It contains all that elegance and comfort can require, without any thing meretricious or gaudy, and is a temple worthy of the goddess to whom it is dedicated.
It has been well observed, that a just notion of the character of a person can always be formed by the style of his or her dwelling.

Who can be deceived in the house of a _nouveau riche_?
Every piece of furniture in it vouches, not only for the wealth of its owner, but that he has not yet got sufficiently habituated to the possession of it, to be as indifferent to its attributes as are those to whom custom has rendered splendour no longer a pleasure.
Every thing in the house of Mademoiselle Mars bespeaks its mistress to be a woman of highly cultivated mind and of refined habits.
The boudoir is in the style of Louis XIV, and owes its tasteful decorations to the pencil of Ciceri.

The pictures that ornament it are by Gerard, and are highly creditable to his reputation.

The library serves also as a picture-gallery; and in it may be seen beautiful specimens of the talents of the most esteemed French artists, offered by them as a homage to this celebrated woman.

Gerard, Delacroix, Isabey, Lany, Grevedon, and other distinguished artists, have contributed to this valuable collection.