The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-10-04
How THG CITY GROWS
Two Notable Improvements
in the Old First
District.
THE NEW HOTEL WASHINGTON.
Fred Linn's Splendid Enterprise a
Success The End Of Old
Cooper Hall.


a great meramorphosis has just taken
place on Washington street. The two or
binary looking hnildinps which stood on
49, =. a..-,.
s'ts sSss S.us - s'a"s " : li-'a1 :, w
tween ork anu strand streets, north OF
the park. have been transformed int, one
IF ~ ,,,,gt .,1,<varr a,5 a1,t>a.ato ,s,s,.l.
= s.Ao iiAoss si9Hais anu ea11orA's l-o1eiS
IN TINS vicinity, not excluding New York.
This new hotel has been named the Hotel
WASHINGTON and has ham iocatad in
ta,ss o,tg t,,ra,,--t ~ ,,,,l,as, ~,,sst.a
S11S WY eulo"sn sh9 puVitc sptkheu-
ness of Mr.. Fred ID. Linu, the
law book published. 1t would be no ex-
..
aeeeration 10 say tnat aitnou9n there
are many larger, the Washington
is the costlfest hotel in the
rkata aaa i, $50 ra,f,,,o .xl,a+ 49, :
20 - ''''e - 800 - As.'Ao "nnS W.
means one mas only 20 Call 20 mind Inc
large and elegant hostelries Which have
Deen recently built at Lake wood, Lake
AopatconE and other summer resorts.
lee 'front.' 81 the Two buildings nave
peen maze INTO one ana the front en-
gireiy renoueieo Until 10 presents an at
tractlye appearance. An easy hight OF
broad brown stone steps leads 20 The
main moor 10 the right, extending al
most tne entire lenRgn or che building
along the park, IS the dining room. A
heavy, rIeh carpet IN bright design,
which noiselessiy yields 20 the tread,
covers the Hoor. The room is wains-
cotted in heavy quartered oak, which, to-
gether with the numerous wlndo VS.
richly cuftaIned, give the room an I'M
usually bright and cheerful appearance e.
The service is unexceiled aud the kitchen
compares favorably with the leading
restaurants Of New York.
THE ELABORATE CAFE.
On the opposite side or the hall is a large,
spacious reception room, and then comes
the broad stairway leading to the floor
above.
The Office IS situated in the centre of
cafe Jersey City has never before seen
anything like that cafe. Its floor is COM
posed of mosaics after the style Of
the Imperial Hotel. New York. Numerous
tables large enough to accommodate
parties of five and six, with large roonny
chairs, stand about in coy and retired
hooks. and wainscotsing in quartered
oak, similar to that in tue dining room.
encircles the walls, which with the cell
ing is mass OF soft shades and colors. A
more coy place to entertain q friend
could not be imagined. Lunch and din
ner are served in this room the same as
in the dining room, and the comfort Of a
good cigar and cup Of mocha can be en-
joyed there amid the most iuxuriant sur
roundings.
no matter how many may be smoking
| in the room the atmosphere is always
sweet and free from fumes. This IL
owing to the fact that in the centre Of the
ceiling is an artistic design which in
reality is large ventilation opening Into
an air shaft which extends to the open
ar
IN the rear OF the building are several
private dining rooms capable OF &C
eommodatlng each from six to
twenty parties. Inese are fur
nlshed ana decorated In the same
elaborate manner as the dining