Great Falls tribune., 1889-06-22
RAINBOW CLUB.
THIS WILL BE INAUGURATION DAY
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Club Rooms that Are Metropolitan in
Elegance and Comfort-A Large,
Brilliant Company Expected
Tonight. ,. @
From Thursdays Daily. I

lOnlSnG tne RalnDOW CLUB VIII throw
open its doors to the grace and beauty of
| Great Falls. The adjoining Aron hall
will be devoted to dancing while the
guests will be free to wander at their own
sweet will through the fine apartments,
which under the magic skill Of the dec
! orators art are invested with oriental
splendor.
The club which Will be thus inaugurat-
ed is the result Of resolution Of some
public spirited citizens that Great Falls
should have a club for the enjoyment Of
its own people and the entertainment Of
strangers. Informal meetings were fol-
lowed by formal ones until finally the
Rainbow club was duly launched amid
flowing bumpers of champagne.
Some delay occurred in acquiring ap-
proprlate headquarters, but the determin-
alton Of the promoters never relaxed.
They were resolved to have fine, spac-
ious, centrally located club rooms, even if
| they had to build club house of Sand
Coulee sandstone.
Such accommodation was finally found
in the Phelps -Maginnis block, the upper
floor Of which was quickly transformed
into spacious apartments. Entering the
club the visitor finds himself in the hall
and cloak room, which are adorned with
terra Gotta paper hangings and are laid
with linoleum.
From here it is not far to the reception
room. Here the walls and ceilings are
symphonies in blue and gold that would
have delighted the eye Of the aesthetic
Whistler. The brussels carpet Is beaut-
full in design and corresponds with the
walls and furniture. Elegance and com
fort are combined in the massive oak
members and friends may meet in social
converse and view the busy streets and
handsome residences on the Missouri, as
we'll as the bold bluffs of the broad
river, which stand as sentlnels beside
the Black Eagle falls.
Adjoining this apartment is the read
ing room which is accorded prominent
place in all modern clubs. Here the dom
| nant tints are also blue and gold. A
! spacious table laden with the light and
Iheavy literature of the day invites the
| searCner TOT II1o1svss, ss,-----..~---+o snend
some time profitably here. Here the
member finds newspapers and magazines
| in profusion. 1t would entail much
trouble and expense to collect them at
his own home, but here he may browse
through them, culling the latest social,
sporting or dramatic news of the day.
Near by, but separated by massive
wall which dulls the sound are the bill
lard room and buffet. The billiard tables
are simple in design, but they come from
a renowned maker which ensures per-
fection. They rest on linoleum-coyered
floor. The walls bear that subdued terra
Gotta collar which is so pleasing to the eye.
There is flood Of light from the windows
which look out on Prospect hill and the
/ highlands beside Sun river. Oak chairs
of antique design are here in ample num-
Der so that, IKE Falstaff, the club mem
Der might say II will take mine ease in
mine inn."
4 The decoration and furnishing of the
club rooms has it may be inferred, been
carried out with much success by Messrs
, Atkinson, shur, Dickerman and Howard
Crosby who no doubt will be mentally
awarded vote Of thanks by the fair as
sembled there tonight "to chase the glow
ing hours with nimble feet"
The Rainbow club has now an active
membership Of over 70. Its president il
) F. P. Atkinson Of the Cascade bank ane
/; its vice president IS John R. Payne of th'
) Bank Of Great Falls, with Howard Crosb.
as secretary and treasurer.
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