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Show Page 2 The walls above the wainscotting 1n the dining room are hung with hand e~broidered wool tap e stry so fine in texture D so lovely in design » t h:~t one fancies i t :i.B painting. The protype of this room is the famous ol d Engl!~h bsnqueting ro,)m of Haddon RslL It is by far the richest room in trea8ure ~ to t.he hOUS8 g (if we except the statuary in the drawing roc~>D and together with it ~ s furniahingQ wou l d make a complete subject for 8 m~gazine art icle . The breakf8st room which opens into the dining room connects ea~h to the other witb broad sliding doors . It ls a 81l1!iil U r000l 9 octagonal in s h.!!pe ~ located between the dining room and the butler Be pant ry with a emall con8e~v~tory on the e~~t o The fireplace in this room is of iri sh marb l e in one corner' wi th ~abinet8 for Bilver p china and slass in the other ~orners o It is finished 1n mahogsnY B the same aa the dining rOODl Q Furniture and fini sbings were Chi.ppendde o On a wlnter Cs morning the glow of the fire and Bunos checkered light acr08S t he floor remi nds one that ,pring i8 not forever goneo The conservatory waB filled witb flower.~ gold fish and birds c The drawing room belongs to no s~bool of de81gn ~ yet it~8 style and furnishing. sugge8t the French palaces of Louie XIV " Although avoiding stately and gorgeous effects ~ the room 18 a marvel of beauty , Tbe rOle satin brocaded w811. with the exquisite panela of Watteau paintings over the dooroway a ; the whit e satin grained mahogany o the rarest wood on ~artb and found on ly in South Amerlc3 a the broad mirror wbich mirrors hold the wal l on one side and which we. imported from Germany in cars especially built for it; the cbandeli er$ of harmoniou8 design gnd cut gl088 fittinga-ptheae form a fitting background for tbe work8 of f!!rt wbich cltd.m the eye of the beholder , The Ufe-dee statue of Cleopatu is aaid to be one of the fine8t portrayals of the snci.mt Queen In ~:ciltencfj c Th~ other life=8iz~d statue of Nydi3 i the blind glrl u bas also 8 story o Back of the drawing roolD 18 the librsry j 0 "Tbe sma n recaption roOlll ~ which opena frOG! the drawinl room h octagonal in plan and f1niahed in San Domingo mabogany. The wan. al'e hung witb areen moire 8ilk . The cei ~i n8 is composed of eight panels each having four figure. in relief representing th~ Beaaons o Thi. room is a modified empire in de.ign and is th~ gem of the whole hOllee n The dedgn of wreath and bOW-Mot · wae lt~lt' ri~d through", out furniahlnS8 0 Once there were costly art gla88 window.. " On the a8CQnd floor is the central h~ll Sitting room with a wondrously car ved Flemish .9c:reen dividi.ng i t from the fitairway . Leading frOG! thh baH ie t he curio room p which is pro type of an old !,nslilh hajj. with open timbered ro~ f v a large open f1replace p forming an ingle nook. ~ Tbe finiahing and furnitu r~ are old O~k ~ the walls were painted wi.th 8 ftlDOky t8n color o Here in where tbe wondrous and curious collection made by this remarkable . • G hoat and hostess who traveled the world was kept p - =8ucn 8D the boa constrictor a skin; mammoth gduly beat' akin rU8p the largea.t one known anywhett'e; the ancient Madonna pietures b jaukas from South American ruins, ahell., from t he oce an8~ jewels from the Orient. and many more o r~he chambers are dreama of beauty . Tbe principal one belonging to Mra o McCune 1. furnished in a white enamel and pink brocade and white ~n~m~l ~nd pink brocade and wbitelace in it's furnhhing8 c Mr v lokCune'a room b oval ill Flan and was deBigned a8 much f or a den a8 jor a ~ hamber rest. It h~s s large fireplac e of Utah onyx wbile the finiah of the room i8 of specially lelected red mahogany . the three concave doors of this room ~re c ut fr~ the 8ame lcg o (There is a |
