The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-12-12
HOUSES OF MlLLroNA1Rrs
Two New York Structures That 4,
Talked About.

Talked About.
Work on c. P. Huntingtou's nessivs.,
striking grand chateau, at the son,So -
corner OF Fifty-seventh street and r.
avenue. saws Blakely Hall in the BrookI--
Eagle, is advancing steadily, and -
HuntingtoDs will certainly be able 70 =
cupy It next season, II not in the lattAr -.
or this season. This house Is wholIv r,tIot tS
any other in New York, and is in rnoSt I As
freshing contrast to the dull monotoT.o re-
rows OF brown stone fronts which encpr,,,-sa
so large part Of the avenue. The s,eeI
MASKS, whlcn decorate the lintels and 60
nices all over the house. rfvat ~
attention Of the passer bv Tue tue
are wonderfully expressive. alth0ngb tSy
are carved in material which. "a a r,-ey
appears to be intractable and inerne1sS,Hle'
In comparison with bronze. These r,,ats
are cut out OF granite Of lighter bns 80;
finer grain than that Of the walls NJ az
house themselves, and the sculptor has bss1
narvelouslY successful In p5rtravinc,O 80
various expressions which these faoes 90
meant to depict The leers, the frowns &c
Rrimaces and the laughter are ana1in. ele
true TO lifa It Is understood 10y ~.
this massive stone mansion will 'T a.
the scene Of much gayety when NJ
and Mrs. Huntington take up their resiaarn..
there. II is believed that Prince HatzfsIS.o
who married Mr.. Huntington's adon.a5
daughter, Will have part of the house. for
himself and the princess, and that a.
Huntingsons and the Hatzfeldts will en, .n0
tain there brilliantly and extensively 70
Prince Hatzfeldt remains throughout ~
fashionable season in New York he ia -. 80
tam TO make no small stir in the climbs -
which he will be admitted, for he has hass
noted ever since his boyhood for his abiIit-,
to make existence extremely lively fer him.
self and all around him
While Mr.. Huntington's new horno d.
preaching completion William Waldo,
Aston has not yet even scratched the gronni
Tor the house which he proposes to bnild a.
the northeast corner of Forty-sjxth CIR.
and Fifth avenue, on the same block with
the Huntington chateau It is somepbss
surprising that the two multi-milliona,ras
MIR. Huntington and Mr.. Astor, did nor hT1,
the whole block between them, each taking
half; Mr.. Huntington took the northern
took the southern, having st;i
a third between their two portion.
fronting on Fifth avenue Il has NOT 1a,
been sold by the Boomers, to whom this an,
tire piece formerly belonged. One of the
best investments of Robert Bonner's strj['
lngly successful business career was the
purchase OF this superbly situated Fifth
ofoAuS pAocA IL Is 10 De hoped, for thu
sake OF the attractions Of this part of Fifth
avenue, that the two houses which are to he
built on this block, south of Mr.. Hnnting
toms home, will be as impressive and in.
teresting examples of architecture es ia
MIR. Huntington's castellatad man.
sion. II Mr.. Aston, however, should NOT
build handsomer home on this de-
lghtful corner than the new hotel which he
is now building on the former site OF Nj,
fathers house at 1hirty-third street and
Fifth avenue now appears to be, his resi-.
dence would not give much additional
charm to that part of the city. The lower
part OF the new hotel is built Of q peculiar
sort OF brown stone Of gloomy and fore.
bodinG hue. Perhaps the upper stories NAV
take away the effect OF undue darkness and
lack OF attractiVeness, but the present ASPECT
OF the building Is such as to suggest that
1t will compare but poorly with the Holland
house at Thirtieth street and Fifth avenue
and Judge Dugro's towering hotel Of light
stone at the southeast corner of Fifty.
ninth and Fifth avenue. Just north Of
Judge Dugros hotel is the second brown
stone hotel which Mr. Aston is constructing
on this magnificent avenue, but the lines OF
this one are more pleasing, the proportions
appear more suitable, and the general eff
feet is much more gratifying than thatof
the one at Thirty-third street.
"RosALIE has adopted an idea that makes all
the girls awfully Jealous"
What ID thar!"
why, she has taken all her engagement rirps