Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-05-14

"THE EsMoND. This is tho
somewhat peculiar name of the new
hotel in Portland just opened to the
public by Mr.. H. Bremen, lessee,
and owned and built by Messrs.
Coulter and Church. It. occupies q
ground space Of IS by 125 feet, on
the northeast corner of Front and
Morrison Streets, the rear of the
building communicating with the
extensive dock and warehouse be-
longing to the same enterprising
gentlemen. The Esmond contains
besides the office, dinins-room, bar
and billiard rooms, kitchen, store
rooms, ETC., on the ground floor.
SO family rooms and sleeping apart
ments. On the first floor, these are
mostly en- suite, elegantly furnished,
with bay-windows, warmed by radi-
ators and lighted by gas, in instant
communication with the Office by
means of electric bells. The third
floor has likewise many elegant
suits of rooms similarly furnished
and many single rooms only inferior
in dimensions to those already de-
scribed. Those which do not front
on the streets are lighted by q court,
SO there are really no dark" rooms
in the building. An elevator affords
easy access to all parts of the house.
The business Office is at the right of
the main entrance, on the ground
floor, and is i'll charge of Mr.. John
G. Morrison, man of considerable
experience and widely known to the
travelling public. To the right of
the Office, are the billiard room,
reading room, and other conven.
fences, all elegantly furnished, in
modern style. On the left of the
main stairway is the principal din
ing room, 20 by IS feet in size, with
lofty ceiling, and in the rear the
family or ladies dining room, 20x4O
feet, both conveniently arranged and
tastefully decorated. The parlor is
situated Oh the first floor. It is q
spacious apartment fitted up with
the most elegant furniture, includ.
ing a grand piano. The hotel was
opened to the public for the first
time last Saturday evening, on
which occasion it was brilliantly IL
Illuminated and about 1000 people
inspected its excellent appointments.
JAPANESE FABR1cs.--Lovers of Art
will be glad to learn that it is no
longer necessary to visit our Paci6c
coast metropolis to crafty their
aesthetic tastes, since there is now
at Portland Japanese Art Repos-
tory" at 1877 Second ST., which
contains most recherche assortment
of curios and other articles of Japan
ESQ manufacture, both useful and
ornamental, and which are SO charm
ingly displayed that it will be we'll
worth ones while to visit the Re-
pository, though they may noe think,
before calling, of making purchases.
They will find in Mr.. Sumner, the
resident partner, a most affablo gen.
tleman, who will be pleased to ex-
hibit his wares and give the most
careful and thorough information
concerning them, thereby showing
most delightful contrast to the stol-
id, Indifferent Cinnamon who are
generally the dealers in Oriental
fabrics. Mr.. Sumner is associated
with two other gentlemen, both con-
versant with japan, its people and
language, who visit that country in
person and purchase their goods on
the spot, from the native manufac'
turers, thereby securing the latest
novelties on the most liberal terms,
which advantages they will doubt
less share with other patrons here.
The Repository" is furthermo1
adorned by beautiful articles fro"
the hands of Mrs. Sumner, who IS
an artiste of no ordinary talent. we
were shown many little elegancies'
the productions of her brush, such
as paintings on silks, satins and
Chinaware, which would greatly en-
nance the beauty of any boudoir or
drawing-room.
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