New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-14
AMONG THE CLUB-HOUSES.
A VISIT TO THE UNION LEAGUE HOUSE.
WORK FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTf-fLAi4No

BILLIARDS by FAITH
A visit 70 the new house of the Union League
Club, at GItord-ave. and Dcan-st, gives an inter-
cstinp stcIy OF the interior of a house Just as
the finishing touches being put on. ard the
amount of careful and exact work required In
fitting all the hard woods into their places over
rolgh and seemingly ineXact work Is surprising,
One will not make the round if going mp the rear
staircase visiting the rooms. and down througn
the main hall in less than an hour ana hall. oho
the hour and half will be we'll spent Some
Of the finest woodwork ever put in" bnning
in BROOKLYN will Ike seen, and the finish is sich as
to bring shame upon many furniture po!!shcr.
In the present unfinished state OF the entrance
hail. the first thing that the visitors ey" Is AZ
tractcd to is the large banquct-room opening as
the right. II is ninctytwo by fortE feet. with
musicians gallery at one end. ami balcony along
the side opening from the rear stairway. IT'S APP
pointmcnts for serving are such aS TO make it ono
Of the best banquet halls III either city. There
are four doors leading 10 the scrvinCrnom, and
the tables will easily seat $50 people, ard tie
large hall gives space for extra tables in full sigho
and hearing Of tho speakers.
The billiard room is directly above the dining
room and Of the same size Both finished in
polished English quartcrcd oak, and the ceiling Ii
divided by heavy oaken beams. and tie plaster
panels thus formed simply though handsomely
frcscoed. Above tic bli ir!-room. al the front
OF the house. IS the dining room for women. IT,
too is panelled In OAK, with cro>s-rahis over
head, AMI the walls above the Slde panels anu
the plaster OF the ceiling are dore IN Dues All
tie door trimming, and other metal fixtures are
silver, chased and oXydlzcd.
The ton floor on tie right side Of the building
is occupied by the gymnasium. which has "h open
trus..ri roof whicn runs up into tire 3@De o. 'e
housr THIS room also has gallery ior spec
,ators. which is reached by special i'ndln4 on
the. main stairway. The stairway li"ii Continues
on 10 the roof where tnrre Is Il copper open
dome which coiL!nanis a Vie" "t G""HNn 'l'"
the Heights 20 Jamaica Bay. and from frostec'
Park Ia Rllcewood. .
After lingering a while, looking AZ the oan
buildings in every quarter that are springlns up
20 fast that YOU can hardly keep track OF whae
they are, turn back and see the rooms OF the
otner side of the hall. lou will have chance
to take Your pick of some twenty sleeping rooms,
all done in ash except those on the top n'"r when
are finished in polished whi'cw""d that Looks
almost Ike old ycllowci yofy. Ten You wll
lind number .. committee and board !"oui>, aAi
AT the north side of the hIll, "h We s''sd
floor i, the library This Is oh" of the han'i'ooes'
room, In the house. There l. no; Il I'M al p"'er
| IN tir r"ofa. bit rveiNiiln- = OF n'i' w""'-
man.cl cases. iorrs and ceiling. N"\' I" ms
| /, the Arm, AMI Navy rov:I, which l, to Ve
decorated by the military mcn OF the ciuo a.te'
| their own Ideas. The side OF the mouse IN Two
| places in tins room is movable. or. In "'4Iei
words the windows So consfrir''i mar the c-S
ms and wall II The bls, >Wa; Ike 4 d"".' ano
open onto q balcony. lnc r''"r'i"h-:o''h "''u
mrmbsrs paror are Oh tie hiSt n"Ur. lie WOO"
| work there Is of San Donn,o n'an"=AiN' a"'
| III, grain i, remarkably iiur. 1t WAS al cui
| from a special log ta.t hppeNcd I" Ia. iu''
| the laEI, Of oi.r OF tie Contractors lie pdF-os
| for women !, ,iuislc, in willie 'Aahos.'
The floor, IN the uaiA hal. pa>>t,c-wAys and
| porcscs are Laid In marble mosaic. The kitchen
| walls are IF ..ia2cl ties. Ia tie basement ae
fur bowling alleys ana i sloniin- ,al."iJ.
Tie prosperity thai las attended tie tnioa
Ico,u, { iuh and tie con>ilturr'Y hrhnd II Is
| struu, cou:nrn'ary upon lie feeling rn''r'ai'ea
ly tie leading citizens Of Et"p"hn toward '.e
| Rcp.hlc%r party. II proves that the i'~1u'- .
| Widespread that tie party has FORK H. ii" -"I
| n prosperous future before H. U'Arf"iSF - mt"
| money ard enthusiasm would never have s'ue
| lY,o u social club or~AnLcd Oh strictly party
| In. club has done much good work for the
party in EroohNn. II hr-1n ; SEE" 81 fsl,.H4'
| voter, registered that nearly d"Hnt'i thf htpu'
| II, IN vote ~ the lWrhlN-thlrI Nh!i a!.i ',c
| sam, pl,u i, now hring extended ~ other "aioS'
| On en-. Start personal hoi>' 10 h"i,t cam 100
| u, ,,,. h\ 'tnn directory arnfs for the names
%, all voters and after the first r'slS'r1' OIL u".es
| vcr. sem a. all vino were not rrgSttiei VINO
| we're known Ia hr E"pHh'iran>' AKA hi.r' 1
| ..,n,,i r.sl,tratinu day virr notices were Sit
| =, In th, rest vino were not > sIiiN'N nit""n
| ~ Lr DmmrAts II Wis found tai u" aiSc
nron,rtion of those do Lc-rce,! t" r"S''r 1iIts9
| rrrI to ,i, ), Wr;r kc9ubicahs, ana
H.. yy,r,, rr,u,,ri rs LIS been sar. IA douhhng
| ~, H,nuhuc.n vote. Tn, work spread al over
| I'm, c,ty womb probably result III taxing Mus
| ouutv from the Democratic COLUMN ana hihAine
| il safely Republicans. ,.Lrha,,v
Tue i;crmanm Club people am cNr"cdlnSly hapW y
| In their now ZONE The steward i krp' ouss
| srrviuv meals ana everybody S'rin> I" rni',
| himself in spite of the many ltt!e tnlhes ,''s
| have not vet been gotten III order. Inc " l,',
tables nrp In constant r'iutslt oil h"'" i'' y -,
| ,h, fac, that tll, chandeliers have i"t N'' ,."I
NM M over the tables, and the play rr' are ""'.f
| Ia cnntcpt Themselves with knnrNih& amour Wv w.
ivory spheres in the uncertain and rather d'i"'. ~,
| light afforded by the side brackets S,lnr -, 20.
nnvcIs will after the f,sli ~ the hiiiI" CIV"
noycr. soon become expert III payin' w""""'
, !. ...., or, r,niu'y
Tie odds and ends AT th, ',"rnnn.a al" i'P'I ,v
bcinr pckrd up and the officers h"'' !''t H
tbe Iriddc oc October they Will he ah!t |" h'''
the formal opcnn: and invite their IrIenus ,-,,h
The building committee of the Moila"N IVA
will hold n meeting tomorrow. WORK vi , ,'s
new buildinc i, going on well AMI pr'pa'',ihiao,us
| arc b..inc made IL set the tu,EItde III n""P~
| IN no nut in as soon MS the wor!,mcn arc ou'