Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-24

ncrth end of the hall the stairway rises
toward the second floor. being sep
arated into two flights when part way
iup. which bend 10 the right and left
Tbefore reaching the upper landings.
! One feature Of this stairway is the
! colonial clock that stands on the first
landing and matches the design Of the
woodwork. Short halls pass under the
stairs to the rear of the house.
| Living Room Of Empire Period.
s., The living room of the Empire Pc
i'riod is of ample proportions. Its walls
carry paneled Wainscoting to height
/ midway up the windows The wall tint
is an empire green with design Civ
| ing tapestry effect. An immense
garnet colored rug spreads over the
polished oak floor. Massive empire
| furniture, covered with green velour.
| furnishes the room. The heavy win
| dow draperies, which correspond in
| Color with the rug. are edged viii: q
gilt border
| one of the features Of this stately
apartment is the fire place. surrounded
with verde green tile and flanked by
| lighting fixtures Of the same antique
hue. Above it is bas-relief copy of
Rubens' Wreath of Fruits"-seven
ers
Dining 3een, in Green.
! Like the living room the dining room
/ Is also wainscoted. The predominant
tint of the wall decorations is green
an olive green sage, With draperies to
match. The furniture is fumed oak
/ the chairs being upholstered with
leather of a suhdued green like the
frescoes. The walls are decorated in
| panels. conventional grape vine de-
sign with clusters Of grapes having
! been adopted for that purpose. The
/ vines Irvine from the side walls out
! upon the edges of the ceiling A large
! built-in sideboard occupies most Of one
! wall. Worked into il is colnred art
[ glass window that also carries a grape
design.
Reception Room is Brilliant.
| Those who love brilliant colors and
| profusely carved furniture viii grow
enthusiastic over this delightful little
room. It's design turnout Is pure Louis
XIV. The woodwork is Circassian wall
nut finished in the natural color. The
| reception room side of the solid door
! is a work Of art in matched wood BY
a clever decorators trick the paneIed
| frescoed walls have been given
sheen like satin. The design used on
| the sidewalks was copied from the silk
! damask upholstering of the furniture
! which is elaborately hand carved Cir
cassian walnut. The color scheme of
| the room is rose and a dim yellow
The window draperies correspond
with the historic period from which
| the plan of the room was taken. as
does also the light fixture, which is
gold washed.
Music Room Of Mahogany.
brilliant vet of a more subdued and
more digniied brilliancy, is the music
room just beyond the reception room.
! It's floor is elevated two steps above
| the general level of the others This
is the Louis XVI. room. The wood
work and furniture Is finished ma
| hogany, music cabinet with seats on
either side of it being built into the
wall. French gray and dainty blue
We're used on the walls and ceiling. the
latter having a circular design of hand
room, like in the reception room, are
washed with gold.
Breakfast Room 10 Quaint.
| Quaint in it's contrasting hues of
black white, and blue the Dutch break
| fast room is one of the most delightful
apartments of the entire house. The
Flemish wood work---high wainscoting
and heavy beams that divide the cell
| ing into squares-Iook down on furni-
! ture to match them and blue marble-
let floor. Quaint Dutch landscapes
| with windmills and dikes, done in delf
| blue and white cover the side walls
A Dutch fireplace, with Dutch and
irons and other utensils. is suggestive
| of warmth and cheeriness on dark days
A small conservatory adjoins this room.
Upstairs Rooms Are Pretty.
| No two of the bed chambers Of the
second floor are alike in their color
| schemes. Mr.. and Mrs. Willard have
a suite Of three rooms-chamber. dress
ing room and bath room-in the south
west corner Of the house. This II a
Marie Antoinette suite The wall tints
are soft blue with rugs and draperies
to match The furniture Is mahogany.
| All Of the chambers are decorated in
plain tints. and the woodwork Is all
enameIed white excepting the iniaid
doors. which are mahogany. and the
| mahogany window sills.~
One room is pink and white. another
Is yellow and brown. third is laven
der. fourth Is pink and blue. and