The second antechamber was hung with crimson damask, ornamented with gold braid and gold fringe. The _portières_ of the same, and lined with red taffeta, were 2½ ells long, and comprised four lengths each. The seats were six _fauteuils_, six large folding-stools and two small folding-stools. The frames were painted red picked out with gold. The two little stools were upholstered in red velvet garnished with gold and silver fringe. The other seats were covered with red damask, ornamented with gold fringe. The couch in this room was covered with crimson damask, trimmed with gold braid and fringe, and overhung by a pavilion of red serge. A pine desk was covered with a piece of red damask, trimmed with gold braid and fringe. The one window curtain consisted of four lengths of red taffeta (3 ells long), bordered with a narrow gold braid. [Illustration: PLATE XVI] The chamber was hung with twenty-five lengths of gold and green damask, and twenty-four lengths of crimson damask of a large pattern (the length being 2½ ells). These hangings were trimmed all around and on the seams with gold braid. The bed was composed of three outside valances, two _bonnes grâces_, two _cantonnières_, three valances on the frame of the bed, three valances on the _courtepointe_, and four _pommes_. All the interior hangings were gold and green, and all the outside ones were of crimson damask. The _courtepointe_ was crimson damask. These draperies were ornamented with a wide gold braid and gold fringe. The _pommes_ supported four bunches of white feathers with aigrettes. The three window curtains, each 11 feet long, contained three lengths each of crimson taffeta, trimmed with gold fringe. There were other hangings in this room: two _portières_, two alcove curtains, and the interior draperies of the niche. The _portières_ were made of two lengths of gold and green damask and one of red damask, trimmed with gold braid. One was lined with red taffeta, the other with green taffeta. The two alcove curtains[13] were 3¼ ells long, each one being made of two lengths of gold and green damask, and two lengths of crimson damask. This large room contained three _fauteuils_, twelve folding-stools, four lounges, a _lit de repos_, a _chaise d’affaires_ of crimson velvet, two tables, two little marquetry desks, a screen, a writing-table, mirror and chandelier. The seats were all covered with red damask, bordered by a band of gold and green damask, and finished with a narrow gold braid and fringe. The _lit de repos_, 6 feet long by 2 feet, 4 inches wide, was covered with the same damasks as well as its four pillows. The latter were finished with gold braid, fringe, and tassels at each corner. Another _lit de repos_ stood in the niche. The tables 4 feet long by 4 feet, 4 inches wide, were of pine with walnut feet. Their covers were made of the two damasks already described (mi-party), the top being of red velvet. These cloths were nailed to the table, and trailed on the floor.