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CLOTHXKU.
LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24. 1881.
CORDIAL. INVITATION !
Price Tw Crate.
CLOTunra.
IMIK 1JUS1NKSS OF SELLING CLOTHING AT
Is given everybody wUe coined te Lancaster,
en business or otherwise,
te call at
Villiamsen & Fester's
anil sec I lie preparations llicv are making ler
tne
Fall Trade.
OA.TL HALL
Has grown te its present greatness because these points are
faithfully observed :
Lancaster gntrilfgcnccr.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUG. 24, 1881.
AMERICAN PALACES.
SUMMER ANI WINTEIi HOMtS.
Seme lew cases of
CLOTHING & HATS
liive already come in, and in order te make
room ler all that Is coming OUtt 6UMMKU
STOCK lias been overhauled and
PRICES REDUCED
te such figures as te force the sale of nearly
cvcrjiiniig.
NAM & FOSTER'S
ONE-PRICE HOUSE,
36-38 BAST KING STREET,
LANCASTER. PA.
IN MAKING.
Te Get the Best Material.
Te Spenge it Properly.
Te Cut it Fashionably.
Te Sew it Thoroughly.
IN SELLING.
Te Get the Cash.
Te Have One Price.
Te Pay Back Meney if Unsuited.
Te Guarantee the Goods.
of Fashion-
ciidoTtSe8SS5f.MISN,SC,'OX,IIKG ' alWay3 kcpt VCry ,UU ,n assortment, even te the
UouSc"n""Fceun?rI1XtiUlCStyIeSa,,'1Tlln,mlngs arc net aPPeached by "any Clothing
8allSnnn1laelTCpieec fr " W" COU,C !lml We cx,MJCt te 8e" eny w,,cu I'00!11" "
-:e
ALL CAMPAIGN, 1881.
WAIA1AKER & BROWN,
OAK HALL, Sixth and Market Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA.
. THE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN AMERICA.
LOTU1NG!
CLOTHING !
Anyone having neglected or put ell gelling themselvcsa SI'IMNG
will de well te call at CENTRE UALL, Ne. 12 EAST KING 1 STItKKT.
c
OR SUMMER SUIT
We
Our first invoice el the season of
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
-reit
MENS WEAK
Arrived te-day. miring this week the bulk of
our Foreign orders will be in stock. We will
he prepared te show the finest Hue or
ENGLISH AND FRENCH NOVELTIES
everofleredtethe citizens of Lancaster, in
cluding a full line of the ever popular and
celebrated Talamen's Specialties, confined ex
clusivrty for our trade and conceded te be the
handsomest goods imported, tegcihcr with a
choice line of the latest novelties of the lead
ing manufacturers. We invite an early In
spection of our stock, feeling it our duty te
advise persons in want of a Suit or an Over
coat ler Fall or Winter te place their orders
early bclerc the rush commences te itisure
entire satisfaction.
All arc cordially invited te cill at
121 N. (JUEEN STREET.
J. K SMALING,
ARTIST TAILOR.
.W4S
MYERS & RATH EON.
aCeffcring 1K TUE STATE OUTS"E OF PHILADELPHIA.
Spring and Summer Goods
At reduced prices, in order te make room ler our coming Fall Sleck. If veu want a Reulv
Made Suit you eau be suited for a very small amount of money. s
It you prefer being measured and having a Suit made te order veu enn find no better
stock te select from aniFat such prices as will astonish you. Indeed lie .prices arc se ?ew that
no one need go about in a shabby suit these days i"w.s arc se low mat
Just think of it, we can furnish you with
COAT, PANTS AND TEST
a$g
enccd Cutters, and we can guarantee satisfaction, in every particular. expt.il-
MYERS & RATHFON.
CENTRE TTAT.T.
Ne. 12 EAST KLNU STREET, LAKCASTEB, PNX'A.
TJOSKNSTEIN'S ONE PIUCE HOUSK.
"IlOSENSTElN'jJ ONE l'KICE HOUSE.
-:e:-
LAST REDUCTION FOR THIS SEASON.
1 WILL FROM THIS IAY OX MAKE TO ORDER A SUIT Or
CLOTHES. ELEGANTLY TRIMMED, FOR
SIXTEEN DOLLARS.
choice,
A choice of 50 PATTERNS, sold fermcily
uiuc ciusiug inciu eui very low.
for $33,$", r!Uuiid$lS. Come early and get a
At tite Centres or Wen lib and
able Leisure.
A correspondent of tuu New Yerk
World at Newport writes :i ylewiug ac
count of the liome of Fainnan Rogers at
that famous summer resort of distinguish
ed people. He says :
There is nothing striking in its appear
ance, but it makes an integral part of the
landscape, and eulv en clnsni- infin-ii.
uecs it appear wiui wiiat art this cllect is
secured. It is a frame cottage, as the term
gees iu Newport, simply weather-bearded
and painted a dark, warm yellow, with
brown trimmings, no effort being made te
make it appear ether than it is, witli wide
hospitable piazzas aud gabled reef. The
prominent lines, however, are all horizon
tal, te bring it into relation with its ex
posed position en Ochre Point, it bcinir
the hrst house built there. The somewhat
defiant and cock-like air with which many
houses confront the sea illustrate hew
valuable has been the thoughtfulness of
tue construction et Mr. Reger's house.
The projection of the reef of the piazza
net only better shelters the iudosure but
brings its euter edge into proper relation
with the reef and base, while the distances
are still lurthcr broken by the braces of
its pillars. The gable en the eastern side
is properly subordinated and effectively
screened by foliage, which adds rather
diversity of color than scperates itself from
the whole.
mis low-lying clustering mass within
appears spacious Ulterior. The entrance
by the perle cecherc landward is into a
lefty apartment, extending into the piazza.
Its fitting in front indicates the social cen
tre of the home, but itssize and jrennrcil
character suggest the gayest hospitalities.
The fleer is inlaid and the walls wainscot
ed with butternut. The wall treatment
above is altogether new and Mr. Rogers's
unu luca. me piastcreu suriace is given
a recd-like series of vertical lines aud
curves produced with the greatest preci
sion. The effect is in itself novel and in
teresting, but it serves still further the
decoration. This surface is tinted a green
ishgray. The decoration begius above
the wainscoting with a small black baud
broken with dashes of ireld. Abeve this
en the plain ground extend a succession
of lotus flowers, terminating a long stalk
witu curving leaves. '1 lie llewers are pink
and the leaves a dclicate green, tme being
dashed with geld spots. Here tile curving
surface renders its best effect in catching
the light at different angles en the geld
and sending a waving band of light around
the room. Just hew important this is te the
general decoration is seen in the same or
namcut in another place ou a plaiu surface
where it is flat and dead in comparison.
The fireplace between the parlor and
library is framed in with soapsteuc carved
into callas. On cither side arc pillars of
uuttcruut witn snort columns dark and
richly polished, and heavy capitals some
what Egyptian in character. Tlicfce cel-
sweeps by the house. Beyond is the bowl
ing green. The necessities of its position
have made it doubly ornamental by balanc
ing the excavations of one end by the
terrace of the ether, line against line with
perfect accuracy. The chief attraction te
the passer-by is a nicce of ornamental
gardening in the form of a terraced mound,
whose sides are ccheverrias and the steps
althcrnauthera, varied at intervals by dif
ferent sorts et cacti and surmounted by a
crown of waving leaves. It is curious
rather than beautiful, resembling sorae
gigantic triumph of a confectioner, but is
a successful piece of work. Equally suc
cessful and mere beautiful is the mosaic
plat before the cntrauce. This was model
ed after a drawing made and colored from
a Persian rug by Mr. Rogers and is com
posed of G.300 plants.
The shape of the grounds has brought
the stables near the house, but these are
made only ornamental by the windows of
the reef, which are filled with plants in
bloom, while the lower part is screened by
trees and a hedge of Japanese privet. This
also, With vines, surrounds the circus with
noer el sand in which the horses exercise.
Fer it must be said that his horses are
appropriately ledged, Mr. Rogers having
given the same personal care aud attention
te their stables as te his own dwelling.
VANUEItlSILT'S l'ALACES.
SUMMER COAT, 35 CENTS.
-OUR-
s
PRING OPENING
H. GERHART'S
New Tailoring ttlint,
Ne. 6 East King Street.
I have just completed lilting up one el the
Finest Tailoring Establishments te be found
in this state, and am new prepared te show
my customers a sleck of goods for the
SPRING TRADE.
Ready-lade Clothing Department
IS STILL STOCKED WITH A GOOD ASSORTMENT.
, Our All Weel Suit for $7.50 cannot be Beat ; formerly
sold for $10. Come and see it.
AL.
ROSENSTEIINrS
ONE PRICE HOUSE,
OPPOSITE THE GRAPE HOTEL.
Ne. 37 NORTH QUEEN STREET, - - LANCASTER, PA.
ZROTT ItlTTJiltS.
of
Which for aualitv. stvln nml rnrlnlv
Patterns has never been equaled in this city.
I will keen and sell no goods which I cannot
recommend te my customers, no matter bow
low in price.
All goods warranted as represented, and
prices as low as the lowest, at
Ne. 6 East King Street,
Next Doer te the New Yerk Stere.
H. GERHART.
1CTEW STOCK OC CLOTHING
FOB
SPRING 1881,
AT
D. B. Hostetter & Sen's,
Ne. 24 CENTRE SQUARE.
Having made unusual efforts te bring before
the public & line, stylish and well made stock el
BEADT-1ADE CLOTflG,
we are new prepared te show them ene el the
most caretullyeelcctcd stocks of clothing in
this city, at the Lewest Cash Prices.
MEN'S, 0YS' AND SOUTHS'
CliOTHING!
IN GREAT VARIETY.
Piece Goods of the Most Stylish Designs
and at prices within the reach et allJ
WGlve us a call .
fltON IUTTEKS.
JKON JUTTEKS.
IRON BITTERS!
A TRUE TONIC.
SURE APPETISER.
elentto2ic;w?c:ctenVIlChlgUly:ree0Ull"t!"l,C,1,0r "" U&ease9 """ certain and ctn-
INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA, INTERMITTENT FEVERS, WANT OF APPE
TITE, LOSS OF STRENGTH, LACK OF ENERGY, &c.
..,. It;e"Ichc3 the bleed, strengthens the muscles, and gives new life te the nerves It iirlH
&aCh!T-ea S 9sestive organs, removing all' dyspeptic symptoms, such as rLe
Feed, Belching, Heat in the Stomach, Heartburn, etc. Tte only Iren Preparation Slit will
;;':s sssssssm hy au t,ruegIste- Write ter t,,e A B c 3"
BROWN CHEMICAL COMPANY,
""J! BALTIMORE, MD.
Fer Sale at COCHRAN'S DRUG STORE, 137 and 139 North Queen
street, Lancaster.
UltVCATlONAZ,
D. B. Hostetter & Sen,
24 CENTRE SQUARE,
e-iya iiAsxAsrKB, fa.
YORK (PA.) COL1.KUIATK INSTITUTE.
An endowed Christian institution of the
highest grade. Separate Courses in Classics
and Science, and a Department for Ladies.
Tuition $40 pcrannum,:includingall branches;
Ample Library ; complete apparatus; Faculty
of seven. Beard $1 and $5 per week. Ninth
year begins September 5th. Ter Catalogue
address.
REV. JAMES McDOUGALL, Jr., Th. D., Pres
ident, or S. SMALL. 1yl3-Jmced
T A CASTER COMMERCIAL COLLEGE.
FALL TERM BEGINS AUGUST 29, 1881.
The only Business Scheel in Lancaster
where young Men and Ladies arc taught
Deuble Entry Bookkeeping and all branches
pertaining te a Business Education.
Call at the rooms, Ne. 4 West King Street,
Third Fleer, for circulars or address
aug!7-lmd WEIDLER & MOSSER.
JiUUKS AND BTATIOlfJBRl.
MEW AND CHOICE
STATIONERY,
NEW BOOKS
AND MAGAZINES,
AT
CHINA AND OLASSWJlRIl.
pUlNA UALL.
JELLY TUMBLERS.
JELLY TUMBLERS.
COM. TUMBLERS,
COM. TUMBLERS.
MASON FRUIT JARS.
1,290 ODD CUPS.
AT
HIGH & MARTIN'S,
15 EAST KING STREET.
L. M. FLYKN'S,
Ne. 42 WEST KINO STREET.
JOHN KAEli'S SONS.
SCHOOL BOOKS
AND
Scheel Supplies,
AT THE
LOWEST PRICES,
te all our customers.
Wholesale buyers supplied at liberal rates.
At the bookstore of
JOM BAEBS SOUS,
15 and 17 NORTH QUEEN STREET,
LAHCASTEK, FA.
utnnsr rather than being mantel-picecs,
are pedestals serving for ornaments and
bric-a-brac, while connecting them is a
large clock et butternut reaching toward
the ceiling :uid extending te the soapstenc
ornament above the lire. The decoration
of this consists of two panels of stained
glass below the brass ornamented faee,
whose designs aie greatly conventional
ized suuflewcrd, making a curious orna
ment below the ridged surface of the
glass.
The upper panels of the doers anil win
dows at both entrances make almost a
continuous Micct of stained glass, filling
the hall with lhrht aud color, and eiimMiur
side the deer aic pedestals similar te these
et tne mantel, which serve te held plants
and vines.
The bread ilight of stairs leads from the
side. The arrangement is most ingenious.
Fer the purpose of entertainment the on en on
trauce is closed, and a side deer leads into
the reception room and through te a pri
vate stairway which connects with the
main stairway en the first landing, ami
giving private egress in any need, yet over
looking the whole iulerier. The balus
trades vary iu size, the larger clasping the
outer, the smaller the inner rail, produc
ing agreeable diversity iu the lines. The
stairs ou the second lloer lead te a corridor
into which all the chambers open ami
which, guarded en the inside by a rail,
opens te the lower hall the crystal pen
dants of the dome.
A prominent feature of its interior is its
airiness and light. Its health-giving as
pect is lest iu the drawing room in its
blithe and almost poetical charm. Here
everything is gay, delicate and alluring.
The walls ase covered with v pearl colored
Heck, framed iu with bread bands of deep
er tint, inclesed in gilt bands. The win
dews and doorways are framed in white,
the cress pieces projecting and ornament
ed with gilt tracery. The upright piano,
the tables aud chairs are alike white and
geld, which also frames the bread mirror
at the side, half screened by a group of
sword-pointed palms. The bright-winged
birds and gay llewers en the pearl-colored
cretonne of the draperies introduce mere
vivid dashes of color and add te the light
hearted aspect of the room. The only
works of art are two paintings en easels,
one Mr. Eakin's " Park Scene," introduc
ing Mr. Rogers's drag ; the ether a bril
liant boville interior by Kirkpatrick. The
Bait air of Newport is net favorable te
canvases. Engravings, bronzes and china
largely take their place, but even then play
a subordinate part, and floral decorations
very appropriately are the chief ornaments
of a country house.
The library adieiuinir is that of a jn.in
who is apt te bring it into frequent use.
The walls are covered with light-brown
tiled paper traced with geld, meeting the
low shelvers of butternut with their bread
top strewen with bronzes, bric-a-brac and
various literary implements. The dining
room, overlooking the sea en the opposite
side, is a beautiful room whose outlook is
en the sea ever a window garden in luxuri
ant bloom. The walls are hung with jute
01 a nernng-bene pattern and bordered
above the rail of the butternut wainscot
ing with an Indian border, which, with the
fringe attached, makes the frieze. The
tone of the jute makes it a very agreeable
wall-ceverine te the eve. but its acoustic
properties, which silence the reverbera
tions that turn the anecdotes of the dinner
table into babble, are the real reason for
its use. The hangings are also of jute,
whose texture, while it falls into heavy
folds, allows the free passage of the air,
and at the same time bars out the stiff
breezes from the sea. The only decora
tions of the room are lithographs of fox
hunting scenes which show finely against
thejute and reflect the owner's taste for
the chase.
The grounds about the house are among
the show places in Newport. The lawn in
front is an unbroken sweep of green, fol
lowing with mathematical precision a chain
like curve te the walk en the brew of the
cliff. At the side, a young plantation is
coming en which insures greater privacy
and breaks the draught from the sea which
The Most Costly frivate Kosldence Ever
Erected in an American city.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Times writes from New Yerk about Wm.
II. Vaudeibilt's new Fifth avenue heuse
as fellows :
Fer thrce years it has been in course of
erection, and is new se nearly finished
that its owner expects te occupy it before
uiuistiiK's. in size, iu elegance, in costli
ness, there is no heuse like it. A few
priuccs aud emperors of the Old World
may have mero pretentious palaces, but it
has been reserved for au Amsrican sov
ereign te eclipse them in the construction
of au edifice which, while it contains all
that can be desired in architecture and in
art, is also replete with everything that
contributes te the comfort of a real
home.
The Vaudcrbilt cdifice is of browstenc.
it is commonly spoken el as a mansion,
but it is really two. One of these is the
one Mr. William II. Vanderbilt builds for
his ewu residence. The ether is a present
te his two daughters. This, although it
appears te be one house; is divided into
two. The entrance of the nerthern ene is
en Fifty-second street, while that of the
ether is in the massive portico which con
nects the two buildings. Thcse are of
brownstenc also and are four stories high.
Mr. Vanderbilt's, which is at the Fil'ty-
iirst street, euu 01 tue block, is 74 feet by
115, while the ether is a few feet smaller.
Though se immense, thcre is nothing
heavy in the appearance of the twin build
ings. It is necessary te walk around these
buildings awhile aud carefully scan them
from several points of view before one can
lealize hew enormous they are.
At the outset, see this great paving
stone, the largest ever brought te this
city. Solemon may have quarried such
stones, but, until new, our quarryincn
have net. It is fifteen feet wide, twenty
five feet and two inches long, and eight
niches thick. It was quarried at Barry.
ville , and cost $j,000. It weighs about
forty teus. It was brought te the city en
a canal beat built exprcssely for it. The
ether stones are twolve or thirteen feet
wide and fifteen long, and all are laid en
three parallel walls of solid rock. All
these stones are new iu position and the
pavement is complete.
Standing directly opposite te the build
ings and taking iu the whole front we see
a majestic exterior. The, plot of ground
is enclosed by a stene coping surmounted
at intervals by richly cut pillars, en which
will be placed lamps elaborately worked
in btenzc. The space between the wall
and the buildings is sedded with grass,
and there is grass in the rear, instead of a
garden of llewers for reasons which will
hereafter appear. As a whele the exter
ior is remarkably square and net very
ornate, being in these respects in striking
contrast with William K. Vanderbilt's
whitestone mansion ou the next corner
uerthwaid. Absence of bold and striking
architectural ernameut is mere than com
pensated for by the elaboration of carving
iir detail. On the lower story en all sides
of the building runs a wide entablature of
wild grapevines deeply cut in the stene.
On the sccpud and third stories are entabla
turcsiu radically difterent style, but form
ing a most felicitous combination, that en
the third story being a renaissance, espec
ially bold iu design aud rich in execution.
Frem outside the fourth story does net
leek like a story at all. Its windows are
reticulated in such a way that the glass
will net show from the street. Belew it
ruus a gutter of solid bronze, with open
mouthed liens' heads at short intervals,
Abeve it is the cornice which is 7G feet
from the pavement.
The two houses arc connected by a solid
and spacious portico, whose exterior is of
brown stone, but whose interior is set
with mosaics of curious marbles and will
be furnished with a costly pavement of
tile. A skylight of glass aud iron will
shed down ou this pavement a pleasant
light through windows of elaborate stain
ed glass. This portico is reached by a
pavement of stene tiling, which extends
seme thirty feet from the line of frontage
oil Fifth avenue. Its front will be open te
air and sunshine. Ou the right is the en en
trauce te Mrs. Sloaue's house. On the
left we enter Vanderbilt's heuse through
the iameus double brenze doers, which
are said te cost $2j,000. This wonderful
piece of ait-werk will be ene of the last
things te be placed in position. The en
trance te Mrs. Sleanc's house will be fur
nished with a deer much less costly, but
very elegant.
First let us tinter the part of the struc
ture devoted te Mr. Vanderbilt's daugh
ters. Beth of these ladies have families.
Mrs. Sleane is the wife of a member of the
great carpet house of Sleane, and Mrs.
Shepard's husband is Elliett F. Shcpard,
a prominent member of the bar of New
Yerk city. As before said, the houses of
each of these are under one reef and from
outside appear te be one house. The en
trance te the Shepard house is ou Fifty
second street. The two houses are entire
ly separate, but there is a connecting deer
by which they may be thrown together.
In all the three houses there are no two
rooms alike in finish or decorations. The
Sleane and Shepard houses are by no
means as gorgeous in their finish as the
mansion of the paternal Vanderbilt. Yet
they are far in excess of anything hitherto
seen in this city.
It was well te make the first visit te this
part of this extensive pile. They are mag
nificent, but this is far mere se. Mr. Van
derbilt has the advantage in his own
house of occupying the space which he
has in the ether part used for two dwell
ings. Everything here is en a larger scale
as well as of greater costliness. Entering
through the doorway in which the twenty-five-thousand-deHar
brenza doers will
swing, we plant our feet in a hall, the
.pavement of which will be of tile and
mosaic and will cost $30,000. It is in the
centre of the house. It extends by a
series of galleries te the reef, openings
being made through the floors of the upper
stories. The floors are supported by
great iron columns, faced with various
kinds of many-colored Egyptian aud ether
African marbles. A rich mantel of
Egyptian marble, with open fireplace,
faces the entrance deer. On the west the
great hall opens te the picture gallery ;
en tue seutu te the dining room,
which is ou the Fifty-first street corner,
fronting Fifth avenue. On the east it
leads te the parlor, drawinsr room and
library, these three rooms being in a range
en the Fifth avenue front. The great
stairway is en the north side. It is wide
enough for the stairway of a meeting
house, aud is richly carved in solid oak.
The bronze newel pest at its base will cost
about 3,000. The wall froescoes of the
hall arc for the most part finished. They
are ncu wan gilding, especially en the
frieze work which appears en the balus
trades of the several floors, aud which is
pierced with panels for the reception of
paintings en canvas. The walls of the
hall and stairway are chiefly done iu crim
son with a style of gilding which at first
sight leeks as if intended te simulate brick
work. It is odd, and docs net, until
closely examined, strike a beholder pleas
antly, hue tne eye soeu becemes accus
tomed te it as it is seen te bring out the
ether fresco work in delightful contrast.
The piciure gallery is the largest apart
ment in the house. It is 33 by48 and as
high as two stories. Lighted from above
by a curiously constructed combination of
reef and skylight, it will afford en everv
feet of its extensive wall perfect light for
iiiu uixJiy ui en paintings. At ene end is
the "Aquarelle" room, which is sepa
rated only by au archway. At the ether
end of the picture gallery aud connected
with it is the conservatory, which is the
same size as the aquarelle room. On the
second lloer, between hall aud picture gal
lery, is a cozy nook for an orchestra, the
music from which can be equally heard iu
eiiner place. A skylight, which will be
furnished with stained glass, will threw a
flood of tinted daylight en the hall. At
night the 109 gas burners, which are
already in position, will keep darkness
away. The whole heuse is wired for elec
tric lights, with a view te introducing such
fixtures as may prove desirable. Thnsn
have net yet been decided en, as there is
no telling hew many varieties of electric
light may be invented between new and
the time of the completion of the mansion.
The dining room is 28 feet by 30, and is
large enough for au ordinary banquet.
Fer anything very extraordinary the pic
tueo gallery could be used. The elaborate
magniliccncj of this dining room is almost
ueyeng description. The weed is dark
English oak, with many carvings iu bold
relief. At the eastern end of the room is
iv i-jcmy carveu mantel supporting an im
mense mirror. The ceiling is arched and
paneled, the panels being of repousse pa
pier macho work, liberally gilded in curi
ous designs. Between the windows en
Fifty-first street are buffets of oak, lined
with crimson velvet and faced with heavy
plate glass. These will contain plaques
and ether fine porcelains. A wainscoting
of panel and carved oak extends around
the room te the height of several feet.
The wall between this aud the cornice is
te be decorated with tapestries and paint
ings. Adjoining the dining room is the butler's
pantry, containing two large burglar-proof
safes for silver and a wealth of oaken
closets for table furnishings. The kitchen
is below, being of the same size as the
dining room, and is finished iu haul oak.
The kitchen i-.uige seems about as large as
a street car. The sinks are te be of fine
white marble. A gigantic refrigerator
just outside the kitclieu would held an
iceberg iu addition te the articles of feed
necessarily stored there. While we are
leek ing at the kitclieu we ramble thieiigh
the basement and see the laundries, t7ie
immense coal vaults, the places for t'ie
engines for the olevators ami the electric
lights, and the labyrinth of pipes for heat
and water aud vcutilatieu, aud the serv
ants parier, wuere tne " uelp " may have
as geed a time as anybody when net actu
ally ou duty.
The parlor or drawing-room is twenfy twenfy
live feet by thirty-one, and is finished in
elaborate style with mUch carved and
paneled work. It opens te a large bal
cony en Fifth avenue. The library, in
ebony, is at ene end, and ou the ether is a
.smaller parlor in Japanese style. This is
an odd-looking room. Its prevailing fea
ture is a bright red cherry-weed, polished
almost like a mirror. The ceiling, which
is shaped like that of a real Japanese house
is decked with bamboos, split in half and
nailed te the plastering. All these rooms,
as well as a reception room at the main
entrance, open en the hall.
New we ascend the bread stairway and
find the rooms iu the second story devoted
te the comfort of Mr. Vanderbilt aud his
family. Here the walls around the gallery
of the hall are frescoed with the same
crimseu and geld in brick pattern as be bo be
lew. The stairway is amply lighted by the
skylight of the hall. Mr. Vanderbilt's
immediate family, residing with him, con
sists of himself, his wife, one dati"hter
auu ene seu. .bach has a capacious bed
room, witu separate dressing room. Of
tuesc Mrs. Vanderbilt's room is the most
olegant. It is ever the main parlor with
a balcony en Fifth avenue. The balcony
is already embellished with curious mosaic
work in geld and crimson, and will be
made very beautiful with bronze decora
tions. The elaborate cabiuet work of Mrs.
Vanderbilt's room was all made in France,
of amarauth, rosewood, ebony and various
ether weeds arranged in harmonious and
tasteful combinations. There is an im
mense quantity of inlaid work in this room.
Abeve the wainscoting the walls will be
covered with satin and tapestry. The
ceiling will be adorned with ene large and
costly painting of great beauty, executed
ey juics A.cieevrc, a iameus French artist.
It is te be stretched ever the whole ceiling,
from cornice te cornice. The painting
represents the dream of a poet, who, with
an invocation te the goddess of uight upon
his lips, has suuk te sleep en a summer
evening under a starry sky. The depar
ture of night and the coming of day are
represented by Pheibc, with crescent moon
upon her brew, retiring, while Aurera, in
a silver car, rides ever the scattering mists
and ushers in the opening day. The rising
vapors melt away and disclose the edge of
iiic rising sun.
In all its appointments Mrs. Vander
bilt's room is the most elegant en this
fleer. Caryatides carved in dark weeds
support the mantel, which holds a large
and heavy bevel-edced mirror. Tn ilm
dressing room adjoining this apartment f
iuu uatu-iuu is ei siiver-piateu metal and
the doers te the closets are heavy mirrors,
which slide easily and noiselessly.
Mr. Vanderbilt's room is ever the din
ing room and is light and cheerful, al
though net se fine in its cabinet work as
Mrs. Vanderbilt's. His dressing room is
with sliding mirrors, concealing closets
and bathing apparatus, and is finished in
mahogany and polished brass.
Miss Vanderbilt's room is finished in
rosewood inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The
frescoed ceiling, by a curious conceit, rep
resents cobwebs en a yellow ground. These
are the only cobwebs that will be allowed
in the house. The walls of this room are
covered with satin. The dressing room is
in light satin weed, with panels of mir
rors en wall and in ceiling, producing an
ciicvb uub unuxe mac wflicn n noticed in ' teblMyd
some of the niuch-inirrered Pullman cars.
Yeung Mr. Vanderbilt's roots is indartc
mahogany, with a wealth of .'bwk.fljelveiC
aud with wall trimmiugsMFtppved;
leather. It docs net leek arafcmfal aa -semdofithe
ether rooms, but VMvsake a
cesy little place for the young wife te da
uis reauiug uuu siuuying in. iz is mew
twenty feet square. The bed room, which
joins it, is about half that size.
We ascend from this bewildering arrays
of fine finish and elegant-decoration te the
third story. Here are rooms for coasts.
the entrances being, as in the story below,
from the gallery around the open space
abeve the lower hall. These rooms are all
finished in cabinet weed and frescoed in, '
different styles. Ne work en this story
is quite as claborate as that en the fleer
below. Each room has a richly' carved
dressing-case supporting a large plate
mirror. There is ene dressing room te
every two sleeping rooms. At the third
story the great staircase comes te an end.
A narrower stair leads te the fourth story,
which is occupied by servants' rooms, and
storage closets. This fleer is well;sup
plied with bath-tubs and ether conveni
ences, se that the servants may be as clean
as anybody else.
And yet we go higher. By a steep and
narrow little stairway, like a ladder, we
climb out en the reef. This is laid in red
brick tiles en a bed of aspbal turn,', the
support being of iron beams. Frem this
elevation, seventy-six feet above the street
the whele surrounding country may be
seen.
" Is it net extravagaul ?" asked some
body who lives in his own neat dwelling.
Mr. Vanderbilt's outlay in these houses is)
variously estimated at from two te three
millions of dollars. Seme foolish reports
have recently becu circulated te the effect
that the whele thing is contracted- for at
$2,500,000, including a big dinner te be
given by the contractors. This is non-
souse. Ne such contract has been made.
Certain portions h ive been contracted for,
but most of the work is doire by " day's
work." As te dinners, Vanderbilt can
give his own, with that capacious kitchen
and splendid dining room, without bother
ing with contractors.
The whele structure is fire proof. The
walls are in some places thirty-two inches
thick. The brown stone, 'all of which
comes from one quarry iif Connecticut, Is
in bun 0.1UIU iuitiuu in which ic was
originally found. This makes it wear bet
ter. The blocks of stone are from eight
te ten inches thick, iustcad of being, as in
most se-called brown stene" buildings,
a mere veneering of from two or threw
inches. The partition walls are of solid
brick and never less than 10 inches in
buiuHiiess. i uu noer ucauis are el iron.
Instead or woedon laths, iron wire net
work is used te held the plaster. Much
of the ornamented work which would
elsewhere be iu plaster, is iu papier macho
which takes a finer finish aud stands bet bet
eor. The heating will be by steam, except
in the conservatory, which will be warm
ed by het water. The brenze railing and
ether bronze work around the house will
cost about. $50,000.
As yet the mansion has no garden un
less the net very extensive grass-plat
around it may be called by that name.
There has been some talk about Mr. Van
derbilt's intention te buy the Reman
Catholic orphan asylum directly opposite
for that purpose. Ne definite conclusion
has yet bceu an ivedat, en this subject. The
asylum occupies ene whele block of ground.
The building, which was erected a quar
ter of century age, was geed enough for
that day, but has a cheap aud second-hand
leek new. If Mr. Vanderbilt shenld buy,
he would have a magnificent trarden and
the asyFum would be in funds te put up a
nice building elsewhere.
Aud new it is reported that Millionaire
Floed, from the Pacific coast, means te
eutshine Vanderbilt iu th erection of a
house ou the avenue which will be larger
and mere costly.
ludlgi-Ntleii.
The main cause el nerveu.-iiiesa Is indiges
tion, and that U canted by weatmess of the
stomach. Ne one can have sound nerves and
geed health without using Hep Ititlcrj te
strengthen the stomach, purify the bleed and
keep the liver and kidney active, te cany off
all the poisonous ami waste matter of the sys
tem, hcu ether column. uul.VJwd&w'
Jeseph Durrinliirgcr. Bread way, Buffalo
was induced by his luelhi-r tit try Themas' Ke
leetric Oil for a .sprained ankle : and with halt
a dozen applications lie wm rttablcd te walk
round again all right. Fer sale nt II. B. Coch-l-un'sdrughtere.
i:;7 North Queen street. Lan
caster. Kidney Ceinpfulut Cured.
18. Turner, Rochester, N. V.. rites : ' 1 have
been for ever a year subject te .syileua dis
order of the kidneys, and often unable te at
tend te business: I procured your II unlock
bleed Hitters and was relieved before half a
bottle WaJ Used. I Intend til runt inn., i.u'r
feel i-unlidcnt that they will entirely cure inn."
Price $1. Fer sale at 11. B. Cochran's driur
store, i:J7 North Queen street. Lancaster.
Mr. KiffcnMcin, Bosten, Mass., writes:
"lour Spring Blessem lias cured me of dys
pepsia, of four (I) years standing. I have re
gained my normal appetite, can sleep well and
feci like a new man." Pricu CO cents. Fer sale
at If. B. Cochran': Dru store. ItfNurtli Queen
fclrcct, L;ui ouster.
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CAJCICJAOJ-JN, JtiJ.
Carriages I Carnages !
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EDGEKLEY & CO.'S,
I'racticarCariiagc Builders,
Market Sti ect, Hear of Central Market Houses,
Lancaster, Pa.
Ve liave en hand a Large Assortment el
BUtiUIES AND CARRIAGES,
Which we offer at the
VERY LOWEST PRICES.
All work warranted, uive us a caU
O-llcpairliifr promptly attended te.
One set of workmen especially employed rer
hat purpose. In2S-tfd&w
VUAJj.
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U. MARTIN,
Wholesale and Betail Dealer In all kinds or
LUMBER AND COAL.
r f anl : Ne. 430 North Water and Prlnce
streets above Lemen. Lancaster. n3-lyd
C0H0 & WILEY,
350NOKTU WATEK HT., Lancaster, Pa.,
Wholesale and Betail Dealers In
LUMBER AND GOAL.
Connection Wltb the Telepfceale Exchange.
Branch Office : Ne. 20 CENTRE SQUARE.
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BETTiTiY
G001V CLEAN FAMILY
tanners and ethers in want et Superior
Manure will find it te their advantage te caU.
Yard, Harrisburg Pike. I
Otllce. 20K East Chestnut street. agl7-tt .
COAL,
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Old Wine and Liquor Stere,
Ne. 205 West King Street
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