The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-26
MISS RO0SEvELT'S
FUTURE RESIDENCE
LOngwOrth Has Leased Home for
His Bride in downtown Sec
tiOn Of Fashionable Washing
ton.
REPrRI.iC SPECIAL.

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| Washington. De-. c.-The home owe:
| " '.ici. the belle. Of Tn. White House will
preside after she becomes Mrs. Nicholas
inEw'r'h n;c ia,s in wsh;as,Un NE aS:nt'Tn ,..
than half a doz.n squares from the pres
| ifen'ial mansion. II Is "a thr.e-stOry and
h;.ssr,.nt building "f red brick. and at
FIRST glance i, iTnpr-sses one as OF enor-
NOUS yrupoi ti"fis. \ closer study cf its
| dimensions "iii. however. dissei this IL
; iusion.
TN. hous.. WAS hui!, some years ago
IS Mrs John Davis Jones. wealthy
widow. originally from Cincinnati. bur
now residing abroad. ana M:s planned
this purpose In view. there vas some
| thing OF a. sacr;fic. Of exterior ;.yrhi-
.scturaI beauty for interior SPACIOUS
most ldvAn,ax-oUsiy located. being s!t,i-
! s,et directly across the street from tho
touse that was for year, ths hone Of
j"hnz,"n. aud which has recently been
purchased ~ FinlEcier T. +. Ryan,
~h" has ,o'n" into SPECIAL prominence s,
through his -. n!irrfion Win the tQulta-
aoie Insurance COMPANY
TIL. house which Representative ISne
worth has leased for his bride 9'id where
he ard his mother nov r.sids-husy with
n-eraraI tI,is FOR the comfort " the f!-
su-a '.is,-ess-ts located ut the corner -!
E.gh,.cDth and I streets. in Washington;
and tn. main entrance - In the middle 81
y ha. would naturally he termed the Side
Of the house. The mansion IS arranecd IN
accoriauc. anh IN" English basement
plan. t:',t.:ing through a very artistic
v-s:i.ui- ard DOORWAY with white wood
work tho visitor finds himself IN a epsi-
c!ous hall. from which broad stair~"y
aSceris TO ,h. main. or parior. nnoT ef
tho mansion.
TIE r.i.in hallway is finished Tn oak
and III. finor Is covered with hearskf's
and ot,sr rus.. Will. til" princ'pal ~aN
ranged collection OF Weapons representa-
tive Of many lands and periods On
tive Lonswor;hs library and study. In
Tn. center % the :o"'n IL huge has-tor
mahogany 1-sx. wh:r: i us.aiiy t.'cS
x-es-.uan from the Cincinnati district u
a very busy man. 4 conspicuous dsccrat-
i've ..atgr. ~ th" arari'nens " ntss
representation ir colors o: the Great Zeal
Tt. main ncor Of the house is rrac-
tfca,iv given over Z" Tire" rooms
houdoir for IN. us" ~ N" mistrsss NJ
IN. household The d-awinS-rcom - nn-
usuai.. large and almost square. In IN"
decorations and furnishings ot The r""n :;
Is a Predominant color and contra-ts We.
unh ~. white woodwork. Th.'" -
vide open firspiace and sranr pan"
is. ,s:;cr an adjunct which VIII ne sprf"-
c:a,-. ~ tn. future mistress "s the house.
vi" - -on'eth,ns q: a musician
1hs dining room I. 2 ae,Lssnly coy
4.
permit n. future Mrs Nicholas Long
worth tn entertain q go"!>ife dinner
party Tho furniture Is the massive ara
heavily -cary.d black walnut. which - 50
effective IN a :!ring-roon.. AT! the hang
.rgs ard other furnishings have green and
tan as -h. pre1"Tina;ing tin:s. An I'm
ns-se tapestry. in which the-. col"'s are
corscict.ni is. occup:es considerably. Hcr-
i.cn u 10 wai, TIE silver Plat" with
which Hr Icnx~n.'h has stocked his din
inc-ronrr is worthy TIE taste and the
pccksthcok - millionaire.
Between ~. drawing and a;n'ne rooms
is a dainty i,,t,. b1uicfr that - flooded
with I..ht even on tho duties, dsy. from
'h:-- immense windows that occupy .ne
ertir. 50. - ihis feminine den This
nooa where IN. Presidents daughter VIII
r-~.;ve h~- women friends. - a pink
-nn-a' and is fii~i With the fragile
French .rrnitl.r. which - she delight nf
;he fair .-s. and The gold tones q? which
ar. Ia I-i.cc. harmony with 'he deiscase
pink - -. wall. ard harei,es. 4 lady .
writing tA-!c i conspicuous nS..c; In
80. apartment. TIE upper floors 81 the
house ave given oS-r 20 escepnE apart.
ments snd 'hc servants ouarters