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A New York Mansion

           AftermuchsearchingCowperwoodhadfoundanarchitectinNewYorkwhosuitedhimentirely—oneRaymondPyne,rake,raconteur,man-about-town—whowasstillfirstandforemostanartist,withaneyefortheexceptionalandtheperfect.Thesetwospentdaysanddaystogethermeditatingonthedetailsofthishomemuseum.Animmensegallerywastooccupythewestwingofthehouseandbedevotedtopictures;asecondgalleryshouldoccupythesouthwingandbegivenovertosculptureandlargewhorlsofart;andthesetwowingsweretoswingasanLaroundthehouseproper,thelatterstandingintheanglebetweenthem.Thewholestructurewastobeofarichbrownstone,heavilycarved.Foritsinteriordecorationtherichestwoods,silks,tapestries,glass,andmarbleswerecanvassed.Themainroomsweretosurroundagreatcentralcourtwithacolonnadeofpink-veinedalabaster,andinthecentertherewouldbeanelectricallylightedfountainofalabasterandsilver.Occupyingtheeastwallaseriesofhangingbasketsoforchids,orofotherfreshflowers,weretogiveasplendidglowofcolor,amorning-suneffect,tothisrichlyartificialrealm.Onechamber—aloungeonthesecondfloor—wastobeentirelylinedwiththin-cuttransparentmarbleofapeach-blowhue,thelightingcomingonlythroughthesewallsandfromwithout.Hereinaperpetualatmosphereofsunriseweretoberacksforexoticbirds,atrellisofvines,stonebenches,acentralpoolofglisteningwater,andanechoofmusic.

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