Telegram-herald., 1891-10-04

quently will soon be entirely refur-
nisned and decorated.
Adjoining the private dining room is
the ladies' dining room. This was the,
general dining room before the new ad-
dltlon TO the house was built. The room
Is about eighteen feet square and is
lighted by-a large semi-circular window
ON Fountain street. The present deco
rations are a dark brown but the walls
and ceilings are TO be re-decorated IN
brighter tints. The velvet carpet is of
dark brown pattern, and the furni-
ture Is III modern oak. At the end OF
the room Is large oak sideboard with
a plate glass mirror, In the rear cor
ner, is the buffers pantry. The chan
deliers are trimmed with cut glass
pendants, and the large plate glass
windows with stained glass trimmings
give the room an unusually bright and
cheerful appearances. There are six
dining tables i'll the room. and together
they will comfortably seat twenty
or thirty.
Connected with this room is q small
room formerly used as ladies' dining
room. 1t is now used as ladies'
reception room. As ii has an entrance
on Founta,n-st., it is exceptionally con-
venient for this purpose, enabling
ladies to reach their dining room with
out passing through the general Office.
The decorations of the room are III
essentially the same style as the LADIES'
dining room.
At turn from the stairway, which
leads from the Office, ia small recep-
ton room for the benefit of outsiders
who call to see members of the club.
The carpet is dark velvet. and the
furniture is of various kinds, from
heavy, leather-cover arm chairs tn
light willow rockers. A heavy portiere
shuts of the view from the Office.
billiard and Card Rooms.
At the head of the stairs is large
billiard room. This is now in the hands
1T the decorators. The decorations are
soniewha showy-almost gaudy in
some respects: but when the decora-
tons are completed, the members ex-
pect to have one of the finest billiard
rooms in Michigan. The room IS well
lighted by the Fouptain-st. windows.
and is furnished with two billiard and
two pool tables. Many of the mem
bers ale expert with a cue. and some of
them can play 14-inch balk-iine game
| that woti do credit to n professional.
Adjoining the billiard room are two
card rooms. These each contain card
| table and five or six easv. leather-cov
cred chairs. The decorations of the
walls and ceilings exist only IN tradi.
| ton. They may have been PLAIN and
| they may have been myriad hued
/ The smoke OF countless Henry Clay,
/ has reduced them to a monotonous
/ brown. and the brain of an artist could
| not imagine their original color. The
| general appearance of the chairs and
| tables indicate the extent of their use
better than a dictionary of words could
| do.
| In the new addition to the club house
/ on Cttawa-st. IL the dIning-room.
| small sutl-chsnber connects IL with
| the upper hall. the entrance to this be
| ing directly opposite the card rooms.
simple Hut Beautiful.
| The dinlng-room ia a beautiful affair
| beautiful in fact from its very plain
ness. IL would be almost impossible Il
exceed TIE simplicity and taste dis
/ PLAYED IN furnishing IL. The walls Ant
| ceilings are tinted delicate green sns
/ there are no decorations ercep
| snsrrow gilt moulding around
| the ceiling. The moquette carpe
10 of an entirely new design ans
very srtisticallv made up It's shade
Of brown. very hight in the center, u
color beng made more prominent b,
the dark border that surrounds il. TINS
chairs and tables are Of the verv uewes
| designs IN antique oak. The tables srt
ten IN nunsher. and are capable Of sest
ing from % 20 sixty people With vary
ing degrees Of comfort AZ the rear ~
the dining room are the hutIer's pantr,
| aud The kitchen. OF course 4 "a need
less 20 sav that the service q fauIfless.
At tie end Of the hall and fsein.
/ otfSVs-st. q the library. The room i
vel furnished, the carpet q dsrl
moasIette, and the chsndsiiefs trimmed
with cut glsss orns nvtnts. The sselvel
sre % blsek walnut In oue corner al
tee room = = secretary ~ modern oal
ffnssh f'sFtFs - ~ several members q
ths ciah are hung On tha walls.
kdionius tire library i Ire paslor
The furniture = uptsossfeFsd IN RED
i Elosti Ire decorations of the vail
ard ceiling are reh areas. To-
esfpst - . heavy aseqasste Of sof