The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-03


rnE woNES's uoTEL
on Tue siay Evening. April 2. 1878,
from Eight 10 Ten o'clock
4: I'D and ;id .,.,
The original intention, ~ shown in the inv'-
tatlons had been to open the hotel a' . v'och
but tho demand for them had been soEr'"' 'l,"'
through the newspapers. notice was given that
admission could be- gained at 6. The corners
crew more and more numerous until. Mt
o'rlork they gathered faster than they could DO
admitted and multitude filled the street. Car
rlagcs were cmiticd on the adjoining blocks
bo,nu,e they could not b. brought nearer and
horse ours were impcded.
Externally the great hotel looked Just as Il had
looked during the years that work had proceed
cd slowly in the interior. except thut the rows
of wide windows instead of being blank. black
pinnrc- in a framework Of pearl gray iron.
showed the illumination within. Tho light made
the struIuto Suggestive OF an enormous lnn-
tern fer gnH- has mouopolizlng share Oi us
surface. The building occupies the west side
of Fourth avenue. between ThiIty-sccond and
Thirty-,hird strocts. The architect was the late
John Kellum. who designed the Stewart retail
store and residence. and all are much alike. al
though the residence is marble. while tho others
nteirou They are all of the renaissance style
of Architecture that Mr.. Stewart liked. The
hotel il eight stories high. and its frontage is so
extensive on each Of the three streets that.
viewed from any point It has massive appear
anrc lis general light gray color is darkoncd
on the lower story to brown, in imitation OF
st,nc and tho many pillars are colorcd like
- a., M I',.,,.,h o,.,,,,,,o o,,ro,co
s'u''h EI"'"'' NV i""."r "''""'
eNooels for spnciousness that Of any other hotel
~ t.,ff Lii. If. at.. t1fr
III Wv ,"' ,. -. /, t,,,Ds ,ha
tho hll "n'Fe arA "''"u' peN'"s' '".Ns ~
,yonll rf,. il. vet il il "A noble rdin.e whore IL
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else in the noighbcrhood.
o ,,,.i,,, ,h. ,,o,lc ro-.od tbrouoh n
~" -, 80, -, ,t-.o,. A.,
rather SmaN Once ana UP oru"u su''t""N' 10
the main story OF the hotel. They then found
u,,,.,l,.s in n handsome corridor. lighted
''.' - 49,, .'r,,,i... a,', h,,rno1 Il,
with gas made on the promises anu purneu III
chandeliers Cliueringly gildcd. as are all
,l...,,,,r..,,, ,b, bou.e Tho door ~ all tho cor
r'ior, Is of Mark and white marble tilos aud
-. r,iiin,, is n s"riea of nnt arches for tho
NJ :, t.ll"s 70 - bri,t aw,,rr,nJ he irmn
i"",r,''- rrt,. ,yati. orr ,inin ana white
ps,j. md r,i Nh n"1 at,eudnnts told tho
,, ,nI a., ", ,r m.' =, ~ ltt Thry came nrst r.
doors or'uins into q row oi sMaiIi Iari9r1 or
~ p.l"h Iuvus, iTI ".t,"t "" ,i ii'' .or,;
.uu mVvn mVvnd NJ ,,,i,',is,'r" Iii velvet
,vr't' ",n ~ o,,, vi "a ,vinl l,,vs l,ct an On
F"nrth avenue Going further along the cor.
iiui' s"nlu ~ ',''9 ,,,,,,,. ara ~, ~
si1.s-the smaller ust hnif the size of the
iar ,or nr donii. nn,s Each of me latter ON
- - - iel,, .I', ii',r. a ia. II. ,vai,,ut IA a
ef,.,j 81 tia Ensti,L. -fvie with a iit,lr ornn-
si"at "l '"e r HSIt ',tb 49, evcei't
s,rin, or hafr ,n'ir.s and GOOD bedding "A
bmr,.a1 ar drnasin,, nas.. TO- match the holsiead
win n mirror: n black walnut wardrobc of
moderate slge; velvet c9rpgL generally Lii Hin,
rntrhn TON nnd four cane bottoned chpits.