Evening journal., 1912-01-20
GOVERNOR
OCCUPIES NEW
STATE HOUSE
Building Finished, Chief Ex-
eCutive Takes Up New
Quarters Today
HANDSOME APPOINTMENTS
THROUGHOUT BUILDING

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER, Del. Jan. 20.-The new
State House, administration building,
library and extension, are now COM
pleted and the most recent work has
shown the greatest results-the fur
nishings.
This work, as well as all the fres-
Going and interior decoration was
done by Alfred L. Ward. formerly Of
Dover a graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania, and now of Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Ward was highly COM
plimented by the commission.
Governor Pennewill entered the
new executive offices today and be-
gan work therein The furnishings
include some of the most costly in
any public building in Delaware.
The Governors private rooms and
reception or audience room in the
south side of the old building, con-
tanned one large Melas rug, IS by %
feet, in soft Oriental coloring. On a
center divan is a Green urn sur
mounting. There are large mahogany
tables with double row of Ionic col
umns. The sofas, arm chairs, side
chairs are all in mahogany t0 match,
carved i'm Greek detail The bas-re-
lief on the wall of the audience room
is Washington Crossing the Della
ware" In the room opposite is Land
ing the Dutch at Lewes, modelled by
Caproni, Boston. The cOrnices are
elaborate in Greek detail.
The private Office contains on Anet-
olian rug, II by %. The color of walls
is light fawn. chiffendale velvet. Elab-
crate electrolieTs finished in old bur-
nished brass contrasts beautifully
with the wood, all of which is finished
In old ivory
The Secretary Of States Office and
reception rooms show walls finished
I'm sort maize with elaborate cor
nices to match high lights of gold
The mahogany furniture includes Ia
bles, divans. chairs and desks, aud
is covered in rich mohair. The rugs
form striking harmony with the
Brunswick velvet velenccnnes at VIM
dows, applica gold braided
The next largest room, the new Su-
preme Court or Judiciary room on the
second floor, west in the new admin
istration building is furnished with a
Whittall wilton rug. with interlaid
Persian border and fitting over the
entire floor A large mahogany table
dOric columns, appears first In this
room, and the mahogany arm chairs
are covered in old blue Spanish leath.
er The old blue walls with rare vel
vet hangings at window, including
braided valences and long cur
tains, harmonic beautifully and her,
is enough of touch of glisteninl
gold in the borders to make the room
rich but resplendent The cornice
are with deep entablature Furnished
in old ivory, high-lighted with gold
All the electroliers are in brushed
brass with ground globes, Green dc
tail (~luster)
The library, on the east side of tn
new administration building, is fur
nished in old ivory Beseda walls an,
hangings, braided valences. The re
naming state offices and the halls o
the House and Senate, except for tia
issuance therein of new systems o
electric and gas lighting which make
them luminous at night. will continu
to use the furniture they have, al
though the offices have all been light
ened up with brighter colorings
All the walls in the corridors ar
colonial yellow, with velvet hanging
and velences to correspond. The lnl
rugs are Whittall Arabic The elab
crate and decorated cornices are il
Greek detail All wood work is oil
ivory and is very light
The dome is one of the shown
places Of the new capitol It is YER
elaborate and has hidden electri
shower lights. lt is finished in oil
ivory with gold tracery. and in Gree
detail.
The large relief in the main hal
is Landing Of Columbus" and tn
states immense painting of Georg
Washington. iR oil. decorates the mai
staircase. Columns with Ionic cepi
tale support the dome.