroom. in turn. opens on
large stone balcony outside terrace The
Francis II sitting room, with its elaborate ma
hogany furniture and green tinted walls, con-
stitutes another feature of this floor
There is 2 large gymnasium and also swim
wing nooI in the basement of the house The
latter is equipped with every conceivable apph-
ance to render bath or plunge refreshing and
on the roof there is a parlor and roof gar
den for use in summer. The house has three
elevators, operated by electricity One OF these
is for the use OF the family and guests; the
second. on the opposite side of the house. Is for
the servants. and the third Is at the rear Tor
freight. There are also separate stairWays for
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The laundry and housekeeper's headquarters