The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-08
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siretch of the Magnificent Enterprisca
of the Row York Dry Goods Prince.
4 New York letter says I:

Among the future buildings OF New York. there
Is none which, for both utility and greatness OF
conception, will exceed the two mammoth hotels
which are TO Inc erected by y. T. Stewart, one for
young workngwoIncn, and the other for young
men, and for Which he some, time ago appropri;,
ted the SUN Of 50, OoO OcO That for Young women
is to be situated on Fourth avenue. between
Thirty.second and Thirty -third-streets, ana here
the excavations are being made and the founda-
helght, surm0nnted by large Maneard roof,
upon the summit OF which twelve towers, twenty.
four feet In height and width, will be built, and
upon tile street angles OF the building similar tur.
rets VIII be also placed, making thus ten In mum.
ber, which will form graceful crowns to the heavy
structure below.
The main entrance will be forty.eight feet I'm
width, the rortico OF which will be two stories
In height, consisting OF massive columns with TO-
lated capitals and bases, OH octagon pcdcstals.
The first story Will be appropriated to stores, the
rents I from which Will materially aid toward de-
the interior OF the building viii be courtvard m
ninety.fOur feet by one hundred and sixteen, and
the hollow square thus formed by the surround
ing walls viii be beautined by fountain, gold
fish. and In other ways. In the rear Will be the
dining.room, thirty feet by ninety-two in dImen-
SION, AMI In addition, and near the same size, will
ne nail Tor lectures, concerts and other rccrca-
tions. The sleeping rooms will be OF two kinds
the single eight feet by nine. and those intended
hcen shown by experience that marked prefer.
ence has been always evlnced for single rooms by
occupants, save In the case OF two friends or
sisters, for which the double rooms are provided
The entire arrangement Is made with view to
furnish each working girl. who may become un
occupant, tho comforts and cOnvcntences OF
hotel at small cost. All is, indeed, contrIyed
with View to comfort and convenience. Tile
Kitchen and laundry VIII he on the MOS; improved
modern plans, and, as other hotels, there will
be elevators for ascending without fatigue, to the
upper stories. Good food Will be provided ut cost
and on other restaurant principle, In order that
each young woman may regulate her expenses
according to what she may order. Like the other
buildings erected by Mr. Stewart this will be
pure white, for which he cvinrns O decided mar
tiality.
Nor In these enlarged conceptions for the be.
nent OF those employed by him Is Mr.. Stewart for
Retful or unmndful OF tho claims OF self for while
erecting hotels for working men and women, he
builds palace for himself. Such iS indeed his
private dwelling oil Fifth Avenue, OF which every
one has heard, which every one In New York has
seen ana which now approaches lta completion.
This building Is OF marble, Of an enduring kind
which to the eye presents the appearance OF
granite, while the finishing inside Is throughout OF
beautiful Italian marble, the work upon which
was executed In Italy. The style OF architecture
IL pure Corinthnn, and though only three stories
IN height, the structure towers above tho sur
twenty feet In height Bolh within and without
there is but little snowy ornamentatlon, the style
being chasto and severe, grand without being
heavy, and elaborate without being fanciful. Tho
walls Will be finished I'm suhdued color, so as to
harmonlze with the blue-velncd marble, and the
doors will be OF rosewood. The whole building
with but little alteration, could no transformed
into magnificent art gallery which, indeed In
course OF time, may not improbably take place;
tho wardrobe and bathrooms alone Suggesting the
idea OF private residence; and one Of the moat