- Title
- Our state
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- Date
- December 1998
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- Place
- ["North Carolina, United States"]
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Our state
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Holiday Tidings and Traditions
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Ii was with ,i gnawing sense of sonow dial I converted iny
wood-burning fireplace to a gavhuming one la.M year. I still
miss the smell of burning wood. 1 miss die cra< klc of blaring
b*gs and the sweat that it took to split a cord ol wood. Hut
the old fireplace was in need of repair, and when it c ame
time to 1 boose Ix'twecn gas and wood. I opted lot die more
convenient oi die two. I've regretted that dec ision ever since.
Ibeie's just something about burning logs that can’t lx-
replicated In machine-made ones. Real logs not only
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die < bill oil die toes, but also soothe the soul. I find it liard
to look into the
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ol dry oak without feeling a sense ol
serenity and inner warmth.
Moreover, the fireplac e has always served as the fo< al |H>ini
ol a room (hiring the holiday season. For children, ol course,
the 1 himnev serves as that magical chute bv whit b Simla
arrives; adults look forward to decorating the mantel.
An old issue ol Htnfnr\ Bazar (later spelled "Ba/aar") once
c laimed that, without .1 mantel, a home had but the dignity
ol a lent. Martha Stewart would probably agree. I lolly, mistle¬
toe, and othei evergreens certainly can help to add .1 sense
of dignity and warmth to the home on cold winter days.
This holiday season. North Carolina offers an abundance
ol opportunities to warm your body by a real fire, and to
appreciate some of the craftsmanship that goes into decorat¬
ing fireplaces, mantels, and hearths. I lerc you'll find a lew ol
the places you may want to put on your list.
Biltmore Estate. Asheville
The Biltmore Estate boasts 65 fireplaces. If> a vile lx*t that
inanv ol them were
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when the estate opened on
( Christmas Eve 1895. There's even a triple fireplace in the
Banquet Hall, the largest room in the house. I hr heal from
these files could warm a dinner party of 61. the number of
(M'ople that can lx- accommodated In the oak dining table.
Flanked by armor dating from the I
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to the 1800s. the
triple fireplace features on its overmantel a havreliel panel
titled ” Hie Return from the C Iliase." carved by
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laimed
Viennese sculptor Kail Bitter.
This Christmas season, more than
22Г>,000
guests will tour
the bedecked Biltmore House. II you’re one of them, you'll
76 Our State December 1998