Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-17
LUXURY AND COMFORT SUBSCRIBED
A Grand Dining Room and a Dream of
Ballroom.
GORGEOUS HAEGINGS AND FURNITURE


forethought made prominently conspicuou
for the tail, white monuments surrounding OF
Trinity and marking the resting places of d.
parted spirits will serve as an antidote to tn
members who have enjoyed convivial spirits {
would be impollte to insinuate that an EMO.
ment of any other species of spirits would b
tolerated in the new domain) to Brobdil
nagian degree of heart. Natural politeneS
forbids any reference to Brobdignagian az
gree of heads.
THEY ARE OLD AND STAID.
The DuQuesne Club. which is the oldest il
Pittsburg, is composed of the older, staide
more substantial business men of the city, an
the club building was built by a compan!
formed from the members OF the club, who ad
vanced the necessary money and took bonds Sc
cured by mortgage on the building. Inc en-
tire cost including the furnishing, Will be ap
proximately 500, 600
The exterior of the handsome building may
be seen at any time and a description of it
beauties would be useless, but the interior
the reporter who viewed its luxuriousness yes
terday afternoon, without permission, was SUI
fering at 10 O'Clock last evening from lack OF
breath, said breath being taken away both BY
the gorgeousness of the apartments and the
severe rebuke administered by Colonel Cham
bers McKibben, the genial, jovial, much-llked
However, the notes had all been taken in a
thoroughly innocent not-intending-any-ha harm
sort of a way before Colonel McKibben came
upon the scene.
DONE IN MASSIVE OAK.
As one enters the main hall, with its paneled
walls of dark oak and heavily beamed ceiling,
the eve is at once attracted by the massive oak
furniture, of which the great chair of the
porter is the bright particular star. 1t is a
most excellent example OF the period of Louis
lie Grand with its broad seat and splendidly
carved back, eight feet in height, all solid oak,
IL g. e., hno1
against, which is filed with gIlded leather
bearing the Bourbon lilies in relief
After struggle one recalls the fancy from
the days of Louis and De Aaintenon to the
present and then enters through the portieres
of Morris plush into the reception room, which
occupies the front of the building to the left OF
the entrance
The woodwork here. .ss throughout the house,
is of oak, paneled, walnscoting and ceiling, the
panels of which are treated in gobelIn blue
with ornaments in russet red and gold, all very
soft and resembling in effect piece of
tapestry. The walls are covered with buck
ram, treated in old red with an Angel0-Arabian
diaper pattern in lacquered gold.
THE GENERAL APPOINTMENTS.
The draperies are of the Norris plush similar
to the portieres. The furniture is upholstered
in old red and olive leather; the frame work
of light oak. The carpet is lovely Wilton,
old red, and the effect of the entire rooms is
rich and luxurious.
Adjoining the reception room in the rear is
the Office of the club. with desks for clerks and
Secretary, and big safe for the security OF
'the inspiration bills of the boys" The general
tone of color is soft yellow, indicative of the
golden coins that, in company with the 'in-
spiration bills" will pay for many large, ex-
pensive time, as Bill Nye would say.
Next is the directors room coZily furnished
and decorated in Japanese leather.
ASTRONOMICAL.
The magnificent restaurant is next entered,
with seats for 80 people. 1t is in all respects
splendid room; 80 by S5 feet is'athe officially
stated size, and Is feet from floor to ceiling. 1t
has 80 beautifully decorated panels. and is
lighted by 20 lovely windows of loaded glass
whose light is softened by draperies of rose-red
satin damask. Buckram forms the walls in
this room, as it does in all the principal rooms,
and it is covered with a lovely design in soft
olive on ground of cream blushed with red.
The wainscoting is high and of ivory white
making charming background for the beauti-
fully designed furniture of mahogany.
Returning to the hall the visitor passes up
the broad stairs which are covered with a
handsome carpet in red and blue, very dark
shades, extending from the foot of the stairs on
the first floor to the topfloor, and covering the
floors of the halls successively The walls of
the upper halls are deep rich red to CORE
spond with the carpet and the stairs and rail-
ings are all beautifully polished light oak.
THE EXQUISITE BILLIARD ROOM.
On the second floor to the left is the delight
of all club mems hearts, the billiard room, with
walls of blue and silver buff ceilings and wilton
carpet carrying the colors of the decorations. |
The chairs are particularly admirable in their |
design, which is Elizabethan, old oak and |
brown leather handsomely studded with |
ancient brass nails. The atmosphere /
of the room even in its unfinished state without 1
the magnificent table that will simply cap the |
climax, is suggestive of such a delightfulness /
stay Observation-Disclosures it will be dreadfulIV
dangerous when entirely complete and peo-
pied with the choice eXotieS of club life Cross
ing the hall the visitor enters suite of three
private dining rooms where there is already
an odor OF myrrh and a hint of Eurico clzy
and spice and everything nice that the epicur-
lans Will enjoy to the deTiment often of their
The ceilings are ivory and cream, with
shrimp pink walls, blush green carpet and |
drsperies OF soft, red material.
A QUICK DEPRESSION.
To the rear is-the club sideboard. Let ms
return quickly to the hall and enter the great
colonial ballroom, 9Ox35 and Is feet in height.
With balcony for musicians and gallery for
spectators. The woodwork is ivory white cell
ng ivory and yellow with ornamented beams
The frieze of this room is a splendid piece of
mural designing made expressly for the par-
1cular room, as are all the friezes used in the |
'especnVe rooms Ivory white and colonial
leiloW are the cOlors used in all the |
ieeorations in the room, where beauty will
-eign for years and years to come. and a httino
it will be for the social worlds
avorites. In the rear of the ballroom are two |
IriYate dining rooms which will be used for | I
lressing rooms when occasion demands
Decending the private stairs, which are to he |
lsed when assemblies are held SO as not to sub
ecr the more imposing ones of the clubhouse
roper to the crush and wear and tear Incl |
ental to large gathering at the foot we find
wide corridor leading to the street entrance, ,
FOR THE FAIR SEX.
Entering another door to the left the visitor '
nds the gem of the whole house, the onIv j
partment where the fair sex are permitted in !
be building, except on state occasions and it ]
the ladies' restaurant 6
The walls are of Tynecastle tapestry an i'm t
orted material The cOlors are ivory and
old, with bouquets and sprays of foliage in {
1T solors. The whole design is Louis Llere ,
I'D highly artistic throughout !
The ceiling is in panels of green and gold;
lere's blue carpet and draperies of yellow |
-ocaded damask. The furniture is of white | [
ahogany in the most distractingly pretty de- 9
gn. In this room the ladies may reveI in >
Xury and gaze longingly as they pass the for :
dden entrance belonging to the lords of y
cation, INTO the sacred precincts denied to .
en- a
CoURTNG MORPHEUS.
The two upper floors of the club house have .
" number of handsome sleeping apartments. :
ch one distinctively individual in decorations =
ID carpets barmonizing to nicely with the :
lors in the walls and ceilings. The furniture e
the massive light oak and in the height Of | :.
ouisite simplicity in design. The rooms each u
irain besides the bed a lovely writing table u
shstand. dressing case and chairs-stiff | "
cked oDes-no rockers, SO far, but of course | e
the happy possessors install themselves they e,
q crafty their most extraYagant desires in | !,
, way of great, deep, soft, upholstered chairs y
ere with feet upon the writing table (what 81
,me) and dressing coat smoking cap cigar is
! DISPATCH solid bachelor comfort will be Al
Dyed. Al
ne China toilet sets are awfully pretty and -
a part of the composite whole in color. 70
he decorating and furnishing of the entire
lding has been done by A. H. Davenport, of ci