Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-01
Colonial Residence of Mrs. Roath
Many Months Spent in Peautifyng Interior With Costly
and Elegant Furnishings, Doors and Trim from
Slater Manson-Eandsome Home With Wealth of
Color and Elegance

and side brackets to correspond. The
room is surely most restful and an
ideal library.
Color and Elegance in ParIor.
A wealth of color and elegance is
presented in the parlor. From no
richer or more lavish period. Louis XIV.
could it have been taken. Here the entire
walls ara panelled, frames being ivory
and filling cream colored silk damask,
and here the hangings are gorgeously
embroidered and topped with lambre-
quins. An enormous Kermanshah
carpet almost covers the entire floor
and suggests having been specially
made, SO perfect is size and color:
here is seen a Gobelin tapestry covered
antique gold suite in the rare Boucher
pattern and q massive violet wood
cabinet with ormulu ornaments. This
is indeed a handsome period room.
Fine Carvings.
Coming to the dining room there is
again the atmosphere corresponding to
the architecture of the mansion, CO.
and refined. White wainscoting with
soft apple green striped walls and the
furniture purely Adams in beautiful
mahogany to contrast and Slater doors.
They are at their best in the fine light
and the details of the fine carvings
can be seen at their best. French
doors and windows look out on the
rose gardens and give vista of the
4ant1c. 1t is a deI1Rntful room ana
it's character Is carried out even in
the art glass transoms and electric
fixtures which remind one of old
crystal lamps.
Mrs. Roath's Study.
Mrs. Roath has tucked herself away
in possibly the cosiest room in the
house her study Here is massive
renaissance fire place in brown oak
with dull red tiles and old brass
tenders. Here the bookcases in thu
same oak and character are prominent
and a specially convenient table desk.
The walls in light brown and gold
contrast beautifully with rich crimson
velvet hangings and furniture, and
here again are noted the wonderfully
beautiful electric fixtures. This room
has a warmth and cosinesS that sug-
gests many pleasant winter evenings.
Oriental Furnishings.
On the second floor is the large liv-
ing hall with it's Oriental furnishings
and suites of bedrooms and baths.
There is a white mahogany and Eng
lish chintZ room with its bath, the
Japanese bedroom and dressing room
and bamboo; the tower room in green
with a landscape border. and an ad-
joining bath and then Mrs. Roath's
Japanese bedroom gorgeouslv carved
by hand in all of the trim and doors;
the sidewalks being grass cloth in
green and lavender and surmounted by
a large frieZe OF the lotus flower. In
this room is the beautiful Chfppendale
mantel and mosaic and onyx fireplace.
The fixtures are Japanese bronze
finished with tulip glass. The bath
adjoining is entirely of italian marble
and again adjoining are large closets,
some entirely in cedar and others ar
ranged as innovation wardrobes.
Studio and Guest Rooms.
There are other guest rooms on the
second and top floors each furnished
n excellent taste and delightful
studio wherein Mrs Roath has dis
played specimens of her own work in
china and pottery decoration and
which is a workshop as well.