Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-12-05
THE NEW HOTEL BRANDON
a HOUSE, VA RIIING GIVEN AT THE
OPENING OF BASIC ClIT}3S
NETF INN.


ginia's new development, Basic City, was
thrown open to the public with MI. w. A.
Bowles in charge as Manager, and Mr..
Slaughter W. Huff temporarily acting as
clerk The Basic City Company had sent
out some 200 invitations to the editorial
fraternity of Virginia and adjoining States
and to other friends.
The hotel building has already been de-
scribed in this paper. 1t is a three stored
building with towers at either end, fine
verandah and porte coehere supported by
massive pillars at the main entrance. 1t
has been furnished without regard to cost
and with great taste, and it's interior is a
revelation of beauty as far as the Valley
of Virginia is concerned. The whole place
is carpeted, halls, dining rooms, chambers,
reading rOoms-everyWhe which gives a
luxurious air to the interior which nothing
else could give. On entering, the visitor
sees in front of him an immense silver
water urn two feet high, OF which is en-
graved Manufactured for the Hotel Bran
don, $780," This elegance at the outset is
well kept up Oh every floor of the house
The dining room is al immense room light
ed by gas chandeliers at night and by broad
plate glass windows by day land opens on the
long verandah. At the end Of it stand two
large mirrored buffets covered with silver
table ware and trimmed with oXydized sill
ver On the tables are silver bouquet hol
deIs Gaping the castors, and the table ware
is very beautiful. The chairs and tables
are of oak. The room is heated, as all the
other rooms in the hotel are, by radiators.
On this floor everything is in thesame style
of splendor. The ladies parlor is richly
carpeted with Brussels. has rich plush COW
cred furniture of the most modern and lux
urious character and is beautifully curtain
ed. The fireplace is a broad one for wood
with antique andirons. The gentlemens
reading room on this floor is in tower
corner and looks out on q fine view. This
like many other of the public rooms on
this 1.-THE frst) floor has an open wood-fre
place beside radiators.
On the second floor the visitor comes to
the chambers. The corner tower rooms are
particularly charming. Each has folding
bed Of 10th century oak with mirrors and
drawers, and furniture to match. In the
other chambers the furniture is of oak,
richly carved, and in all is d new idea-a
standing rack, prettily carved, to take the
place of hooks Oh the door for hanging
clothes. The third floor is furnished in the
same handsome style. On every floor are
bath rooms and toilet rooms with hot and
cold water. On the lower floor are the
barber shop. billiard saloon, and the steam
engineers department which heats the
house. In the office there are electric bells
and electric wires have been run over the
house for lighting the house by that method
(which will be adopted when the power is
set up. At present the house is lighted by
gas made at works. attached to the hotel
MI. J. L. Lightner, of Witt, Lightner &
Co. of StauntOn, the firm that furnished
the carpeting, Informed our representative
that his firm put down three thousand
eight hundred yards of carpeting in the
house! The house will comfortably accom-
modate 200 general guests and yet leave
what are called the expensive rooms-which
are marvels Of luXury-to those who wish
to secure them. The cost Of the building
equipped is about 5000.
The opening banquet On Thanksgiving
night was great success. 1t was presided
over by State Senator Edward Echols, and
Manager Bowles laid before his guests the
following bill Of fare:
Oysters.-Blue Points on half she'll
Soups Consomme julienne, mock turtle
Ia Hotel Brandon.
FiM.-Boiled salmon, hollandaise sauce
potato duchess.
B05Ied.-Leg of mutton, caper sauce
Entrees Ienderloin of beef, larded lamb
fries, Dreaded.
toast, turkey, cranberry sauce.
PegetG6t6s.-MaShed potatoes, mashed tur-
nips, string beans, squash, beets, boiled onions,
boiled potatoes. '
custard pie, assorted cakes, peach pie.
Mumm's extra dry champagne.
Dessert.-Assorted nuts. grapes, oranges,
bananas, apples, crackers and cheese, coffee.
That being the bill Of fare for the body
the following was the menu for the mind
TOAsTs.
The New South.-"The coming Eldorado of
American adventure. WIN. D. Kelley Re-
sponded to by Jas. l.. Gordon of Charlottes-
vile.
Basic City The City of the Iron Cross
''The future of the world belongs to us, flu
ture not of conquest or aggression but OF CO M
mercial development and benefcent influ-
ence." VIM. E. Gladstone. Responded to by
w. E. Christian of the New York Forum.
The State of Virginia. hardest gran
lite, the purest diamond, may be crushed pull
verified, sublimated, but new crystaIizations
will gather around the imperishable nucle-
ns.''-John S. Preston. Responded to by
cord.
Hotel Brandon.-'S erenely full, the epicure
would say: Fate cannot harm me; | have
dined to-day" Sidney Smith. Responded to
by Judge Chas. Grattan of Staunton.
The Real Estate Agent earn that get,
get that wear; owe no man hate; envy nc
mans happiness; glad of other mems goods
As You Like It. Responded to by W I.
Stout of Albemarle.
The Press.-"A chiefs anang We, taken
notes; An faith he IL prent t.'-Burns. Re
ssponded to by Col. j. G. Shields Of Rock
bridge.
The Ladies.-"The delight of old and
young Dean Swift. Responded to by r
The Shenandoah Valley of Virginia-'sO
beautiful land of the mountains with the sun
painted cliffs, how can forget thee?''-L. c.
Haynes. Responded to by Capt. James Bum.
gardner of Staunton.
"The mineral resources of Virginia
Responded to by Maj. jed Hotchkiss of Shen
dun
The speeches were all to be admired and
that Of Mr. w. l. Stout took the audience
by storm.
Though only zoo guests had been expec
ted, the popularity of Basic City brought
together frien1ds to the number of 400, but
Manager S5Wles was not to be defeated an(
he fed the whole party satisfactorily. A
brass band from Charlottesville added mucl