The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-26

with brick arches and iron beams. Thus the ac-
TO the upper part OF the edince OF IRE when
originates IN the first or basement door Is pre-
vented.
THE WEST SIDE.
On the west side Or the main corridor are the
paror or he Grand Master, the office Of the Grand
Secretary, tire nreproof archlve rooms, nc. All
these apartments are lighted from Sixth avenue.
aud are handsomely furnished and decorated.
The adornment of the Grand Masters room Is
particularly fine. Heavy lambrequins depend at
It's windows from carved ana ghded brackets OF
sneathed with DacK walnut IN panels, and
their upper parts are painted a handsome
room Is very finely irescoed. Altogether
It's appearance "a in c0nsouance WITH the diRnltY
or me presiding Oieer the largest Masonic Iurs-
dictIon IN the world on the eastern side 81 the
corridor rs the Granu LUdge room. over Tue cen
/ tral entrance q this apartment Embedded I'm the
wall IL "A piece OF an ashlar or pedestal sald 70
have been part OF the suosructure 81 the Iemple
o. solomon. In panel surrounding thls rene y
OF New YORK. Ia similar panel opposite 10 TINS
one, is The coat OF arms of the state Of New YORK.
fHE GRAND LODGE ROOM
Is So by 92 eer and 2s feet high IL mas seats for
over 1000 persons rs architecture IS elaborate,
4 or the Romal1ci lone order, which lesLoons are
\ Il prominent characteristic. a double row OF col
umns adds largely 10 the beauty OF the apartment.
4 but is maze 10 act as real support 10 the enor-
\ mons weight from the upper stores. In the east-
\ ern side OF the room IL an apsldal recess. into
\ which the Grand Masters throne - let. At the
4 right OF the throne are the entrances q commit
lee rooms AMI ON rs left Is a CHAMBER Tor an
organ. The ceiling ana walls OF the Grand Lodge
room are painted lacEluslre wnte,
just as are those OF most o. the cor.
when viii eventually be decorated IN polycnrome
Al the northern end OF the main corridor, be-
yond light grille gate OF bronze. IS the main
staircase and entrance 10 IN passage elevator.
Above the nrsG hall pace OF The staircase y
marble statue OF SILENCE" which Is now being
sculptured IN Rome lnis statue VIII be the gut
OF member ana ex-oiiicer OF the Grand Lodge.
In the mezZanlne han story. over the Grand
Masters ana Grand Secrstary's room IS located
THE LIBRARY or THE GRAND LODGE.
80 feet by q leet surrounded with walnut book
cases, containing large and valuable collection
OF books III every department of Masonry, &c
south OF the library IS the room Tor tue Masonic
Boaru OF Relief, Ii ieet by u leet. over the nre
proof archlye room Is a dreproof sale room, IN
wnlca egnty.iour IRON safety deposit boxes are
placed Tor the records OF the lodges meeting
IN building Tge reception parlors on the third
aud fourth doors correspond IN size anu position
10 the main corraor below, 20Xjj feet, and are II
leet inches high. They are decorated with CORN
THAN pllSstefs, are nOored over Win mosaic tles
ana furnished with comfortable leather covered
settees. 10 the east OF these parlors arc tue en-
frances 10 the ante rooms OF
THE VARIOUS LODGE ROOMS.
These ante-rooms are sAluly ana conveniently
4 distributed, and are or ample size for their
various purposes. The accommodations for
each lodge room consist y coat and
nat room, OF vestloule, l4X27 ieei, opening
into the above mentioned parlor; ! Tiers room.
70 the right OF wnicn - the examination ROOM
about lOXll feet; " The lett the Candidates pre-
pairing room, loxll feet over these various
rooms IS a mezzanine, or nall story,
room. Here IS the organ lott, rom which the
sound Is communicated 70 the lodge room
! through open panels arranged IN It's western wall
! Adjoining the organ loft is room il feet by p
leet, provided with twenty four good-szed closets
for the storage OF regala and otner parapnernalia
OF the lodges.
The north room, on tue thild story, IS in the
Tuscan order. It's dimensions "a feet Woe by
o. ieet long, and q ieet lncnes high. The sides
are deeoiate with con oled pilaslers Tne eastern
side is given architectural prominence by the au-
vancement OF the columns, with their GROWING
entabIature into the room thus forming IA pee mar
KIND or canopy. The stations ii the west and
south are treated IN corresponding manner,
It though IN relatively suOorulhate degree. a
Z "A "A
! novel way 10 effect us purpose. The prevailing
color III the Tuscan room Is drao which Is
/ proper consort Tor the sober, simple, but massive
stye Of the architecture.
THE DoRIC ROOM.
The middle room or the third story Is decorated
In the Roman Dorlc style. Its arrangement IN
reference 10 architecture is the same as tnat Of
Is crimson and hence tnere Is in ~ lustrousness
wnch IS very pleasing 70 sne eye. Il - 80 leet
\ wide by g. 1eet inches long.
THE IONIC ROOM.
This is the south room on the mira door, and u
I Ia 20 feet lncnes wide 0y 63 feet III length The
grace, the ngnt character or its architecture Is
enhanced by ~ line blue furnishings.
THE LIVINGSTON ROOM.
room on tue Sixtn avenue size OF the third
\ nour. smaller than the rooms just described, Is
called as above. IL Is 81 feet wide by ~ eet long,
ana aas attached to It anterooms and all otaer
| requisite accommodations IL - besides, ele-
THE COMPOSITE ROOM.
Tnls Is on the iourtn moor, Immediately above
the Tuscan room, NTH which IL Is equal Ia size.
Its decoration Is OF the composite order. ana IN
respect TO the arrangement Of Its columns and en-
taoiature, y y the same as the room beneath Il
TnE coRISrHIAN ROOM
THIS apartment is located over .he Ionic room.
IL IS the most richly figured room In the Temple,
and in the future Will be the finest chamber IN the
Temple. Tne architecture Is not purely CORN
THAN. The Pompelan style is combined with It. The
pilasters are capped with garlanded imposts. the
Y decorations OF the Pompelan order occupy the In
\ DENOMINATIONS, and are surmounted Dy broad
4 irleZe, which skirts all the walls THIS 1rieze,
\ when the polychroms decorations are done Is TO
NJ representation
OF the work 81 building the Temple IN Jerusalem.
THE CLINTON ROOM
\ Is small lodge room, furnished In blue, on the
fourth floor. IL Is similar to The Livingston room.
THE EGYPTIAN Or CHAPTER ROOM,
devoted 10 the ''wurkr oil tine Mark aud ROYAL
Arcn Masons, Is In the fourth story, Just over the
Y Doric room. IL has numerous anterooms, which
Il have been carefully planned Tor the various neeos
OF tho Masonic degrees BY whom the apartment
y Will be used. fne arrangement OF the anteroom
Is pronounced the most complete ever made
The architecture throughout has been designed
4 with an accurate ndellty TO detail. Tue room IS
80 feet wide, 62 feet inches long and 20 cet nIgh
and represents tue Inferior courtyard OF a temple
OF the time OF the Pfolemles surrounded with mas
a scrOlled and reeded entaOlaJure wnicn - con
y unued around three sldes OF the room. The
iOurtn sldc or grand east represents the entrance
facade TO smaller inner temple, to which the
courtyard or man enclosure, served IN Egypt a.
the vestlpue. THIS little temple Il mouelleu after
\ the style OF the Temple o. lsIs at Ientyra.
\ and i entered through q poriico containing
ferrous Isis-headed capital. standing within
tins portco and IN front VI the seaeu door has
Y vague conceptions OF mysterious recesses beyond.
This characteristic OF mystery ana OF strength IN
repose Is peculiar 70 the Egyptian above all other
\ styles.
THE FURNITURE
The bronze seven Oranched candlegtcks are
placed on either side OF the portico, ana the room
otherwise lit by Jets from rich brackets OF lotos
flowers, placed between the columns, at its sldes
and west end. Tue affairs OF obligation and or
sacrifice, the CHAIRS for the hlgn priest and suDOr
dinate dIgnItaIles and the furniture throughout
are IN harmony wisn the Egyptian style. The poly
carOnatlc decorations necessary 70 the complcte
rendering OF this sttie Will, wneu finished further
enhance tue grandeur and beauty OF this room.
THIS COMMANDERY.
IL The entire litn noOr Is devoted TO the uses or
u the commandeues OF Knights 1empaTs and the
Y A. A. rite, aud Is considered the most completely
arranged in the world. A tiled corridor, IN piack
ana white mosaic, D feet wide ana Is ieet long.