New-York tribune., 1886-11-14
Monday morning. aud will be at hand oeiore '"'
McQuade trial Is begun"
AqHLETIC MEN ~ FIFTH-AVE.
pr NEW HOME OF THE MANHATTAN CLUB

HOW THE THoRSE MANSION HAS BEEN fiiIhD VI
PLEASANT APPEARANCE OF THE ROOMS
The familiar old Thorne mansion, at No. 524
F,t,.ave will become on Saturday evening oniciahy
"a. nou.. Of the Manhattan Athletic Club. For year
the club has been considering the desrabty oil having
new clubhouse and month ago succecded In iea'ihs
the Thorne mansion It was formerly owned Oy 'on|
than Tborne q well known merchant VINO occupeo" :"
for many years
The mansion is door below Forty four'hs on 'ne
.. aide NJ the avenue and OF the few hight stone
hou.es in that neighborhood 1t is high stoop
house. The front is simple, with no attempt a' "'"A
mentation bat the building substantial IN appearance
and standing four stories high, the enect l'Ans'
The front ia 3s wide and the depth covered oy tho
house is ninety feet. while She entire lot runs oacA
distance OF l25 feet Large double doors admit one W
the hall which "a 60 feet in length and 10 ioet high'
Tho noo- ia covered with Brussels carpet Al the
right OF the hall the douoie PA'ior7' '
feet deep. and at tho lett
small reception room. while opening from the
rear OF the hall Is the olhins Twin
which +, about thirty feet deep and overooKs pretty
little plot OF ground thirtyhve feet deep laid out Id
grass and flower beds On entering the reception room
one finds cosy little apartment tastiy hnsneu n"
mouious shades OF brown. The dsdois oil darK Drown
with railing Of maple and walnut The mantei and
IN. over mantel mirror are set maple and walnut
while the place 10 ornamented with med"lohs Vi
bronze relief set IN wood work. The ceiling OF TINS
room is preserved In low tones aud paneiiea III hEh'
wood and the walls decorated with paper Oh reh
design IN brown The hall repeats tho tones OF woou
work In the reception and the doors OF all 'no
apartments opening from 1t are Handsomely pane'ieu
in BIRDS eye maple and walnut
Tho front parlor is lighted By one broad window OF
large proportions and the ceiling Is lroscoeo ~ ~"
tones Against the wall opposite the entrance Is AIg
haniso pier gIass about ten feet hlsh DIusseis
carpet covers the aud the room is to be
with Paris chairs OF blue aud brown embossed push %
viii be furnished win a & iargs ts%,S ,.ps, isst s
easy chairs Thi. & room 0daw. !, a00at iS tns rear
bet ween which is pier glass thirteen feet hsh. & me
walls OF the room are s ceiling Is frecoed The
mantel and msntol mirror frame are 0. roos %
medalons making in oil a handsome ornsmentauon
Al the left of the reading room is the dnng room roon
The walls decorated In warm Pompehan reu M one,
and the w.Inscoting Is OF handsome panels of mapie
and walnut The fireplace and mantel are OF car'ed
Ascending the broad square staircase of walnut with
balustrade Of lighter wooa Venser 'o psrtcusry
cosey aud be used rs chess and loungihg roTW
foor The TWO rooms in the rear be used as general
card rooms aud OF them Will De USED or 49,
are of the same description those on the second moor
and they will snswsr special CLUB purposes perhT @
for additional bllard ROOMS, or for private rooms the
two The fourth noor wi Dc used ior te
parlor ana the Two ,sss snail TSs sTperin
tendent of the club will have his apartments mere
the extra chambers viii o5 Ss s occUpsa occasion may
| demand All the rooms, except those on the
fourth floor are fifteen feet high. The basement has
large Kitchen etc, and comfortable ohAraroom win
a snug little bar e.. ,,,nrt. de-
tails tnat 90 TO make up the essentials OF large clo'
mousse press ticker VIII be placed IN the na' anu
| hant.ome electric dlals in keeping Win tno
general appearances of the rooms, are no to
| be placed iu all the rooms NO
szsd ersyon l. r. Myers the champion medium uls-
Iaucs ruuner OF the world AMI life member o. tue cluo
will adoru the walls OF the smoking ROOM In the sum
mer the little plot OF the hOuse Will De cOVored Win
| An awning AMI tables Will be set there
! The club now numbers seventy-hve member' George
" carr il president ami the presidents are Chares
| f. Trotter william j. swan and George A.. avery.
Walton Is treasurer ana Charles I. Hughes Is
| s.cratary The Board OF Managers inciuic. ,. j.
| Cornell (captain) u " l. sacks. James Magee, IL a.
| smart Ceorge A. KDubel r. D Thompson. j. W BTU
and James 1t 10 said on good autn0ry tn sn
| Of " increased
nnmhsr "A 400 before long Many invitations 10 the
formal opening saturday evening nave Deen Issued
| and the occasion pro ouises to lie "A brilliant one