The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-17
The New Bardwell House.

and since then II has had for the public nc
existence. No porter has met travellers al
the train, calling "Bardwel house, jus,
across the street, gentlemen" and its old
patrons have been compelled to stop else.
where.
Soon all this will be changed. In few
Gays you will be met, as you alight from
the cars, weary and travel-worn, by the ur.
bane porter, pass out your checks with O
feeling of relief, take your old familiar
way to the south depot door, feeling that
you are at home once more, and unmnd-
full of the depot din and the vociferations
of the rival porters. As you pass out of
the depot you look up. Can this be the
Bardwell This handsome five.story build
| ing, with Mansard roof and towers, of a
soft gray color and attractive entrance, that
rest the eye after weary lines of brick and
mortar? Yes, the same and not the same.
The same old place, with the same genial
landlord and attentive clerk to meet you as
you enter, but the rest how changed.
The walls and ceiling of the office are
tinted soft gray or pearl, the ceiling fres-
coed in harmonious colors, and the room
finished in black walnut and oak. On the
right is the clerks counter, of handsome
Columbian marble, polished till it reflects
the surroundings back of this i, a large
frame where your wraps will be hung and
not rumpled or lost by beng thrown IN a
miscellaneous pile of guests things. In
front is the reading table, covered with
papers, and surrounded with chairs. Such
cosey, home.lke hotel as this is worth
exploring. Let us see what it is.
Turning to the left of the south entrance
you enter the gentlemen's parlor newly
fitted'up with elegant mirrors and hand
some furniture, the walls tinted a delicate
green and the ceiling the prevailing gray
of the house, frescoed in colors. Through
this you reach the billiard room, which is
also reftted, and has three tables with
every accessory conducting to the comfort
and pleasure of the game.
Going back to the office, you find bag
gage room, sample room, wash room and
water closets all reprinted and newly fitted
up.
On the left of the main entrance is a
parlor 30x20 feet, and SO high as to
give it an air of elegance, with fire place
at the head of the room, walls and ceiling
of pearl tint, bordered with bright colors.
A large chandelier is suspended from the
center, and a border of colors around it
matches the border in the room. The
furniture is new and handsome.
Beyond this is the dining hall, large
room 5Ox30 feet, on ordinary occasions
having six tables seating twelve guests
each, and capable of seating one hundred
and twenty guests. The ceiling and walls
are of lavender, with doors, window frames
and woodwork of corresponding shade,
and border running around the ceiling is
composed OF three shades.and brightens up
the room. There are five large chande-
Tiers, surrounded with the same border and
blue background. The floor of this room,
and indeed of this entire floor, is of Geor
ga pine oiled. The house is heated by
| steam, and sufficient number of radiators
are found in the rooms-six in the Office,
four in the dining hall, sixty-four in the
house. The windows throughout are fnr-
nished with chestnut inside blinds.
On the second floor hall runs through
the house on each side of which are Sleep
ing rooms, twenty-one in number, all re-
furnished and newly carpeted. AT the
south end of the hall is a parlor, also new
ly furnished, with pink tinted walls and
ceiling. The entire appearance of the
rooms is cozy and homelike one.
On the third floor from the office are
twenty-three rooms, newly finished and
furnished. In the Mansard are twelve
rooms, in part added to the building
when repaired, and large dancing hall.
The dancing hall is 40x5O feet, newly fitted
up, with large music stand and four sus-
pended chandeliers.
There are water-closets and bathrooms
with hot and cold water on every floor.
The servants rooms are in an ell over the
kitchen on the second floor, with private
staircase affording quick egress in case of
| fire.
In the basement are the kitchen, pantry,
laundry and steam boilers. The kitchen
has been enlarged by the addition Of large
room formerly used as barber shop, and
provided with new range and furniture.
The pantry connects by dummies with the
| carving-room. opening from the dining
hall. Under the south part of the hotel
are two large steam boilers for heating tho
rooms. They are from the mandatory OF
Brakeman & Latham, New Haven, Conn
Either one will furnish all the steam need
ed, but two are provided in case of acct
dent. The only other boilers of this make
in Rutland are those in the Baxter nationa
bank.
Connected with the hotel is larg,
livery stable, recently built, under th,
management of Norman A. Page. 1t ha
accommodations for twenty eight horses
and If necessary, for forty, and forty car
riages. The building is of wood, the cas-
and west sides and the north end bein
covered with slate and the roof timed, L
insure against fire.
1t is expected that the house will be opel
Monday next, and its old friends will flocl
back to it as pilgrims to Mecca that ha
long been forbidden them, assured of
hearty welcome, and constant, watchfu