Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-12
The NEW HOME.

In the first place the house was admirably
adapted for club purposes. and the alterations
that are now almost completed Will make ii all
the more convenient and comfortable. The
building il three story one, with basement
that Ii really on level with the street, and
sdds one more available floor. The main en-
trance Is on i street, with a broad flight of
steps and q porch that leads directly into the
main hallway of the house On the 18th street
side another entrance has been made that prac-
ideally makes of that part an English basement
house. This entrance is likely to be very gen.
orally used. for 1t opens into a wide hall, where
the clerks desk has besn placed, and from there
an easy fight of stairs leads to the floor above.
Inside the house has been treated to a thor
ough overhauling, and by the time the work is
all finished will shine with new paper and clean
paint Things are OF course still in some little
confusion, such as must always follow upon a
fall moving and house cleaning, but order is
being brought out of chaos in n satisfactory
manner, and IL will not be lorg before the
members will feel as much at home here as they
did in their old home on the Other side of the
block.
The billiard room. that is such a popular
feature in clubs. is located on tine ground floor
and Is large enough to accommodate three
billiard or pool tables The walls and wood
work have been finished in a solid color and at
one end of the room an open fireplace lends a
decided air Of good cheer. Handsome chairs
aad settees of hard wood and leather are placed
around the room for the accommodation of the
spectators
The open freplaces, the first of which one is
likely to notice in this room, form one of the
most delightful features of the house. In fact
in every one Of the larger rooms with but one
exception coy fire burns upon the hearth
and offers an irresistible invitation to draw up
a big easy chair and be comfortable. There
are more attractive hooks and corners scat
tered around than one could become properly
familiar with in long time, and it is just this
sort of place in a club as in a home that makes
life comfortable.
On the first or main floor of the house there
are four large rooms in addition to a com
modious buffers pantry. Throughout they
hsve been finished and furnished in a hand
some manner, but it is evident that the first
consideration was comfort, for all the rooms
that are finished for occupancy have already
taken on homelike air that mere upholstery
ana hangings could never give. no matter how
nne they are. All the rooms open out from
the central hallway. On the left. as one enters,
Is a small reception room. the beauties of
which will be realized by strangers who find
that they do not have to be ushered directly
into one OF the larger rooms that are probably
already occupied by groups of members.
10 the night Is a coy sitting room that is
tastefully furnished and opening as it does both
10 the south and east, Is sure to be flooded with
sunshine II the sun is anywhere in sight. This
Is one OF the blessings of life that was not so
noticeably present In the old house, and some
OF the members have expressed the opinion
That this one advantage was worth tie trouble
involved In moving. In this sitting room an
open CRATE fire burns whenever the weather is