Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-01
THE METROPOLE.
COL. STEWARDS ELEGANT NEW
HOTEL ON SOUTH MAIN
Opens Today Under the Management
of Stewart and Dean---Full
Description of the
New House.


cept1on of guests under the management
of the colonel himself and Mr. D. J. Dean,
formerly of the Carey.
Ihls building was commenced in April
1881 and has just been completed 1t is of
brick, four stories in height with an arcbi-
tecturally attractive front of cut stone
iron and brick. The front on south Main
is seventy-fve feet and the depth on Eng
lish one hundred. In the construction
special attention was paid to having a
solid, substantial building, and the struct-
ure bears testimony how well was this
idea carried out.
The interior furnishing is excellent, be-
ing in hard pine or antique oak The
building is heated throughout with steam,
the apparatus for generating the steam be-
ing new and of the latest designs and I'M
provement. The rooms are all lighted
with gas and electric lights; while every
room in the house is supplied with electric
call bells. There is hot and cold water
and baths and water closets on each floor.
There are in all over fifty rooms in the no
tel; while for the accommodation of the
travelling statesmen large, commodious,
well lighted sample rooms have been con-
structed upon both the first and second
floors. A Prince & Eaton passenger eleva-
tor is used and runs to all the floors
of the building. In fact
there is nothing lacking in the appoint
ments and furnishing of the building that
might be expected to be found in a first
class hotel.
The office is upon the lower floor, the en-
trance being from Main street through
large antique oak doors The floor is laid
with tile. The desks and conters are all
new and well in keeping with the interior
furnishing of the house. A neat, attract
i've writing room is upon the right, and in
an adjoining room are the cigar stand and
barber shop.
The dining room, which is certainly
most pleasant and attractive one, is also
on this floor and in the rear of the Office.
The tables are heavy antique oak, the
chairs to match dave high backs and are
most comfortable. A large mahogany
side board and mirror extending almost to
the ceiling stands at one end of the room.
There has been no stinting in plate and
cutlery, for they are al of the finest The
seating capacity of the room is one hun
dred to one hundred and twenty-five per-
which attention is especially directed, for
it is the intention of the management to
set table that can not be eclipsed in the
state. The range, the steam table, the ovens
and the kitchen utensils are new just
having been put into position by parties
from st. Louis. A French chef and able
assistant cooks have been secured and the
excellence of the cuisine of the hotel may
at all times be depended upon. The din
ing room service will likewise be complete,
a competent headwaiter and able accomo-
dating assistants having been secured.
The parlor is on the second floor, being
in realty three parlors extending the entire
length of The front. In the furnishing of
these no pains nor expense has been
spared. The finest carpets that could be
purchased in the city are upon the foor
the furniture and curtains are elegant,
while the arrangement of the whole is
most exquisite and due to the artistic taste
of Mrs Stewart. Upon the wall of the
main parlor is hung an interesting series
of pictures, large cOlored view of Venice
secured by Colonel and Mrs Stewart dur
ing their European sojourn. 1t may not
be out of place to observe here that the
whole idea of the furnishing is to avoid
that characteristic stiffness of hotels in
general and to make the place homelike
and attractive in every particular
Another important fact to be borne
in mind is that the hotel was almost
entirely furnished in this city. The
mattresses, lounges, bed-springs ETC.,
were made here in Wichita, while
the Kansas Furniture company furnished
all the elegant bed rooms and largely all
the other furnishings of the hotel.
The Railways and stairs are ali covered
their whole breadth with brussels carpet;
here and there in the halls is an inviting
sofa or tete-a-tete
The furnishing of the guest rooms are
worthy of more than a passing notice.
There are, as before stated, over fifty of
these in the hotel; all are of good size,
well lighted and heated with steam. The
carpets are all brussels; the furniture
either cherry, mahogany or antique oak,
there being no cheap job lot pattern in the
hotel; the same high character of furnish
ings prevail in everything else placed in
the rooms.
The location of the hotel is most favor
able, on South Main street, thel second
block south of Douglas avenue; in other
words less than two blocks from the bust
ness center of the city. The city council
have already agreed TO put down a twelve
foot stone sidewalk from the corner of
Main and Douglas to English, and also to
put up electric lights at the crossings of |
Main and English and Main and Williams |
The hotel viii thus be most easy of access /!
at all times of the night or day
Little need be said as to the management /
of the hotel. Col Stewart is one of the /
sterling, reliable business men of Wichita, /
and it is well known that he permits no 4
to which he gives either his |
name or assistance to drag. Mr. Dean is 1
so we'll known to the travelling public from /
his connection with the Hotel Carey and /
Hotel GaDdolfo that he will need no intro
duction. His geniality, kindness and de- /
sire to please and accommodate has ever |
made him favorite with those who have |
been guests of each of these hotels Their |
intention is to make s. day house that \
is better than any of the same price in the .
state and equal to many of even higher
price, and the general opinion is that they
will succeed. Z. p, Cornell, the genial /
Young clerk who has for some time past /
been at the Carey, will act as day clerk.
The hotel starts out under the most
favorable auspices already almost all the
rooms intended Cor regular boarders are
aiken; among whom may be mentioned
Mr. and Mrs. Burr Rouse. who have an
elegant front suite. as have also Messrs.
Harry and VIII Sheppard; Mr.. L. c.
" ales, Mr.. E II. Davis and MeSsrs. ). 81.
Grief and I. Hagney have delightful
suites of rooms on the south side. Sunday