Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-27

| bell. II 10 O circular register, upon which
the names OF almost everything that
might be wanted by guest IL displayed.
| BY turning an Indicator. SO that the
point rests over the article desired. and
then pushing button. the want IL re-
| gistefed in the Office. The invention Is
certainly an unique and useful one. and
| calculated to save considerable time and
much annoyance
| There are eighty-fve bedrooms on the
| first floor. seventy nine on the second.
ssventy-three on the third, sixty-five on
the fourth. twenty-s!x on the fifth, and
| fourteen on the mezzanine floor. which
is let In Just above the entrance to the
dinlng-room.
There are. also, two snug little retreats
on every floor. the entrances to which
are overhung with portieres. They have
been arranged with q view to the re-
ceptlon of callers by guests who do not
wish to 20 down stairs.
The passages are all carpeted with red
Wilton.
ARTISTIC EFFECT.
The artistic effect Of the bedrooms is
! heightened by the valuable addition or
etchings. prints, and watcr-color paint
| ings, handsomely framed in gilt The fur
niture, too, 1t Is worthy of remark, Is
| specially designed so as to be In perfect
accord with all other appointments. There
| are no harsh lines or angles, but the
bureaus and Wristbands are all made
with either the swell ends and fronts or
| the serpentine fronts.
BRIDAL SUITES.
The Jefferson contains six bridal suites
! two on each of the fire. three bedroom
/ floors, looking out on the Franklin-street
ioggia. These suites. which consist OF
/ q parlor. bedroom, and r,f,h. are tastfully
( decorated with papcr-mache effects. the
/ prevailing colors being pink in three OF
the suites and blue in the other three
/ They are furnished in bird's-eye maple
/ and white mahogany, exqais!tely carved,
/ with natural finish.
/ a visit to the linen-room, on the top
/ floor, should NOT be missed by any one
/ enjoying the privilege Of a tour of in
| spsction through the hotel. 1t Is an
immense chamber. In which linen of the
very finest grades Is closely packed away.
1t is clalmed--and to the naked eye 1t
seems quite reasonable-that the stock or
| linen on hand at The jefferson Hotel is
equal to the entire stock Of dry goods
carried by an average dry-goods firm.
On the fifth floor overlooking Jefferson
street. is the ladies' billiard parlor.
large room for germans or committee
meetings, and the observation-disclosures 10
supply the roof-gardens which lead from
| the ladies' biiliard-room.
THE ROOF-GARDENS.
| The Main-street garden is 14OxB feet.
1t will be lighted at night by incandes-
| cent lamps, attached TO the arches which
| span the garden. 1t is decorated with
| trailing vines and palms. The floor OF the
garden is of slate blocks about twelve
inches square. The garden Is surrounded
BY a terra Gotta baiustrade. handsomely
moulded iron girders, rising sixteen feet
from the floor, and projecting out eight
feet into the garden surrounding II, ana
| will be used for spreading an awning IN
! the summer.
| STAGE AND PROSCINIUM.
| At the east end of the garden Is erected
q etage twenty-six feet wide by twenty
| feet deep. The proscenium arch Is deco
rated after the style Of Louis XVI. From
this garden a magnificent view Of the sur
rounding country may be obtained.
on the Franklin street side OF the build
! ing Is another roof-garden. smaller than
that on the Main street side. but equaiiy
| as pretty. 1t is almost entirely coVereu
with treilis work. which are growing
| clinging roses and wisteria. Al the Dack
| of the garden, and on either SIDE Oh the
| building are the two towers. which are
| the structure. They are both liz feet
above the Main-street level. and though
| not of the same altitude as the City
| Hall tower, they are more conspicuous
| from the surrounding country, from the
| fact that the hotel Is on mucn hlgher
| level than the City Hall. Both OF the
hotel towers have observatories in them.
which are accessible by flights or steps
from the roof-garden. In the eastern
II. Ill
the twenty-four clocks scattered through
out the building.
The clock was made by the r.. Howard
Watch and Clock Company. Its pendu-
lum is fifteen feet long, its dial Is six
feet two inches in diameter, and II TICKS
once every two seconds.
BUILDERS OF THE JEFFERSON.
The work of construction on the Jener-
son has been done By the following per-
sons
Plumbing and steam-itting BY Dalton &
Chappell, of this city.
Brick-work by 4. l.. Savage. Richmond.
Plastering, by Mr.. p. Il. folhemus.
Iron-work. by Chamberlayne q Scott.
Carpenter-work, by Charles Il. Langley.
The kitchen apparatus has been sup
nlied bv Duparauet, Knott & Moncuse
Company, of New York, Chicago, ana
Boston.
The Nelson-Matter Company, OF Grand
Rapids, Mich, supplied the bedroom
furniture.
A. b. & T.. L. Shaw. OF Boston. fur
njshed the upholstered furniture.
Philip Strobel & Sons. OF New York.
supplied the tables TO be used in the
dining-room, cafe. and grill-room.
Silverware. by Meriden Britannia Com
pany, Mer,den, Conn.
Carpets. from w. G. J. Sloane. New
York.
Table-linen and bed-blaDkets and
spreads, by Shepard, Norwell & Co., OF
Boston.
Bedroom pictures by W. II. Ketcham,
OF New York.
Paintings purchased for the hotel by 7.
]. Blakeslee. of New York.
Chandeliers, by Archer Concross Com
pany.
The bricks used in the construction OF
the hotel are from the Powhatan Com
pany.
REVIEW OF TRADE.