The New York herald., 1869-03-31

courage and the ca-1irai virtues OF truth and up.
TO Thought q cause to eiect tell the whole story.
These brcdght HIM prosperity ana ricnes ralsh ~
ms integrity was perfect and absolute Nc y
Wealth. With the accumulation OF wealth the spirit
[ of charity burned stronger within MN: ~ became .
the incident to which we have referred, and which
| so electrified the country with astonishmeat It s
nevOience and In the expenditure OF . sum ofmoney
i In perfecting this scheme surprising any private
1 as wa VIM y Asc his SON has
done since are trines to It. The superb berality OF
stephen Girard dwindes into puny proportions, Tne
| vassar and Thomas Drew and Ezra Cornell become
insignificant In comparison: All the richest endow.
the Old World. as that Of Christs Hospital In Lon
| don, where C0erIdge and Lamb were educated, are
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body has been surpassed. Mr.. Stewart, 10 carrying
out out his pr present BENEVOLENT scheme, viii l:' ex.
Think Of 1t. Six million dollars for Charity,
crsaDs c"a Bat this Is the age q ssapendous
events, stupcndous progress, stupendous IDEAS
and stupendoas charities. Mr. Stewart Is imSued
with the spirit OF the age. He does nothing by
halves. He natures hts plans and WORKS them out
In his own time and way. He Is that kind OF man
--whose steady will
No force can daunt, tangled path divert
From its high onward purpose.
For years he has been studying out the best plan
In his view for expendIng large In charity the
result Of which shall be productive Of the greatest
GRAND HOTEL FOR YOUNG woxEs.
THIS is what Mr.. Stewart Is going TO build, and
Upon this the nst instalmens OF Sa0oo0oo Il 70 be
expended II would be deeply interesting II we
mind; his pernacious pondering over those profound
problems OF human nature and human will and
destiny tnat ceaselcssly urge their dark and solemn
making better the condition Of the poor and working
classes how the subject Of tenement houses must have
study; how he turned his mind the alternate
questions OF providing great hospital an asylum
ing to do with human charity in its every possible
diversity OF form; how he thought and labored and
struggled 70 expend the forces Of his pent up benevo
lence and with the money he had set apart accom-
plish the 0rcatest good. The details OF the struggle
however are not given to us-wll doubtless never be
given 10 every one-lt Ia the result only that we
know. Hc has selected working young women as
the most worthy recipients OF his first great benef-
well known Is almost wholly indebted for the foun.
dation OF his fortune, as well as beng largely in
There may be something Of cnivalry that stimulated
his final DECISIONS desire to pay lasting tribute to
impeling motive was no doubt his perfect familiarity
with the struggles trials and temptations working
young women as revealed to him In thousands that
employ, II Is needless to dwell on this point. 1t
would only be telling an old, old story how our
others to care and provide for them, some Of them
suddenly reduced from aiiiuenco and endowment
labor for their support have 20 i've in crowded. and
miserable tenement houses. in lonely and comfort
less attcs, In deep and dark aud dank Easements;
how they have to i've on coarse and ilsuing fare:
how they have to breathe the fetid atmosphere OF
unwholesome apartments aud filthy streets and
influences OF debased and wicked men; how they are
deprived OF every Joy and blessing Of living. These
Mr.. stewart would aid lie would remove them
from their immoral surroundings and give them
houses at prices within their means; surround them,
And hsrS let be- be- plainly that though 1ss
Mr.. Stewart In the giving or so much money for the
benefit OF this class, is dog great work OF charity,
Shall shine along the path OF coming centuries,
ne Is making the recipients OF the benefit In no
way or manner the objects Of charity. His pnr-
pose Is the reverse OF this. There IL no degradation
% the noncncares nothing 70 comnas the pride 81
wound the sensibities OF the most delicate and
refined This VIII be made clear when we come
that Is Se and the general
system controlling Its conduct and working.
Byron. in his description I'm ia Chl,de Harold or the
church Of ST. Peters, attests that will out
live the grandy gigantic. temple he describes the nl
possibility OF taking in at glance its expansive
beauty and perfection.
To separate contemplation the great whole
In essaying q description OF the monster hotel to
be erected for young women the same dilculty pre-
sents ITSELF It 10 be perfectly colossal in its pro-
lest buildings Of the kind IN the world bur splen-
did and lasting monument to architectural art. In
its perfect design IN the exquisite completeness OF
adaptation OF ali Its appointments strkingiy pre-
sented those chief and indispensable essentials to
perfect architecture-beauty strength and utility.
In our description written from careful inspection
and study OF the elaborate plans in the hands OF the
pleed as the only clear and lnteiigble way OF de-
scrlbinR It. The site OF the building Is on Fourth
avenue, between Thirty-second and Thrty-third
n MI haa
three fronts respectively on the three streets named
On Fourth avenue 1t has 2 frontage OF 1s2 feet
inches. The frontages on Thirty and Thirty
third streets are each 205 feet rhe breadth OF
the rear OF the building Is 1877 feet inches.
The whole structure covers an area Of 4l05) square
ieet. The main building Is six stories In hcight,
with an additional story IN the Mansard roof over
width OF iop iest Of The respective frons ~ an ai
tlonal story with also superintendent Mansari
roof, making the building az these centres eight
stories high. At each extremity Of these central
elevations turretcd Mansard5 towers, each "a
feet in width and height. Similar towers are on tue
angles Of Thirty second and 1hirty-tnIrd streets.
These towers, tea In number altogether, are vari-
ously designed, but with exquisite TASTE and with
their gracefully formed plnnacles rising from their
ness and elegance to the structure. The entire
height Of the central portions OF the building Is 100
feet and that OF the side portions 103 feet, besides
tho additional heights Of the iurrets which we have
already given. Tue height OF the first story Is 10
third story 10 feet inches, fourth story
IL feet o inches, NTH story IL teet,
sixth story IL rect o ncncs ana the Mansard story
feet ii inches The main portion OF the bulding to
entabature Is 20 eet. above which the Mansard roof
Is Is feet IN height above the elevated central por-
and IL feet on the Sides In outline profile the
respective facades are each, excepting the grand
entrance. an exact counterpart OF the other. The
style Of architecture IL OF the Renaissance school.
being combination OF ideas, after Sir christopher
Wren and lingo Jones, enriched with modern em-
bclshments 1t L. tllIfcut for words to convey m
idea Of the exquisite harmony OF the diferent parts
ana the grand effect OF the whole structure. Not
only the unlucness OF the design, but the tncompar
nh ttflt nd NJ to MIA sn-
veiop and re;cal themse!yss at every point OF
observation. there Is sameness or tamcness.
The general design Of the exterior Is ut once elaborate
and yet In It's combinations as pleasngy varied "a
Is grand and imposing. The grand entrance on the
Fourth avenue front has width OF forty eight feet.
The portico Is two stories In height, ana rs imposing
as II is unique and beautiful. It consists oi massive
cluster columns with foliaied capitals and bases
standing octag3nal pclestas. Three arches,
elaborated with pnnciled archivolts and foliaed
spind.cls surround the columns. The central arch
IL higher than the others. The keystone3 TO the