'Morris and others' would. rank high amongst oven some of the oid, country houses of England.
'Yo the" list of Shanghai' "stately homes" there Yow Toust be added Mnrble Hinll, in Bub: bling Well Toad oxteision, the cosidence of Mr. E. 8. Kadoorie, which must be' regarded as the most beautiful of all, and for reasons, which willie Inter Shanghai will fool part larly proud of it, The ori iden was that it should be a Jewish Country Club, but as. the work progressed it Was obvious that overythirg had"been planned on too large a scale for the needs of that section of the community and so Mr. Kadoorie has, taken tha piaed for his own residence. Che original building was designed. by Messrs, Laduente Wootten, hut this was gutted by fire and'then Mr, Kadoorie commissioned Messrs. Graham-Brown Wingrove to design the new place and. they, together with Me. G. Finocchiaro "(the mon mental' seilptor), Messrs. Ar and Crafts, Messrs.' Anderson, Meyer te Ca. and others who have fhasisted, certainly have complet-od an architectural gem. Tt may fern a big. thing to say for Shanghai, but it is probable, that Hampton's or any other of the rout, London firms would concede that' they could not do. better, and. this is but one more brook of the splendid. work that accomplished in Shangha these times, in almipst any Mr. Kadoorie new has made up his mind upon another piece of princely genordsity. and Scheme is. one that should Appeal to all charitable associa tions. He has promised to place the "whole of the house and founds at the disposal of any lantable society, of any nation.
or toed, for. uny worthy money-making ' purpose and" he will pay all expenses so for as the house goes... Me. Kadoorie' will defray not only such incidentals lighting, but says that, if any persons wish to organize a ception or a bazaar, or something of that nature, he will provide teas free, or, say, for a ball, he will give the' dinror. All he asks is that it shall he wazenuine effort for the good of some charity and that it shall be ren lines that guarantee a ronsonable profit, For instance, obviously it would be going too far to ask Mr. Kadoorie to spend $1,000 on his side and then show a profit of $500, for he might as well give the money direct. 'The place is admirably suited for such Purposes, with large ind hand-Some salons, a wonderful verandah 295' ft. Jong, a bail room only a fow square' fest less iam the'chriton Cate a kitchen capnblo. of attending "to the wants of a very lange gathering, and outside, groind for six tennis courts, which are. being specially Inid, and other lawn games, "besides a great. flagged court which could be utilized for any purposes To describe the building itself, tone can only say that palatial.
It has been built on a lavish tale, yet at the same time it is "not ostentatious. 'There is marble everywhere—150 tons of it altogether—but without a suggestion of vulgarity, the work having been executed with wonderful good taste, giving a most pleasing effect' where it would "have been, so easy to overdo it. The grounds occupy Jnearly the entire block bounded by the Bubbling Well Road ax-tension, Tifeng Road and Great Road.
At the entrance more striking attractions of some other parts of the house, but which really is the gem of all the rooms. Large and well proportioned, it has been handled in masterly manner io the Adam style, the simple, tasteful. beauty of which cannot fail to a Square pilastered piers form at either end and there isa barrel ceiling with a faithful rendering oe a graceful plan ofthe Adams's work, with all their fastidious care for detail, the centre being a panel of Cupids clouds. The characney piece, the panell-
Tue Apax Drrwixe Roox. alow with jed walls surmou tod with w fand brass balusters and brass ful frieze, the dainty furniture, enrichments in the architraves. the carpets and the hangings Passing by the main east en-combine to make this room one travel to the Iawns one has a Of the most successful works of magnificent view of the 900. ft.
Arts & Crafts and they must be Raised several feet genuinely proud of it. above the lawns, the building is a striking example of the free 4 MAGNIPIoENY BALL, noam, Renaissance style, with a sugges!
Yep the wonderful ball room tion of the Italinn influence.
It probably will appeal more to has a wide stone terrace further beatified by handsome bronze lamps, whilst sculptured sets are on their way for erection there, jand then the fine glass enclo lo in this dancing city. ing the centre of the it is, as already stated, Taege an the Cafe floor and it is only A Corse axle Stack us rae Gaxst Batt ft lor aod some 20 or 40 ft. in width, A Maneee asta.
At the main entrance under the porte cochere marble steps lead up to @ Done vestibule In Joval form with a black and whi marble floor and an alcove shel. tering a bea al marble Crouch-Ing Venus on pedestal, Thence into the spacious which is treated in the prevailing style of Neo Gros, with ca marble chimnespiece of refined and restrained design and marble Pil ters leading up to a moat ellectivo coffered ceiling, which suspended extremely just under 30 ft. high ug whore pilastered walls and heavily enriched cornice in doubl deeply pandied coves, imparting an imposing effect to a lofty Magnificant apartment, sufaptuous and combining the happy: free-a of the Italian Renaissance th the more severe and at present popular Neo Gree. Throughout there is perfect harmony and oven the immense chimneypicces in grey. black and sienna marble; 30 fig as easily to appear vulgar not properly treated, under the clever hands of Mr. Pinocchiaro have Geen so dealt with that no fault "can to found," but "only praise. work of Arts & Crafts. On the north "side is a marbloframed stage large enough for concerts and dramatic entertainments, with fine acoustic properties and some} truly, wonderfal lighting) fects Installed @y Andersen, Meyer Ca. Tt is possible to- arrange blending of lights that is unique in Shanghai.
The panelled billiard room is an interesting partment in which the Jacobean influence pronounced, with a novel chimney-Piece in artificial stone. The plasterwork follows the style popfularized at Home by G._ P. Bankart, and the fine oak wain cotting is that adopted by Sir F.
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