Eastern hangings, old credences, huge chairs of the Louis XIII

epoch. And thus Nana had come into artistic surroundings of the

choicest kind and of the most extravagantly various dates. But

since the studio, which occupied the central portion of the house,

could not be of any use to her, she had upset existing arrangements,

establishing a small drawing room on the first floor, next to her

bedroom and dressing room, and leaving a conservatory, a large

drawing room and a dining room to look after themselves underneath.