Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-08-26

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THE CLARENpoN.-W We have many
magnificent hotels 'down- own" aud
others are about 10 be opened, but the
Clarendon may very properly be called
All "up-town" house, Tor more reasons
than it's location, which most readers
are aware is on the corner of Fourth
Avenue and Eighteenth street. L, is
uptownish also in the costly style Of its
equipments, in Its plcnttude Of domestic
comforts, in the quiet elegance pervn-
ding every part OF the house, and in the
manners OF its inmates. Indeed II is
not hotel likely to be irequented by
either busy, busting, dollar-impelled
merchants who run to New York for
purchase, bounce about like quicksilver
while purchasing, and then are of in
stlll greater hurry when they have pur-
chased. Neither is il q house for gen
teel loaiers. II has no bar, where
young men congregate although there
is no lack, we believe, o; anything that
is wanted for the dining table or the
social party. But that BY the way.
We passed through the large and cl-
egant building the other day, having
heard much OF the attraction and gcner-
al completeness OF "the Clarendon"
and being really desirous Of fsseing what
was deemed perfection in an uptown
hotel. To say that we were surprised
at the magnitude Of the purely domestic
part Of the establishment, and al the
richness and costliness Of everything in
the boarders' apartments, would be but
very inadequately to describe the i'm
preston made upon us. The proprie-
tors aim has evidently been to introduce
every thing, without regard TO expense,
which could contribute 10 make hotel
complete, and as much like costly pri-
vate residence as taste and money would
permit or could accomplish. The
whole house is divided into suits OF
apartments richly and cxpensively fur
nished, some having parlor, bedroom
and bathing room, others a parlor and
two bed rooms, OF Uice persa, but every
set Of rooms having bathing room at
tached, with all the conveniences which
the introduction Of an abundant flow Of
Croton water allows.
On the ground floor are two really
superb and richly furnished pariors, open
to all the boarders tor the reception Of
their friends. The rooms oh this floor
Of course let at the highest price, but
the style If finish and furniture 10 the
same throughout the house, and the
terms are regulated only by the eIeva-
ton from the first floor. The remote
ness Of the location from the great cen
tire Of hustle and business permits de.
gree Of domcsticity-a feeling 0i home
ease on the part oil the boarders, which
is augmented by the lac, that the lady
Of the proprietor takes the active super
vision OF the internal management oi the
hotel, and possesses a rare facility in
winning the confidence oil those of her
own sex, who are prompt to ieel the diff
ference between the kind and heart
prompted attentions OF one deeply inter
ested in promoting their comfort, and
the services OF one simply hired TO wait
and do make the Clarendon their hotel
with the fullest confidence that they will
enjoy all bu, the quiet OF the most ex-
elusive private residence, with m ele-
gance o! style, a freedom from house.
hold cares and other advantages rarely
combined.
Indeed we found so much OF this kind
OF comfort that our impression would
have been had we not known otherwise,
that the Clarendon was a private rather
than public hotel. A large number Of
our best families reside there for the
Winter, and others in the Summer
but the hotel is IN reality like other ho-.
tells, q home for the traveller, whether
that traveller be a sojourner Tor day,
week or a month, its uptownishness hav-
ing been made available by its proprie-
tor, Mr.. o. c. Putnam, only for greater
qul tness and elegance.
The underground apartments consti-
tute an Industrious village. Every
branch Of domestic industry is carried
on within its precincts. In one place is
an infant Hercules, in the form oi
steam force pump, whose duty II is to
keep every part OF the house supplied
with hot and cold Croton; in another
are large wash-houses, with mammoth
coppers and half dozen busy women,
plying their arms rapidly amid the mis-
teres of soap-suds and white linen; in
another laundries and drying rooms,
with an equally busy population ; in
another bake house IN another, sci
enlific cooks wait OH large ovens, turn
| ing spits, bastiDg joints, or delicately
manipulating pastry, and sugar orna-
n,ents ; in another "A capacious larder,
with it's stock for the day that one would
suppose had been provided for three
months siege ;-and, finally, extensive
store-rooms and cool vaults that contain
ed we scarcely dared 10 ask what.