Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-06-19
WOMEN'S HOTEL NO MORE.
Formal Opening of the Park Avenue
Hotel by the Managers of the Stewart
New York Times, June 9.

New York Times, June 8.
Owing to it's lack of patronage and it's
consequent failure as hotel for women
exclusively, the late Woman's Hotel
was thrown open to the general public
yesterday day at noon, under the name
of the Park Avenue Hotel. The recep-
ton was informal and quiet, and alto
gether about 1--WE hundred persons took
dinner in the main dining-room. This
magnificent hotel was described fully in
the Times of April 6, last and $4,000
have since been expended upon it in
making such alterations as the change
in it's character necessitated The store
room on the ground floor, on the corner
Of Thirty-second street and Fourth
avenue, has been converted into a large
and elegantly-fitted up bar-room, with
a thirty-eight-foot bar, backed by tall,
broad plate mirrors. The bar, being
for the exclusive use Of the guests, will
have no street entrance. On the Fourth
avenue side it is adjoined by three
large lounging and smoking rooms,
each 17x6O, and all connected by large
arches. On the Thirty street
side the bar adjoins the cigar-stand and
two large billiard-rooms. The other
stOre-rooms on the Thirty-second street
side have been transform ed into series
Of dining-rOOms, communicating with
one another by arches, and together
capable of accommodating 324 persons.
Five hundred volumes have been added
to the 1916 in the library, which will re-
main and be kept up for the use Of the
new guests. Parke'o beautiful figures
of Paul Dombey" and Little Nell"
and all the rare Japanese and Chinese
antiquities will also remain. The sump-
tuous parlor will also be retained in its
| present form, and the rare paintings
the original "May and December, .
James NJ. Harte's ''Cattle at Forest
Stream" the autograph reduced copy
of Yvon's "Genious of America, "
Bouchard's Milk-maid," Ejusquiza's
"Venetian Scene on the Grand Canal"
Abbema's LADY in Black" and the
three Dusseldorf masterpieces, FREDDIE
mans " Triumphal Entry Of Columbus
into Salamanca" F. S. Lachenwi.z's
"Deer Pursued by Wolves" and Schuz's
Picnic" will continue to adorn the
walls Freer access to the court has
been secured by making numerous
new entrances from the ground and
basement floors. An immense iron
balcony is being constructed from the
first floor all around the court for prom
enading and lounging. This will be
about twenty feet broad, protected by a
| roof, IN winter walled in with glass, and
will have numerous staircases to the
court pavement.
The entire management of the prop
erty has been placed in the hands of
Mr.. Henry Clair, who has had long cx-
perience as hotel manager, and who
Is to-day caring, with singular success,
for more hotel property than perhaps
any other man living. Mr. Clair early
attracted the attention of the late Mr..
Stewart, who, after trying him thorough
ly, placed him over the hotel interests
of the estate, in which he has been
engaged since 1860. He is but 80 years
Of age.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
responsibilities which this gentleman
carries on his shoulders may be formed
from the following statement: The
Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga cost$2,-
800 900, and has accommodations for
1000 guests; the Metropolitan cost ST.
100000, and to furnish it last winter
$500, 900, and has accommodations for
900 guests; the Park Avenue Hotel
cost, with the recent alterations, So $50,
900, and has accommodations for l 400
guests: total, 81 100000 of hotel proper
", and 1000 guests to take care of.
Judge Hilton says; "Clair can stand it;
he makes it pay"
1t is said that those ladies who took
board while the establishment was the
Womal.'s Hotel, will be welcome to re-
main as long as they please at the rates
on which they entered.