The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1881-09-24

TO be finished. The dining-rocm is a strikingly
handsome, we'll proportional room, but its APP
pearance Is somewhat marred by "A series Of ven-
u4ators inserted III the wall below the cornices;
1t Is TO be hoped that some ingenious contrf-
vance may yet he invented TO conceal them.
The staircase when completed will present a
handsome appearance, the massiSeness Of the
balnstradc, and other details Of is finish, making
up for its n~arrowness. The hall above, less
broken than that below by the stairway presents
a floor % feet \ 80 feet. The original design
brought the staircase TO the middle Of the floor,
and there were to be rooms called, on.the plan. tho
breakfast room and the chapter room, occupying
either end what Is now an open hall. The
change Is an improvement in many ways. and
leaves available a fine hoor-space for dancing.
This was needed, as no ballroom is included Ia
the plan Of the building-unless IL were In
tended by the architect that the sacred precints
of the throne-room should be invaded by
dancers. The apartments of the King and
Queen occupy the rear or mRuka side OF the
Palace on this door. The Kings room which Is
on the Eva side, is % feet X 80. with dressing
room and bathroom, etc, opening from IL. Adj
joining is the Library, designed 20 be used also
as a Privy Council Chamber an apartment %
feet \ 80 feet. The front room ON the same
side Of the building is OF similar size, and goes
10y the name OF the MUSHROOM. The Queens
apartment is the same size as His Majesty's,
and there are ON the aams side Of the building,
two guest rhamber of about % feet \ 30 feet.
The rooms ia the corner towers form agreeable
additions 10 the apartments with which they
communicate. being entered directly from them.
They are each II feet X ~ feet, having doors
leading on to the balconies on either hand and
large windows in the outer walls. All the rooms
on this hoor are in an advanced stage, the car
penter's aud plumbers work being nearly com
plete, and even the telephone instruments and
electric bells being in their places. His
Majesty will have distinct telephone mmu
cation with the Queens apartments, and with
the Chamberiain's room, besides being CON-
nected with the general system OF the city. In
a small room Ou tho left hand sfda az the IN
trance TO the Library, there is a winding stair
case by which the attic rooms, the promenade
ON the roof, and the upper stories are reach
ed. Some baggage rooms have been constructed
in the roof, but otherwise the attic story IN con-
fined TO one long room which stretches from
front to back, and gives access to tic rooms In
the towers. This is lighted by u large csl.t-s'
lantern whose general design is similar 20 that
in which the towers are finished.
1t now only remains TO describe-the basement.
This Is approached by two main entrances, one at
either end of the building, and by a staircase
from the main hall. 1t is divided into q large
number of apartments. some of which do not
enjoy much light. They would all have been de-
fectIve IN this particular, but for the adoption OF
n suggestion made by Mr.. Moore, the present
experimenting architect of the building. Mr..
Moore took charge Of the work in October last,
very soon came to the conclusion that IL the
basement was to be Of any practical use, IL
would not do 10 let il be buried from five 20 six
feet in the soil. An area @ feet in width has
hNA'ipA hffh hhBsput hi hIounu tue Iulucts
providing light aud ventilation and keeping the
rooms dry. Some very pleasant apartments
have been contrived in this basement those at
the corners Of the building being the best.
These rooms extend under the verandahs as
well as under the rest Of the building, SO that
they have, with the passage "A total hoor-space Of
100 feet X 40 feet, less so much as il taken up
by the outer walls and the piers which
support the main building, The ChAmberlain's
apartments occupy one corner, another is under
stood to be set apart for His Majesty's work
shop and laboratory, "A third is intended for a
billiard-room but will not serve that purpose
very well, except at night. The kitchen IL Ia
the middle of the building, and IL TO be fitted with
every convenience. The rest of the basement
il devoted to servants rooms, pantries and
store-rooms, bathrooms, and other necessary
offices.
The erection of the new Palace will necessi-
tate a re-arrangement Of the grounds in which IL
stands. No design for this was, 40 far as we aro
aware, determined upon before His Majesty's
departure for Europe. This matter, which ought
not to be long delayed now. will no doubt be
promptly taken in hand when the King returns.