The Gavelyte, May 1908

THE GAVELYTE, :ilver mounted flute, guitar, mirror and a pastel of Nellie Curtis when a young girl are in this room besides the cabinet, which contains spectacles, dishes, forks. a silver heel of Mrs Washington's slipper, a lock of W's hair ar.d numerous other trinkets. The West Parlor contains many renouned paintings and odd chairs. In the Library are found duplicate books of this soldier, statesman and farmer, a large globe, writing desk, stand, chairs and a painting of Mr. and Mrs. Washington. The Dining room has a siJe board, a corner cupboard with the china presented by the French fleet to Mrs. W. about 179~, each piece has the monagram M. W. in a wreath of olive and laurel; two cutlery cases, a cut glass decanter, andirons and interesting paintings of generals. Mrs. Washington's sitting room has a mirror, table, a framed copy of the Washington pedigree, candelabrum and silvPr candlestick. In the Banquet Hall is a large mantelpiece of marble, carved in Italy. When it was being brot over pirates seized it, but when they learned to whom it was to go, sent it uninjured to its destination. The cabinet and side board are full of interesting relics. The panels of the room are beauti– ful pictures of pastoral scenes. In the upper hall on the second floor is a cabinet with some of Mrs. W.'s quilts and the Pres. clothes Washington's room has a high four poster bed with a canopied top and othn furnishings of like natur&. After his death the room was vacant for three years, as was the custom, and Mrs. W. had her room on the third floor with a dormer window overlooking her husband's grave at that time, for af– terwards in 1832 some one triPd to rob a part of W's body and it was thot best to build a strong tomb. _ Nellie Curtis' room is quaintly furnished with a very high bed reached by carpeted steps; a mirror, stand, chairs etc. Reside these there is also a green room, the river room and four other gurst chambers·. The kitchen is not used now for cooking, but still contains the old crane in the v:reat fireplacP, and the brick oven. Without are the servant's houses, the meat house, spinning house, wash houHe and iePhouHe, t.nl- !Pthn ll"ith the barn madP of brick and containing WaHhingtnn'f: old, white coach, and the green homie. About this green house