The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-29

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furnished With large and handsome mirrors.
| Tho chairs arc Of the latest and most com
Portable designs, and In hitting up their es-
Enlistment tho firm have spared neither
labor nor expense to make 1t the most ele-
giant In tho city. o. > at1I-ntH.
tho proprietors Of the hotel, and has been
fitted up In q costly and magnificent man
nsr. Tho glassware IL Of beautiful design,
the best that can DO obtained from this coun-
The large cellar (io5I2s feet) OF tbe-Ken-
nedy house win b ussd for pquor vaults
and storc-roSm for case wines and light
groceries. The cellar Of the johnson house
will be for meats, game, Ice chests and mar
TUE LADIES' PAnfoHs r
arc in the Kennedy house, ave In number,
connected by folding doors, beautifully car.
petcd In tapestry, walls papered In gold aud
light colors, lighted by massive chandeliers,
and furnished with regal splendor. Being
away from the main hotel they are entirely
private. ....~ ....... .
TIM UPPER FLOORS.
six stairways In various localities Of tho
main building furnish accommodations for
reaching the upper floors, which are all Of
the same design and eau DO described as one
floor. The front portion Of tho building con.
tains rooms en- suite-a parlor and one, two
or three bed aud dressing rooms, as may be
desired. Connected with each suite Il q
bathroom and other convenisnces, flushed
In black walnut. The roar portion Of the
building Is divided Into single rooms, all
uniformly furnished, q portion In black wal
nut, with marble-top bureaus aud WISH
stands, and the remainder In chestnut, with
carvings In black walnut. All the furniture
Is Of the latest design and most elaborate
finish. Tho parlors Of the suites arc fur.
uishcd In black walnut and costly embroid-
cred rep, the curtains Of each corresponding
with the furniture. On each floor ste a
number OF bathrooms and water closets,
reached from the hall, the door OF each bear
Ing o plate with the appropriate designation.
These rooms are flfty-two In number, twelve
being on che second floor and ten on each Of
THs CARPETS.
The carpeting OF the entire building is
worthy Of especial notice, It being Of the
finest quality Of Brussels throughout, Of beau
tiful design. All the Railways are covered
with q dove colored carpet with very ANAL
figure. This design 10 considered the most
durable, and showing dirt less than q cover
ing Of darker ground. p In covering tho
several floors uniformity has been observed
10 each story, and the rep covering Of the
furniture with the curtains being chosen to
match. ....
Tho second story carpet 10 Of blue and
gold colors; the third story green and gold;
fourth, crimson and gold; f!th, dove color
blended with what Is known as "wood"
color. The sixth and upper story Il covered
with blue, crimson and white, beautifully
woven. The upper floors Of the Kennedy
aud johnson mansions are furnished In the
same manner as tho upper floors Of the main
ou''oing
TUE hssrAOhhNI ptPAhrhhsi
~ eonnc III, VIZ .ae MAN no'e,, res
, ss wiz % es.aohsnou IN tne 1onnson
Mansion, Wn,en can 20 feacned az Wen from
Tue main ouuainR as from tne street, Inc
Pa,l9rs ., .n s,, mans,oh aro oeau.iuily car
Peted, and VIII DC used as the dining,rooms.
me me Iooms on lne secona moor wiz DC LOT
ainnes Ana suPpeis Ior prisate PaIues. Inc
Inanagcinen' OF 'no restaurant VIII DC under
tno PERSONA superlntendence Oh MI. barrey,
.ne s'eT,Iu oI .ne noIei. Inc upper hoors
o. tno 'onnson mousse viii DC sleeping rooms
Tor suess'
W. TUE COST OF ALL TINS.
nave ,d mus ., nj: 70 give our
resoers an loea OF this grand MOTEL estao-
lisnmen', ana ior the information OF the
euriou: we wiz give an iaes OF what IL al,
cost: Inc carpetlng, curtains, linen, and
.na"iasues arc rom tho estaoisnment OF
NJ. a. I. St o Inc Dill Tor these artl-
cles So,VVo. Inc crockery. glassware,
ana cnandenSrs' RON Z; " hongnwout "
co., WHOSE olll Sl9Vp. inc furniture
was maze 70 order ~ rrederick krutina, OF
w" iyA, wnUso onI soo,oV. INC 81.
neI Go,e Iu.nnuIS was naue 10 oIueI oy
X: strickiand, OF Albany, at cost OF $4,000.
ihese PSlcss, % uncerstooo, are Wnat was
pau ~ meN io,k. Inc COSY OF opening the
ho'ei viii nos iah snort OF ssoo,oV'
THE HELP IN UNroRx.
The help OF the hotel, male and female,
will number $50, and they will be In uniform
livery, As follows; The dining room servants
VIII wear dark blue cloth, trimmed with light
blue; hall servants, dark blue, trimmed with
grey, and the porter. In grey, trimmed with
red; the chambermAids will be dressed In
uniform calico dress, with white apron and
white cap, somewhat In the style Of the
French bo'1iss.)
the FORCE IN TUE OFFICE.
The force In the office is composed Of gen.
tlemen we'll yersed In the hotel business,
as follows Chief clerk, Z. E. Balloon, for :
merly proprietor OF the Springer House, In
New York, o wsll-known aud popular hotel
man; bill clerks, Aessrs. John 7. Mills and
]. II. Hadlsyt book-keeper and cashier, Jas.
7. sargenti the chief engineer 10 Mr.. John
Calvert, formerly OF 81. James hotel, Boston.
The GAS FIXTURES.
-Four magnlncently decorated lamp poets,
supplied with four burners each, will nightly
shed forth brilliant light In front OF the
house. The chandeliers In the parlors,
dining.room, Office and hall are elegant
specimens OF art In French bronze and gilt.
TUE CARRIAGES AND COACHES.
Messrs. Nailor q Bro. have been selected
to furnish the carriages and coaches to the
hotel, and these enterprising gentlemen have
made their arrangements In manner com
mensurate with the style In which the "The
Arlington" 10 TO be conducted. Their hand
some thirty passenger coach will be kept In
reserve, while the principal work will be
done with two smaller coaches, which they
have had made for the especial purpose.
They have added 10 their already large stock
ofcarriages 10 beautiful clarences, 4 phetons
and number OF panneled carriages. A
super or stock OF horses has been purchased
and the smartsst coaehmen in town secured.
All OF the drivers will DO costumed In livery,
and the carriages for the hotel have every
appearance OF a private "turn out" The
baggagc-wagons nave all been built espe-
ciali Tor tue purpose for which they will be
used. .-"
WHO WILL BE At THE ARLINGTON.
large number OF the suites and single
rOOms have been engaged for the season at