The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-06-15

These flats will be rented either fur
nished or unfurnished, by the week,
month or year.
The upper stories are to be devoted to q
great extent to bachelors, and especial
attention has been given to this matter
by Mr.. Boldt, who will bear in mind COM
fort and also expense, so that moderate
priced accommodations may be had.
The entire upper story will be arranged
for clubs and entertainments purposes. A
number of clubs have already engaged
quarters, consisting, aside from large,
airy clu broom, of the secretary's room,
dressing-roems, and all the necessary adj
juncts, with private corridors, etc.. afford
Ing complete privacy. In the midst OF
these clubrooms, on the Fifth avenue
front, will be large mbly-room.
which can be thrown open to the clubs at
any time. This room will be fitted up
with movable partitions, with cooking
ranges, and all the appliances OF mod
ern kitchen. 1t is to be used for chafing-
ing-dish clabs and cooking clubs, as well
as for number of bachelor entertain
ments where there need be no fear of dis
Iurbing any part ofthe house.
One wing of the top floor will be de-
voted to billiard-room for both sexes,
with space to serve light refreshments.
Here, also, will be picture gallery, with
light from above. A part OF the gallery
will be so arranged that it can be turned
into private studios.
Colonel Astor has not decided how he
will use the roof of the hotel. II will be
SO constructed that at any future time
large space can be devoted to bicycle
tracks, roof gardens or sun baths.
Every floor will be hotel in itself. By
the arrival and departure elevators at
each and every floor will be a sub-office,
similarly equipped to the main office be-
low, with the difference that only the
business of that particular floor will be
transacted there.
There will be basement and sub-base-
mept. The former will be twelve feet
eight inches high in the clear, and the
Fiith-avenue front will be devoted to a
magnificent barber's and manicure es-
adjustment a store for a.. orist, and the
Waldorf importation department. I'm
derneath this, and taking in the space
! under the sidewalk, will be constructed q
wine cellar $50 feet square. with six
teen-foot ceiling space. Mr.. Boldt will
spend 100000 in stocking the wine cellar.
A fifleen-ioot alley will be left on the
extreme western end OF the extension to
the Waldorf The rear portion of this al
ley will be built equally as handsome as
that fronting on the other three streets, SO
that both hotels will properly stand free
on four sides. In addition TO this alley
there will be corridor fifteen feet wide
by 200 feet long, connecting ThIrty-third
with Thirty-fourth street, and with q
corridor at right angles in the middle of
each house to traverse the entire length
toward Fifth avenue up to the main dim
ing room, fronting on the avenue. Both
hotels will connect not only on the
ground floor, but on every floor.
Colonel Aston is taking lively interest
in the arrangement and construction of
his hotel.
The Waldorf extension will at present
be carried up only five stories in order to
throw it open to the public by Novemb Der.
The lower floor will contain q temporary
ballroom of large dimensions and superb
decorations, adjoining which will be a
large foyer, dressing-rooms, smoking
rooms, etc., all on one floor, with a pri-
yate entrance at the extreme west end.
This will al once give the Waldorf that
which it stands so much in need Of-the
largest ballroom in New York. This
whole arrangement can be thrown, by a
system Of changeable partitions, at mo-
ments notice, in With the cafe and
winter garden, as well as the present
ballroom, so that a large entertainment
can be given without coming in contact
with or entering the hotel proper. After
the completion of the new ballroom in
John jacob Astor's hotel this Temporary
ballroom will be use for other purposes
of the hotel.
The new hotel will be of steel, and it is
expected that it will be finished in the
early autumn of 1897. The Waldorf ex-
tension on Thlrty-third street will be
thrown open to the public during horse
show week in next November New
York Times.