New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-02-16
Union LEAGUES NEW HOME
ASELEGANr PLACE FOR LEISURE HOURS.

VENIENCE FROM ATTIC I'D CELLAR
The new house of the Union League CLUB,
ot tue porheas; corner OF Fiftrave AMI ThrtYnin'H
AZ has 40 nearly approached completion that the M u
800 vr.ct IN Ike possession about March /. The in
ro, oecoratons are in great part fnished: much oi
,b oasfttipg f. DONE and soon tire sc'fo!dng' Will DC
reuoved and the furniture much OF whch mas aTedoS
arrived will be put iu place The ma'eria' u tue H"
which has eiK stories VITA Easements anu W.
:, asIt,mors pressed brick with heavy brown
atoue trimming. aud ornaments Of moulded brick Inc
building Is supposed to be Ia the queen Anne 'yc
oo slj q tbe main entrance. which Is IN Thlry'nln'h
ar are Two heavy brownstonc columns with COrhtHi'n
earitas running through the second anu thfd sIolo
al / forming "A lcad@ They support Oacohles d. u"
s.cond aud fourth stories There are small Dalcoh''
also on the FithIve. side. Inc poiu'eh ro" i
with colored states On the ih-ave side is SLOPE Is
him n, q Iare, dOrmer wlndOg. iu trade OF g'-
ma IRON runs about the e1g OF the roo nterruptsu
nv Lofty cLimneys and ornamental bTiek-work' JUS
asst nj the main entrances IS another called the pnoc
on,r,rce aud designed /, furnish admission 10 the
members hail. or theatre, and the picture gallery
In the basement are bowlngalleys BARRIERS shop IoI
pcn,bers drrssng-roOms, bathroOn' the wine celIa''
dormorles for servants, and an enghe-rooih oohaiH
an .ncine ~ thirty horsepower The boilers nre uhder
tbe sidewalk aud between them am tho
engine are large ian and hug coll oI pipes Ihiy
Thousand cubic feet OF air minute are IoIeel turouE
these hot pipes by the action OF the al' mo spao
tnIIpf fact Fpn
AIR IA distributed throughout the house by pipes w'
tho ,oul AR ia removed by elaborate system Of VENT
aiinc Auts The engine furnishes motive power " "o
posseuger elevators and one service elevator
INTERIOR ARRANGEMENTS.
Within tne entrance the visitor nhds himS'li III
the large veshuc opposite the great subway JUS W
tbe right is the oic next which IS an elevator whe I'd
IN. lee. ia the rrcepIionrOOm near Which another eic
vetor The decorations OF the vesbule are by LOUIS "
TFmv Receiving no light directly from without, the
oruamentaion is designed TO remove any appearance Vi
gloom az far as possible Above the OAK WMnscO'u"8
the walls are painted In htte riagIes or WnlI' Duo
and brown giving cheerful although some~ha'
specked aspect The square futed pillara OF Diu,sn
color with oak pedesalr III the mlddle OF Tue "
are OF IA eOmpnsitOn Of bronze ana aluminium rI1nI %
Moresqua Oeiug hangs large BRASS chahueher Vi
NE TecSp room to the left Of the entrance the
work of Francis Hill smith, shoWs J E,s
paper covered with g leaves, al I've "hi'h are Cicua
fines Of g and Pur goJ f ard on The pe ceiling
are an mOnes aud ahtast" devices I'd gut sur ~
rich crnrc-rlrce Opening iio9i we He5,pn h 70 va
length of the Fft1hVe. 'front.' Inc decorations DS
Cpter. somewhat in the PompeAn sye XooVs ,uo
cherry wnnsclttius Is .he heavy "nat ,
paper, an imitation OF slammed red,,.b ea bsck
grownd The cenc Is Of blue and gold picked out
with hiaTs. On each side III the door ana AT inc hut
end argr oeI opaes OF srr c I mqCT l a
olashioncd settle, ia eb"uzed cherry uroh chch sur
here
so. o Mn. Ioug room rhr pedc-tnls are cnrrry, the
ase il gilt ana over thc draD shafts hang strngso gu
meddls. From each pillar 10 The Wal runs feaulhE
stand for magazines to which Is II achcd II liilr Iab''
Tnis arrangement an - d delightful senS'c ud lrheN
io reading. doubly atu4cnVe III Tue case VI u" "o''
by the long windows Ia FiitlrdN".
From M v,sIbulr At ras end opens largo room
81 feet by So with tinted walls aud dark ash rliuhi-
TINS will be used bllhrd-rUDm, 10 CnhtHh tI-Ht
tabh > and a cafe, whicn VIII he on ihr Thry'nhln
Al side Near the cafe the public entrance before men
toned where clodkiOOh Tor VISITOR, ANA a Pii
yate stairway crossing over the entrance o the Dai-
room aud leading 10 i'inS 'oh Vhcn 0pu u''o' Wy
size Of IN theatre. Tis Is ntcGdrd particularly 10 at
mt distinguished gursH directly 1" ne stage WITHOUT
Near tie cafe nl,o IA the wine s,iVicc-Ionm while on
the side Of thc vestlhur is the service ri 'a '
servants sta re- &C. CLder the great staircase opposite
the ma are coatr"om' l'Naory ana Oi~ef
TO IHE SECOND FLOOR
The bausrnde, Of he stairway are u carved oak. At
the first landing Is great arch Of oak behind which l.
large window to be III ed with stained glass A1ov" ms
landing hangs huge chandelier which Is grca' H1"he
OF open bta-s.work with projecting cnnIclAprH' hu'
pendcd by long chain Of larcr brass INKS Mo-dI'
glass aud tiles set In tho walls beside tho HSht OIL
stairs from the landing to the second door, aud mrdaI
IONS are TO b. placed IN the centre on reddish bacE
ground. Above are gilt cOrniccs ana V'ui'rd ee"'hV
Of Old gold. In the c.ntre OF the cr"lug ho"''
the chandelier IA n rqnirc ~ darker 'o''f
,,ok,y with II, varied huos like whirl OF
nr,cncy feathers. Another massive chandelier
hangs fl the hall the second or hY rhains Of bras
snrers. Tie rc.Iu- vaultinG OF me l"'l ~ studio
viii cleaning Opn r-rchi "a me hd- ana Stairway
are decorated bV LIuSt ntuY.
ON IN" Ffiavc side Of The second - IL the library
with luug windows 'urlnonntcd - Ian" :. ol c""Ir'
glass upPnnr upon bilc"h"a' inns II ~ ''llnf' .N
N, IranH Toe wHln'rttnS i "i en- ny ana l"r
con-i mt nsc Of goa produce nrifh ana sn1'' iu
effect Inc gfOh'l c'hHS !" q" In, E.' ~ A'i -,
win Nlite ana brown and marked ont By little baulS
c ntiuulnV the spruRIng rchrS - the pillar Al eAch
Of the ceiling The de'oIh'los arc IN INC anu "h.'
There five ncOye- WIN sh'lNr- nhpht FIX It hl-h
on each side OF the aud tnr ire places over the
large one thr nuIti end Will hang Carpenters PANT
ing OF tn Inaugural Ion OF Lincoln.
The eastern part q. the -rcOnd floor * taken M hy TIE
members nall or Theatre, wHich - :c'i Ia helgh ANA
60 feet long The walls marx Il "ut INTO wade yellow
and reddish brown panels bY pt4tcrH tinted sage green
and surmounied b' GIT Rflih!7; A drtEe shn"mS q
light hurc.quc design runH around the wal aDuYe Inc
coors recalling peacock feathers the sides and ~ the
top. TIE date VI the foundation OF the cup. l56 Az
the right. There IL space uIlrhraih the stag" III
which 10 stow away chairs when the nall Il TO be u.s..
! for dnncing Opposite, he long windows In Thirty
ntH-; are surmo united b. fhnhSlts ot stained gas
| Mex, TO the Members Hail l. the picture gallery,
near YIN the GENRE ~ the hui ding, extending a., u
lighted 10y sHYlgls thc slightly vauted ceiling,
the Inferior OF tho building furnishing V, nlat II ~
the gallery Of eonznd w30H he b!a'k polish T sur
height aud means of lighting ihr new gallery
viii superior to the one ~ the Old club house
Dressing rooms and conversation occupy the
mauder VI tho second nJpr.
HE THIRD FLOOR.
The staircase leading 10 the thirI moor IA guarded Dy
carved oaken grn1ns. The fourth and nfth floors the
ca tern end OF the building the Members Hail. are
occupied by bedrooms and bathrooms for the OF
members. YeOwsh brown aud sage Rre0n are The pro
vaIing tnts in the bed rooms. which all supplied
with open frepaces The furniture ia Of ebOniEcd
cherry wood and the beds,esds OF brass On tue north
OF the third floor private dining ted
by Francis Ill Smith The general effect Is somewh II
gloomy. The ceiling Of y"owsh brown Is part "
covered with dark Iresqur panels marked out IN
eb I'D wood. Tue wainsCOtting OF the room Is Of
drsb The dadO OF neavy paper in imitation OF
stamped leather shows the usual gilt flowers and birds
There arch at sde OF the whic gives the
nrcplHce vita It's encrcin2 settles the APPROPRIATION OF
being In Il rocess Tie thIrd floor The Flhtn.avc.
side IL ned by bedrooms, o. which there IN all
thlcty-nve for members,
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