The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-03
\ PALACE OF POMPEIIAN GLASS.
The Magnificent Plan of n Western
Millionaire For His Newport Cot

The Magnificent Plan of a Western
Millionaire For His Newport Cot
taGe.
New York Journal: a magnificent
dwelling house, built wholly of colored
glass bricks, has been planned to be
built at Newport for a Pacific coast
millionaire. The architects are Quimby
& Broome.
The architects are not as yet per-
mitted to disclose the name of the
prospective owner of this unique archi-
tectural oddly; first, because he is still
abroad, and second, because certain de-
tails of construction have not been de-
termined. However. the general scheme
of a glass structure has been decided
upon.
Building a house of glass bricks is
not the chimerical undertaking it may
at first glance seem TO be. The glass
brick is now a recognized building
material, and has peculiar advantages,
both as to translucence and as to its
strength and durability. Modern glass
manufacturing has reached a high de-
gree of excellence, especially in Ger
many, where these glass bricks are
made. They are hollow inside and
have great resistance to heat and cold.
This Newport building, which will
of an old Pompeiian palace. is TO be
begun during the coming winter. On
account of the elabOrateness of the
design and the great care and skill
required in the construction of the
building, ii VIII not be completed I'M
der two years. When completed, how
ever, it will. without doubt, be the
architectural sensation of tHe day. The
architects say that the ground plan
Of I,n
semble that of the house of Pansa,
familiar to readers of the Last Days
of Pompeii," and a reproduction OF
which was erected a short time ago by
Architect Smith at Saratoga, where il
is now used as a museum for ancient
Roman and POmpeiian curiosities. S'he
bricks will be of various sizes. shapes
and colors, and the effect will be of an
oriental richness which will defy de-
scription.
This will be the first residence in the
world constructed of such material and
on these lines. 1t is to be built in the
form of a square, inclosing an open
court, inside of which a fountain will
play. By means of electric lights in
many colored globes, concealed at the
source of the fountain, the water will
fall in 4 shower of vari-colored hues.
1t is said that the future owner of this
sions having perfumed water flow from
the fountain, thus pertaining the en-
tire court, and on occasions of festivity
continuous current of California wine
of his own vintage will flow 3 ON the
pitcher held in the uDlifted hand OF
Bacchaute in the center of the fount-
ain.
The millionaire owner for whom the
glass palace is being designed viii give
f7n \TcaFxr u
man or POmpeiian fetes, which Will
surpass in splendor and novelty any en-
tertainment ever given in this coun-
try. The banquet hall of wine colored
glass is to be elliptical in form (after
a room at Malmaison). with a slightly
vaulted ceiling springing from a deer
cornice supported by marble pilasters
with bronze capitals in the empire
style. When lighted by electricity this
room will be dazzling magnificence. In
this room the host will have couches
arranged in Pompeiian style, upon
which the company will recline in
POmpeiian costume and feast on viands
cooked after the Pompeiian mode The
servants are to be brought direct from
Naples, and on festive occasions will
dress in POmpeiian costume.
Amid such surroundings it will be
very easy TO imagine oneself transport
ancient Pompeii. This Illusion will be
heightened by the presence of a band
of concealed musicians, playing volup-
tuous music, to the strains of which
NeapOlitan dancing girls, in the robes
of the maidens of Pompeii, will dance
and sing for the entertainment of the
guests.
The house will contain two stories
with a ball room at the top opening
ion fc.
by the tOpmost spray of the fountain
Each room viii be of a different color
and will have a distinguished name
The furnishing naturally will agree
with the glass coloring, giving a har-
moniOus line to the whole ensemble
of ceiling, walls, floor and furniture.
The drawing room is to be white anC
gold-consequently the bricks compes-
ing the ceiling of this room will be al
ternately of transparent and amber
glass. The library is to be of darl
green. the banquet hall of wine color
madam's boudoir of the delicate ceru-
lean blue and that of one of her daugh-
ter's of rose color.
The other rooms will be of variou:
shades, some dark and rich in appear
ance, others light and delicate. AT tbs
top of the building. at the end of the
loggia, is what is to be termed a ''sur
=
daughters can indulge in the new 'sui
cure" now so fashionable abroad Thi:
room will be of perfectly Transparent
glass. and constructed in such a way
as to concentrate the sunlight upoT
the central point in the room Thi.
feature of his Newport palace the mil
lionaire contemplates adding 10 nj.
California home, so that in winter h,
and his family may have the advan
tage of almost tropical heat and sun
shine