, 1876-08-01

rrusperousty enough until the tire of October,
1s11, destroyed their quarters and forced them
house On Michigan avenue near Peek court, and
afterwarl to the large brick house ou tbs
and Wabash avenue. Here they rctnu!n.
cd UT, rmttl prosperity ana M i, d, desire for IN
city induced them TO plan farge at'd couvcht-
cl,t building Which SHOULD be the equal Of any
e1ifice on the continent III finish un1 adaptatlun
1ur club purposes.
Tl,v rrsu| of this desire WAS the selection Of
the lAsse i tlnely.losatel lot I'll Monroe
street, Uplu-!.e tho fainter auI near the Gilt
ton House, ~ the location for the clubhouse;
mud last October, Mcssrs. Treat d. folts haT-
PHI Putting ,ip tic Quilting pS, was ' hegur, s'n and nd
hus progressed steadily ul.t! yesterday the Club
took possession Of their new quarters. There
were tu ceremonies Oil the ocrnst0n, but the
1ncmbcrs met at the house In the evening for
business meeting, the Grst net Of occupation.
1t is contemplated to hold q grand reception
so.e time during tic coming full, but no date
has bccn agrccd on asld no arrangements made
for the ut1atr rs yet.
finest one ever devoted TO club purposes In the
West, md tue r5t one ever built fur the pur-
puec, It Is proper to Five Eomc
DrsCHlFTtoH OF THE ARRANGEMENTS AID or
THE pUtLDlS0 ITSELF.
The situation ia q most trying ont, the street
being narrow, and the site belny completely
surrounded by buildings yasyln. III height fro1il
four to nine stories. The lot Is 60 by 101 feet,
md, fortunately, has alle;ys on thrcc sides.
style, Is faeed wlsll the bcst selected Bultt-
more pressed br1ch. Below the niain floor line
the front Is Of limestone, with t1iagounlsy
pointed anu :" "tllvycdn work. Above tLis linc
tho frunt. Is orna!ncltcd with frequent wide
horizontal bands u Uera sandstone, oecaslon-
ally Inlald with cncaustic tiles and black brick.
Tie entrance Ii up u Hight Of stoue etcps
through an asrhed stone doorway, with Scotch
granite pilllts anl ornAmcntcl c.ipitliA.
Tic west halt of tic front terminates In
holt' gable, made somewhat picturesque hy tho
Use Vi ornamental cll!n,ney-tops nrnr the l,ngc
OIL tho cast side. THIS gable i!as for ita corl,-
tspSst k TIKI md ge9s 9xo tqgs oorsr
extends stonc corniee ind stone o:Icl wnlpw,
thu support OF which is carried dnwu to the et.
ing course at the Ellis Of the t!frtl-story Witt
dows. 4 large ornasnentcd pointed wtMiow,
extending up the front gable, ID sutdfyIleI fur
Hight III the fourth md itb stories. Thu roof
Is OF slntc, lnii TN inconbust!ble tiles and sur
mounted with an elaborate iron crest!rg.
At the aoor Of thu sccona stnry, anu extend
Ing frOM the front entrance around Into The
cast alley, Ii broatl balcony q feet wislc, sup
purttd uu ornn1lemtrl trna brackets.
Tic n,ain l!oor Is ra!scd O feet s inches from
the sidewalk, gisin. a lo-foot basement, tho
truuce to thu building IS through vi ornamental
doorway md yesttbulc situatcA near the western
corner If the frunt, By wl,rl, the main hail Is
rcnrlcd. THIS u ullc Of the must fuyltinE pov-
directly upon cnterlng u VERY good IDEA ii tic
PLAN Or THE INTERIOR DECORATIONS.
II In 1ly.3d feet III siZe, ar1 Il oUrc.l With ell
caustic tic IN tasteful manner To tile left ut
the door Is tue 1naatcl, a,its next to It the iaitl
staircase. Behind thu latter Is office and e!e-
giant marble counter fur the steward and othcr
officers VI the administration. Fronl It open
OH the lnrgu tlinllg'roon, ~tHc.rootn, md shall
hull running to the back Of tho h0tlse. The
fen,ioctaHonal stairway:.haii, buck nf tho en-
trancc-l.all, is also beautifully decorated.
THE T.tHL0H
or grand rcccptois.lou,n, Is In the southeast
corner Of the ll,afn tluor, and is 2aS3T feet. On
entering II our is at urce struck with tl,u perfect
inE with the architecture of tho building
tlinyal style, and all The freseoins upI
ets sSs The f,s esy co II a sle ssp,csss ss
may be allowed, Is sIsa.lc of greeu, witch eov-
erH the walls, ind the garnet, furniture, aud
la,nhrcquins tsavo bceli carefully selected to
sIuw nune but complementary c0lurs. Tie
or, and thu whole, effect 'nay. bc set down ns
perfect. A tlnur illustration of the art Of lar
nonIous nnd artisslc decoration ca1lnot bc
found.
to tho winu.roons, which lsas staircase IL th.
wine-eellur In tho bAsesncut. Tho saIue hull
leads to
THE MAIN nts1S6-RooM,
whIr & hns also IN o, strancs iro thc , oetafonal
apartment measures 70 BY 81 feet, anl is lighted
BY six largc windows, ailurding plenty Ut light.
Here, too, the decoration Is ycry beautiful, a
trle lighter md lnore CHEEKY tl!un tn tho
rarlor. The hey color Is a shalc u grcrn tllf-
icrcnt FROM that in tho rccrption-ro,ul, and thu
furniture, inel,ltpg the elegant st,leaiast', h uf
oak. Thc tables arc of various sizes, intended