Gazette and sentinel., 1860-07-21
& SENTINEL.
ou.,,endenee of Gazette q Seminal
O. c.,,re. Horsl, Nss Orleans, July II. 90.

che most CIV tOte Il
r;ous and coolest Of parlors-the gentleman's,
=, N, St. Chales-with pen, INK and paper
q, The round, morocco.covered table before
me- cannot refrain FROM p%enning you q
few lines upon a worthy subject, the Hotel it.
elf which like the shrine at Mecca, is snnu-
,lly visited by thousands Of weary pilgrims
from al! parts Of the world, but by none with
Measure than those from the interior Of our
own louisiana.
Well, to commence, whatever may be in
our mind, the extreme heat is q matter that
will force itself uppermost. 1t is awful hot,
but here where I an sitting, in this airy
room, with the broad door opposite the great
dining room, and its wide and lofty windows
looking out upon Common and st. Charles
streets, ! have found the coolest spo, tina. ]
have yet discovered in the city-s revolving
or circular breeze seems to pervade overhead,
as if sent to do its delightful work by some
mechanical operation. But not only IN this
room is 1t pleasant-very where in the lilo.
tel that l have been it is Similarly cool and de.
lightful during this cheated term" and rem
ders it q real pleasure to visit the St. Chslss
during the Summer season.
invariably put up here during the winter
in fact it is the cGrardnsd Of my choice
whenever ] visit the city-have experienced
here the numerous pleasures and e1citements
of hotel life-but gay. fashionable and invi-
ting as the St. Charles may be in the winter
season, you should visit it during the Summer
il you would enjoy yourself supurbly in its
freedom from the crowd at the former period,
and be the recipient Of all the advantages and
~luxuries within its power to extend. II is st
such a season that it can be truly appreciated.
can Justly say that the 81. Charles il the
most pleasant and comfortable hotel J have
ever visited, and ! have stopped at all the best
in this country. Tn convenience, aye luxu.
ry, to sit and enjoy yourself, with your care
dispelling "IIavana" between your lips, which
is offered in its magnificent rotunda and the
grand granite portico in front, are alone fea.
lures Of great attraction and verbaancing
consideration to many, myself among them.
The grand dining room, or esntleman's or
binary, is to be visited ut dinner to be priz
ed as it deserves to be ut this season. Here
cool airs fan your temples, however 6erce'y
Sirius may rage-&d if the spicure does not
find the bill of fare to his taste, and is not
grati6ed with the attention he receives, he
had better forswear the world and go tc
. Texas" Here everything moves like clock
work. Precisely at the hour the doors sr'
thrown open-the gentlenanly attaches a.,
around" in readiness to conduct the stran'
ger to an appropriate seat at table, and to Ger
rect any inadverteDce that might occuT-AnC
the polite and active servants commence t.
make plates rattle in an sppstizing manner
In a short time Mr.. HMDRBTH himself, the EFF
Gent and energetic head Of the establishment
will make. his appearance from the c~arvin;
room, decked (unIike, to their discredit, man
of the lords Of hotels elsewhsre,) in apron @
spotless white juantily tucked up to the wsis
-evidencing that he allows no inferior ham
10 carve for his honored guests-and with
eye TO every thing. sees that nothing is lei
undone to CRAFTY the minutest wants OF thos
under his charge. Like the prudent Gener'
surveying his army, he well knows that, I
secure their confidence and esteem, and cen
sequently their determination to array then
selves undeg Abe care and direction Of no 9th
er commasder, he must personally superb
tend their astronomical wants. Recruits vi
never b. wanting when they know the stou
ach's cravings will be sumptuously gratihe'
1t is, In point of number, an army itself eve
at this sessoua9f year, great as that whie
whipped the Mexicans at San Jacinto) whie
daily meet around the tables Of the St Charlie
under the care and supervision Of its exper
enced and accomplished host. 1t Is his il
~tention, I learn, t9keep the Hotel open duriu
the summer. ..
Mr.. d. NJ. HnoRETH, the caterer OF the )
Charles, and the presiding spirit that contrc
its multifarious operations, (Mr. o. L. Hal
his brother in-hw and partner, and partn
in the ST. Louis Hotel now temporarily close
giving his attention 80 the latter sstablis
ment,) commenced his hotel experiences
New Orleans, if We mistake not, and ther
fore it is presumsble that he is fully acquair
ed with the tastes and pesuliarities OF {
Southern people, and therefore eminent
qualified to provide over and direct the a
chinery, practical and social, Of q great
nnh,ican nalace. such AZ the St. Charles,