Sentence:  First, it will surprize you to learn that instead of the venerable simplicity which reigns in St. Stephen's chapel, the H. of Representatives, besides being stoved, carpeted, desked, and <WSD>sofaed</WSD> in the most luxurious style, rivals and indeed  surpasses the Legislature of Paris in decoration and drapery. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To furnish with one or more sofas.