The San Francisco call., 1910-05-15

school she has been with her mother
at the family home in East Oakland
ane is the only daughter of the late
Thomas Dargie. who was postmaster of
oakland for many years and prom
inent figure in civic affairs. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mccarthy have gone east on their
honeymoon trip, but win return, since
all the bridegroom's interests are locat-
ed in this city.
The wedding of Lieutenant George
Patton, q. S. A, and Miss Beatrice
Aver of Boston viii be one of the con-
spicuous events of June in social
way. The bridegroom is a nephew of
Mrs J. de Barth Shorb of this city.
and has host of friends here. The
wedding will be one of the elaborate
affairs of the season in the east and
viii be celebrated at the attractive
family home of the heiress in Boston.
The name of the stately summer
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Aver
at Boston is Avalon, and there is a
description OF the place in Vogue that
is extremely interesting in view of the
fact that a wedding of so much local
Importance will be celebrated there in
June. The house is one of the most
beautiful homes in the section of the
shore where it is located. 1t covers an
area of fully 10000 square feet, and
the central portion, which is three
stories in height, is fianked on either
side by a two story wing. The eNte-
rior finish is of brick covered with
rough cast plaster, the soft gray tones
contrasting admirably with the dark
red of the tiled roof, which shows a
deep overhang in Italian fashion. The
broad entrance door gives upon a spa
cious hallway, elliptical in shape. car
ried to the height of the roof. its floor
of black and white marble tiles. and
the woodwork stained pure white.
White wood paneling, several feet high,
lines the walls of the great broad
stairway, their low treads covered with
dark red velvet. and their balustrades
and rails, constructed of ornamental
iron, which wind gracefully from one
side of the apartment to the floors
above.
THE hall opens upon the living room,
a spacious apartment, occupying the
entire sea front OF The mansion. and
measuring about 65 feet in length by
80 feet in width. Five long windows
line the end of the room, overlooking g
the terrace, and afford wonderful
glimpses of sea and shore. This ter
race is laid down to grassland, and
includes in its scope two broad, COW
cred verandas, opening from the rooms
at the end of either wing, the one on
the left glass inclosed and filled with
palms and tropical plants. A broad
flight of stone steps connects with the
lawn below, which slopes by easy
grades to the waters edge.
The treatment of the living room is
distinctly Italian, dignifed and charm
ing The walls are of paneled oak to
height of about feet from the floor,
the space above being of stone; the
ceiling shows heavy beams of oak. AT
one end of the room there is massive
mantel of limestone reaching to the
full height of the room, and at the
other end, opposite the fireplace, which
is hanked on either side by sconces of
beautiful pattern representing angels
holding torches aloft, a mezzanine gal
lery has been built for the accommo-
dation of the musicians who play here
duEing the dance or afternoon concert.
Beautiful seventeenth century tapes
] tries adorn the paneled walls, and
hangings of crushed strawberry satin
shade the broad windows. The furni-
ture is of beautiful design, entirely in
keeping with the general design of the
room.
THE living room opens at one side
into the library, charming apartment
occupying the first floor of one wing A
low, dull English oak wainscot ex-
tends around the sides of the room, the
I wall space above hung with Japanese
paper of exquisite tints and pattern
representing the four seasons OF the
year, and finished at the top with a
/ deep oak cornice. A beautiful open
fireplace graces one end of the apart
/
cases extend around the sides. thei,
shelves filled with numerous rare vol.
umes. The soft green hangings that
shade the broad double windows match
in tint the plush of the comfortable
settle arranged before the fireplace
From the opposite side of the living
room leads the dining room, which il
turn connects with the breakfast room
AN important architectural and dec
orative feature of the house is the
stairway, and while previous to the
Italian renaissance in England and alsc
in Germany it was treated simply a.
the means Of reaching the chamber.
of the house and was in no wise beau
tiful, it has since that period grow
in Importance in all countries and be
come largely the typical expression o
the architectural character of the hous,
in which it appears.
"a colonial stairway, for instance, i
shown in hall, which otherwise i
not pure colonial, and this form o
stairway has much to recommend ii
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