Virginia the Old Dominion As Seen From Its Colonial Waterway the Historic Riv
Virginia the Old Dominion As Seen From Its Colonial Waterway the Historic Riv
Frank Hutchins
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We stood before the fine entrance, fancy painting the old-time scene within; that scene of eighteenth century elegance which is the traditional picture of colonial Westover. The door opened, and we entered upon perhaps quite as charming an eighteenth centuiy scene, which is the Westover of to-day. A panelled hall extended through the house, the double doors at the farther end opening upon a glass-enclosed vestibule. About midway, and from beneath a heavy crystal chandelier, the stairway of carv...ed mahogany rose to a landing, where an an- cient clock stood tall and dark, then turned and wound to the rooms above. To the right of the hall was the drawing- room. Passing over its threshold, we thought of those old colonial days, the days of Colonel Byrd. As in his time, the light came sub- dued through the deep -casemen ted windows. It fell upon the walls that he had so hand- somely panelled, upon the ceiling that he had ornamented in the delicate putty-work of his day, and upon furniture in carved mahogany 199 VIRGINIA: THE OLD DOMINION that was of the period of his ownership of Westover.
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