The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1883-02-28
SOCIETY NOTES.
BY JACK HORNER.


The bed rooms are large, we'll VEN e
,ila,ed, with ceilings sixteen feet I
above the floor; the walls are pIas j
tered with the finest of Paris plaster d
and are as white as the driven snow; t
the floors are covered with carpets 80
soft that the foot sinks half way into
them; heavy mahogany chairs, well
cushioned, and sofas with damask
cushions, washstands with marble
tops, and china pitchers and bowls,
bureaus surmounted with large and
massive looking glasses, bedsteads
of the finest rosewood, lace curtains
tied up with silk cords which have
golden tassels, will give some idea
of the magnilicence of these rooms.
The parlor floor is covered with
velvet carpet most beautifully hg-
ured with flowers and cupids;--it is
furnished with sofas, divans and
chairs of rosewood, covered with tue
finest of thick and heavy satin; the
walls are hung with the best paint
ings Of the great masters, and from
its frescoed ceiling hangs huge chan
deliers with glistenipg pendants;-
pianos, lutes, harps and other mns'
cal ins,rumen lay around in loose
|profusion. By some continuance the
proprietor has arranged it so that
The wind from the North never en-
tiers here, but has it to turn ana
come from the South over warm
pipes and over beds of violets, wal!
ing warmth and sweet perfume into
the air of this room. As twilight
comes on the chandeliers are light
t ed and day reigns supreme, for there
e is no night here. At this hour the
$ dark and blue eyed beauties, guests
s of this house, cougregate in the par
r lor, and overcome by the soothing
d influences of the atmosphere and by
J. the voluptuousness of the scene
It reoline dreamily upon the sofas, play
q gently on the lutes and sing softly
the sweetest songs, and make tina
music which is heard on the stree
and sometimes thought to be Aeo
liar harps.
IS The dining room is a magaiicen
hall, large and commodious, and o.
the walls are representations of tn
, different kinds of fish, game an
80 hunting scenes. Here you can g
oysters and clans, shrimps from tn
=, Dead Sea, and HOLSTERS; white lis
from the frozen lakes Of the NORTH
fresh mackerel and blue fish from III
shores of Newfoundland; ted ,snaI
pers, red fish and pompanos from tx
warm waters of the Gulf; qua
en-
49, prairie chickens, deer and bufta
hump from the wild prairies OF II
~ West; Moose from the Labrado
canvass back ducks from the Ches
' peake; corn fed beef from the We
ia Winter and in the Summer tend
and juicy steaks of the grass fed CT
- tie of Texas; vegetables Of all klut
in from every cline, and the richie
&C and most luscious fruits are furnis
~ tha ed in profusion. The pastry is
nps every variety and most delicate tas
[ul- N. B.-Sea horse from the Black E
ex' extra charges. This departing
ned is superintendent blythe former CT
han de cuisiue of Napoleon III, who 81
o;r that everything is done up in 70.
.ro style.
The bar room has a mahogo
her 49,
-:,,, counter with parian marble tt
the floor is covered with Bruss
-. carpet; the walls glisten with or
an ments and paintings of sleep
bouris, and numberless chandeli
H. hang from the ceiling. On
49,, shelves sit bottles filled with the
4 IN est liquors taken from the Colon
.ood cellar. He was ten years in max
w.. his selection of wines, and the lar
90 portion of it once belonged to
t.te fallen Kings and Emperors Of
,o,,, rope. Here are wines from Made
co.o California and Hungary-from
ches vine-ciad slopes of sunny Fra
J, .; from the banks of the beautiful c
,,oo, and from the castellated hills Of
= Il Rhine. There is nothing here
h. will madden the soul or rob on
his reason, but every drink is al
freshing and life. giving as were
have waters of Fountain of Youth.
ange whole establishment is Of such
after tering beauty that one can scarce
after Iieve that he is not in the cav
with Aladdin. Verify it should be CT
stage, the ALEXANDRA.
{ iu'' Wandering about in this see,
10 VI enchantment and listening to
- W soft strains Of Aeolian notes, b
Il Que some one singing in splendid
- '"e voice