The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-29

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time with convenience. 1t is <e,ed :, night
y frame light consisting Of continue ss row az bu9n
r., fifty IN number, running the en- v lepe,h Of the
Dom.
ESGISEER CORPS A. IuaaY.
This situated in the r.heas,e,,v rs,1 az Tho
building and is ht-cd up with ~ X walsut mret racks
d very unique Architecture ~ LOCKERS closets. desk and
other furniture OF the So material The lockers are
nphois'ered 10 emerald seen plush cloth of very rich
fabric The ceiling R-escoed with argstic armoriai
imitation oak paper with imitation bace walnut border
aho git e1g' >. II n lighted at night by fveght
o' anderrs which were designed expressly for
TINS room The roam is heated with Ltsleaeld
oase zoe burnVTff very rich and ornamental descrip
ton
THE TROOPS AvysoRY.
The Troop hive their afmory sdjoining the Engineers
y fitted NJ with black wanss carved desks gun cases,
lockers, &c. The windows neatly upholstered TAe
walls and ceiling perece plain From the latter are
suspended two nveiight chandeliers crnaAnented with
rich apnSial ornaments
FIRST CoNrANY's ARMoRY.
Thisroom is furnished 18th costly black walnut mus
kcteazs lockers and presiding onicers desk The walls
PAINTED green and the ceiling delicate pink Tho
upholstered with the best satin French de
iaine and the lined and iDterined The cush
ions on the lockers arc made Of csrs' ana sreen &
English and stuffed with the best CURED mar
very rich apneararse This room is lighted night by
two nve-ght aTnrsrial chandeliers.
SECOND COMPANY's ARx0RY.
This room is fitted up with black walnut gun cases,
with swell fronts and revolving racks; black walnut
lockers for each member for the safe keeping Of his
uniform The movable furniture of this consists
of State armchair for the presiding officer, two side
chairs for secretary and and four table chairs
all OF black walnut and made in the style Of Louis XIV
The state chair is ornamented with glory wreath,
in gold relief The windows in this room furnished
with drapery vaences in the French style, and fabri
Gated OF green billiard cloth trimmed with gold gimp and
six inch gold and green bullion fringe The lockers
upholstered with pure green English arras. The room Is
lighted with two hvclight chandeliers, ornamened with
rich Roman and heraldc designs.
THIRD CoMPASY's ARAoRY.
This room is also fitted up with black walnut gun
cases, with revolving racks and magic windows. AT
Of the platform about I've feet deep by the
width of the and about nine inches in height,
which the desk for the company officers is placed. On
this platform is placed stationary desk, of solid black
walnut Of about ten feet in length by four In width
The whole is covered with cloth. B.hnd this desk, in
the style renaissance black walnut and ebony state
chair, upholstered with crimson cloth and ornamented
with gilt nails. -Four chairs of similar material, one
table for the secretary and deliberately carved ballot
box make up the movable furniture Of the room The
draperies OF the windows Of this room made Of
crimson broadcioih, trimmed with gold gimp and six
inch wide crimson and gold fringe The lockers up
hosered in Englih crimson ottoman cloth, finished with
glass panels, six by three feet In the centre OF the
suspended double deck twclvelgh chandelier
ornamented with armoria designs. The walls and ceiling
of the room are perfectly plain.
FOURTH CoMPANY's ARNoRY.
This furnished similar to the other companies
we have described The presiding oicers chair has
elaborate back and panels with representation Of stack
Of antique in bold relief The sub officers chairs
smaller than the above described. On the backs
carved of wreaths of with side
panels same as state chair The backs are
with brass nails. The gas fixtures similar To the
other companies
FIFTH CoNPASy's ARN0RY.
This room, like all the company rooms, rs twenty
one by thirty feet in size. The gun and desks
similar TO the other companies The movable furniture
is in the Eizabethan style and Of very recherche de-
scrpon The State chair FOR the occupancy Of the pre-
siding officer Is OF very costly description. II is
namented with carved cannon, plasters supporting the
companys escutcheon with the initial in the centre
The top Of the side chairs consist of hera
die design with the cypcr n G. in gold relief. The win
dows are upholstered with green billiard cloth drapc
upholstered in green figured English ottoman CLOTH
finished with gilt nails The ceiling aud walls OF this room
are perfectly plain Two double decked chande
lers Of chastc design asd ornamentation light u.
SIXTH coxrASY's ARxoRY.
The general character the and decorations
Of this is such 10 Justify the de fantastic
which has been bestowed upon by Of the members
Of other companies vix-rhe Alhambra. All the cabinet
work In the castcatcd Gothic STYLE while the decora
painting in a style uniting the Gothic with
the Moorish, in which the aitersprcdominstes.
The is, in size the all the ether company
rooms but Is made TO appear somewhat longer and
by the arrangement Of the furniture.
The il divided into two parts by The erection
in the other rooms, Of platform Of about Ave feet IN
depth BY the width of the room and about inches in
height the end Of the owArds the windows.
which the desk for accommodated of the company
officers is placed.
The main Goor is haid in marqueterie the pattern he.
ing that known the Maltese The figures are
formed Of blocks q three kinds OF wood-hlsck walnut
cherry and ash-iher average superHces being about
twenty square inches These blocks are all tongaed and
grooved and armly nailed TO the panking beneath.
border Of thirteen inches In width OF smaller blocks
and Of pattern somewhat difficult 10 describe gives the
proper degree of finish to the door The whole render
Cd smooth by planning, scrapng and sandsferDg and Is
polished after being thoroughly oiled and waved
The platform s also nsd IN what Is called the block
pattern, which combines six pointed star with hexa
gcnal block q three pieces The woods are the same
those OF the main floor.
on this platform stands desk in solid black walnut Of
about ten feet IN length and four In width The central
portion IS fiat. white each eud Is formed into inclined
surface cr che Of the ccmpanys secretary and Urea
these arc covered with cloth. The whole Is amply
supplied with book racss drawers, Ac., for tnlding
books and rapers u@ief outfol ~ we oipcere 70 The
Of the desk eleven rsnes. four a which
circular and lozengc sharcd. These i've ~ VI
rious co.ored marbles while The remaining six are o.
The cases TO he Used by the members Cor keeping their
also solid black walnut and occupy nearly
the entire sides of the room. They eight feet in
height and eighteen inches IN dersk with the exception
o the portion taken up by the armrocks which heya
gosal turrcts eight In number These two feet ~
inches Ia diameter by ten feet In height aud
arranged % be equidstant four in each CIR
culsr platforms IN these turrcts II about four 1eet from
the door furnished with brass sockets for te rccsp
ton ~ the nekcts the whole front Of the racks berg
projected by sasb 81 walnut and heavy plate glass
which ~ moved sort u circular railway entirely
the rear Rhcn II becomes necessary the racks
Zach racS vii cnutn fifteen mnskcts, thus maktg pro
vision for hundred and twenty III a. The space IN
the tlrr~t bssJw to mu-sets VIII - Qsed II lers
closets.
The remaining portions ~ these Ces. 1 - chose
part between the turrrts, entifep deyNel a.
iorkers one hundred N number They plac in two
rows enc above the othet, the low r raised aAoni
twenty inches lrun the noar thus bringing the lever
line g. the vel &C the main bsse hue * the tnrreis
Each locker i three feet height foot wide aud
sixteen inches deep, with the cNcep ~ es each
side ~ tn turr0s. which rendered wider NJ the
back ~ then connection Ayh the h' form of the
after Tho upger panels IN tie doors ~ tn lockers
- narbIe CORES onding ~ those IN the deck and
placed nctsic shields showh,g their n1snbers
These marbles arr 81 fourteen varieties
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