. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. ls—the En-glish windows in antique Crusador glass. TheScheraton dining room contains a sideboard fromEngland, one hundred and fifty years old in solidmahogany. The walls of this room are in creamsilk brocade hung with pictures by Wood work in ivory. An Italian Renaissance drawing room is fin-ished in French walnut and dull gold—the walls ofold blue brocade velvet. Here is seen an old LouisXV cabinet in solid violet and rose wood, inlaid. Another drawing room, of Louis XVI period,has the wood work and hangings in old ivory—thep
. Historical and interesting places of Saint Louis. ls—the En-glish windows in antique Crusador glass. TheScheraton dining room contains a sideboard fromEngland, one hundred and fifty years old in solidmahogany. The walls of this room are in creamsilk brocade hung with pictures by Wood work in ivory. An Italian Renaissance drawing room is fin-ished in French walnut and dull gold—the walls ofold blue brocade velvet. Here is seen an old LouisXV cabinet in solid violet and rose wood, inlaid. Another drawing room, of Louis XVI period,has the wood work and hangings in old ivory—thepanels of the walls in tapestry, with furniture inantique gold, covered in Rose du Bourry. Adjoin-ing this drawing room is a Marie Antoinette bedroom, in delicate pompadour of pastel colors inivory and pink. These rooms, together with anEnglish colonial living room, in mahogany, aretypes of true elegance. Among the pieces of especial interest foundhere, is a marble bust, by AAiegel, who is a mem-ber of the French Salon, Paris, and has taken a. SAIXT LOUIS 50 grand prize. This piece is thirty inches in height,of the period of Louis XVI, and valued at $1, Another piece by Wiegel, The Dancer, thirtyinches in height, is valued at $ Other pieces of interest are, a copy of an in-cense burner from the Temple of Isis, the originalin the Museum of Naples ; a marble group of statu-ary, small figures, valued at $; a memorialfountain in antique marble $; a Louis XVIcommode in violet and rose v^ood, with castings ofgold bronze—$, and wicker window boxes inVienna type. Samples of Art glass windows, pictorial andclassic subjects can also be seen here, and a numberof memorial windows for Saint Louis churcheshave been furnished by this establishment. Thesewindows are truly works of art, conceived by ar-tists of merit, and designed by the best artisansobtainable. Inquiry on this floor will put one intouch with a corps of artists of merit whose spe-cialtv is
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