The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-21
ola Fashioned Com,or,.

As one grows older he thinks that the
ways and doings OF his younger DAYS were
better than those of now, and many times
he is correct. One OF those where this is
true is OF hotels. There is vastly more
style and foolishness, some additional con-
veniences, but frequently at the expense
OF solid comfort A few days since "a fine
old Arkansas gentleman, one of the olden
time" an old friend OF my fathers, met
me and was signing for the tayerns Of his
younger days. Said he, 81 am accustomed
to large rooms and comfortable places to
sleep. / come here and 90 to stylish
hotel and am put in a little stutfy bed
room, the house is full OF noise OF the bill
lard-room and bar, the table is supplied
with style and hotel French but the good
old ways OF cooking are gone, the price is
equal to tho STYLE but where is the home
comfort OF the old inn?' "Major, let me
tell you" Don't call me Major, please;
served all through the war rs private,
and am proud OF the loneliness OF my posi-
ton. am going to have carved on my
tombstone, The only private soldier in
either army" "All right, but my private
friend, there are some OF the good, com.
Portable old hostelries left even here. There
is one on Madison street, Just below Sec
ond, the Clarendon, where you can be
treated with your old.fashioned ideas OF
comfort and homeness. One OF your own
people, an Arkansas gentleman, rs well
known through your part Of the State rs
Mr.. Whitaker, the other partner, is in
Mississippi, one who appreciates the old
stock and knows what comfort is, Mr. J.
w. Duncan, has bought an interest in that
hotel, and the result OF their united
efforts is already apparent. But then
they had good basis on which TO work.
The house was built by somebody OF
ideas akin 10 yours. There are sixty.two
rooms in the house. The sleeping rooms
are sixteen by sixteen and fifteen
feet high, big enough for even
you and TO catch our breath
in or swing whole family OF CATS there
are bath rooms aud all convenienccs on
each floor, and an elevator, electric bells,
and in some OF the rooms electric lights.
OF course II has all the improvements, con-
yeniencos, etcetcra, OF n number ono no.
tel, but what pleases you and Is the
large, comfortable rooms; why the dining
room will seat 100 people, and is 3jxl25
feet, with steam warming boxes for plates,
steam cooking apparatus for vegetables,
these you can get at any OF the large city
hotels, but the comfort Of being able TO
put modern trunk in the same room
where the bed is, is rare fca-
ture. There are tvcnty.four rooms
in suites fronting ON Madison
street especially fitted for families, or
ladies' travelling alone; there is also one
peculiarly Of the house and its guests,
which particularly commends II TO these,
the house patronage Is not sufficient TO
warrant saloon or bar, the saloon was
rented, and fitted up in fine style a few
months since, and after keeping open
month the proprietor closed out, stating
that he didn't average drink day from
tho guests OF the house. Bring your wife
and daughters there during race week and
see II you don't find your old.iashioned
ideas realized and without having 10 mort
gaga your crop to pay the bill"
kALAKAUA.