The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-27
SEVERELY STMPLESPLENDoR
a RETEJhTToN OF rHE BEAUTIES or
THE MIELIONIIRRs, CLUE.

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sr the Ladies' Days Beeis the Better.
The new club whose square marble palace
IL on the northeast corner Of Fifth avenue and
Sixtieth street IL designated in its articles Of
Incorporation the Metropolitan Club but Il IL
known to those who talk about such things as
the "Mllllonsires'" Club. It 10 TO be opened
for its members occupa ncy to-day, and was
opened yesterday for Inspection by reporters
and others friends OF the architects In n cer-
tain sense the interior OF the club Is suggested
By its exterior That's, everything is rectan-
Rular and rich. But there the resemblance
ceases. for while the richly carved marbles Of
the exterior ornamentation carry out an idea
| oil severe simplicity. the interior richness Is
anything but severe and simple, according to
the ordinary understanding OF that term. 1t
IL possible that the term has a different mean
Ing when used by the architect. This 10 suR-
Rested by the fact that In the printed descrip-
tlon OF the Interior furnished by the architect
the term severe and simple Is repeatedly
used characterlzing such descriptions as those:
The great gseried hall. the main feature of the club
opens directly from the entrance halt This halt 10 90
feet square on the ground floor and by 20 feet on
the gallery line. and nearly 90 feet high. running
through two stories OF tho club. It Ia designed in
pure style OF italian Renaissance and treatsd
In marbles gold and color severe and simple in its
character The side walls Of the hall ar. built OF Yer.
mont white marble ana Psvsnezzo marble from Italy.
| .s,,, - .' 11o n,sLoie' WIN ine'ai caps
dun red and blue grounds in the panels and
The staircase s constructed entirely Of Vermont white
marble with . wrought iron rail in blacE and gold
The hall IL lighted by Ave inaov, on ,h nth 80 a.,
ci..r o,... lin a.i,.., .S. on .ns no',n sas IN
| color
Opposite the staircase tue hall fireplace in marble
| running to the under side OF the gallery.
| The main lounv,nr or living roo,n, =, IN. ala,
| Oman on IN. u.., an, .on,h ~ 60. h.u IT,. sn,S
| lounging room is 66K3o feet and was designed and
executed in the style OF Louis XIV by CusL 1t Is pan.
main or west lounsIpg room wa, S,.o se,,snsi .nI
executed by cuel in IN. ,,v,. NJ Ion,. KIM u "a 40
fee, wide by 50 fee, long and 2a feet high 1t pan.
eed In oak and stan with richly decorated stan pan.
marS. nr.p.e.s " ,,S:r end TS. s.ns s'S r,.NU
ornsm.nted ia relief with painted canvas p,pel. nv
PERU of r.ri, Tn. sen,r. ton, Of the room brown
cream and gold Both lounvinE rooms are furnished
~. 'a''-1su IN 'mOF0'd'''d S'''',
ana so II goes there are marble. velvet bro
.SS sa,p pousneI naru wood, painted pan
VS. ~ io'o' ioo' auu ."o 'ee' ueep col.
O orsa IN req req gold 1 blue white. maroon and
doors, marble nreplaces thirty feet high, orn,.
From sixtieth street a court is entered
through columned rateways. and from that
court which Is oo16O feet. the entrance to the
club proper is through white marble vesti-
puIe INTO ah entrance room OF Whne marble
with vaulted ceiling covered with delicate
arabesuue in yellow and wbits From this |
....roI. .,r,,,o .n,.onas o.. .i,i. 80
ana aSces niphs cInh M, Ior thu to on
the stairway to the strangsrs' ouarters which |
are IN the he'll hrst , m m ii,i iioor ,.
the great gallered hail; tho architects de:
freplace which reaches mn pSirtv fest to ne
GALLERY, Is on the south side, between tho en-
double mar6ie stairway is on the north side
This galleried hall is also q lounging room. for
ha s. aDo chairs ana tables scattered about
rugs and furs The main lounging rooms are
groups OF a dozen men each could be as e0 iso
lated as their varying interests or preiudices
Ss sns the n Sd tRs
Doubtless be where the public may see what
main floor elevators lead to ali the other iioors.
The second floor contains only five rooms.
that floor surrouRds the csStTai Court T sailSd
the eaiaierisd hall; These rooms are the real
lizard room. and the library room. There is
nothing characteristic about these rooms as
The writing room. In the northwest C corner r IS
thirty feet SQUARE and all it's walls are red.
fui looking room In the home. and has Gne
fsT OF the Pa AKA AND tn: f. to
dozen card tables. In that room, THE suNs
Sn tb. sa n 1 SS would be
large card room fronts 80 feet on the avenue
and 80 feet on SINtieth street. lied damask pa
per covers the walls OF both card rooms. The
billiard room in the southeast corner. is BOX
3Ox2O feet containing one table for exhibition
games.
Here is the, architects description OF the
severely simple library-there are no books in |
1t yet.
Tho library opening on the court is 3oy5s feet and
Is rather yenstAn In It's design. BOOK eases : ieetd
inches high run around the room aud thsss With the
nsepIAcss anu wo3dw3rE generally are OF English oak
ma son TO-. 80 are nuhs Win Gr9wn
in dnll soId with very ns pans naintsd
by . pupil OF Jules LsfebTe
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