The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-02-26

HWHSW Inc AFTERNOON 1eCep.
VMN h-~ ton was for women
W%AW only, the wives, fam
lilies and friends of
members. The evening reception was for
club members and few friends only, and
was stag affair. Both were quite in
formal. but highly successful. At the
afternoon reception the guests began arriv-
ing about o'clock and from then to
there was . constant stream of visitors
coming and going. They were received in
the reception hall by Mrs. Columbus 7.
Tyler. Mrs. E. o. Graves, Mrs. George H.
Hebron aud Mrs. James r. Hayden.
Music was given in the same apartment by
an orchestra from Wagner's First Regi-
ment band. About 800 of the leading
women of the city attended and the recep-
ton was q complete success. Lunch was
served in the Empire dining room on the
second floor.
The stag reception of last night began at
80 There was not trace of ceremony
about it, not even a reception committee
having been appointed. A rich lunch
was set in the dining room and many of
the members enjoyed a quiet game of
whist in the card rooms. The affair
closed about midnight.
The first impression that greets the new
conner in the new rooms of tho club in
the Seattle theater building Is one of sur
prise that such elegant quarters are to be
had in the building after the theater is
provided for. The club occupies portions
of three floors. The first floor is taken up
by reception hall. reading room, billiard
room and cafe, office, coat rooms, lavatory
and wine room. On the second floor is
the main dining room, private dining
room, card rooms, guest chamber, storage
room, lavatory, kitchen, serving and
pastry rooms, and . large refrigerating
room. On the third floor are the lodging
and guests rooms and bath rooms.
Entering the main door on Third street,
the reception hall is seen on tho left of the
entrance hall; the billiard room and cafe
are on the right. The latter is supplied
with electric calls and lights. In fact, the
house throughout Is supplied with the
latter, they being of the combination gas
and electric light variety. The cafe IL
finished in oak. with beamed ceiling, deep
paneled wainscot, the walls being finished
and decorated in warm orange tone. The
Office is a continuation of tho entrance
hall, but is cut of from 1t by paneled and
spindled oak screen. The reception hall,
on the left of the entrance hall, has a. its
main feature a finished brick mantel seach-
ing to the ceiling, with broad fireplace
opening and heavy wrought andirons. In
the library, beyond tho reception hall. is
another brick mantel containing . fire.
place. The tone of the library 10 soft
olive. The rooms on this floor are to be
separated by very heavy portieres har-
monixing with the general tones Of the
rooms.
The main stairway leads up from the
reception hall to the second floor. The
staircase Is Of oak with turned balusters
and richly-carved newell post, surmounted
with an ornamental bronze newell light.
At the head of the main stairs on the
second floor Is the main dining room, into
which one enters through heavy portieres.
The decoration of the room is carried out
in cream and gold. being in modified en-
pire style. The effect Of this room is very
rich. Cut of from the main dining room
by folding doors is q private dining room.
decorated in the same tones as the main
room. The friends and members of the
club who relish dancing will be pleased to
learn that these two rooms can be thrown
into one. making ono fine large apartment
5Sx2O feet in size. Beyond this and occu-
plying the Third and Cherry street corner
are two card rooms Of different sizes, fin
ished in dull blue. At the southeast cor
ner is = large guest chamber in light blue,
, with carpet to match. Glass, linen and
trunk storage rooms fill up the intervening
space on this floor.
The kitchen, serving and pastry rooms
and servants quarters are divided between
the second and third floors, and are en-
tirely cut off from the rest Of the building.
The kitchen is supplied with hard coal
ranges. gas range, broiler and steam table
and is . model of completeness.
The third floor contains series of living
rooms for members and their guests.
These rooms are twelve in number and
occupy the whole of the Third and Cherry
street fronts, are of di fferent sizes, ar.
ranged singly or en- suite, and are finished
in different tones and styles.
In the matter of furnishing and fittings
the clubs appointments are in conformity
with its elegance in other respects. The
amplest variety of tone and color il OBJ
served in the carpets which fill tho house
from top to bottom. The pictures have
not all arrived. but those that are on hand
are of the most artistic or interesting kind.
In the latter category comes easily first
quaint and old-fashioned English picture
of "Peter Rainier. ESQ.,. Admiral of the
Blue" namesake Of the club. It has but
recently been received from Commander
c. H. Stockton. of tho United States navy,
and now occupies post of honor over the
fireplace in the reception hall. In the
library, over the fireplace, hangs a superb
copy Of Rembrandt's "Syndics of the
Cloth Guild" Three etchings beside arc
in this room-a copy Of one of Roy bet; an.
other. For He's Jolly Good Fellow, +"
representing a happy dinner group
Of the time of the Georges in
England and third entitled 1.-THE Good
Customer" The reception hall at present
contains water colors by Nine. Chen.
neniere. Girardet. a Herter and Moran.
The chief ornament of this room, how.
ever, is magnificent photograph called
Majesty" a Likeness of lion, taken by
Gambler Bolton, +. r. G. s.
The officers Of the Rainier Club are as
follows:
President. c. T. Tyler: vice presi-
dent, E. G. Neufelder; secretary. George
Hyde Preston: treasurer, e. B. Downing !:
trustees, E. A. Strout, George II. He'll.
bron. E. q. Graves, E. B. Downing,
Josiah Collins, w. A. Peters, J. r. Hay
den. E. c. Neufelder. G. II. Preston.
The mem hers ara an fotlo-s.