St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-21

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too sweet for anything. The walls of this
bright paper in delicate designs.
The next parlor is modern Gothic in its
treatment, sparkling in color and yet lit
tie more subdued than the one just men
toned, there being a multitude of soft
blues and reds Foliage predominates in
the decorations, both ceiling and wall.
The last parlor is in German renaissance
style, not in relief as many of the Others
are, but with a fiat surface, Illuminated by
colors running through the papers, the
whole having harmonious effect and ar
| ranged in such way as to make the cell
ing dome up, as it were. The frieze of the
wall is hand painted and is broken by
panels, on which are painted lovely little
sketches of flowers, leaves and the flight OF
swallows. The paper is in odd foliage de
| signs.
HYMEN'S SHRINES.
Next comes series of bridal chambers,
| the decorations of which are everlastingly
sweet and previously tender. In the first
the designs are almost pure Gothic, in soft
subdued colors being rather suggestions
than designs of birds and butterflies. The
next one is equally esthetically appropriate
for billing and cooling, there being quite q
profusion of orange blossoms and light
tracery, the flowers being delicately painted
on flat spaces of color.
Bower of Bliss No. is deeked out with
indiscriminate patterns of natural designs,
mostly of foliage, radiating from the center
OF the ceiling. 1t is said to be very restful.
The furniture of these rooms will be OF the
daintiest and coStliest pattern.
Then come the ordinary parlor 1loor,
chambers where man may WOO the SUM
| brOuS god if he's single or been married
number of years. These are frescOed
and papered in the most quiet and sub
| dued manner that the artist can produce,
| in soft and cool yet cheerful grays, drabs,
| pinks and blues, with drowsy suggestions
| rather than sharply defined designs, the
| whole effect warranted to cure insomnia
| in one dose.
Farther along the hall is the ladies' ordi-
nary, spirited study in color, the ceiling
being deliberately painted, and the walls
| treated in baS-relief with designs OF fruits,
corn, pOmegranateS, the whole handled
with soft bronze metal effects, impartlng a
luminous richness to the room.
THE INTERNAL REGIONS.
The part of the building which the public
will not see, and of which it will know
nothing save by its results, is the basement.
Without any detailed statement OF Its az
engagements, some of its salient features
may be mentioned. The boilers are four in
number, with combined capacity OF 500
horse power. They run eight engines.
Two of these are pumps, which elevate
water to tanks at the top of the house,
whence it is distributed by pipes. Three
more run the elevators, two passenger and
one freight. Then there are two electric
light engines, one of fifty and the other OF
twenty-fve-horse power. Then there is the
big engine which runs the laundry and other
machinery. In the laundry room
is the heavy machinery common to
such departments, the steam washers,
the centrifugal wringer, the mangle which
requires the service of six attendants and
irons 1900 pieces per hour. Then there is
the dry-rOom with twenty or more horses
on which the linen is run into the hot box
and every particle of water evapOrated IN
few seconds. The two bake ovens could
cook for regiments. The area of each is
12x14 feet There are, of course, numer-
Gus and spacious store rooms, coal bins,
wine cellars, ice chests, jelly coolers, etc.
AS TO THE FURNITURE
of the Ryan, there will not be cheap set
in the hotel All will be solid, substantial,
elegant and costly. On the parlOr floor the
most expensive patterns will be used, the
upholstery being of the finest plush and the
| framework of the costliest mahogany. Mr..
Ryan has given orders to spare nothing in
| this matter, and the sets on the top floor
| will be as rich as those in the rooms OF the
same grade further down. The woods used
will be mahogany, oak, cherry and walnut.
| The designs will be of the most elaborate
description, large bureaus surmounted by
great cheval glasses, while the finer pieces,
such as easy chairs and lounges, will be
much more numerous than common
even in the best class of hotels. BOx-Springs
and hair mattresses will be used for all the
beds. The sets for the parlors will be in
magnificent pattern, oak and mahogany be-
ing the predominating woods in the frame
work, and the color of the plush and even
the carving of the wood being done in way
to harmonic with the decorations OF the
rooms.
THE PERSONNEL.
If success can come from good officers,
the RYAN will succeed. Mr.. Ryan has
leased the hotel to two gentlemen Of large
experience in all departments OF houses OF
this character, and who will be able to ham
| die it in the best possible manner from the
beginning. Mr.. c. M. Truman, the head OF
the firm, will have charge of what is known
as the ''back end" of the house. He will be
| the steward in the most comprehensive &C
ceptation of that term, and on his care and
efficiency will depend in large measure the
| comfort of the guests. Mr.. Truman comes
| from New York, where he has been FOL
| fourteen years connected with the United
| States hotel of which he and his father
were the proprietors. He has also run sew
eral summer resort houses. Mr.. j. III.
| Brugh. the other member of the firm, will
superintend the Office. He is from Boston,
! where he has been connected with the Com
monwealth hotel for five years, and was fol
| five years before that with the Brigham
house, Philadelphia. Both of these are af-
fable genial gentlemen, and after con-
versing with either of them for time, one
| has kind of unctiouS respect for himself,
as though he had received the benediction.
They will be aided in their different de-
| partments by formidable array of assist
ants, the whole number Of people required
! to run the house being ITO. The head clerk
will be J. T. Ford, now of the Metropolitan.
He is well known to as much of the travel
! ing public as visits the Northwest, and his
| popularity will do much to draw custom to
| the hotel. The others in the Office will be
| A. F. Keegan, bookkeeper, W. L. Hunt,
| cashier, and Earnest Head, night clerk.
Other officers will be j. F. Squire of the
Parker house, Boston, manager of the
billiard room; John HallOran, barkeeper
Gus Schmidt, late of the Windsor, New
York, head cook; j. w. Schneider, late OF
the Brevoort, New York, head baker; John
| Steimont, head meat cook; Mrs MacLean,
late of the Continental, Philadelphia, house
keeper; Miss Nelson, head laundress; Frank
Bazzle, storekeeper; head waiter, John G.
Reeves. Each of these will have from
| three to twenty assistants.
RYANETS.
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