this is a place where harriett lane might serve tea to friends and guests, write letters to her friends, play games, sing. just enjoy each other's company. very much like we would use the family room today. we have harriett layne's piano. this was probably purchased some time in the mid to late 1860's. as you see we have her music book here. this book contains a number of her favorite pieces including italian classics and we also have some patriotic songs in here. one of her uncle favorite things to do was to sit in this parlor on a sunday afternoon and listen to his niece play the religious hymn. he was a very devout presbyterian. harriett lane was enthusiastic about things. she was simply -- upon presentation to queen victoria, ms. lane made a great impression. the queen was impressed with her. as a result of two of them formed a very interesting friendship. i have this bracelet. this is actually a gift that the queen gave harriett. it's a gold bracelet and inside it has her name, harriett lane and the date of 1857 when she received the gift. behind me here we have a lithograph of que