ROYAL HOME
Marlborough House PRINCE’S TASTE DESIRE FOR SIMPLICITY By Cable. —Press Associate—Copyright Reed. 9.5 a.m. LONDON, Monday. Simplicity dominates the alterations to Marlborough House, which is expected to be ready for residence by the Prince of Wales at Christmas. The entrance door opens into a saloon rising to
the full height of the house. It is decorated in gold and green and magnifiee ntly lighted by a Wren dome. A suite of eight rooms on the first floor is papered with white satin stripes, which throw the walnut woodwork into re-
lief. The stark severity of the smoking room is left as King Edward jokingly arranged, it. Thousands of dummy books line the walls, completely hiding the doors. All bear false titles, such as “Nine Tails by a Cat.” The books which conceal the doorways contain the clues to the latter. The passage out of the red drawingroom, which is suitable for balls, runs half the length of the house and opens on to a lawn. —A. and N.Z.-Suu.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 197, 9 November 1927, Page 1
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170ROYAL HOME Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 197, 9 November 1927, Page 1
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