New-York tribune., 1909-05-28
GOVERNORS ROOM OPEN
MRS. SAGE IS PLEASED.
Laughs at Memory of a joke on Her
Husband.

The Governors Room in the City Hail. which has
been in the hands of the architects and ren1odeers
for eight months, was reopened yesterday and Mrs
Russell Sage whose gift of $4,000 made possible the
restoration Of the ROOM suite OF rooms. was pres
ert 10 inspect the work Mrs Sage carried her left
arm in a sling. About six months ago she fell and
broke a bone in her left wrist. since which time
she has been much disabled. She was cheerful yes
terday as she walked about the room leaning on
the arm of Robert W. de Forest
Some of our friends used to say to Mr. sage
said Mrs Sage when she greeted the reporters.
Why do you talk so freely to the newspaper men
Mr. Sage used to say Well. IT helps the boys along
and does not hurt me any
Il remember away back many years ago, she
continued that several reporters called on Mr.
Sage one day when he laid up with an attack
of shingles The reporters never had heard Of that
aiment One of them wrote story, saying tnat
Mr. Sage had the shingles. and that in a few DAYS
he would have the whole house I always thought
that was a real good joke on Mr.. Sage
The gathering in the afternoon at o'clock was
entirely informal There were about forty visitors
among them being Mr.. and Mrs r w de Forest
Mr. and Mrs Walter Cook, Mrs. James Herman
Aldrich Mrs Rolfe. Loyal Farragut Mrs Edward
Hagaman Hail. Frederick D. Millet, Mrs and Mis-:
Dix Arnold w. Drummer and John 3. Pine
Mrs Sage expressed herself as agreeably sur
prsed by the handsome adornment the room hac
! received She said II was very, very beautiful.
and that she was glad she had lived TO see the Gov
| ernors' Room restored TO its original state Sh'
/ hoped the city Of New York would on groWint
/ in beauty always.
The Governors Room, as now decorated Is no
even now in its original condition but it has beer
/ brought as near to it as possible On the walls
/ of the room hang the only plans made by JONI
! McComb tr the architect of the City Hall. tha
could be found. These designs furnished the archi
/ tects with enough ideas to get the spirit Of Nc
Combs work, and the parts of the room for whlcl
/ there were no designs have been constructed a
nearly as possible with the original architects gen
! eraI scheme in mind.
The completed is pronounced o.
some artists as perhaps the finest in public build
/ ing in the country Its tone IS white and brown
4 the latter being contributed by the mahogany fur
nture Washington's writing desk is there in IN
usual place. while the walls hung with por
! traits of Washington. Alexander Hamilton. JON
! Hay, Morgan Lewis, Daniel D. Tompkins and othe
/ Governors or patriots. all painted by John Trum
/ bull. a famous Colonial artist. An-were in thei
/ places in 1914. when the Governors Room was frs
/ opened and have the same places now
Two windows overlooking the balcony. whici
/ used 10 be closed. have been opened. and add q
| the fine appearance Of the room. Venetian blind
. of very handsome design adorn all the windows
/ while well stained hardwood floor makes for addi
/ tional Cleanness and beauty. II IS in the detail
/ of the ceiling cornices. manteis and woodwork
that the greatest beauty of the is brought out