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Show SPi.IMDPLI, The Homes of a Trio of Men Famed in War, Invention and , Literature, FIGHTING PHIL OAKNY'S HOME. Where He Passed the Peaceful Years of Hia Life Edison's Residence George William Curtis' Charming Abode, t ONE of the oldest houses in the stale of New Jersey is that belonging to the Keurnv estate in Newark. It is a low frame building, ami was the boyhood home of (ioneral Philip Kearny. The house was built by the general's grandfather, and is n.v ments. There it a spacious and lofty drawing room at tho left of tho ball as Job cater. Then ar) mnn hamUouio paintings npon tie vail, imny riii curios, a lutlo Florenlino table, a cabinet cab-inet with mi array of SSevros v.vos nml Dresden figures. J;my charming and valuable bits of chinas wero purchased last suuuiuvr by Mrs. Edison whilo abroad. The funiitnrd is of crimson satii , with rich doina&k hangings at doorj and windows. Tha beauty of tho drawing room is the corner where the piano stands, with a dainty little figure iu white mnrblo near by; just ovir it hangs a painting of Capri, ono of tha really good paintings iu t ho hov.--c. The piano is a beauty in rosewood, with much ornamentation. The dining hail is a stately room on the north side, of the house; hero are the conventional oak w;iiuscotting and high oak mantel; the furniture is also oak, tho chairs being upholstered in dark green velvet: tho oak floor is nearly covered cov-ered with u Persian ruif. Mrs. Edison's sitting room on tho second floor is such a charming room with its low, luxurious divan piled high with cushions, ita easy chairs, pretty work tablo and writing desk that it is no wonder the family call it the pleasantoat room in tho house. Livingstou. SUlen Island, is famous in two ways: hero are tha cricket gronnd: and hero lives' th genius of Harper's "Easy Chair," Mr. George William Will-iam (Xirti. Wmmm THE OLD KEARNY HOME. owned by a member of the family who lives abroad. It is generally spoken of as tho Dgden house, as it' has been occupied by the Ogden family for over a (punter of a century. ' The upright part of the house, with tho wing at the left of tho entrance, is a rather recent addition. The old Dutch door is just as it was made years ago, when a street door was so constructed that Mem Herr could open ono half and take his ease leaning upon the other. In the interior there have been few changes; there aro tho wide, old fashioned fireplaces, fire-places, with fender and andirons, in every room, with tho high white mantels man-tels characteristic of colonial architecture. architect-ure. Gen. Kearny's father owned much property in the neighborhood, and the THE EDISON WMNU RtlOM. At the corner of Bard and Henderson avenues, about ten minutes' walk from the station, is tho dwelling which Mr. Curtis has occupied for over twenty-five years. Tho house was lmilt lieforo the Quiin Anno epidemic in arehirectum had gotten abroad, and is an unpretentious unpreten-tious fratno building with a low, broad veranda in front overlooking a lawn that is absolutely as perfect ns a lawn very well can le. As you take in tho house with its surroundings sur-roundings you think for tho moment that you art) looking at a bit of English scenery, everything is so trim and complete. com-plete. Thero is a high trbor vitio hedge about two sides of tho place, many evergreen trees carefully pruned and trimmed, with a brook pursuing tho even tenor of its way through one iart of the lawn,, and . evury inch of ground occupied in bring either useful or ornamental. orna-mental. Mr. Bonner's estite adjoins Mr. Curtis' place on one side, ind that of his 8 DRAWING ROOM, KEARNY MANSION. grounds surrounding tie place were formerly for-merly quite extensive, sloping on one side down to the Passaic river. A long lane led from the house to tho entrance gate at the foot of the hill. If you visit Nowark, a perfect stranger, and inquire tho way to tho Kearny house, tho native directs you ut onco to tho "mansion" or tho "castle," as he calls it. This is a place vastly more important im-portant to his thinking than tho little, low brown house on the other side of the Passaic. Tho "mansion," as the name by which it is commonly known would suggest, is an imposing structure of brick and brown Btone, with its ivy grown tower, jts bay windows, broad veranda and walled terrace. It was built by Gen. Kearny after his marriage. mar-riage. This house is owned by tho general's gener-al's son, Mr. John Watts Kearny, who has lived hero with his family for the past six years. THE HOME OP OEORUE WIUJAM C'trRTIH. father-in-law, Mr. Khaw, uijon tho other. A carriage house and stable aro at sotno distance from the house, and in an in-closnre in-closnre grazes a Jersey cow. Mr. Curtis is a great pedestrian, taking long walks about fcStaton Island, nearly the wholo of which ho has traversed at one time and another. Mr. Curtis' IStat-en IStat-en Island farm is whero ho spends the winter; in summer the family go to their other homo at Ashfield, Mass. Thero ho has a much larger house and a vast num-lier num-lier of books. His library at Btaten Island Isl-and is a goodly sized ono, tho walls cf his study being lined with bookcases reaching half way up to the ceiling. Drawn up to t!:o desk where Mr. Curtis does most of his writing ia an eay chair and near by a comfortable lounge. Comfort and convenience rather than elegance are the characteristics of t hn place. In the study are some interesting souvenirs a photograph of Thackeray which ho gave Mr. Curtis, the firet pu!-lication pu!-lication of the "Sketch Book" and one of Brvanfs first volumes. Mr. Curtis upends one day in the week at the Harper Harp-er building in'New York, bnt the place is too noisy and too crowded for him. He prefers to do bin work nt hia own home. Fkakces il. Smith. THOMAS A. EDISON'S KKSIDENCE. In this honse aro many interesting souvenirs of the general. There is also a bronzo bust inscribed: Gen. PHILIP KEARNY, Katus 1814. Obit lSiii. Presented to Mr. John Watts Kearny liy the Veterans of the New Jersey Kearny Urlgauc. The house -where a real, live American count lives cannot fail to be interesting. When tho house happens, to belong to the Chevalier Edison, grand cross of the legion of honor and wizard of Llewellyn park, Orange, it is of interest becauso.be lives in it and also for the reason that it is quite a castle in itself. "Glenmont," it is calledand, as tho photograf h shows, it is a handsome, residence of imposing apiiearance. Th6 lower s'.ory of the house is of brick, the remaining part of wood. Ono thing struck me as particularly particu-larly novel about the plaoe and that was its six towering chimneys, only two of which show in tho picture. Over th3 roof of tho conservatory in summer is stretched an awning and here, with a beantiful view spread out before them, the family often sit of au afternoon after-noon and any chance caller is conducted j ft I - .-T j 1 THE EDiaOS DKAWLNO HOOM. to this spot and regaled with a cop of tea. Tho grounds are not extensive just large enongh to ailmit of a iretty lawn in front of the house, a fairly good sized garden, with a handsome carriage house at the rear and a poultry yard. Tie interior of Mr. Edison's house li ouite elegant in all its appoint- |