Omaha daily bee., 1885-04-15
THE OMAHA CLUB.
The New Rooms of tho Organization
and a Description Thereof.
The Opening.

Paxton building are now entirely furn-
ished, and 30 far as outward equipment
goes, are nearly ready for occupancy.
The members of the club will hold their
frat formal meeting in the new resort
next Saturday night, when rules and
regulations of the new regime will be
discussed. On May 1st, or th%eresbouts,
a grand "blowou." will take place, con-
shutting the formal opening of the club in
ts new quarters.
The rooms are elegant throughout and
chastely Furnished with warm.colored
brussels carpets, and tinted and toned
uniformly in such q name as to pro-
duce the most pleasing effects.
THE ROOMS
A wide hall way leads from the elevator
landing on the third floor to the entrance
OF the club rooms proper. which conslst
of o large parlor, billiard room, music
room, card room, dancing room and cafe,
besides bath, coat and cloak rooms.
The reading parlor in the northeast
corner is to be a beautiful room, AZ feet
long and 81 feet wide, from which opens
a music room by an arch, extending the
room fifteen feet. There are seven
large windows overlooking the busy
traffic at the intersection of Farnam
and Fftsenth streets. A large and
artlstically designed fireplace has been
built in the west wall, end the walls
with paper In some rich design. Off
from the side of the parlor is the billiard
room. 30x21 feet, with two windows
overlooking Farnam street. Here, also,
Ia a cheerful CRATE fire and room for three
tables, two carom and one pool, with six
feet space at the end of the tables and
four feet between. Behind this Is a
small hallway leading to the maiu corri-
dor, off from which opens a coat room.
A card room, 13xl2, opens off the music
room.
Just behind the reading room and open
Ing from them by sliding doors, Is a large
room, 26 feet deep and "a feet wide,
overlooking Fifteenth street, which it Ia
proposed TO use as a dancing room. 1t
can be- occupied In connection with the
club rooms or rented separately for sels CT
entertainments. 1t is well lighted and
approached by two outside entrances, one
iuiinsutapoIy oppSSito nhF" w" W W
known as the ladies' dressing room on the
other aide Of tho hall. Behind TIL.
dressing. room Is a bath room aud q tize'
able kitchen.
In beginning, the ballroom may be
used as a dining room, the tables being
cleared away for dances. There are also
three large office rooms at the rear, ont
being 10 by "a. The members announce
that the eating rooms are to be presided
over by a competent lei .de.culsine, who
will be engaged In the east. The lunch
rooms will be open to all the members
properly furnished with tickets.
II Is the intention of the club to Issue
special privilege cards to parties living In
other cities, on the request of . friend
who may be a member of the club, which
will admit the holder to all the privilege
of the club room. The club will from
time to time hold invitation reception
, but will give no regular series of balls OF
,, parties.
This organization, which now comprise
In Its membership n hundred ant
!; thirty of the young men Of this city,
. one which Ia calculated to fill an impor
tant niche In the metropolitan require
msnts of Omaha. Its existence and 1t
prosperity are an earnest that social lif'
Ia this city Is not stagnant.