restored to its original grandeur, the dining
room has tall windows softened by lined silk
panels, walls stenciled in four layers of gold leaf
with an overlaid colored pattern, and a mahogany
reproduction 19th-century Russian table with a
gold apron that repeats the gilded brass of the
black marble fireplace. The reception room
(facing page) is where party guests gather for
hors d’oeuvres.