58 drawing room. In an article appearing in the Ogden Standard Examiner, May 10, 1953, Alice Pardoe West gave a vivid description of this drawing room, when she wrote: On the north was an 18 by 34 foot drawing room, fondly called "the Rose Room" by Mrs. Eccles, with its mirrored French doors with arched panels over which were hand painted cherubs on the German rose satin wall paper bordered with gilded moulding; its eggshell satin-finished woodwork and old rose and gold furniture upholstered in rose brocaded satin; its mantel with arched mirror reaching to the ceiling and edged with gold leaf; its artistic statues, most of which were brought home by Mrs. Eccles on her various trips to Europe with Mr. Eccles. Next to the "Rose Room" on the east was a butler's pantry, with the kitchen adjoining. This kitchen was spacious and had all the necessary equipment for a large family. On the south of the kitchen was a breakfast room, and adjoining this was one of the favorite rooms in the home, a beautiful dining room. The beveled plate glass and oak china cabinet in this room caught the eye of all visitors. This cabinet had housed many art treasures of Mrs. Eccles', in addition to her lovely china and silver. The floors in the dining room were inlaid with squares of oak wood and designed in an intimate pattern. Another attraction in the home was the beautiful staircase winding up to the second floor. As a person began to climb the stairs, one would stop and admire the stately newel posts with their artistic carvings and designs. These posts were stationed on each landing. When the college girls held their wedding receptions at the Bertha Eccles Hall, it was on the first landing of this staircase that the