American estates and gardens . oo 6z 5 u [170]. a: < X f-H [171] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS with the main building. One serves as the kitchen; the other is an open room, affordingsuperb outlooks upon the land and water beyond. A lake, in the immediate foreground,adds to the charm of the garden side. The house has a stately plan, with a circular vestibule floored with marble, and withcolumns of polished marble supporting the ceiling. On each side is a rectangular passage,or antechamber, with the library beyond to the right and the drawing-room to the left. Thedining-room is between these t
American estates and gardens . oo 6z 5 u [170]. a: < X f-H [171] AMERICAN ESTATES AND GARDENS with the main building. One serves as the kitchen; the other is an open room, affordingsuperb outlooks upon the land and water beyond. A lake, in the immediate foreground,adds to the charm of the garden side. The house has a stately plan, with a circular vestibule floored with marble, and withcolumns of polished marble supporting the ceiling. On each side is a rectangular passage,or antechamber, with the library beyond to the right and the drawing-room to the left. Thedining-room is between these two, its windows directly opening on to the garden. Both libraryand drawing-room have monumental doorways opening into their antechambers. The drawing-room is white, with walls of paneled wood, tinted a delicate pearl gray,with dead-white trimmings. The rich red damask curtains, and the gold and white furniturecovered with the same material, give the needed color. The room contains much old furniturehere, and many pieces of old Chinese red lacq
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