Daily Kennebec journal., 1924-03-14

Swiss make, cover the drawing room
windows with their overdrapes OF
mulberry shade. A center chandelier
of crystals furnishes the main light
Of this room. Wall brackets are also
used.
Between the windows fronting on
State street. is very large mirror
and another is hung on the south
wall of the same room. These mir
rors were in the house at the time
Mr.. Viles came into possession of it.
A double door with frosted glass
panels, between the drawing room
and the dining room, is a massive
affair, bespeaking much of the olden
was uppermost. This door has been
left as it was originally made.
An invitation to sit and read eX-
tends itself in the soft browns of
the library. A French door invites
one out onto small porch, always
shady because it is on the north side
of the house.
Restfulness Key Note In Chamber
Up the wide hall stairs one comes
into the upper hall, where the loveiy
color scheme is further emphasized.
A partition at the end of the hall,
facing the street. kept out a great
deal of light. This wall has been
taken down and the upper hall has
been converted into an airy, roomy
space. A lounge room is afforded by
this extra space.
A feeling of restfulness is achieved
in the four bedrooms on the second
floor of the main house. The south
cast chamber is in the mulberry
shades of much lighter tint than the
~ OF,
posted old fashioned beds, with
beauty of line. are used. The north
east chamber is finished in deep blue.
with silk window hangings. Yellow
and browns in pleasing combination
and blendings, are found in the other
two rear bedrooms on this floor.
There are four bedrooms and three
bathrooms on this floor.
In the ell, three splendid rooms
are cozily furnished. That part of
the house affords an excellent view
" Western avenue, looking across
the lawn of the Burleigh residence
| Perhaps the third floor of the
home shows the most radical change.
a suite of rooms has been furnished.
The dormer windows with their new
ly constructed curved arches, are
quantity attractive. A guest cham
p1l Vi tIIc oullt OCupicS tIS SOulH
west section of the third floor.
An amusement room runs the
length of the north side. a highly
polished floor affords ample invita-
ton to dance. And the deep set win
dows aid in producing an effort of
diversion.
Modern Conveniences Throughout
A private refrigeration plant sup
plies the home with required cool
ness and ice An inside telephone
service to the halls and various parts
of the house Is also one of the new
conveniences. Heating of the house
is by the steam vapor system, a new
plan which is meeting with marked
success in many of the newer, bigger
homes.
Beyond the dining room, on the
first floor is a spacious, sunny kitch-
en-. with ga3and electric range and
all modern~equipment. The summer
kitchen and the laundry adioin this
room. In the laundry are all modern
machine-run devices, including the
mangle, the washer and irons.
The garage beyond has it's own
heating plant; is equipped with
battery charger and also a private
gasoline tank has been installed.
The automobile turn table in the
center OF tne garage Is an ideal ar
rangement. The chauffeur has
suite of four rooms and a bath over
the garage. ,Tsrs.xA
Malcolm & Dyer had charge of all
the heating and plumbing. The new
steam vapor system was installed by
Patrick O'Connor. James Nichols
had charge of the masonry. and the
painting was in charge of Joseph
Kicker. The grading was done by
Jake Fowler.
The electrical fixtures Of the house
were furnished by McKenney-Wat
erbury Co. of Boston. The electrical
installing was done by Edward Dow.
1t was in 1865 that the last i'm
provements to the house were made
and much has been done in the past
few months in bringing the new Viles
home into the ranks of being the
most splendid residences of the Cap
ital City, But the dignity and charm
of the old lines have not been lost,
but rather they have been gracefully
fostered by modern improvements
and methods. which go a long ways
in making this house, one of the old