Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-01-12

The New York Journal Of Commerce has
detailed notice Of the extensive and splendid
Hotel which has just been opened in that city by
M. Holt:
TIT, wonder of New York was thrown open
Yesterday to the gentlemen Of the Corporation
aud a large number Of other invited guests.
The common terms of splendid. spacious, ele-
CANT and the like, seem to be lost and unmeanlng
when applied to such work. The building is
of white marble, seven stories high, With walk
on the roof. and an observatory above, which
commands the city more completely than any
other position within it. The building is on
three sides of INFLOW square, with a spacious
hall running through each story parallel with the
front. aud smaller hall penetrating each Of the
rear sections. The basement story is chiefly
sunk below the surface Of the ground in the com
mon STYLE of New York architecture. and il to
be occupied by the necessary kitchen accomoda-
ton, and IN front. by chop.rooIns, where plate
NAV be had at any price.
The first story of the house proper, is occu-
pied by stores except bar rom. Above Is a
dining hall on the front extending across the
whule building. Then there is an ordinary and
a ladies ordinary, gentlpmen's paIlours and la
dies parlours. though they will very likely IN
praltce bp shade into ladies' aud genilemen's
parours. Then there are great many suites
of small parlours with bed roums adjnlning and
bed rooms without parlours in abundance. The
whole number uf rOOnis Is one hundred and six
tv live, and all by the general arrangement will
b. we'll ighted andpleasant.
The future is all of 1t handsome, and much OF
it elegant, and comprises among other iuxurles,
three grand piano for,es.
The head walter of the establishment is a
small steam engine Of twelve horse power. He
pumps the water. hoists the pendant cupboards
through perpendicular avenues, carrying the
smoking viands from the kitchen to the tOpmost
story-turns the spl,s in the kitchen, and il need.
ed. helps The inmates to bed. The fellow is now.
and has been for months. engaged in burins Tor
water F"u, hundred and eighty feet Of rock
have already been penetrated. aud the work still
goes downwards II an abundance Of pure wa.
ter can be had without breaking through the
worlds crust, into Symmes's region, II is to be
done.
Time would fail TO describe every thing about
this immense establishment. Suffice 1t to say.
that immense as it is, the proportions OF convent
ence and beauty are so well maintained through.
out. that the whole impression on the mind Is
pleasant. We had almost neglected to say that
eighty gentlemen, after admlriug the house, sat
down to fine COLLATION..
To cap this whole establishment, there is con-
neGted with it. story Of successful female Indus
try, which surpasses all that men have done
about il. Mrs H oft the wife Of the proprietor, a
lady over fifty years Of age. within the last SIX
wears, in addition to the cares of large estab,
iishment, mas made up with her own hands. 1900
towels, 400 pairs Of sheets; $50 pairs Of pillow
cases. all rufflrd or pointed. $50 bed ticks, and
500 patchwork bed quilts Of ample dimensions,
and several Of them entirely composed OF pieces
not larger than two shilling bit. The whole
house is furnished with these things by her handy
NO X. SureI, man with such wife. may well
build his house OF marble and fiji! it with iuxu'
ries.