Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-01

supports. For years 1t was aec'In" h',,
strong but clumsy. Now II IS SUI" ..,oJ
less aggressive. Architects nav. :. into
with II. and finally nave prous"' eoss.-
sub,ect,on So important Is any s"cS'
al resri. that Il Is patented. The arcu'-
teofs -.,,e dssigreo the tables Of the ,tion
Tao~,i. cub ala this, and the House 'o''
,,,lttee 90 the club will sometimes az "
cfurtfry rrrmi. the members 10 h''s "
design reDeatsi for themselves. 49,,
p.rhars not enough attention has peg"
r.iven 10 fne billiard cues. Length Weisu'
and balance ara the proper consiusra''' ~.
The wood proper is ash. with lea'her w,
that are made by French peasants "',,'
are not procured elsewhere f.ac''
or should be constructed so mat IL WI
balance In the middle when placed across
the finger For this reison. the emo III
the hand IL usually OF ighter WOOD. anu
here some orr.amentati0n Is given beau-
TX, mouldings that assist the hand III ils
grip ate preferred. The most expensive
cues are Ornamented with successive cui'
Ing bands OF coiOred wood mays, az"
these are SO perfectly joined that they
look like enamels. the effect being til''t oi
yeacOcks eyes.
The essentials OF a biliari-rOom are rev.
but these ars important. There must De
The walls should be such that cues aWk-
wardly handled shall not harm them.
There should be no projections TO lmperiI
ne arms and shoulders of enthusiastic
players. There should be- raised seats con-
v,nient.y out OF the way for on-lookefs.
There should be recesses for cues ana
other things. The perfect billiard-room
contains no non-essentials.
There have been some wonderful bill
h. lac .
years IN town. An architect OF large
experience says that Eotning IN THIS
country compares with that Of ". Is.
Vanderbilt. II IS a Moorish room. open
ing out Of the Francis l. dnlngroom.
The walls are wainscOtted feet h!Gn'
with old Moorish tiles. Above thess the
walls are covered with cartonpicrrs NJ
ter designs from the Aihambra. when
thirty years ago. the Spanish Government
allowed ". NJ Hunt to copy. The wood
work is butt rnut with Moorish iniorac-
ings. The mantols and hrc-facings OF the
horseshoe arch are OF Mexican onyx.
and series of onyx columns above makes
recesses where the cues and certain solids
and liquid Of the room are kept Adjoln-
ing, is a toilet-room. with Moorish tiles
and fixtures. I'm onyx.
Cornelius Nanderblts biliiari-roOm was,
II IL has not been changed i'm the -
modelling OF the house the corner room
in the basement. IL H. in fact, "A ma
hogany box in the room proper, and
could be removed like cabinot-work at
any time. The inches for cues and the cup
boards for Refreshments and cigars are en-
closed within this mahogany lining. so
| that, as was said. there need b. no pro-
iections TO interfere with the game. The
table Is Of mahogany. after special de-
signs. George W. Nanderb.lts billiard
! room is japanese. The walls are covered
with mating. which is an admirable pro-
vision against the cues The table is
lacquered In old red. and dragons and
| Other grotesque forms are hammered i'm.
The late Howell Osborne. in the Os-
borne villa. at AIamaroneck. had one
Of the notable billiard-rooms in the coun-
try. This was " oak. The walls We're
! covered with brown calfskin. held in place
with brass nails. The soft. brown tint
OF the tanned hide is one Of the most
| agreeable tints that nature and man have
combined to produce II carries with II
such a pleasant suggestion OF strength.
! endurance Indifference 10 hard knocks,
a sense Of virlity complementing those
| things one loves 10 think Of men, and
| therefore appropriately used I'm men :
rooms and belongings
| Senator Brice has one Of the hand
| soonest tables in town. Il is Of oak. ella
borately carved Particular attention
has been bestowed on the legs; the legs
| furnish almost the only opportunity TIE
! designer has for making the billiard-table
! beautiful. For Mr. Brico's table the
cloth was specially dyed to match the
blue-green tint of The room. Cloth for
! billard-tables is n special weave made by
a man. Slmoni by name, I'm Belgium. The
green Of the ordinary table IS well known.
The handsomest table ever made In
this country was for Nine. Patti. II was
Of rosewood and amaranth woods, with
! hand-palnted panels. II cost 5000 and IS
now at Cralg-y-nos, her castle, In Wales.