Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-20

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INTO HIS PRIVATE STUDY WIZ.
IL, WROTE. The DECLARATION
OFb1DEPENDENCE. ON The.
TABLE THAT STANDS UNDE.
THE. WINDOW AT LEFT
which it is said he made the first draft of
his famous document, two shelves at ell
bow height at which the statesman was
wont to stand while reading writing,
and the little ladder he used to reach the
books he wanted that were on the higher
shelves Of his library. Two miniatures Of
Louis XVI and XVII hang at either side
shaded plaisance outside. 1t may be that
the. prevalence Of Louis XVI relics was
due to the patriotic gratitude to the
French king who voted first in his coun-
for liberty.
A curious document, yellow from age,
also hangs in this room, unfinished
architects plan Of Monticello beneath
which is this inscription:
Ground plan of Monticello house and
grounds drawn September %, 1908. by
Corneia 4. Randolph Thomas Jeffersons
niece, 1Or n6r niece, 1Aartnd JeHeTSOn
Twist Burke. who intended to mark the
position Of other pictures. but never fin
ished the sketch. The paper upon which
this sketch was drawn was bought by
Thomas jefferson in Paris. and several
sheets were left by him in his library. L.
his reat-granddaughter, used 1t in making
a copy of this sketch for Mr.. Levy, think
ing 1t would be more Interesting.
(Signed)
MARTHA JEFFERSON TWIST
In the room adjoining the study there is
a portrait of Jonas Phillips, great grand
father of Jefferson NJ. Levy, and one Of
Commodore Uriah Phillips Levy in the
tenant. Another of Marshal Macdonald
and one Of Morton Phillips, kinsmen Of
Mr.. Levy. fill other spaces between the
bookcases. The sword worn by the COM
modore is preserved in the room.
Up narrow. winding stairways, through
and beyond the second floor, on which are
the rooms that were used by Lafayette.
guests, the visitor is taken to the ball
room, a rectangular room under a huge
dome over the western side of the
mansion.
On raised platform is placed the main
part of the one-horse "gig" in which
Jefferson travelled near or far on state
duties and private affairs. The seat re-
sembles the man-drawn vehicles Of the
orient and Is fairly we'll preserved, still
showing parts of the silver filigree that
ornamented the sides and back. The
shafts are gone and the wheels were lost
in the periods when Monticello was strip
ped Of all useful articles.
Across the room there is one of the
spinning wheels that was found in the
attic of the old loom house-doubtless one
from which originated many fabrics used
in the Jefferson household.
A model Of the wooden battleship Van
dalia. Commodore Levys first command
rests upon a stand on the north side of
the room and nearby is a wooden model
of the White House. 1t is not known who
made this model. but 1t Is not unlikely
that Jefferson was the designer.
Originally this room was the billiard
room when the Virginia statute made it
a misdemeanor to have a billiard room in
a private residence.
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That the credit for saving the estate
and it's restoration as far as circum
stances have allowed is due to the LEVY I
family is warranted by the history of
Monticello since the death Of its builder
Thomas Jefferson.
Monticello. the mansion, is filed with en-
many wonders that one days visit gives {
only the slightest impression of the place I
and the things 1t contains both those that
originally belonged to Jefferson and those /