Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1912-11-29

This salon is indeed room of wonders. Mod.
eled after the state apartment of Louis XIV, 1t
differs from that only in color scheme. for JEFF
ferson chose red for the basic tone in preference
. to the original green
Much has been written of the simplicity OF
Jefferson To many Monticello signifies only
fine example of Colonial America roominess and
comfort In fact Jefferson furnished his mansion
not with crude manufactures of the Colonies, but
fitted his home with all the ornate richness OF
the finest palaces of continental Europe And,
as in the decorating and furnishing of the build
ing he was equally esthetic in his care for the
creature comfort of his guests.
Most of the things that were in Jeffersons
study have been lost track Of, but Mr. Levy still
has a few, and on one corner of the floor there
remain thousands of ink stains made by Jeffer~
sons Tipping off the superfiuous ink from his
quill
OF the original articles there remain fiat
writing table made by Jefferson, upon which 1t is
said he made the first draft of the Declaration OF
Independence
When Jefferson died his relatives and heirs de-
cided they could not afford the great expense of
keeping open the house it then stood Much
of the furniture and furnishings distributed
by WILL gift or purchase. Mrs. Martha Jeffer-
son Randolph, daughter of the statesman and
executrix of his will, decided to continue her
home at Edge Hill, the Randolph estate, and
anxious to dispose of Monticello. The place
was sold to James T. Barclay missionary who
held it but a short time and then offered 1t for
sale.
Commodore Uriah Phillips levy then a lieu
tenant in the navy, drove from New York city to
Monticello to inspect the property and concluded
a deal by which he acquired from Barclay the
Jefferson mansion and 218 acres of the original
estate. 1t run down from lack of attention
and there was little or the original inside fur.
nishngs left. Sentimental reasons prompted the
commodore to get back the things that had be-
longed to the who built the wonderful house
and for years he sought to regain the articles
that had been scattered about the country
Then the of the states and the com
modore, continuing his allegiance to the Union
was declared an "alien enemy" by the Confed-
eracy, the estate confscated and the contents
advertised for sale at public auction. Again the
mansion was partly stripped OF it's furnishings
and many pieces of furniture were sold at the
coniscatiop sale to families residing in the neigh
borhood- Some of the articles were returned
after the war
After the war, however, when legal adjust.
ment of the estate of Commodore Levy was had
and Jefferson M. Levy inherited the property Mr.
Levy continued the labors of the commodore IN
restoring the home as Jefferson had planned and
left 1t.
majority of the articles were recovered hut
those pieces that had been taken from the conn
try were beyond reach and few OF them were traced
With this as his nucleus, however Jefferson M
Levy made thorough search of family records and
documents. well getting information from
living friends and relatives who had known the
home when Jefferson lived, and from that lis,
he has since attempted to get in his many trims
abroad exact duplicates of the works of arr
furniture and ornaments originally brought from
France by Jefferson In this Mr. Levy has suc
ceeded with considerable accuracy fitting nm
Monticello exactly it was originally that
Thomas Jefferson might step into the home IN
spirit and find it familiar with objects intimaf,
with his earthly residence