The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-11-28

| Does Pautus belong 10 the cluD!
inquired Huggar.d
mo" said Vane, but I wish he did.
He'd like to meet you, Huggard."
Then the pair of them went UP to the
billiard room, and I rang for absinthe.
THE NEW LIBRARY.
A Description of Mr.. Carnegie's Magnif-
cent Gift.
From the ST. Paul Pioneer Press.
The beautiful architectural pile
known as the Carnegie library of Pitts
| burg, which has been given to that
city by Andrew Carnegie, stands on
the terraced ground on the east end Of
Schenley Park entrance. On the OPP
posfte side of the roadway is a pic
turesque ravine. The building itself is
q granite structure something after the
style of the Italian renaissance. 1t is
substantially a modified parallelograrn
with its narrower side facing Forbes
street. The front Is occupied by a
stately porte-cochere, triple arched and
finished In stone balconies above. These
are surmounted by chandeliers of cleo
trio Nights. The forward part of the
building Is semi-circular in form. with
a dome-like roof. From either side of
this frontage rises stone tower 10
feet in height.
The walls are of Cleveland gray sand
stone and the roof Is covered with a
quiet red tile. The building is encircled
by a frieze in which are implanted the
names of famous men; upon the music
/ hall. composers and musicians; upon
the art galleries, artists; and upon the
library and science wing. authors and
great scientists. over the library en-
trance is the legerd Free to all the
people" At the rear of the PARALLEL
gram are L wings. About midway on
the East End side rises a tower-like
structure of six low stories. This build
ing gives the effect of strength and re-
pose, from the sweeping lines of the
center and the beautiful curves of the
front to the pyramid submits of the
twin Companies with their delicate
arches.
On the side facing towards the city
are entrances to the two wings. Flights
of stone steps lead up to the arched
portals. The windows of the basement,
which Is I'm reality a first floor, rise 619
! feet above the ground level, and are
built around by plaster recesses. so
that one can see into the machine and
engine rooms below.
The interior of the building, roughly
| speaking, Is divided into four sections.
The semi-circular front contains the
music hall; back of this are the art
galleries ON the second floor. and the
catalogue room, chorus rooms, and
corridor on the first floor. Then comes
the sections devoted to literature and
science respectively. These have sepa-
rate entrances facing the Schenley
park driveway. The entrance to the T.
brag-y is the most pretentDOus. having a
handsome arched portal and vestibu1e.
Entering from the great pore-cochere
I'm front the visitor finds hims elf IN the
vestibule. whose walls and floors are
of white marble. From this semi-cir-
cular vaulted corridors branch and run
entirely around the auditorium of the
music hall.
The music hall is one of the most
acoustically perfect rooms in the
world. It's seating capacity is $780,
while the choir lofts will accommodate
3o0. The arrangement of chairs is after
the theater plan, giving the greatest
possible seating capacity. Two balloon
les follow the curvature of the walls.
while the great roof above follows the
same line of curvature in smaller and
smaller concentric circles. A magnifi-
cent proscenium frames the organ, or
chestra and chorus. The organ Is
halved one part being on either side
of the stage. while electrical connec-
lions run between the keyboard and
the mechanism. -Four massive piers
with finely ornamented boxes, arched
above, complete the view from the au-
dftorium. Perfect harmony exists be-
tween the coloring and the roof struc-
ture of the hall. The central part of
the ceiling, 80 by 80 feet is framed In
set In heavy moulding. These panels
are continued in the plastering. The
co1oring varies from a soft ivory above
to a warm bun ornamentation on the
panels. The walls are a deep rose red.
Touches of gold found upon the oak
leaves, a,osettes and other plaster orna-
ments upon the cornices and upholster-
ing are of the same rich colors as the
walls. Two thousand incandescent
lights are scattered In artistic groups
upon the massive piers and in the main
chandelier overhead.
Back OF the music hall are the art
galleries on the second floor. three i'm
mense connecting rooms 146 feet long.
Bas-reliefs are fitted into alcoves and
wall panels. A vaulted corridor leads
from these rooms at the rear of the
building. on the left of this Is the
reading room proper, and on the right
three arched doorways open into a ves-
tfbule with marble pilasters and arch
itraves. The entrance hall Is pameled
in marble. and mosaic floors and vault
ed ceilings complete its beauty. A mar
BILE staircase leads to the reference
room and special libraries above. Be
low the reading room are the periodi-
cal rooms, a similar axial corridor. and
the rooms for commission meetings. Of
fees for secretaries. dressing rooms.
lavatories. etc.
The vaulted ceilings are decorated In
flow ng arabesque in white tones ON a
blue ground.
From the reading and periodical
rooms entrance can be gained into the
bookstack. The six floors of this wing
contain four miles of shelving. and will
hold go. 900 volumes. In case of fire II
can be completely protected by iron
doors like a fire proof safe.
The periodical rooms are OF special
size and beauty. They are three con-
meeting rooms. li9 feet in length. The
Schenley Park driveway entrance to
this section is triple-arched and finely
decorated. The vestibuled walls are OF
marble for nine feet up.
The great central corridors lead back
TO the science wing, the ground floor
of which Is taken up by three connect
ing halls looking out toward Schenley
park and fitted admirably for all scien-
tific pursuits. In the basement are the
ianIfnrfa anarfmenf- great furnaces