The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-01

beautiful piece Of glass mosaic work, exc
cuted by Ford Of Boston, showing in
Renaissance scroll the motto "Dbm 0iU0
flt7non--"W live viii smoke"
The first story corridors are fioored with
Italian tiling, and the walls treated in relief
process work and delicately accented with
browning. The Liberty street corridor
passes the breakfast room, or Ordinary"
and ends at the dining hall doors. This
room, with a seating capacity of about 400,
Is l20150 feet. 1t is especially we'll lighted,
and has been planned so as to have outside
windows on three sides, with quarry glass
transoms. Six broad bay windows of cop
per. projecting from beneath arched open
ings. commanding pleasant views up and
down Liberty street, make pleasant recesses
for co2y party Of four at round table.
THE DINING HALL.
The ceiling is spanned by elliptical arches
the fat field Of the ceiling being decorated
In relief work of color. A mantel heavily
carved rises to the ceiling, halfway down
| the room, and lunette in opal and ripple
glass above the opening makes a bright
point in the view. At the east end of the
room transoms in rich colors, and q carved
| sideboard in cypress, face a very successful
piece of color and relief decoration. At the
western or entrance end bas relief head of
De Soto in old ivory surrounded by en-
| blems Of knighthood and the welcome
"Bien Venido" among group OF finely
rendered amorini, add much to the interest
of the room, which is considered one of the
| finest in the country.
The wing on Drayton street, purposely
built but two stories high, contains the
laundries, boiler room, dynamos, bakery,
| kitchen, larders, ice houses, and generally
| all that appeals to the inner man before the
| chef has transmitted it from les elemental
| state to a gaStrouDmical delight, or per-
chance bid for indigestion. according to
| the heroism of him who sits at the board of
| the De Soto.
THE HOTELS ACCESSORIES.
| Two artesian wells are being sunk for
| general use and for fire purposes.
Soms twenty-five of the suites OF rooms
are provided with bath and toilet rooms,
| aud most of the apartments are SO designed
| with intercommunicating doors that rooms
| may be connected en- suite in almost any
numbar with private Hobbies to many OF
/ them.
The banquet hall is an elegantly decorated
room, 50x50 feet, above the dining hall, and
| having direct connection with kitchen L.
| though with double lobby doors, as below,
to cut off all chance Of odors penetrating to
i the main house
| A novel system of heating and ventila-
| ton has been devised, and the air in the
| main corridors and hall is constantly re-
newed at all times by warmed air in winter
| and cooled air in summer thrown up in
| great volumes by Sturtevant blower in
the basement, and drawing filtered air from
the parade.
! NEARLY 5000 LIGHTS.
Incandescent electric lights, over /, 800 ia
all, are throughout the house, although
provision is also made for lighting with gas,
the rooms being furnished with combination
| fixtures, and no pains have been spared to
make all plumbing and sanitary appliances
perfect. The most improved passenger
elevator and freight elevator service is as
sured, and rooms and corridors have steam
heat.
More than half the chambers have
| open fire-plnces or CRATES, SO that
the guests can have choice of means OF
warmth. The building has been carpeted
and furnished in most excellent taste, and
the elegance of the fittings is worthy OF the
house. The subcommittee intrustad with
that duty has evinced great discrimination
and that part OF the work, requiring such
sound Judgment, has proved notable
| SUCCESS