Itisanevilgrowingoutofourrepublicaninstitutions，thathereamanoflargepursehasusuallyaverylittlesoulwhichhekeepsinit。
Thecorruptionoftasteisaportionorapendantofthedollar-manufacsure。Aswegrowrich，ourideasgrowrusty。Itis，therefore，notamong_our_aristocracythatwemustlookifatall，inAppallachia，forthespiritualityofaBritish_boudoir。_ButwehaveseenapartmentsinthetenureofAmericansofmoderns[possibly“modest“or“moderate“]means，which，innegativemeritatleast，mightviewithanyofthe_or-molu’d_cabinetsofourfriendsacrossthewater。Even_now_，thereispresenttoourmind’seyeasmallandnot，ostentatiouschamberwithwhosedecorationsnofaultcanbefound。Theproprietorliesasleeponasofa-
theweatheriscool-thetimeisnearmidnight：arcwillmakeasketchoftheroomduringhisslumber。
Itisoblong-somethirtyfeetinlengthandtwenty-fiveinbreadth-
ashapeaffordingthebestordinaryopportunitiesfortheadjustmentoffurniture。Ithasbutonedoor-bynomeansawideone-whichisatoneendoftheparallelogram，andbuttwowindows，whichareattheother。