The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-22
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RICH JAPANESE MERCHANTS.
There are In New York quite a number OF
rich and influential japanese merchants
some Of them have been in this country FOL
quite "A number Of years. and have adopted
both the language and dress OF the country
Fifteen years ago a japanese club ws-
started. but il had no settled abode until
about three years ago, when the funds W
the eXchequer warrcnted renting a good
sized dweiling-h0usc on West Twenty
second street, near sixth avenue. The dec
0%rations 81 the house are a mixture OF
japanese aud American styles, but there are
some very line specimens Of Japanese
art and bric-a-brac. Thecui-ine isin charge
Of a japanese cook. The annual reception
j. always given on the EmperOr's birthday.
November ID. and they always celebrate
New Years Day. The reading room j. fur
nishcd with an the japanese periodical lit
eraturc. and the library j. well supplied
with books. Foreigners always enjoy the
hospitality Of the club; it seems to them
like "a small piece of their native land,
brought over for their special enjoyment.
AS95.O M WORK Oh ART.
Another an treasure has been brought to
fls new world. The picture. .Ihe Grand
Canal" one ofthe best Turner'S i'm existence
ia~ hccu purchased from the Young Earl OF
Dudley by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The price
paid was $4,000. lie has also purchased
another Turner 10 adorn his New York gal
lery.
HANDSOME CLUB HOUSE.
a very handsome addition to orr clubs il
being made in the erection ~ "a new house
for tho German club. which has in is the
very best element OF the German colony.
The new club building will have a front
age NJ ~eFeuty-iNc feet ON fity-ninth street,
facing Central Park. beginning al a point
10 feet west Of sixth avenue. II will on
-i~t cd 20 sub-cellar. basement and i've sto-
rie-. Of which the lower portion. including a
part Of the second story. will BE- used for
club purposes. the rest beng for apart
ments-sOmr single rooms and rooms ioi
servants. The main floor will be- five feet
above the sidewalk. containing reading. IT.
copti0n and cari-rO0ms and a large dining
hail. with two private d~ining-rOOms adjOin-
ing. 40 arranged rs 90 Ice thrown into one
large hall On festive occasions: and all thu
rlons On the main floor. including the
haii. will open into each other 10 the
best advantage for receptions. 80.
the main hall il TO Doe finished in
hard wood. with a wainsc0ting Of marble
end "a floor Of marble mosaic. The other
rooms on the first floor will be- finished in
|INNA N''NN FNN|A Nlf'Iil fi'~A-iNrs iHf f'i-
ulcc. and ceilings Of this foOr will be elabO-
rate. The facade of the building is 10 be- in
the italian Renaissance STYLE. constructed
0i buii iudiala limestone. the architecture
being massive through the basement anO
first story. and lighter in character above.
with 90 central feature in these upper storie-
of "a ioggia. surmounted by the arms Of the
Club. and also If the city and of the state
of New York. deliberately carved i'm stone.
Tine hfth story is TO he crowned by a pro-
iocting and richly carved modilliOn cornic,
and bllustrade constructed Of stone.
NEWsPArEHs A. CHRONICLES or HIS
TORY.
Few people appreciate the immense task
ID is tO make mp q daily paper. and fewer
still the immense value Of the matter con-
300 tine columns of the daily ISSUE
they value SD lightly. \ case 10 change
ibis view i- Che attention now called to the
IoN-end library Of newspaper extracts
dealing with the decade between 1850 and
1850. covering the war ana the recOnstruc-
ton period. Its material j, mode up solely
lf newspaper or magazine accounts of the
events OF this period, and is intended 10 in
cluIe al such accounts published bCth du-
ring the period itself and subsequently M
f1 thr present time. The value of neNspa.
'A f'''lNN % 'hNAANH uMN lNl- N"Nu l'''-
HiIcd hy historians. This work was under
rihon 100 the breaking out of the war. The
proportions % which the sectional trouble
aifcfWard grow made the task which had
been undertaken much greater than haG
fNrg-ccu. Nevertheless. 10 was cOntim-
led. assistants being engaged by the Origi-
major % Tine work i'm collecting and arrang-
material as it appeared in increased
lrunl-iDu.
This library will consist. when finish
,d. OF about one hundred and fifteen
volumes of the largest LEDGER size. equiya-
lent t0 about fifteen hundred ordinary oc-
volumes. Bat the peculiar character
l, the work. Che importance Of the events
which DO deals. and the especially de-
evidence regarding them from which
10 i- compiled constitute lbs great value.
10 has taken nearly thirty years Of con
.inuOu- work 90 compile il and an OUTLAY Oi
about S2j.olo. 1t Is now deposited for sat,
keeping m the east end Of the Columbia
library huildius. Carefully compiled indeN
places ihs content, of each volume al once
before the seeker after the Information they
contain.