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chandeliers. The ensembles fairly glitter without being garish, they are rich in pattern yet retain an aura of openness. One apprehends in the decoration of various rooms subtle yet definite divisions along the lines of gender: the formal dining room is masculine in feeling, with nearly a score of handsome oxblood leather chairs studded with brass rails surrounding a regally plain mahogany table; there is a slight whiff of the gentlemen's club. The formal drawing room, on the other hand, is a more feminine domain, with a fabulously delicate arrangement of gilt settees and chairs with oval backs, upholstered in silver silk brocade enlivened by pale pink roses. The swagged curtains fall in narrow folds that are like the drapery of a Roman goddess. Even the fireplace, its black marble the only touch of darkness in the room, is refined in profile, lightened by gilding. The gilt Rococo wall sconces pursue the serpentine line, the line of beauty. HYLAND

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