Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-05-28
NUMBER 49,.

before the ire IN the kitchen, keeps the clothes
horse in motion, HOSTS coal. baggage and clothes
/ in dumb walters to every story of the house, and
warns the whole establishment The remainder
of the basement is occupied by bar rooms, billiard
rooms, bowling rooms, servants hall and bed
rooms, &c.
On the FIRST floor is the ladies' public entrance.
under the portico on Broadway. The passage
way, some 95 feet long, leads directly into large
vestibule, from which cross entry, connects with
the Prince street entrance. To the right of the
ladies' main entrance is small ladies' parlor, and
opposite is one for gentlemen. Both parlors are
handsomely furnished with rosewood sofas and
chairs, velvet carpetings, gold and bronze brocat-
ellie hangings variegated marble mantels. The
walls and ceilings are richly painted in arabesque
and fresco, and from deliberately moulded centre
pieces, are suspended handsome bronze chande-
lers. In the rear Of the ladies' parlor is the bag
gage Office and the private Office of the proprie-
tors, both opening into the vestibule On the 9th.
er side of the vestibule is the main entrance for
gentlemen and the public Office of the HOTEL
This entrance is % feet wide; the floor is paved
with blocks of marble, the walls and ceiling are
painted in variety of rich and fantastic designs
in Arabesque and fresco, and large mirrors occu-
Ply the pannellings. The desk is of finely carved
5 marble, and the furniture of oak The rear of the
Office opens directly upon NIBLo's Garden, and
the thick shrubbery and trees are plainly seen from
; every part of the room.
The vestbule itself is a very rich affair. From
the centre, the main staircase of the house COM
mences. This staircase is fifteen feet wide and
steps, ballusrade and stanchions are all of the
5 heaviest live oak There is an air of substanti-
atty and massveness about the whole arrange
ment which is rarely seen in these days of super
: fetal building The vestibule is supported by
row of variegated marble columns, with white
Corinthian caps and bases-those on either side
/ of the stairway being particularly rich. The rear
S window is of fine stained glass. The walls and
ceiling painted in arabesque, and the vestibue
] is lighted by bronze and gilt chandeliers. On the
Prince street side this floor is the gentlemen's
, ordinary-a fine room, an hundred and fifty feet
in length, finished throughout in light pearl grey,
r white and gilt arabesque work. -Four chandeliers
and thirty brackets supply the light, and eighteen
windows open alternately into Prince street, and
: the Court of the Hotel. Large mirrors occupy
I ooch end of the hail.
: On the second floor, opening into the vestibule,
It are four parors, three for ladies and one for gen
6 tlemen. The ladies' parlors painted like the
: other rooms in rich arabesque, of light colors.
e while elaborate categorical designs are seen in the
corners of the ceilings The mantels are of stat
If uary marble, white, grey, green, and variegaed
e The furniture of rosewood, and the haRgings Of
g satin brocaelle, of variety of colors and design.
8 The carpet in each room is one piece, without
Il a seam, having been manufactured to order in
J. France. Back of the gentlemen's parlor is the
d reading and smoking room, opening into the gar
IS den, and finished in arabesque, bronze and oak
J. On this floor the passage extended 800 feet
l. on Broadway, and 200 on Prince street, and
Is throughout the whole length, open iron work in
le the floors and lintels admits warm air. At the
lie head of the grand staircase is large window of
r stained glass divided into three compartments /:
"a the centre occupied by the City Arms. the right
y by the State Arms, and the left by the National
Arms. The vestibule parlor directly opposite this
J. window is superb apartment, and opens upon the
tie balcony over the portico where view is had of
IN Broadway from Grace Church to Trinity. The
er room is painted in arabesque with remarkably rich
ly designs, the sofas and hangngs being of brocat-
at ellie to suit the color Of the walls Large mirrors,
and chandeliers add to the appearance of the apart
IS; ment. On the Prince street side of the floor is
nd the Ladies ordinary the most gorgeous room in
of the city if not in the country 1t is $50 feet in
re length, BY 40 feet in breadth. The ceiling is d.
nd vided into four pannels richly painted in fresco
to AMI deliberately moulded, bacchanalian designs be-
tel ing everywhere prominent. The prevailing colors
he light pearl grey, blue green, purple and gold
in and bronze. From heavy centre pier in the mid
die of every pannelling, depend four bronze ant
ell gold chandeliers in antique style. There ar,
lu- eighteen windows,-nne on each side,-betweel
he which, the walls richly pannelled and paintec
ars in arabesque, bronze gas brackets being affixed
she centre of each pannel and marble sideboard
to supported by bacchantes placed below. Owe
each window is shield bearing the coat of arm
CHI of some nation of the earth, and among the
orS the arms of Free Cuba" Two massive mirror
est occupy each EN- of tie hail. and four large door
Get give ingress and egress. Over each door appea
his two bacchanalian figures wreathed with flowers
by The doors are pannelled and finished in gilt.
is The remainder of this floor divided into suits
eats of apartments for families each suite comprisn
end parlor, bed room, bath room, water closet &c
the &C., and each room furnished with Croton Wate
! en- and gas, and warmed by steam. No two of the,