New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-04
A HOUSE OF RARE BEAUTY
THE FINE NEW HOME OF A GERMAN CLUB.
u,,,r THE vrREIN FREUYDscHAFT HAS PRO.
COMFORT


WHAT THE vEREIN FREUNDscHAfi 'N' f'o'
vIDED FOR ms MEMBERS coNfo"r'
Twenty years a go a few young Germans in
New-York formed q social body, and called u the
vercin Freundschaft Last night the INFORMAL
opening of great clubhouse whose magnii-
Gently furnished rooms and halls were crowded
with admiring men and women. testlneu onco
more to what great things can from small ne
cinnings grow The clubhouse is at seventy
second-st and Park-ave. The building IS an
addition to the architecture of the city OF winch
New-Yorlers may well be proud. It's style Is
known as Old Continental which is illustrated oy
few If any other large buildings here. The
material used is specially pressed brick ana inc
coloring of the outside walls is mixture oil
black. blue, and white. The house gives an i'm
pression of roominess, combined with an air OF
staidncSs and comfort
In this the wishes and aims of the members OF
the club have been suited. What they desired
was great social, cosey home. AS one oil
the principal members expressed it last night
they wished to give special attention 10 The
ladies'" and there is hardly clubhouse IN the
city or in the country in which more provision mas
been made for their entertainment The building
is about as high as an ordinary siX-StOry cdiIce,
three PRINCIPAL hoors though there arc also Two
mezzanine floors and ample accommodations ior
al the more practical parts OF the house III the
basement and cellars.
IN THE BIG BALLROOM.
The biggest and most imposing room is the pail
room on the third floor 1t is 80 feet by sixty
six in size and is fitted in Louis Xvth style, with
decorations in white and gold Tho lighting ar
rangements are a study in artistic illumination.
tho ~ tba 6eDen1S n great IhSS
globe, zoned with black rings. Within Is a
cluster of electric lamps The roof is studded
with nesed electric light bulbs; and the brilliant
globe shines in the midst of then like the moon
on a clear night when the stars are thiekest
But the male members will find no less atrac-
ton downstairs in the kneipe" an exact repro
duction Of an old German drinking hall It's
style is strong contrast to the delicate and dainty
beauties of the ballroom and its adJuncis; Inc
walls are blazoned with notices from Gaman
wne-soncs. The furniture is quaint and solid,
tables and chairs OF massive wood. The principal
electric lamps are dotted among branching stag
antlers, from which they shine IKE gems.
There are now 700 members in the CLUB, and II
every member had an individual taste strongly
developed, he could scarcely fail 10 find 1t graft
fed somewhere in the clubhouse. lhere are
magnificent rcading-roOins for the studlous, and
library of 5000 volumes is at their disposal
There is q vast biliard-rOom with many tables.
There is large bowling-alley. Thee are ladies
parlors restaurants smoking and dressing rooms.
Alll inc superb dllNh4s lTOlH NhIth "'' H'sf'
Of stairs lead TO the Upper stories there IS an IN
viting rcceptiOn-room.
TO DWIGHT THE HEART OF COOK.
The culinary department is provided with
kitchen and an array of ranges that provides
means to satisfy the ambitions Of the most as
pring cook The ventilating apparatus designed
by Alfred 4 Wolf, engineer, is an ingenious one.
The draught of air is created by fan-wheel driven
by powerful engines The air is received in
system of pipes, and by regulating machine can
be brought 10 any temperature. The register IN
each room is independent, and can control the cir
supply and temperature of the room IN which il is.
The clubhouse cost over half a million of dollars.
1t is freproof throug hout, and will he formally,
opened tomorrow night. when grand ball Will
be given by the members 10 their friends.
The officers of the club are President, Max
J. Lissauer: cepresident, Leopold Wallach
secretary A. Bachr treasurer, f. Mayer; Board
of Trustees-IIeinrich Emmerich, 5. Roscnblatt'
George Schwab : Stirn S Oppenheimer aud IL.
ess6crg In he Building COMMITTEE we ,soI M9 3
S. Mendel, N. Kaufman, Rudolf Altschul and
Mcssrs Stenhardt, Meinharit, Metzger Lehman