Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
The PRIDE OF Fl. WORTH.
ALSO VERY EXTENSIVELY ISNows
10 wAyTAnEns AS THE
~woR1'H HOTEL.
Fort worth's LonR-stnndine Demand
for First-Ciass Hotel building
Met, and the infringement he
Proper ono to Have II In Charge.


II has been matter Of conspicuous
note aud extensively commented upon
that most serious lmpcdiment an NV
way of Fort Worth'B growth hAs been
the citys lamentable naTrehhe5s 0, ~
hotels. The statement hunts chai-
lenl.e that tho city has had some OF the
uneat hotel managers In the country,
but the hotel buildings. alnsi have been
wnntlne. Even the IKE Arlington Inn
Was not In the city and II IS ialr 10
presume that multitudes OF visitors
aojourncd to this pretty hosterly IN the
euburbs when could they nave been
properly accommodated in the CITY,
ahcy would not have been seen out OF
It's limits
II remained for w. p. Hardwlck and
she Hotel Worth TO furnish this lead
ng Texas city with tho combination
OF q hrst-clnss hotel and n frst-clasy
hotel man There Is not a particle of
doubt about the rating OF the Hotel
Worth or OF It's proprietor IT belongs
strictly ard exclusively to the list Of
nrBt-class hotels.
The Worth Hotel IS situated on Main
street and virtually oeeupiea that block
fronting from Seventh to Eighth street.
The nrst door. the ground door. that is.
extends but halfway the block along
Main Street from Eighth, but the Sec
end third. fourth ana NTH stories ex-
tend not only over the territory men
toned but into tho adjacent building
90 Seventh street. so that a guest IN n
room on seventh street can sue the en-
tire north portion OF the city just as
he who occupies a south room can sec
the Union depot and South Side
Whoever had Ia charge tho selec-
zion OF the furniture and general ar
rAnscment Of the hoters furnishings
must nave bad IN mind d sentiment in
accord with old Polorius' adyice TO his
son, Rich. not guady." The principle
Of good taste pervadea the entire struc-
ture from It's ground floor to tho cell
ing OF Its NTH story. "Rich, not
Eaudy" every piece OF furniture every
hRnginB. every carpet, every nook in
tho wall, every glass, every bodBtend,
every mute article finding Judgment
az part and parole OF this hotel echoes
the sentiment "llioh, not gaudy."
Extending backward from Main
street. tho hotel occupies about half
the bio1s towards Hipsk street, Com
prised within this parallciogram, this
half block OF Main. Rusk and Seventh
and Eighth streets are 100 OF as neat
roms az are TO be found IN any hotel
IN tho Southwest. The Office opens
broad upon Main, tho ladies' entrance
being on that street, and leading d.
recuy 10 the elevator brond hall
Way opens also upon Eighth, and be-
tween this hallway and Main street
orc business otnoes. Behind II are tho
very elegant Worth bar. the barber
nhop and bath rooms 10 tho right Of
the Office, extending backwards 10.
wards kusk Is an alcuve which the
buny lettor-wrlting contingent OF the
Euesta frequent. a number Of little
firm single dealgs overhunE by n
wealth Of electric lights doing them
service, The flooring OF this floor ia Of
sN ufaI d.. q. "a.
the main Vestlbule stands tho busl-
ness department OF the hotel.
Getting into tho elevator. ono Is
landed on the first floor In a spacious
reception hall, matted with musniH-
cent heavy oarpeting and set round
WITH nae furniture. Eyergrecns are
conspicuous here its on the frHt floor
This hallway encirclcs the parlor, In
which cheary wood nre nlternntas
with coal fre. Hard by tho parlor IN
the bridal room. md X would he only a
good turn TO recommend to every Texas
iassie contemplating matrimony 10
remember this same Worth hotel
bridal room II Is blossom IN which
n huinmlngbard might reposo aud
dream.
Going further along the hall one
comes into the spacious dining room.
extending all the breadth OF tile build
ing and accommodating 20 tables each
NE ANNHA ANNAAiAAN ANN BIN EMtNANf 4 nc
room extends that chief deaiderntum or
a s:outeei eating place, roomlnesh--it IN
manifest enemy OF dyspepsia and,
Judging from the fact those 100 goats
are allied three times over each meat.
II n also TO be surmiscd that Chef
Frank Rhule N also a very Huccessful
enemy so dyspepsia. Whon Mr. Cor
bctt was here he aclected the southeast
corner room, loklng on Eighth street.
1T 10 typical OF long row OF such,
stretching along this fronting, airy,
bright, serupulpuslv clean, elegantly
equipped and richly furnished, In
short, the sort or room that satiafac-
torinly answers the question, "How
10 have a homo IA one room" The
window draperies In these rooms IRE az
carefully selected as IN the dining
room, whore they charm the eye and
,cnd TO the general effeotlveneaH OF the
nplendld tableware and settings.
sinre the opening OF this hotel 1,
mss been crowded to It's capacity daily
and now enjoys n fuli-ncdEnd pres
fiEe OF i,a own creation mud n simple
continuance OF It's present excellent
management under Mr. Hardwiok VIII
fnakc fast rs Pasition, already fairly
won. Of being al once tho pride al
Iort Worth and one OF tho most Gle.
RANT holtolrioa In tho gauthynaf