St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-02-04
Palace Hotel, San Francisco.


/ tnIS city. and if .you like. we will take
the trip together. fnr their benefit. as
/ well - our own. Mi. Leland has al
/ ready treated G> tna >urptuou> dinner.
amd t" give Il satisfactory description of
II. Auuld hc inlpo>>ihic. California
/ pl"dmcc> large fruits and vegetables.
and Arpctitr> t" correspond. and there
/ WIS y len" struggle bctWcrm the table
and "ur appetite. but liuaIl, the former
/ won the victory and We are ready to
begin the journey for Il journey it
/ will hc.
/ The ''Paiacc" occupies the square
bounded 10y New Montgomery. Market.
Annie aud Jessie streets. laNin" front
ngc ~ fellows: on New Montgomery
800 feet Market. 20 feet Annie, 800
/ feet: and Jessie. 10 feet. covering n
/ space of M,25O feet. OF building ma
/ tclial there Was used, of brick. 81 900.
Unn: lrmhcr. lU.nOO.OnO feet: 3.3OU
pounds cement: 3.lM pounds lime
:}.Juh tons plaster of Paris: and 3.:HO
tons iron.
The aggregate lcn"tll of corridors i>
/ about tn" and a-half miles. and the
I II"lncnadc on the roof. one thiId ri Il
mile. In" principal ideas in arciIi-
lecture. are the hay window. the Duric
/ colimu and the low arch. The first
/ characteristic moditcS the entire en-
/ tcll"r. giving to the person who never
thinks III ii IN connection with the light
nnd c"mtol within. Il slight appearance
OF mnnotonN. The column j. seen
ever! VI here. always i'll pairs. round.
substantial. imp"Sin". 1t supports the
ceilings Of the diming-loon offices.
paIlol>. and other large rooms. and
smaller. hul still in couples. il >u>taim>
amd ornaments. in hcw wildcring ahund-
aIicr. 'hc balconies of the grand court
The la~l i one of the most mal krd of
lt> pcculIarltlr>. 1t Is Iil\-l feet in
size. has circular roadway for the en-
tIHuc" and departure OF carriages. Il
pr"mcIrIdc tiled with 'lack and white
marhrs. and Il glass roof over all
making it th, highest and in effect one
at the PlcI~,intc~t r""m> Ia the build
lu%. II L. ma%uIicrm! la lis grand pIu-
pnI1inus,. handsome IN detail. with it,
/ long balconies dtd tim columns. hiil-
Iiint of an evening. with it~ JiG Ia
l. 4
10y raIc plants. flowers and cN"Igcrn>.
ranged in Na>c> al"p" the balcony rail
"m every story. The court j. entered
tIi"u%h an aIchcd enhance. lighted hN
hlnd>omr lanterns.
II EI:DI NpINII> DE THE tDI-RT.
The great dinu" "-roun iS at the
rl-ht al ih" count. II j. ljn>11 feet in
>i/;.. and the office and breakfast paIl"l>
"m the left. hey "nd the office. The
t"Imrr j. IiUNII feet and the latter
G1\lG feet. Ihr ladies reception looms
are IT IlIc i%lrt "l th, main entrance nu
New Montgomery >Gi.ct. and the "cIi-
tlcmcn~ =. an the l,tt. All are ample in
rhril plnIoiti"uS. aichrd aud c"lumncd
IN the pIcNaIin. ~tNlc of the huildiu".
From thr court one naturally stray :
intu the Ion% corridor which runs paIAl-
icl with New Montgomery street. and
from which dcuiIrm "f The hulrl can
stores and purchase whatever he de
>ir,>. ol if h,. docs not tihd ii. he need
only Saunicl around tn the Market street
corridor and then into any one of the
,inzcn more shops Nhn>, handsome dis
play mal lead him t" cNtraNa%aucc.
AccoIdin~ tu the present arrangement.
rhulch and places of amusement. may
Ice satisfied within the walls of the
"PaIacc.
The large and beautiful office occu-
pie, the space between the New Mont
numcll street corridor and The breakfast
paIlnr. at the left OF the court. II pre-
cheerful and h"mc-likr appearance.
with its two large trrplaccS at the
further end. ill., easy chairs and >cttccs.
and its elegant carpct.
EIILIAI;D- ROOM. EAR AND ENRBER ->IInr
Al"m" Jessie street. are Hanged III due
order. hcginningat ii the southeast corner,
| the billiard-ro"m. bar-roum. wafer
closets. Ma>l-room and barber shop.
| tillin" all the space between the point
/ of commencing and New Montgomery
street corridor. All these looms are
light and ailN and have their particular
hrnuticS and convcnirnccS.
/ Let Us now take Il walk through the
| basement. Here are the public bath
rooms. and seven laundry rooms on the
Jessie street side. beside store rooms.
| wine room. pamtricS etc. In the Nc%r-
| table room the Scullion> spend 9n ctcr-
uitv in pairing and Scr:Iping c>culrnt> ;
in the meat room :; butcher SITS among
Whole heclcS. calves, hogs. sheep and
| IamhS. and weighs them ont 10y the
pound as wanted. Signor Ratfa Is King
of the pastry and confectionery room.
and wcl he his friends as long aS We
! live. in return for the mIrvclS III the
sLa,- nt creams and ices. which he con
coctcd for uS. The system preserved
in thi, underground world is perfect.
The laundry. if not the most elegant
room in the building. is Que of the