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of marble, surrounded by a verandah, with many columns of porphyry. Vases, with rams' heads, and horns as handles, stand on the terraces, and are filled with choice semi-tropical plants. At night the verandah is illuminated by gilt lamps. The gorgeous rooms of this palace are carpeted with a material resembling the softest green mosses of several shades. All the ceilings in the larger chambers are painted with designs and figures of men, women, and animals, or scenes in Cairo and Alexandria, Cleopatra's Needle, and parts of the banks of the Nile. Four immense stained glass windows shed a tinted light in the hall. The hangings of the doors and windows are of white satin, upon which flowers are printed.
There are no divans here, but chairs, sofas, and footstools of ormolu and gold. Almost the whole of the wall space is occupied by high glittering mirrors, giving the effect of a huge glass curtain. The clock on the mantelpiece is of modern manufacture, much gilded. Two massive candelabras are on either side, each holding twelve wax candles.
A drawing-room adjoining is decked with blue satin drapery, and furnished in a similar manner to the large saloon. The dining room has a carved oak table, which has accommodation for thirty to forty guests. It is curious to note that the backs of the oak chairs are
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