The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-09-10
From Tuesdays Daily
Development of "The Crossroads"

From Tuesdays Daily
Development of "The Crossroads"
The st. Paul Sunday Pioneer Press
contained the following story of "The
Crossroads" the country home of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Snyder, formerly of
| Mankato:
''Of all the country homes around ST.
Paul, none have developed so quickly
as THE Crossroads Three years ago
the place was a fiat prairie. Now it
| is stately home with beautiful gar
dens, roomy house, garage and care
takers cottage.
Mr. and Mrs. f. H. Snyder bought
The Crossroads just three years ago
and Immediately built the cottage and
garage living in the former until the
house, designed by Mr.. Masqeuray, the
Cathedral architect, was completed.
The formal garden was planned and
planted that summer and later on the
paintings and Towering shrubs and
vines, along the driveways and around
the house, were added.
''When they purchased the place, it
had long avenues of Lombardy poplars,
and these, after careful consideration,
were allowed to remain. The place is
very level and the Lombardys gave just
the suggestion of height and stateli-
ness needed. The place is quite near
The fair grounds on Smelling avenue,
| and the approach is between massive
pillars and up curying drive to the
porte couchere.
''The house is thoroughly consisten
country residence, built of stained
stone and SHINGLES. The interior is a
declaration OF hospitality, from the i'm
mense beamed and panaled living
com, with its two great freplaces, to
the last guest suite.
"The bedrooms are very individual
each carried out in It's own particular
color and with wall decorations de-
signed by Mrs Snyder personally. The
blue room has some charming delft
touches and the pink room is all bud
ding roses and ass1ia tints. The vel
low room afiests dignity, and Mrs.
Snyder's own room is in carnation and
white, fitted with its own fireplace
'In this room there is wonderful
four poster, bought by Mr.. Snyder
when he was in New Orleans last win
Ter. 1t is genuine Fontaine, by
which is meant that it was designed
lby Fontaine, the artist whose work
was so highly esteemed by Louis
XIV. The bed is mahogany, carved in
the pineapple design, which has been
reproduced so frequently in the new
mahogany furniture.
] 1t is an odd coincidence that Mr.. and
Mrs. Snyder had purchased a mahog-
any dresser in this design, and of mod
arn make, before they came across the
ped, and that they never thought of
he two being similar until they were
} placed together in the bedroom.
THE four poster was in the de la
lChaine, family of New Orleans for
eighty five years, and in possession of
the old man from whom Mr.. Snyder
bought : for forty years.
"The gardens We're designed to mar
monte with the stately formality of
the poplars, which give the keynote of
character to the place"
j The story was handsomely Illustrated
with interior and exterior views.
| Welded in Minneapolis.
| Minneapolis Journai At the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Cheney,
1882 Lyndale avenue s, the marriage
of Miss Eva c. Cheney to Alvin w.
Ulrich took place Saturday afternoon
at three o'clock. Rev. G. l.. Morrill,
read the service The bride wore a
princess gown of white crepe de chine,
and her bouquet was of b.ide roses.
1.-THE Mendelssohn Wedding March was
played as a professional. and the Lob
"ngrin march as occasional, with 90,
Cromise Me" during the congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulrich left for Mankato
Saturday evening, where they will be
at home after Sept. Is.
!. ). j.
Coville- Goodrich Nuptials.
Miss Lottie A. Coville of Mcpherson,
and Mr. George A Goodrich of Medic
were married at the Methodist parson-
age at ten o'clock this morning, Rev.
Peter Clare officiating. The happy
couple were attended by Miss Good
rich and Mr. Coville, sister of the
groom, and brother of the bride. Mr.
and Mrs. Goodrich will reside on the
groom's farm in Medo.