Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-19

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tiers are in the wash boards, and floor regis
ters are, therefore, not to be found in the
| structure. The telephone-room. already
referred to, is situated with view to stricI
privacy. From this room communication
! with Marysville, Chico and intermediate
points can be had over a line $50 miles in
length, being the longest private telephone
| line in the United States, and it is the exclu
sive property of the bank, used only for the
conduct of its own business. Just across
small hall from the telephone-room are
the toiletrooms and lavatory, the latter
with hot and cold water and marble and
porcelain fittings and all the best sanitary
appliances and the most approved system
of ventilation. 1t may here be said thai
hot and cold water is supplied to every
room in the building.
THE CLUB FLOORS.
Passing back through the counting-room
and by private entrance to the Sutter Club
main entrance, we reach the elegant eight.
foot oaken stairway leading to the Suttel
Club rooms, on the upper floors. 1t must
| be here remarked that prior to the bank
building being erected contract for i've
years lease was concluded with the Sutter
Club, business mans organization oi
Sacramento, by which the club secured the
right to occupy the three upper floors of the
structure. 1t is to the rooms of the club,
now almost ready for occupancy, to which
we are about to ascend.
THE CLUB ENTRANCE
Is from ] street, upon the extreme west OF
the building. The approach is by hand
some flight of granite steps between heavy
granite buttresses. The doors correspond
in style to the other exterior doors of the
building, and are heavy, rich and chaste in
design and in harmony with the tone of
the massive walls. Over the door, in hand
some iron scroll-work, is the name of the
club, and it is also set into the tiles of the
vestibule. As we ascend the stairway it is
noted that the elegant passage is furnished
in Port Oxford cedar. The flight of stairs
to each floor breaks into two parts at right
angles, and thus they wind about an eight
foot well running to the roof, and closed in
by elegant wood work in oaken balustrades,
with carved oaken posts supported by
mounted arches and lattice. The well is
crowned by
BEAUTIFUL DOME
Of loaded cathedral glass, rich in blue and
old gold colors, with lights picked out in
hnts. Its base is of broad iron grill work,
with border of Lincrusta Walton. This
dome serves to light the stairway and the
broad halls opening from it there is not a
narrow hall in the building) and the well
it covers is perfect ventilating shaft for
all the floors. But it should be added that
separate ventilating fiues from every room,
hall, closet bath and lavatory in the build
ing lead up through the walls to the roof Z
THE FIRST CLUB FLOOR.
As we pass the landings we find them
all tiled in neat designs, and arriving on
the first club floor are more than pleased
with the spacious great hall and the
chasteness of its finish. Opening out of il
is the reception-room, fronting on ] street
1t is 35x25 feet. Through folding doors is
seen to west the library, 25x25 feet. The
ceilings of these rooms are sixteen feet.
the wood trimming selected redwood in
dead wax finish, and handsomer woodwork
is nowhere to be found. Though it is not
so massive as the rich walnut and hard
wood fitting of the E. B. Crocker Art Gal
lery, it is equal to it in fneuess of finish,
and admirably becomes the character of
the architecture and the purposes for which
the room is intended.
THE PANELS
Of the doors and wainscoting invite the
touch, so apparently soft and velvety, and
vet so hard and almost marble.like their
surface, and SO beautiful the development
of the fine grain of the wood. These pam
els are, in the main, set into cedar doors
and backgrounds. The upholstery of these
two beautiful rooms is in leather on dark
woods, the carpets are body Brussels of
soft tints, with purposeful absence of strong
colors. Turkish rugs here and there are
disposed. and give additional richness to
the furnishing of the room. In each
apartment is an elegant wooden mantle.
over glazed things filling the CRATE space,
the woods being mahogany and cherry,
with satin finish.
THE DINING-Roo
Opening by folding doors out of the re-
street, is the dining-room, 20x32 feet. with
paneled redwood ceiling, the polished floor
bordered with oak and walnut inlaid work
and furnished with antique-oak tables and
chairs. 1t is one of the handsomest dining.
rooms anywhere to be found, and, like the
reception room and library. is devoid of
elaborate ornamentation, but rich in chaste
and elegant finish. Opening off the dining
room is the buffers pantry, conveniently
appointed, and fitted with every device for
the care and rapid handling of fine table,
ware. Next comes the kitchen, with wash
basins, range, steam table, boilers, etc.
This room is finished in Port Oxford cedar
and pine. From these departments adumb.
waiter runs to the billiard-room, on the
floor above. Fine crystal and china ware
and table dressing are stored en- the pantry
shelves, and testify to the good taste of the
club management in securing at once the
best as the cheapest, and that which will
prove adornment to the tables as well. On
this floor also are closets and laystories.
with the best modern Improvements.
THE SECOND CLUB FLOOR
Contains, near the head Of he landing a
group of bath rooms WIN porcelain tubs,
toilets and lavatory, with hot and cold
water, etc. The main apartment on this
floor and fronting on Fourth street, is the
50x30, with broken angles.
The gas fixtures here are of oxidized iron,
the wood work of selected redwood highly
polished, to develop the grain. On the south
end is an alcove with graceful pillars and
handsome panel of fret work.
On this floor are four bedrooms, with fine
large closets and exterior windows-and by
the way, there is not dark room in the
building, nor one without exterior open.
ing. These rooms as indeed all others,
are fitted with electric push buttons and
lncandescent lights as well as gas fittings;
hot and cold water is piped to each apart
mept. The bedroom furniture varies from
sixteenth century antique oak to cherry
and mahogany. The wood work of the
rooms is mainly selected red wood. The
hardware on this floor is polished steel, on
he other floors oxidized silver, and by re-
alton to the finished surfaces of the doors,
.hese rich fittings give additional beauty
THE UPPER FLOOR,
Like the one below is carpefed in choice
Brussels, appointe Il with baths, closets and
avatories and has seven bedrooms, SINH
ar to those on the floor below There are
beside several rooms for servants, linen
closets, storeroom, etc. In each bedroom
ID both floors are elegant mantels OF cherry
Or mahogany, and modern CRATES with
glazed tile facings. The wood finishing is
Ill redwood on this last floor, save of course
hat of the Moorish arches and bslustrades
about the well and supporting the dome.
The attic is ten feet in hight, thus insuring
great ventilating space beneath the steep
slate roof, and consequent cool atmosphere
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