Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-02
Front of Friendship
Seems at the Back.

porches overlook the gardens. The
entrance hall has it's walls covered with
white lattice work, and here and there
are hanging baskets of porcelain,
which, when the family is at home,
are filled with flowers.
The large living room, which enters
| Immediately from this hall, is flied
with all sorts of interesting bits OF
| bric-a-braC and objects of curiosity.
One wonders whether it was love Of
animals or the idea Of decorating a
country farmhouse that inspired Mr.
and Mrs. Mclean to have about so
many replicas of birds and beasts.
A colonial fireplace TANKS this room
at either end. and on one mante1ptece
are great marble statues Of Growing
cocks There are also smaller statues
in royal Worcestershire china of dogs
About the room there are other china
dogs and owls, as well other images
of birds and beasts. There are three
bookshelves filled with green and blue
and pink and white, and every other
color of china, porcelain and marble
cats Cats in all postures and of all
ages-bad cats and good cats-are
there.
This living room is a personal room,
an intimate suggestion of its former
mistress. the late Mrs. John X. Nc
Lean. 1t has individuality and per
sonality stamped all over it. All about
are photographs of the master and the
late mistress of the house and their
son, Mr. Edward b. Mclean, and his
wife The main colorng of the room is
colonial buff, with panels painted on
the walls in a Delft blue. Water colors
adorn the walls Of French chateau life.
These panels are between French win
dows those on one side of the room
opening on the porch, which extends 10
the lawn, and on the other SIDE the
windows open on to the entrance cor
| covered with tapestry chintz with vel
| low flowers and tropical birds, the
| whole in tones of bum.
Opening from this living room on one
| side is little smoking room with =
| big aquarium of goldfish dominating
| the main window and antique desks OF
| Chippendale mahogany are scattered
about At the other end of the living
room is an attractive niue ast
room done In deep cream mahogany.
| The table is mahogany and the chairs
are painted in cream, cane seats IN
| cluded. The draperies are colonial BUN
| and around the mirror over the nre-
| place are grouped plates of old blue
| willoWware.
| Mai. and Mrs Fenton, who are sta
| toned at the army fort at Burlington.
| VT, are COM
Maj. and Mrs. Fenton ing back to
Are to Return Here. to live next
| winter Washington is the girlhood
| home Of Mrs. Fenton, who. as Miss
| Rochester, daughter of Gen. Rochester,
was one of the bellies of the capital
| some years ago.
Mrs. Fenton was one of the young
| women who went to Paris with Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh when the
| former was commissioner to the Paris
| exposition. Miss Rochester was one of
| three young girls. the other two being
| Miss Marion Cockrell. elder daughter
| of Senator Cockrell. and Miss Flora
| Wilson, daughter of the then Secre-
| tary of Agriculture. They represented
the cabinet, the army and the senate
| rial circles of the capital
Mrs. Fenton is atniece of Mrs. Brad
| ley-Martin Mai. Fenton is to come
| here to take a postgraduate course at
| the War College.
| 4 i
Count Cellere, the Italian ambas sador,
| has decided on Beverly Farms as the
| most desirable
Diplomats to Gather place for a
at Beverly Farms. bass ' and he he
| has leased the house known as Pitch
/, Pine Hall. The house Is more attrac-
| tive than its name, being a large dou-
| BILE colonial structure, with central