Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-13
LILLEY' GETS HOUSE
VIII Bs al Bone ia Ihe FIIuy
 Jewell Hasslsn.

Hartford, Nov 13-Goyernor-tor be George l.. Lilley has leased for term of six months the Pliny Jewell mansion at 210 Farmington avenue, the property to be vacated December l by MT Jewell, who leaves at that time for his annual southern trip. The house is one of the "old fashion ed' kind, large, ro0my and elegant, and will make ideal quarters for the governor The approach, either by walk or drive, winds up through the extensive grounds, whose size per- init the building to set well back from the street and to show to good advantage its generous and attractive proportions. ~
 Entering the massive door. and passing through the vestibule one finds himself in spacious hall, ex- tending we'll back into the. house and permitting easy access to the rooms on that floor. The hall itself Is done in green, the lower third of metallic design, the upper portion in burlap, number of choice beaten brass PiuS4uCo duu bHAullOl uCOOl OtiOho adorning the sides.
 At the right is the music room with an air of genuine age and dig nity such as is found only in solidly built and we'll preserved houses of d generation gone by. Here the pre- yailing color is light grayish green, the ceiling traced with slight pat tern near the sides, and the walls covered in excellent proportion with paintings and pictures of moderate size. Facing the door from the hall is a huge gilt-framed mirror, sur mounting fireplace of generous dimensions, smaller copy of which is found in the rear room. A cabinet grand piano fills the lower end of the room and is backed up by 8 pyramid arrangement of appropriate pictures, all belonging to set
 The drawing room on the left Of the hall is reproduction in size of the music room, and in spite of its size. made cozy by the admirable furnishing scheme. The colors here are light. also, broken only in two or three places where are hung the Jewell family portraits.
 For social use and roomy. comfort these rooms could with difficulty be surpassed. If, after viewing these apartments, you pass down the, hall with only momentary glance up the wide, straight staircase. you will come to the dining room, situated at the farther end. Mir Jewell's pride ill, this room is fully warranted, for the decorative scheme, without being whimsical, is indeed uncommon. Above the wainscoting the walls have been finished in gold plaster work. the design being an odd effect, in concentric circles overlapping and in- terrupting each other in miscellane. ous fashion. The ceiling is done en. tirely in light oak with massive ex- posed beams set rather close togeth- CT. You may see two large tables in- stead of one, and many chairs encir- cling the room between the china closets, but you will not have the im- pression of being crowded.
 At the right just before you reach the dining room is the passage to the library, another lofty apartment with a little difference in shape and ar engagement. In addition to the shelves of books, MT Jewell has here his extensive geological collection ar. ranged in cases along one whole side of the room
 On the floors above the same gen. erous proportions and the same air of old fashioned, solid comfort. not lacking a dignity befitting the use to which they will be put, mark the re- mainder of the house. Altogether the residence is one which will be ex- . ceptionally suitable for the executive mansion, both as concerns dignity and comfort