Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-12
4 MODEL HOTEL.


The St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, it will be
remembered, was consumed by fire about year
aoo. 1t has been rebuilt an imposing scale. A
CORRESPONDENT of the New York Express gives the
following description of this Hotel:
"This superb hotel will be open on Monday the
e4,h of January, for the reception of the travelling
community. By the kindness of Mr.. Hall, of
The very Genilemany proprietors, have been shown
,brouCh every department. 1t is furnished scale
of magnifcence which is not surpassed in any hotel
in the United States. The cost of the building was
S55OOOO the furniture $4,000, SIS, 900 of which
is laid out in furnishing the Ladies' drawing room,
the furniture of which was made in Paris, with the
exception Of the frames of the mirrors. These were
made by Williams & Stevens. They are exceeding
ly beautiful in design, and are much admired by PEG,
ple-of taste. They cxqulsltely carved IN Wooo
and gilded Of course. The patterns OF Inc " ZION
carpets are rich and graceful in the extreme Inc
furniture is rosewood covered with the rchest SIX
damask of vareOated colors and tasteful patterns.
This room is on the corner of st. Charles and Com
mon streets: is lighted by three windows on each
street between which will be the largest mirrors
said to have over been imported. The plates have
not vet arrived and the house will be opened with
out Them. All the furniture on the first floor is Of
rosewood covered with damask or velvet, and if ee
can't luxury will be iDducive of pleasant dreams,
those of the sIeepers in these be delight
full. The other floors richly furnished with black
walnut. Spring mattresses used throughout the
whole house. The chandeliers, with the exception
new pattern, of what is called bird bronze, and made
especially for this establishment. The gentlemen's
paror, though not extensively furnished, is uxu-
TiouSly comfortable, and situated the other
fronting on ST. Charles street also. The gents ordi-
nary is 1875 feet by So, and will accommodate 500 per-
sons. In the Ladies' dining room 225 can be very
comfortably seated, and if more room should be de-
sired the late breakfast which is adjoining will
be thrown open. This room and the parlor opposite
will also be at the service of those who desire to give
private soirees The beautiful GrnaOirs this floor
are lined with satinwood CEDAR There are bath
ing rooms every floor, besides the excellent public
bath in the basement. TO guard against fire, by
by which the old hotel destroyed, there are i've
ciserns the roof each one containing $4,000 gal
ons and both sides of eachfoor two fire plugs
10 which any quantity OF hose may be attached at
moments notice. The engine by which these are
filled, is horse power ard will raise $50 gallons per
minute. For still better security the atEs of the up
per story nailed to the Iaers dispensing entirely
with the garnet where hires so often occur, ana where
it occurred in the old ST. Charles. The Office and
bar-rooms models in themselves.
The culinary department is on an improved plan,
instead of having everything boiled or roasted TO-
gether, by which roast beef and chicken have the
same flavor, every dish is cooked separate and each
roast has its pan for gravy, desideration which
have long looked for, and which has decided us to
take board there early on Monday morning.
The laundry is quite curiosity, In 1t you may
have your shirt washed, dried, ironed and ready to
put on in 20 minutes. OF This have doubt, for
had remained that length of time believe should
have been dried, and done up for eternity.
Every chamber maid has her black walnut ward
robe. in which put her towels, brushes, pails sc.
These wardrobes all numbered, and everything
is charged the maid who has the key, separate
is kept with each one, and in ten minutes
she be settled with and dismissed if she neglects
her duty. On each loar is fireman, and by the
rangement of speaking tubes from each floor to the
Office and from the Office to the fireman you can have
fire kindlet before boy could get down TO the Of
fee with message. Ii appears 10 me that every
thing is perfect in The arrangements, and that perfect
order ensue. The store-room is on the back
street through which all the storf for the whole house
must pass. There also arrangements tor hosting
coal, baggage, and other heavy articles every floor
and down winch all The ashes is lowered, by which
means the stairs kept clean. The larder is
city in its way, it is constructed that the ice is
kept above The provisions that cold air descending
preserves the meat with all its flavor, whereas by the
old process the is laid the ice and is thereby
deprived of much of its goodness.
The external appearance OF the st. Charesis grand
and beautiful, it is of the Cornhean order, and has
superb portico in front, the scaffolding of which
taGen down to-day -