Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-04
A MYSTERY.
and . Be.usafa, sight In store for the
Public.

For some time past mystery has hung
around Rueger's corner that mas eSc .tss
81 a c,,,iositv OF the Oldest hdbitues OF that
. Wv restaurant. wood-workers. de-
cn,ators. picture-h hangers, and upholsterers
have been seen to step In and our OF
door that connects the gentlernen's dining
room with the Bank-street buil@ing, or
what Is knawu dis;inctiveiy as the hueEod,
building. ~ that door has oeen sea,ea
save 10 those who had the OPT sesp a,.,, "a -;
the shape of some tool employed ID skiiieu
workmanship.
WILL BE REMOVED.
On Monday, however. the seal VIII os
removed and reveal a sight tnat VIII pom
surprise and delight the pubic. festeI-
day Dispatch representative was iu ad =
"urivatr view" of what arc truly, these
mos, artistic effects in the form OF dining
nom additions to Mr. Rueger's estaoilsn-
ment.
Passing through the door mentioned one
enters n COSY little hall. Opening upon
this hall TO the right are two DOORS eacn
LEADING into a room about l2x1g feet. Botn
~ these rooms are sumptuous IN every APP
nointment from .he velvet carpets, wnich
Are in snbdued tints. to the delicate deco
rations of the walls and ceilings, tne sn!eL
chandeliers. the lace curtains ana tne Iic1 y
lambrequns that drape the windows, anu
the costly furniture. On the walls OF one
of these rooms are pictures Of action sug-
gestiye of the chase. and on those, OF the
otner are still-life pictures by Goodwin OF
game and fruits. The general ehect OF OF
each room is that of comfort comDlheo
with exquisite harmony end taste.
ONLY sIyGGEgTIyT.
But as elegant rs these apartments are
they are only faint hints of tho DeautiIui
scene that bursts upon ones vision upon
entering tho big room on the left. rms Is
n chef d'puure of the decorators aud up
holsterer's art. The apartment is ABOUT
15xSO feet and will seat some twenty-nVe
persons. The csrpeting is of the same ma
terial and subdued tints as that OF ths
smaller rooms. and from the chair-board
rises chromatic scale of harmonious
colors that finally merge IN the soft blend
ing cloud effect of the ceiling.
FIRST OF ITS cHARAcTER.
The wainscoting is in plGstico reieuo-the
first work of that character ever cone
here--and is Of light-blue, gold, and ivory
tone. Above this is the panel IN ivory,
which is surmounted by frleze OF the
same style. and over the frieze aud IN har-
mony with it IN relief, tracery, and
coloring the cornice coves to the
ceiling. The ceiling piece proper IS
q panel, the long lines OF when
run parallel with the length OF the
room and break into elipses. wnile from
these lines and spraying into the cloud
blended centre of the panel are fruit and
flower vines, upon which are poised birds
and butterflies. The reliefs of the psds!ico-
re!ieyo work of the frieze are punches OF
prepes and vines, III arabesque curves. The
nanel expanses of thewalls are broken by
exouisite and expensive landscape etch-
incs. the chandeliers are of silver. and the
portieres, curtains, and lambrequlns OF the
richest texture. When lighted up the room
produces the impression OF quiet splehuor
and subdued radiance. The decorations
are the work Mr.. Humel, of the Southern
Decorative Company.
AId.-INPoRTAST.
Rut the all-important fact is that the
situation below stairs in Mr.. Rueger's es-
tablishment harmonizes with the main
suggestion above stairs; that suggestion IS
n Iucullean feast. MIR. William Rueger
can spread one. This addition to his
restaurant is the latest development OF
a business started by his father on Rueger''s
corner, Ninth and Bank streets, nearly
half century ago. and which has KEEP:
pace with the growth of the city and the
demand for the best of accommodations:
Ruecer's has an enyiable reputation all
over the country es ladies' and gentle
mems restaurant, and that reputation, is
richly deserved. 1t has been won by
strict attention to business, by keeping on
hand every delicacy the market. affords,
aud by serving these delicacies, in style
that cannot be excelled. The three cooks
of the establishment, of which the well:
known Jesse Washington is chief, yield
the palm to none. and Mr.: kueger. as his
business shows, has proved himself mas
ter of the art of catering. His house Is
supplied with the choicest of foreign. and
domestic wines and liquors; his assistants
and walters are drilled to perfection, and
he begins the new year prepared to serve
the general public and private. parties. IN
apartments and with bill-of-fare that
might be the envy of any city. The new
addition has separate entrance on Bank
street, which leads to the lobby of these
rooms, and from ~ to o'clock tomorrow
the rooms. which are especially design
ed for private parties, will be. open for In
spection by the friends of the establish