San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-10-13
ANOTHER STEP FORWARD.

Mr.. Hermann Kampmannis Beauti.
full Menger Hotel Palace Bar.
San Antonio has many 6arrooms
and saloons, in fact more than any
thing else. Next in number to the
saloons come the churches, and both
flourish Ill this cosmopolitan city like
green bay trees. OF the saloons many
are palaces of French mirrors and
glassware, carpets, furniture and up
holstery and many are not. Those
that are not will get there some of
these days. Those that are need
not feel envious as to the strides
taken in the new palace bar recently
filled up on Alamo plaza and opened
Saturday evening last. The Alamo
plaza has the finest buildings Of any
place in the city, the prettiest, the best
paving, and why not the best bar?
The Menger hotel proprietor, Mr..
Herman kampmann, has long recog-
nized this truth and between his
other business cares as hotel pro-
prletor, gas and electric power COM
pany president, brick manufacturer,
etc., has not neglected the wants Of
his hotel guests and the public in
general for good bar. He has at last
supplied this to them at the hotel,
and that it Is beauty none will deny
even after a very casual examination.
The entire bar occupies two rooms just
to the north OF the main entrance,
Indian mahogany and finest
plate glass bevel edge mirrors. The
counter is q marvel of carving and
polish. The bar proper is set beauti-
fully with finest cut glassware, with
parian marble statuettes, and on
either side are miniature balconies,
which at night are illuminated with
electic lights and q novel and
romantic effect is thus CIV
en- Large double mirrors set in
beautifully, carved screens are
placed before every door and the two |
apartments are thus rendered very |
private and cosy.
The Menger bar has long been in |
and of just what they now have; re-
ception or private rooms, where
business or pleasure can be
attended to in private way.
There are two rooms fitted |
up quite as elegantly as the hotel
parlor itself, where over the finest |
tables and upon mahog-
any chairs gentlemen can sell rail-
road or build q town without inter-
ruption even by noise from the street
All the chairs and tables In the bar
are of this costly Indian wood, and
the fittings of every part of the es-
Enlistment are the same. The floor
is finely covered, the walls and ceiling
will be found decorated in the finest
style of the fresco artist, while be.
hind the bar you will still observe
the pleasant counterance of Mr.. John
and old time favorite at
his bar. Mr.. Hermann Laux, for
nerly one of the barmen, and prob
ally the most popular in this city,
has been entrusted with the impor-
tant duties of manager of the entire
bar. Mr.. Gus Gimbel will assist Mr..
Russell in his duties. The other at
tendants of the place will be found
quite as obliging and capable as their
superiors and everything now is as
well appointed and comfortable as
any palace bar outside of New York
city, the home of the Hoffman,, of
Stokes and others of princely ilk.
The bar will be stocked with the
very finest of imported and domestic
wines and liquors, all the popular
mineral waters and club sodas, and
3 full line of the best cigars and
to6accos in the country. In few
days the fine billiard and pool room
adjoining will be ready for the public.
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