Evening star., 1932-01-10

s5, 900 on the inventory supplied the owners
of the house. A wing chair OF great allure and
unusual lines, but lacking the upholstery In
keeping with its fine neighbors stands near the
fireplace right in line with that very charm
ing print, "Mr. West and Family" This IS
one OF the Ioveliest things in the house, fam
ily proup showing the mother in a picturesque
costume of white with a large headoress also
of white as the central figure OF interest. Inc
engraving might have been the Work OF MI
West himself who is described as hlstorlcal
nainter tn his majesty and who dedicated the
picture to her imperial majesty of all the
Russias 1t was published in July 177S by
John BoydelI of Cheapside London. Another
fine print opposite this one Is view OF the
battle at sea between John Paul Jones In Bon
Fonme Richard" and Capt. Pearson OF
"serapis." Two other fine prints in this room
are nortraits of Ben Franklin of Philadelphia
In the bed room used by Mary Washington,
the furniture continues to be chests IN the
main and the housewife of today Is usually
puzzled as to the means used by Colonlal Games
to put the laundry away in drawers so high
from the floor The bed in this room is
fo,,r-poster one of medium height from the
floor and temporarily covered with a glorious
hand quilted coverlet to catch the crocus color
in the curtains at the windows An innocent
looking chest of drawers that resembles a
bureau turns out to be blanket storage oox,
with the lid lifting up and disclosing hollow
space the depth of two drawers measure with
the third drawer left intact at the bottom Inc
heavy lock on this blanket chest tells the story
of yaluables stored there for many years ABOVE
it hangs an interesting old mirror, hand saWn
at the edges with the little scrolls showing up
nails and the glass proclaimlng Its age oJ
clouding any image presented to its reflection.
Another piece of furniture that excites much
curiosity in this room is the day-bed IL Is 10
be fitted with cushion as it likely hao In
those days and appears to be a cross between
a low table and an elongated straight chair
Highly polished mahogany is the wood used
and it has back that can be raised or low
cred with chains. The long narrow seat is OF
woven fiber One of the very handsome pieces
in the house is a chest on chest in this pea
room and this imposing array reaches almost
to the ceiling Beside the mantelpiece and its
cozy chair is roundabout, a small circular
table that turns on swivel. Used perhaps 1or
fireside breakfast sewing, this roundabout Is
reminiscent of the turning piano stools used In
Victorian homes for diligent piano players.
Three of the prints hanging on the walls OF TINS
room actually belonged to Mary washington
and were procured from the surrounding coun-
trvside. One Of them Is "Nymphs Bathing"
done in 1773 by Picot, engraver and PRINT
feller of ST. Martins Lane, Londcn.
Adjoining Mrs. Washngtons bed room, but
of a lower elevation reached by two short steps
is a place of quaint atmosphere, a room OF long,
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tn sunlight and air on three sides until the
hack porch was added by Gen. Washington Tor
his mothers comfort. The red and white
linen toies at the windows set of perfectly
the Windsor table and chairs centering the
room long Colonial settee, black with age,
stands along the house wall at an angle where
one can best obtain a view over the old oox
hedges left standing in Mary's garden. ms
marks the end of the pathway that used TO
lead between the cottage and the mansion OF
Betty Washington Lewis, whose home was
known as Kenmore. The two houses are now
separated by city blocks of modern homes,
occupying the grounds through which Mary
Washington used to walk to visit her daughter.
Clear glass bottles of matching design, white
in color and two in number, on the dining
room mantelpiece. Other glassware stands on
the long table placed in corner as service
or buffet piece. pewter tankard also there
gives bit of substantially to the Windsor
pieces.
= DING into the main hall by way of the
~ back piazza, which must have been Joy
to Mrs Washington the long Summer days,
visitors climb TO the guest rooms above on the
original treads now moved slightly back but
stul in service The stairs inclosed with
green painted boarding and at the top the