The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-07-22

Europe, and arc fully entitled to the in
tesnationRl reputation which they have
gained among the profession. From
year TO year improvements have been
made, by adding all available. APP
plianees, apparently regardless Of ex-
pense. A little moro than q year since
an elegant sun-parlor was constructed
ut the top Of the building, while. cut
side OF this, upon tho spacious fooi. q
promenade was provided, covering
moro than 1000 feet OF surface. The
senior doctor has recently died, but tho
improvements do not stop. An annex,
four stories high and containing more
than forty apartments, includinga new
gymnasium, several suits OF rooms with
private bath etc, aud to crown all, the
most elegant aud costly suit OF rooms for
Turkish, Russian, needle, plunge baths,
etc., ever seen in this country, while
men who have travelled over the civil.
lied countries Of the world, say, easily,
the richest in tho world, has Just been
opened. Tho style is Oriental, Moorish
in many parts, With rich Venetian win
dows, The walls and ceiling of tho hot
rooms are OF tho finest cream-tinted
French tile. In the rest room tho walls
and ceiling arc overlald with pure gold,
on which Is the most chaste Moorish
ornamentation, while the woodwork is
Of solid mahogany. The furniture is OF
equal richness. All ls lighted by cleo
tricity, so as to produce tho most pleas
ing, not TO say tho most bewitching eli
feet. It may be possible that all those
things add to the real benefit OF the
baths by keeping tho mind occupied
With pleasant things. AS q work OF art,
It would be difficult to find any struct-
ure in this country which would excel
this. {
the HOUSE OF PASsA.
Among the late attractions at Sara
toga, is the "Houso OF Pansa," or, as
more commonly known "The Pompeia."
Tho building was erected by the Honor.
able franklin W. Smith, OF Boston, and
is reproduction OF a Roman house OF
the nobility in tho ttno Of Christ, whom
Rome was in its glory. It was the house
OF the famous Pansa, at Pompeii, before
tho destruction Of that city by tho erup-
ton OF EesHvias, A. D. 70.
Mr.. Smith took celebrated artists and
architects with him to Pompeii, so that
everything in regard to dimensions, or
namantation. coloring &C., should be
perfect reproduction OF this ancient
Roman Palace.
One is impressed on entering that he
10 in building which belongs to an
other age and another nationality.
Nothing In Pompeii was moro elegant
or on q grander scale than this house OF
Pansa..
The large open space in the center.
with its fountains, birds, flowers and
everything that could feast tho eye, its
paintings, fantastical decorations, stat
uary, bric-a-brac, massive pillars, ETC.,
were intended more specially, perhaps,
for the ego OF the public. While the
smaller rooms, bed rooms, bath rooms,
dining rooms, kitchen, library, larar:
inni, or private altar, otc., which extend
around the outside, all after the exact
style Of the old Roman palaces, were
for the family use. Hore We eau real
lie something Of the grandeur OF the
old Roman pattician life. Here, too, is
tho best possible place for the study OF
the history Of that marvellous people.
But my letter is already too long. to
attempt in detail a description Of this
most interesting production. Let all
who can 90 and study it in person.
CHARLES W. Cushing.