Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-01-17
MONDAY, JANUARY IA, 1888.

The New York Journal of Commerce has
a more detailed notice Of The extensive and
.,,endid Hotel which has just been opened
Il that city by Mr.. Holt:
This wonder of New York was thrown o
ian Yesterday 10 The gentlemen Of the Corpo
,;oo and large number Of their invited
',uasts. The common terms OF spleodId.
,oacious, elegant and the ike, seem to be los,
I'D unmeaning when applied TO such work
The bnidlDgis OF white marble seven sto-
500 high, with walk on the roof, and an
observatory above, which commands the cat,
,rore COMPLETELY than any other position
within it. The building Is on three sldes OF
.bollow sauare. with spacious hall flnnlug
through each stery is chiefly SUNK below the
surface of the ground in the common style
Of New York architecture, and IS 10 be occu
MED Inv the necessary Kitchen accommoda
ion, and in front, by shop rooms, where a
Mate NAV be had at any price.
The first story Of the house proper, IS oc-
supied by stores, except bar room. Above
is dining hall on the front extending across
the whole buildings. Then there ia An ordi
nary and ladies' ordinary, sentieman's
pariours and ladies parlours, though they
will very likely in practice be made INTO la
dies and gen,lemen's parlours lhen there
are great many suits OF soal pariouts with
bed rooms adjoining and bed rooms without
parlours in abundance Inc whoie NUMBER
Of rooms is one hundred and SIXTY i've, and
al by the general arrangement wen lighted
aud pleasant
The furniture i, all Of IT handsome, and
much of il elegant. and comprises among o.
Their Injuries. three grand piano iortes.
The head waiter OF the establishment Is
small steam engine OF twelve morse power.
fl pumps the water, HOSTS the pendant cup
boards through perpendicular avenues, car
rmg the smoking viands from the .''cheh
10 the topmost story turns the spits 10 tue
kitchen and if needed helps the inmates to
he'd. The fellow is now; and has been Tor
months, engaged in boring for water. -Four
hundred and eighty feet OF rock nave a'resny
been penetra,ed, and the work stlll goes
aownwards. ff an abundance of pure water
can he had without breaking through the
worlds crust, into Symmcs's region II Is
70 he done. ,.. y -.
abou, this immense establishment. Suffice
Il 10 saw. that immense AS il is. the proper
tions of convenience and beauty are SO well
maintained throughout. thai the whole I'M,
preston on the mind is pleasant. We had
almost neglected to say that eighty g"ntle
men, after admning the house, sat down to a
fine collation. .x.s...., .-~,
To cap the whole establishment. there IS
connected with it. story of successful female
hdus,ry, which surpasses all that men have
done about it. Mrs. Holt the wife OF the
proprietor, a lady over fifty years OF age
wltGio the last six years, in addition TO the
cares of large establishment, has made utp
with her own hands. 1900 towels. 1000 para
OF sheets; 45O pairs of pillow cases, all RULED
or pointed, 25' bed ticks, and 500 PATCHWORK.
bed quilts of ample, dlmension' and several OF
them entirely composed Of pieces not lar
ger than two shilling bit. Thewhole house
Is furnished with these things by her handy
work. Surely man with such wife, may
we'll build his house Of marble and I'LL 1t
With luxuries