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Stuccoed walls, frescoed ceilings, huge mirrors, velvet sofas, marble-topped tables, gleaming chandeliers, gilt and glitter that would be called "palatial" in New York, make the place attractive.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 15, No. 87, March, 1875 by Various