Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-15
OPENING OF THE KENNARD.
YOUTH, BEAUTY AND FASHION
OF CLEVELAND.
Brilliant apartments, GeOrgeOuS
TOiIetteS, Music And Dancing.

been that of a ready writer, but on the pres
mt it is 10th to begin a description in which
Z magnificent" gorgeous" grand and
adiectives must necessarily often
\ few weeks ago we gave in these col
umns an extended description of the Ken
nard, and to repeat it now would be highly
superiuous.
Cleveland, the " Forest City" the pride
the Lakes, can boast Of many and varied
attractions, but now another thing of
beauty" is added to the list-the Kennard
House. But for its being entirely devoid
Of fantastic ornament and possessing tang
ibility, it might well be compared to the
fairy palace Of Aladdin. Truly the people
Of Cleveland feel proud OF this magnificent
hotel, and truly the people of Cleveland
should feel proud of it, for besides its in
trinsic value it is a graceful ornament to the
city.
The complimentary party, gotten up by
prominent citizens of Cleveland, was hap
piIy conceived, and executed on a scale of
grandeur never before equalled in this city.
Should We occupy a column in praisiUg the
perfectness Of all arrangements We should
even then leave half unsaid.
The location Of the Kennard is most con-
venient to the business streets and TO the
railroad depols; and it is completely furn-
ished with every possible accommodations,
There are one hundred aud twenty rooms,
all told all furnished and decorated in the
most sumPtuous style.
The ground floor is occupied by a gents
furnishing store, barber shop, gents parlor'
fronting on Bank street; a reading and
commercial room opening on Bank and st.
Clair streets a ladies' private entrance
and reception room a cloak room with
numbers and checks 8 porter's and bag
gage room office closets and wash rooms ;
bar-room store-room and Exchange.
Over and above all presides R. NJ. y.
Taylor, Esq, and his graceful and accom-
plished lady. -ar
The Office is furnished with en- immense
safe for the. deposit of jewels and valuables.
The officers arc: Clerk, Mr.. H. A. Bagley,
formerly Of the McHenry House, Meadville,
Pa. Cashier, Mr.. W. H. Lance, also from
the McHeury House Room Clerk, Mr.. G..
H. Adams, of this city-all courteous and
accomplished gentlemen. The Bar-room
is presided over by Mr.. j. C. Mallory, of
Buffalo, Mr.. Kirkholder, also of Bufalo, and
an assistant Nj. T. Harley, of the Nc
Henry House, has charge of the Store
rooms, and Mr.. A. CLARK of the Dining
room. Mr.. L. Caldwell ably fills the ca
pscity of steward, while the genii of the
kitchen are four French cooks.
The Exchange, which resembles most of
anything, an apartment in the Alhambra
or a Turkish Divan, is an oblong hall sixty
feet in length by forty feet wide. All about
the room are seats for the "-exchangers" of
sentiment and friendship. 1t has an elabo
rately ornameuted ceiling and a polished
marble floor. In the center OF this hall is
a marble basin eighteen feet in its greatest
diameter and twelve feet in its lesser.
The ceiling is ornamented with variega-
ted stained skylights, and over the fountain
is a beautifully designed dome of stained
glass. Around the fountain are ten columns
and ten arches of Moorish architecture,
with a corresponding number of gas IL
luminators under each arch. From the
center of the mimic bath or basin rises a
ton, hung with MOSES and ivy. How
shall we speak of the rare tropical plants,
varied as rich and rare, that sat under the
fountain and about it!
This Turkish Diyan and its gorgeous ar
ray oftropical and rare plants was the most
admired Of all that graced the palace no
tel"
This varied and valuable collection of
plants is the property of W. J.. Gordon, Esq,
of this city, and graced the Kennard for the
evening under the care of Mr.. William T.
Harding, gardener to Mr.. Gordon. Mr..
Harding is a graduate of the Royal Botan-
ical Gardens of Regent Park, Lo1don, and
was superintendent of the Australian ex-
perimental gardens during the administra-
ton ofsir Henry Young; also botanical at
tachee o~fsevoral exploring expeditions.
Among these beautiful plants and those
which from their curious appearance, rarity
or other peculiarities, attracted the most
attention we noted the following
Great Antarctic Fern, or gigantic tree
fern, standing upon enc side of the foun-
tain.
Upon the opposite side a Banana Tree in
bloom.
Dracaaa, or Dragons blood tree-fve
varieties.
Narantas, named after Marante, and
brought originally from South America,
several varieties, including the stately
Regina and Bi-colored.
A variety of tropical moses and ferns,i in
the NephrodiuH and CoriaByernr1.
A beautiful collection of Glorluias.
Orchidaceus, a curious variety of parasitical
plants.
CaEGGiUnl, a beautiful collection of plants,
noted for their gorgeous foliage of
margin, interlined, veined, striped
and blotched with crimson.
Variegated Pineapple, a rare and valua-
bic plant.
Baskets of moses, among them the curious
wolf foot species (Lycopoaium.)
Another and attractive plant |
the AgapanthuS uul5ilatuS.
The TrGdeScartia, was in full beauty, a !
plant named after John Tradescant Gardner
10 Charles I. if we mistake not.
The pure white blossoms of the Gardrria, |
better known as Cape Jesssmine, were much
remarked upon.
The Fan Palm was at once recognised by |
Ill from the familiar sight of palm leaf fans.
The Phoeaiz daetylyerG, or date palm was
more of a curiosity.
The Livingstonia Bour5onica, named after
he celebrated explorer, and brought from
Bourbon, the Isle Of France, was more re-
narksble for its rarity than its beauty.
There were several varieties of Aloes-
wo only were notable: The Aloe plicata,
curious geometrically folded plant and
Noe Eiazlsntosa. This latter is the ra-est
liant of the whole collection and probably
he only in America.
Very beautiful indeed was the Ecar.a, a
liant of spotted green outer foliage with
scarlet leaves in the centre that as
hey expanded end perfected grew green.
Besides these were baskets of Lobelias