The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-18
Tie Bryan Home at Miami.

MAiiHcdpOIlS JOuTuaI. 1fdveIeEU
who have been in Florida this winter
and who have made 1t a point To-
spend a few days or perhaps weeks
at Miami have become interested an
the home which Mr.. and Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan are building at Miami
and which promises to be one of tho
show places on the Florida coast.
Now. as Mr.. Bryan is much before
the public as secretary OF state, in.
terest In his possessions has assumed
greater Importance and interest IN
villa Serena" the Bryan home, has.
increased accordingly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan hope that the
house will be finished by July / so
that the interior will be ready for
furnishing. and If all goes we'll. expect
to see h stars and stripes float fron,
the highest tower on July 4 and to
have their July Fourth dinner there.
Mrs Bryan. whose artistic tendencies
are we'll known, has made the drafts
for the house herself and she also
chose the name Of Villa Serena" be-
cause. as she said. I'VE expect to be
serenely happy there"
In selecting the home site, so friends
Of MI. and Mrs. Bryan who nave met
them during several seasons in Flor;.
da. tell. credit Is again due to the
artistic taste Of Mrs. Bryan. who dis"
covered the site on the crest of a
twenty-five foot cliff during her RAM
5les in the neighborhood Of Miami.
The home fronts a beautiful bay an
we'll as the Atlantic ocean, two milSAI-
south of Miami. 1t is OF a cliff. LIE
only one for miles and miles along
the shore and the greatest variety Of
tropical -verdure car be found on the
Bryan estate, from the gumbo.limbo
trees to h lovely wistaria. So thick
la the growth of shrubs and trees that
iE order to penetrate some Of the
dense tangle the use Of an AK has
been necessary. Already a. beautiful
driveway has been hewn to the hon:s,,
eighty different kinds Of trees will he
left u~ndisturbed. occasionally. how
ever. nature has been helped along by
the laying out Of small orange. man
grove. guava, lemon and other fruit
trees.
Villa Serena is Of reinforced con.
crete. succeed white, with a bright
red root, is one story high in the. een..
ter. but has a tower on each corner
which gives it height. 1t is on; Span
ish lines with a patio in the Fear. The
front entrance is from the ocean side
y a pe.rgola extends the full length
OF III front elevation. another en-
trance being from the rear through
the patio. In the front is to be one
huge rom. divided off. however, by
Ftllars into equal thirds. The center
section will be the reception room,
on the right is to be the dining room
while bedrooms. kitchen, etc. will. be
In the rear. In each of the four tow
ers are to be the sleeping rooms of
the owners and those for their guests.
for although the Bryans expect 20.
live quietly. they have a large family.
end many Of their relatives will be
fnare IN mako tho CiNo14 o4,oS,14t~
Mr.. Bryan has been spending much
OF his time at Villa Serena and to see
him work side by side with the dcy
Iaborer. welding an az or a shovel,
has not heen an" unusual sight j"
Many Minneapolitans have been in
Northrup and the Misses Northrup. Mr..
and Mrs. j. I. Record and their daugh-
ters: Mr.. and Mrs. H.,G. Rich. and Mr.,
and Mrs: Charles Mueller; Mr.. and
Mrs. T. NJ. McCord. Mr.. and Mrs.
lMoorhead. Mr.: and Mrs: G. F. Haglin,
Mrs; George A.: Putnam: MI. and Mrs.
A.P. Peteler. Mr.. and Mrs. q. F. Hop.
kins and Mr.. and Mrs. c. C. Davis.
49,
State Weddings Of the Week,
Miss Elsie T~allackson Inc Melvin
Vigness of Grafton We're married at
the Hauges Lutheran parsonage in
that city on Wednesday by Rev. Jac-
obson.. The bride Wore a tailored suit
Of blue and was attended by her sis
ter Miss Stella Tallackson and the
groom by his brother. Chester Wig
ness. Mr.. Vigness and his bride left
Immediately after the ceremony for
Winnipeg where they are spending
their honeymoon. After April so
they will be at home to their many
friends in Grafton, where the groom