The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1895-12-27
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THE ODD FELLOWS HALL.
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THE ODD FELLOWS HALL.
1t is perhaps not generally known
that the new Odd Fellows Hall in
Union Block is one of the very best in
the State, but such is the case. We
take pleasure in giving the following
description of it:
ENTRANCE HALL.
Is reached from the second floor by a spa
ciOus carpeted stairway. The Walnscot-
ting in ash on the sid es of the hall are sur
mounted by dadO in oil cOlors, two shades
of Indian red with stencil patterns and
stripping Above the dadO is broad hook
rail filled for the hanging of outer garments
and wraps. Above the hooks comes
pleasing tint of greenish grey in distemper
color, reaching to the angle of the ceiling
wall overhead. The centre field or panel
color overhead is of light Bremen blue
shade bordered with a stencil pattern o.
darker blue and the centre piece for hang-
ing lamp being a square set dlagonally
with the square centre field and worked
with patterns of yellow, brown, blue and
gold. Outside the light blue field mention
ed is wide border stripe OF yellowlsh draD
striped with a golden brown color which
forms four large corners, these being filled
with two patterns of stencils giving
pleasing effect to the entire room. Ihere
are five doors on t e landing of the en-
trance hall, one to the kitchen, one TO pan
quet hall, two to lodge room and one to the
ante room.
ANTE ROOM.
This is reached from the entrance hall
and is twenty feet square, to the left is
circular partition projecting into the room
forming clO ct to be used for the regallaS
and furnishings of the order of the Re
behahs. On the opposite side of,the room are
two large regalia rooms for the reception
of material belonging to the other different
societies. The wood work in this room Is
painted a greyish green shade and there Is
a heavy dad. five ut wide with light
color of stencil worK at the top and daIK
stripping. The side walls above the dado
are done in pleasing tint of water color
reaching up to a frieze stripe ten inches
wide, the ground being robins egg blue
worked over with a handsome pattern OF
golden brown and an edge stripe of ultra
marine green, above this is a six inch band
of deep cream color reaching to the angie
corner overhead meeting the ceiling color
which is of a much ligher shade of the same
color. there are two fine lines of blue around
this and at the angles formed by these lines
are hand painted corners. The centre
piece for lamps is round and of blue, green,
god. pink and brown worked in pleasing
combinations.
MAIN HALL OR LODGE ROOM.
Connected with the ante room by two
large doors is the large lodge room to be
used by tie following different organiza-
tiOns: Champion Lodge, No. II, Hotter
Encampment. No IA, Naomi Rebekah
Lodge No. 13, and Canton Bradford NO. :,
Patriarchs Militant. This room 36X3o feet
and ID feet high can hardly be accurat-
lv described here on account of the amount
of rich and harmonious colOrlngs In the
lodge furniture, carpets and fresco decora-
tions. There are fourteen doors showing
to this room, two from the ante room, Two
to entrance hall and ten in door partition
connecting the banquet hall which is SSX2l
feet. This partition OF doors 30Xl1 feet can
be easily removed in few minutes,
throwing the two halls into one. making
room 3SX58 feet. The wood work OF these
two rooms is painted two tlnts, peacn
tint and French grey. There is also an on
dado six feet high of terra GOTTA Color WIN
a TASTY stencil pattern of pale green ana
burnt sienna Innings around the rooms.
The side walls above this to the treze are
medium shade of grey dra6. The fourteen
inch frelze is a blue green filled with yellow
brown stencil work below from this drop
pattern of brown, above the frleze is wlde
dark maroon band stripe extending into
the corner above and projecting on to the
the ceiling overhead. In the centre OF tnlS
wide stripe on the sides is ii le embossed
pattern of picture moulding TWO ana one
half inches wide extending around tne
rooms, this is of gold and cOlOrs to harmon
ize with the colOrings of the other decOra-
tiOns. The center or field color overhead is
rich cream color, outside of this is VIDE
band stripe of azure blue shaded to initiate
Waterpd silk, which is one of the most ar
tistic and pleasing features of the Work.
There are hand traced designs in each OF
the corners in olive and ultramarine green,
gold and yellow ochre, on the sides OF the
room the watered silk stripe forms halt
circle with pink panel inside which is
partially covered with handsome tracing
of scroll design. There are four center
pieces, for lamps, of circular form with
appropriate patterns to harmonize with the
other decorations. This entire work Is OF
too elaborate a description to give but an
idea here in our limited space. One OF
the valuable features of the entire work Is
that the design is original and the patterns
and colors were made especially for TINS
lob by the artist G. IL. Andrus of EncsbuTg
Falls, VT.
Mr.. Andrus is an expert at design.
ing and selecting colors for this kind
of decorative work. The inspection of
the different rooms by several compe-
tent TO Judge of the merits of the work
pronounce il first class in every way,
Mr.. Andrus has a good deal of work
in prospect in this vicinity.