Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-04-27

was managed as Mount vernon Is inahz
aged for the benefit OF everybody who
wishes to pay respect to one of the
founders of the republic. And that Is
what we are seeking.
Where 1t Stands.
Three miles from Shadwell. Jeffer-
sons birthplace: four from the town of
Charlottesville and six from where the
great rotunda shows above the trees
and the arcades planned by him stretch
out long shadows over the broad lawn.
Jefferson built his home. 1t stands on
the summit of a hill commanding one
of the finest views in all the county of
Albemarle and bearing the name he
gave II. Monticello, meaning little
mountain
The approach is steep. Half a mile
from the house is the lodge. erected Il
few years ago by the present owner,
where an old time uncle greets you
and opens wide the gates. The drive
way runs through a grove OF trees.
Farther on one passes through another
gateway and between low hedges OF
Usage orange bushes reaches the cury
ing entrance to the house itself. The
building stands on the highest point OF
ground. with It's great red bricks. mas
siye white pillars and low French win
dows of square PANIED glass. forming
crown of glory 10 the little mountain. :"
While time and friendly care have
dealt kindly with the fine old home, In
n few details IL has changed since JEFF
ferson's day. What he used To term
the front lawn" Is now considered the
rear. Indeed. there Is some question
just which jefferson himself regarded
as the entrance The body of the
house, begun In 1765 and finished In
17T3, was doubtless added to some
years later and the appearance OF the
west lawn was changed. OF to the
south. near To the house, stand the
original quarters Of the servants,
long row Of low brick buildings with
white trimmings. Near TO them. sepa-
rated only by the carriage road, one
can see the little white house, with its
red brown roof and green blinds. that
was the home of Jefferson's oyerseer
The Interior.
The interior of Monticello is as quaint
as 1t is beautiful. The principal archi-
tectural feature is the hall In the cen
ter Of the house. thirty feet square.
with a ceiling extending beyond the
second story. Half way around 1t runs
the gallery, with its slender white rail-
ing. upon which the bedrooms of the
second story open. Directly opposite
the entrance 10 the hall Is the salon.
the floor of which is inlaid with satin
wood and rosewood, which, In spite Of
the passing Of the years. Is as smooth
and level as when put down. more than
century ago. Indeed, all the floors
and all the woodwork Of the house are
still as the builder left them-massiy
with rich carvings, defying time and
only mellowing and growing more
beautiful with the flight Of years.
To the left of the salon Is Jefferson's
bedchamber, deep archway sepafat-
ing 1t from his study. which is the ex-
IRENE end room of the southwest wing
of the house. For some strange reason
jefferson was opposed TO beds, and in
drawing the plans for Monticello he
arranged that in every bedchamber an
alcoye should be built. across which.
from end to end, should be placed
Stats and on these mattresses. In his
own particular bedroom he had the
alcoye constructed as an arch. so that
both sides should be open. one entering
into his private study, the other TO his
bedchamber prOper.