The New York herald., 1922-10-31

night gave q word picture of the intimate
life of the household of the rector and
his wife. describing in detail the ar
rangement of the rooms within the
house in Nichol avenue where Mrs. Hall
remains virtually prisoner because of
her reluctance to leave the grounds or
be seen by any one except her very
closest friends and legal advisers. This
person said:
THE rectors study forms the only
proper background for portrayal of his
life. 1t was there that Mr.. Hall spent
most of his waking hours, in close COM
panionship with his WIFE In that study.
surrounded by his Bibles and his books.
he wrote most of his sermons. answered
his many communications, and did his
reading. During the day Mrs. Hall was
with him a great deal. usually in that
study.
she too had her work to do. She
managed the entire household with her
own hands. Often they would read to-
gether. the rector sitting in his high
backed old fashioned black leather chair
under a reading lamp near front
window. Mrs. Hall near at hand with
her sewing.
Mr.. Hall was an omnivorous reader.
devouring all kinds of books. from his
ecclesiastical reference works to modern
readings and his interests was remar..-
able.
Had Thousand Books.
Seven bookcases are in his room. con-
tanning approximately thousand VOL
umes. There are many sets, -uch as
sets of Shakespeare, Wordsworth. Barrie
and Wellss The Outline of Science
There are hundreds of books on music.
nd -
Art of Music There are many volumes
of poetry by the lesser as well as the
better known poets. Plays range from
Plato to BrieuX.
And there are works of another
character, such as Alice in Wonder
land the story of Noah's Ark. Works
on religion, of course. predominant, ana
they fill shelf after shelf side by side
with such reference works as the Inter
national Critical Commentary and sew
eral encyclopedias
''The rector's study is on the second
floor, with windows facing Nichols ave-
nue. and Redmon street 1t is large
rectangular room OF more than the or
binary size, but it seems small because
of the profusion of bookcases. tables,
chairs and memorabilia. II Is a very
cheerful room, having sunlight almost
all day long. 1t has light figured wall
paper and an old fashioned coal CRATE.
reminders of the time when Mrs. Halls
parents occupied the house. The house,
it must be remembered. is gift to
Mrs. Hall from her mother.
THE walls are hung with a number
of pictures in no particular order. Most
of them are OF religious nature. such
Christ at the Age of Twelve a copy of
the etching by Haig of the Burgos Ca
thedral, an old print Of the Pilgrimage
to Canterbury and 'Litchfield Cathedral
There are quite a numbersof knicknacks
and curios. among them cross carved
out of stone. There are several pictures
of Mrs. Hall, but none of them recent.
Several Of them show her in her we'd
ding gown. Photographs Of other men,
bers of the family are OIL the mantel
over the fireplace and on the bookcases.
The most conspicuous object in the
entire ROOM facing the door diagorally.
is the rectors desk. 1t is modern little
fiat topped desk with mahogany finish
1t is evidently the newest piece of furni-
ture in the ROOM in sharp contrast to an
old genuine mahogany desk place
! against the opposite wall, and one which
might have been used by one of Mrs.
Halls ancestors. and an old teakwood
table covered with magazines and re-
ligious publications.
ION the desk was n small revolving
stand with three Bibles, several hymnals,
a Webster's dictionary and book of
Crabbe's synonyms. A pile of papers
u~''n''W Law ~ ono side and the drawers