, 1870-12-31
THE GRAND HOTEL,
Potter PnImcr's New SfAto
Street Building.
Description Of the Ediace--A Fire
Proof hotel Costing
S1,250,000.

NJ. Potter Palmer returned from Europa on
ThussdAy. after an aofencc u nearly nix months.
He leil here Immediately after his marriage, to
sptn6 tho honeymoon, and haa bcou IN erefy
ccupuf on tho continent except Turkey and Rul-
atar lie combined buEtueas with pleasure, Rud
white t1a7ellins around Was busy preparing plans
iot the grand hotel which he u about 10 build On
Sla1e street near Monroe He siEtted Ill the p11n-
c.pAl c.ttest studying the Architecture OF famous
ktluctuzea, borrowing = hit OF beauty from many
Chicago In i building that, when nnl.hed, viii be
the nost magnificent hotel in the wo:ld.
beginning at the corner Of Monroe, the front on
tie eansto patt Of the building VIII reAcn back 70
Wahakh avenue, distance OF s4g feet, and have
fto1taKe GasS of about Il g. tsst The corners at
tel The depsa On Monroe street will be 9ss
The grand front WIN be on s.ase street, and,
t1tGinK firm the elevation mAde by the Arcli-
tect. 4 Ntll Be The most imposing front mat has
eys5 been erected. Tbs lower toors viii b. on
wlu be ! ttreet aoor with IN entrance from nc
& s5teaea = W. ~. oP .aioasa
ssI e tsss ssh e assss ss
Monroe. ana On WABASH avenue, making ! total
Thoso fronting on State sHeet vii be Is feet
deep. and the olae1s 100 feet deep. the width
vaIyirE: They viii be elegantly otted mp.
Is asa sa teua ~ j iss ne IT, ,ss e
SIKH 10, The seventh .. and the eighth >; the
hole! height IRON The gldRnd 10 the eayes, count
will he cobs1ucttd In the most elaborate aad
e. ps L ra1 IT, Plan busng* stss s s.
Louis Philippe and 70 which AL the zuiess Of
Frl1cs have added something. until 1t WAS
ttnlshtd bJ the late Emperor. Persons who have
Rtsn1tur that viii abide IN Mr.. Painer's hotel.
Ihis centre pseee Efn rise grand and lofty, until
es I'll IL 70
iIom tas ;,a!1ding. TIE only thing oi The kind
~ ns
nowoeIe. i Mi nos be % aisa,. nor viii
Windows, r-sting On miniature pillars, viii be
between the duuble row Of cuunnA Tnc re-
A1nter Of tie State street front 1iil bc In the
Of the building grand tower viii rise, ntiing 10
the corners. and letting % the aicattsetuEal
s. IF ne as
the t.cuJfrltte Theatre, tn rarts- The Monroe
s:Iett froIt will be in tue style OF the Grand
.iiutel .n Paris, consisting Of ornamen,cd caps
avenue fronr wi1, be IN feeplnE with tne ma9ui1-
cence OF the other fronta
hut The main one will he In the middle Of the State
STREE: rcnt 1t will he &c feet wide Going through
Il. and into the building distance OF 6s feet, tue
snail hotel Il w p is Ts lei sHISaRa Ionr g
Wtde and Is feet high In the clear. 4 balcony. le
Icet high, VIII run round three OK lts sides. form
Ing promenade, Thc,e RIests eau xag and see
~ tsss ~ ~ tis sSMf ~ n NC GiaEs oeta".
in ~ 81 ~ H; ~ M y ~ aaslns
Eeona chusch, md In large mercantile house In
There wifi he three dining rnnus rncn * bvxo
feet conncctinc Min each ofhcY. IA viva tnam M
tI1 an iiin oars inc f3r, oor ,s,no oS
ln this part Of the building. The height tom ihe
moor 70 the ceiling will he e5 feet Tho parlors
% O. Then tnete WI be shrss - by SO feet easa
viii Ituhs on state aEH M3u5Ot STREETS, ana, ike
TIC dining 'oums, II tc su ar1ahRrd that ali can
h. tlICTn into 0ie. The hu1sr will contain fs{