, 1873-04-05
THE NEW SHERMAN.
Description Of 0pe Of the Finest Hotels
OIL tho Continent.
Wednesday Next got ns the Ti1mo for
Inauguration.

4 alort tinno ago It was tho fond hopo of tho
propriesors of tho Sherman House, that thoy
would bc ablo to throw open thofr now building
to tho public to-lny, and to proceed to tho maxi
Ing Of money. But MI hopes Which aro based
upon tho promises Of nnoohanica nre necessarily
vain and iluBory thoy load only to tisappoiut-
ment. 30 III this caHo it is now found that 1t will
bo impossible for tho propriotors to enter
upon thoir inheritance until Wednesday Or
Thursday Of 11o1t woels. Owing to thoir courto-
ay, howoyor, reporter Of this paper waa yestor-.
day permitted to o1amfno tho building, which
Is no noar compilation as to enable one to judge
What 1t will DO In n week, when tho carpets aro
all down, and tho furniture has beon placed III
all tho roonH. -
Tho hotel Inns two main ontrances.--ono from
Randolph aud ono from Clark strcot,-an 1t Ia
also accessible through tho bar-room on Ran~
dolph atreot, aud by tho private entrance. Tho
oiflco faoos tho CLARK street entrance, which ia
tho widor Of tho two, AMI ID tho moBt beautiful
room Of its kind In the city,. Tho floor is pnvod
with whito and dark pieces Of marble, and IN tho
.contro of tho coiisng is u iargo sky~lght,
around tho 1owor edgoa of which run q ecrios Of
pai,els. fitted III viii, bonuttfu paintings IN oil.
Tho ceiling and the walls are delicatoly tintod
With light md 1ofseshing SHADES: Jnat .QM Of
tho ol1lco and running baok to tho alley, ia tho
| roading and smoklng- tho ceiling Of which
is richly frescood, and is ombellishod with fine
portraits Of Iincoln ond Douglas. It
is further enriched by a beautiful pro-
! jocsing nlantel-ploce OF mottlod marble,
supported by slender columns Of tho samo ma-
toral. II is brilliantly lighted by rich gasolicrs
md also by 1tghta nlong the wall. Tho newspaper
stand IL In one corner Of the hall. Tho front
rooms Oh tho ground floor, are reserved for
! atorog, and oil open into tho oTlcc, az vol as
| upon tho street. !. Tho bar-room will DO
e5aats1. OF ea.ss IN hS &c., nfs 5sgs 5sg rcaa gt
Down tho centro runs row Of columns.
The westorn part Of tho grand aoor is occupied
hy the r. a,nryt ns aud ron
sotsins tsSiv to &C. engine room largo
and convenient vino roomB Ice chests, tle aor-
vnntB' kltchon and eating rooms, thoro having to
be two III order to consult tho prejudcos Of white
boris shop, with six bath rooms attached ,wllichis
very elegantly fitted up, d lunch room
fronting upon CLARK street, and largo billiard
room which corners upon Clark street and tho
From the northern end Of tho main hall, on
tho ground floor grand fight of stairs diyid-
ing haf way up, losda to the second floor,
flight loading up from tho southern and western
'The ladies' par1or is tho double room on tic
first floor, at tho cornor Of Randolph and Clark
e by 1ay hy orht qsnowa o al'1 any Nv h. mf',it
by d corile Of ornnto and guperb chandoliera.
It ID richly furnished, tho olairs sofas, etc.. be-
g in hSG ssn II The hm74anopece
witI panoi-Tork Of moftlcd nsarblo' "''''' -".'''
Just woBt Of th5e. IN Han;1onh atroot anf1
separated from It by tho corridor, Is tho gontlo-
Lolsterad in rcd satin: Among tho noticoabio
obieotB In this room is lorgo iulald contro
table, which, VIII iii tic rost of: tic furniture,
in ar n,sh i VIII aotin III o1d frnaa
water-oloaot is attached 70 o. It. Oh tho
ao4no aide Int OF tho ha ah oa1 sSs!do oor. and
long. double-room, callcd tho aentlomen'a
olub-room intoudoa Tor epeoial nccasionB. and
for private dinnors .TIo carpet is black and
gold, and tho fur1lIt1ro corropponds. There is
elso 1argo and tlllely eary cd yidoboard In dark
wood.
Tho gontlomen'a ordinary. fronts upon Olark
atroot, and is lit by oloyon windows. It loorod
with matched strips of light wood. at tile uortl,-
ern ond Of this room ia a partition 1oav-
Ing a sman space between 1t and
tho alley in tho rear Of the building. Along this
partition @ arg black wood sasos where tho silver
room arc Of very Light and comfortable style.
corridor rio floor is tilod, tho pattern boing =
whss ri 3 ea es are 9S a eS5s s Sf
beauty. As in tho geentlomcn's dnng-room, tho
wallis nre wainacoted for couple Of foot from
the floor. Thoro arc also throo fine mud olabo-
ratey carved sidoboards, enriched with repro
Rentations OF pelicans, grtfflnB etc. On tho Wogt
! side OF this floor Is tho nnrges' oatiug-room,
plainly but neatly finished of.
The kitchen, tint essential part Of hotel,
without which all the rest il % naught, occupies
portion Of tho northern and wostorn part of
this floor It IL divided Off into bakory and
the cooking department proper. It IL largo,
clenn airy, well lighted, and 40 perfectly yorti-
]atod that no Dulol can annoy tho guests. The
racks for tho crockory arc alao in
this room. The ranges aro capacious, the
excellence Of tho cooks is vouchel for
md thore ia no question that this ilepartmont Of
tho hotol will be succesaful in every respect.
Next in Importance to tho culinary arrange
monta como tho ploop1ne-rooua, OF tloso tloro
aro fow on tho ilrpt floor, aud tl1oy occupy iii
tho space on tho SECOND, third, fourth, aud lftl,
floors, with tho exception Of Tint takon In by tho
linon.rooms. Tho sixth floor is Chiefly used by
tho servants, but contains many large and com.
Portable rooms, which may bo used for tie nc