Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-04

War and His Clefkss
DESCRIPTION OF BRAuFIYuL pecosaroxs-vARuTY
OF DESIGNS AND PLEASING coxyRAsrs-A xoDsl
LIBRARY AND coNrLETE HIxvAIoRs-FuruREo OF
TIE STATE DEPARTMENT
The moving Of the outside bureaus Of the war
Department into their new quarters In the vest
and center wings OF the building Is daily growing
more general. Already q portion OF the clerical
force OF the Quartermaster and Surgeon-G Generals
omces are at work In the new rooms, and ham
mers are sounding on all sides. as workmen are
making and putting up the shelving. BY the
middle OF next week the moving win have begun
In earnest, and It is probable that for few days
there VIII be chaos In the War Department
A smell OF fresh paint permeates the atmosphere
as one enters the west wing. This comes from the
decorated rooms in the center OF the wing, which
| have attracted considerable attention by their
neatness richness OF appointments and excellence
OF design In decoration.
THE sEcRErARY's ROOMS,
two In number, are gems OF tasteful frescoing and
stucco-work, q harmony OF tones and shades that
| Is delightful. II would be unfair to make any
comparison between the new and the old of1ces OF
1901 sSs aes wee
ly, and the work OF to-day Is more pleasing In its
general effects than tn II OF i've or ten years ago.
room has been mistaken for bronze. Is an out
growth OF development In few years, and BY its
means enects are produced that were impossible
before. description OF the main room conveys
but little idea or the charms; the wainscoting is
OF mahogany, and the mantel as well, polished
until they are good substitutes for mirrors The
design OF the manteIs, the wainscoting, the
trims" and the oak parQuetry floors OF these TWO
rooms were BY stephen d. Hatch, New York
architect The ceiling OF the main room IL deco
rated with allego1cal representations OF War and
Peace. War male inquire Is driving TWO furious
ngure, in flowing white robes, comes toward him
from the other side In modest chariot drawn by
milder animals In the corners are punches OF
nagS OF all nations.
The other decorated, or as the workmen around
the building call them, painted" rooms, are
TWENTY-FIVE In number, and though none OF them
equal the wealth Of design or cOOring OF those OF
ane secretary, they are sufictenty tasteful and
through them. No two are exactly alike such
combinations OF colorlng and design having been
mdnteIs are different in nearly every room, there
being nve Kinds OF marble and two designs One
OF the achievements Of the frescoing is Id the ti
tation or tn, marble In continuous line around
the room, painted so well that at distance Of a
few feet 1t is impossible to distinguish between
the FIRST floor were painted by Emmert oaartley.
OF. Baltimore, and the other eighteen on the
second, third and fourth floors were done under
the direction OF Mr.. JOS PHI Rakema l. OF Washing
ton. One would think on passing through this
succession OF splendors that large sums OF money
nav nave oeen spent upon the walls and ceilings and
shown Is apt TO be obtained. This is an errOr for
with the increased advantages ana the special
produce all these ELECTS with comparatively In
Significant sum. In fact the average cost OF each
room was less than $500.
DOME AND sKYLIGHT.
One OF the prettiest pieces or work Is the dome
and skylight OF the main stairway, at the inter-
section of the west and center wings It is of
light yellow tones, and extends across the entire
corridor The frame work is entirely OF iron, with
stained glass OF handsome design extending across
In an arch, SurmOunted b. q graceful dome. The
design OF the sAyiiyht glass was by Brooklyn
1rm, while the general plans OF The ornamental
Oft1ce
THE NEW LIBRARY.
On turning from this soft blaze Of pleasant light
one enters queer room that in its present unfln-
ished condition looks like jail and sounds like
boiler shop. This il the library, said to be the
capacity Is about 40 900 volumes, which are to be
arranged in the ''stack system" or iron netttngs
tnat extend end from noor to ceiling ON every side
ceive the shelves The supporting pillars are
handsome being capped and Ornamented with
gaivano- plastic ware brighten up the present SOM
per effect OF the implanted cages. The latter will
De given coat OF pleasing yelowish color as
this room is also from Col Caseys ONCE, iron be-
ing the only material used. 1t will be ready for
the books 10 few weeks. grea! skyilght at the
service and quiet and comfortable reading
small elevator has been erected on the south side
up and down. The only decoration is sight
border OF painted work around the skylight. The
floor will be Of encausuc thing OF very handsome
the heart OF Librarian Fitzgerald, his assistants
and all OF his patrons.
THE ELEVATORS
deserve more than a passing notice. They are
four In number two on each side of the Secretarys
Office. about half way down the corridor, placed
on the west side. They are Of the hydraulic pat
tern, and undoubtedly have no equal for speed
comfort, and safety In any OF the Government
buildings The cars are small, but elegant, in
the artistic iron work of which they are composed.
One or each pair Is provided with cushioned seat
while the other Is left clear for the occasional
carrying OF freight. The throttles are Of the
lever type, and, IN consequence, can be operated
much more quickly than the ropes that are COM
monty used. The pumps are very powerful, there
at one time, however, for each pair Of cars, thus
always reserving two pumps for cases OF emer-
gency. The fronts OF the landings or cages are OF
posed OF oxydized iron In lattice work, with var-
Gus ornaments in the form OF galvano- plastic
panels. These elevators are counterparts Of the
new one recently erected In the House wing of the
Capitol, and are considered to be the best in use
When they are completed there will be eight cars
IN use N the ouiiding-more than any other build
FUTURE NEED OF ROOM
The new part OF the building Is said to represent
about AZ per cent OF the entire space and work of
the entire edifice. While there is plenty OF room
Just now, 1t Is probable that there will have to be
considerable crowding In order to accommodate
the army OF clerks There Is talk among the War
Department officials OF time IN the future when
their bureaus Will be extended around the south.
west corner into the south wing This prophetic
utterance means. Of course that the STATE Depart
ment Will be moved from the great structure be-
fore long into building Of its own, and opinions
generally point to the ground at the corner OF
Madison place and Pennsylvania avenue as the
spot on which this building will be erected 1t Is
already in the possession OF the Government and
not be found In Washington.
What Constitutes q ssSize.',
From the st. Louis Globe Democrat
1t Is astonishing TO observe how few people un-
derstand the common rules OF measurement in
purchasing wearing apparel Forinstance man
will buy q coat that Is '.stze" too small or too
large. A "stze" smaller or "size" larger is what
he probably needs, but he does not know what q
"size" Is. Well, "size" In a coat is an inch. a
"size" in underwear Is inches, ''size" in sock
Is inch, in collar an incn, In shirt an inch
In shoes 1-6th OF an inch pants inch, gloves OF
an Inch, and in hats e or an inch. Very few pur-
chasers ever understand the schedule named.
Those Necessary Things-Rreakfasts
From Table Talk.
The old Adage, mo breakfast, no man." is Der.
haps as true in some form to-day as when first
formulated, although or late years the ideas OF
people concerning breakfast have undergone
radical change For the labOring man and for the
man OF much physical exercise heavy breakfast Ia
necessary, but for the man or woman OF sedentary