The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1875-06-10

opens to other apartments, devoted to arruo-
mes, ETC.. and employed for esOteric pur-l
poses. The main hall, or 'sasylum." as X ia
technically termed, is forty-one feat wide
ssVenty-elght feet long, and twenty-one
ieet nigh, designed in the French Gothic
style of the fourteenth century. This spa
eious pavilion is lighted by twelve ANTIQUE
chandeliers, OF nine lights each, the signif-
canoe OF which symbolism will be readily
understood by the initiated. The canonied
s'aiis Tor The Sir Knights are of black wall
nut, upholstered in maroon leather. Each
canopy IS twelve feet in height, richly
carved With crockets, finals and psnnacles.
surmounted by cusped arches, with
RUNNING BANDS OF GRAPEVINE MoULD-'
INGs
These stalls occupy two sides of the room.
In the east is the dais of the eminent COM
mander, overhung by great canopy, which
Is really wonder of wood carving. Spring.
ing from beneath Maltese cross are five
Gothic groins, between which are srmorial
shields. This is its general design, but par.
tlcularizstion would require too much spsce.
The council chamber adjoining this Easy
ium IS In Saracenic style, and, although ell
egant In all PARTICULARS, the most notewor-
toy feature il presents is the throne of the
master, which is of ivory, surmounted by
purple canopy. a grand banqueting hall,
early Norman ia style-retlring rooms
kitchen, banner room and an armorv room,
containing $50 closets lor the sir Knights
occupying the remaining SPACE of this floor
Ihe lodge rooms on the third aud fourth
no0rs are all richly decorated; neither can
oe ssid 10 nave the preference for beauty
over the others. Their architecture is in
different styles. The furniture throughout
Is OF black walnut, upholstered in colors TO
match with the carpets and canopies The
tuscan room on the third floor is of soIer
drso Eue throughout, excepting the maz-
ztrlne niue tapestry of the masters and
warden's platforms and the rich medallion
border OF the carpet. The black walnut altar
CONSTRUCTED upon the mode ofsn Etruscan
tomb. In the Doric room crimson is the
prevailing color. The altar IS constructed
with fancy panels, with a pedestal sur
rounded oy bound reeds and a carved cor
nice OF Roman network. The Ionic room
IL carpeted In blue, with crimson in relieve:
the furniture all upholstered in blue. The
altar is quite plain, 10 consonancs with
THE PREVAILING ORDER OF ARCHITECTURE
here, from which the room takes its name
The first lodge room mentioned CONVEYS TO
the visitors mind ideas of sober quiet: the
second is suggestive of richness and pomp:
The third is eminently cheerful, and, though
no larger than either of the others, seems
Of superior size because of the iightness of
its prevailing tone and style. Each has a
floor space OF about l,739 square feet. A
fourth lodge-room on this floor is the civ
ingston." 1t was not contemplated in the
original plan of the building, and is smaller
than the others, but its arrangements are as
perfect as any, and its characterization,
though not distinctive, is at least pretty
The composite room, on the fourth floor, is
furnished in orange, and its chairs are
adorned with bronze Masonic EN- blems The
COrinthian room, adjoining, is carpeted in
blue and ashes of rose, with a border of
crimson and pearl. The traditional pillars
are ornamented with pomegrana.es in solid
bronze. When the polycnome decorations
are completed upon broad frieze around
the room at twc-thirds the height of the
pilasters, will be painted series of scenes
at the building of the temple at Jerusalem.
"Clinton" Lodge room, on this floor. is pre-
cisely the same as the Livingston" room
below, in size and all other respects. Con-
nected with each lodge-room is a vestibule
l4x27 feet, ryler's room l0xII feet, and ex-
animation and preparing rooms OF similar
dimensions. Over these runs mezzonine
floor, reached by staircase from the exam
ination room, where the organ loft is stu
ated, and where also is a large room fitted
with twenty-four large closets for storage of
regalia and other paraphernalis. There
seems to be quite confusion about whether
the building should be called "hall" or
temple" The title contemplated by its
founders was certainly the former, but the
weight of popular preference is decidedly on
the side of the more imposing word, stem
ple.' Whichever it is to be, it is to be
hoped that the Grand Master will authori-
tatively decide it Wednesday.