New-York tribune., 1897-01-30

some of these suites are almost priceless. fhs
old Astor family plate and furniture are in one
OF the rooms OF the Waldorf. At the Nether-
land there is the old Dutch room which is OF ex-
quisite beauty The Savoy has its great marble
room Of palms. The Plaza has its great open
rotunda with lavish decorations and pictures Of
rare worth hanging the walls The Manhat-
tan. one OF the newest hotels. has It's magnificent
apartments upstairs and the rotunda is all fin
ished in exquisite marble, with a broad marble
staircase leading up from IT, The Imperial has
it's palm garden handsomely finished In ONYX
and marble. The Waldorf has its Moorish
room with Oriental tapestries and drapings
and its winter garden. SO the list would go on
There is no way Of telling OF the richness Of
these hotels. 1t is necessary 10 see to appre-
ciate.
Horse Show week. or during the international
yacht races. or at any other time when Kew
York is crowded with visitors. the hotel rotundas
are well worth seeing in the evening abouf din
ner- time The broad rotundas with their long
sweep offer a seductive opportunity for viSting
All along the broad hallway easy ychars ard get.
tees placed. After dining the guests come
out from the dining rooms and pass an hpur or
two lounging and chatting in the big rosunda
The women. bejewelled and handsomely gowned
and the gentlemen in Immaculate evening drsss
make handsome picture in themselves. The
rotunda fairly bower OF flowers. with its rich
decorations. makes a striking background and
the soft strains from the Hungarian orchestra
hidden behind bank Of palms complete the
glimpse of fairyland No hotel in New-YOrk noH
offers many claims for recognition a modern
house that does not each year spend hundreds
an orchestra 10 play at meal times, and in the
evening while the after-the- theatre diners are
eating.
These big hotels where fashion and society
and wealth meet are not the only ones that do a
great business. There are many hotels in the
city where business men come-men who have
not time to put on dress suit in the evening
and who cannot lounge for a couple Of hours
over a supper. These hotels do a thriving bus-
ness, however. and without the glare and gilt
ter Of the fashionable houses they minister 10
fha hpi
full manner. Many men In business. who have
no family ties and no homes make the hotel
their homes 1t leaves them practically unfet.
tered, and they go and come az they wish,
There are many such hotels along Broadway
and around the business section Of the city.
They a constant scene OF activity and not
the least attractive feature Of the city hotel
life.
Away uptown. around the Park. where ther.
is breath Of fresh air and groves Of trees,
there are a number OF hotels that do not make
a strong bid for transient trade. These are the
big family hotels, such as the Majestic. the En-
pire the Marie Antoinette. the San Reno the
Endicott. the Sherman Square. the Hotel Beres-
ford and many others. These hotels are fur
nished as completely and carefully as one could
furnish home. They are not so expensive for
guests. owing to having permanent trade. They
have all the features of the big downtown ho-
tells, with every care and comfort for guests
but with much of the hustle and coming and
going left out. The patrons Of these houses find
quiet and relief from household cares.
Around these hotels there are nnumerabe
apartment houses. which. in way. are hotels
These houses built with the idea Of furnish
ing cheerful and comfortable apartments for pat.
rons. The patron furnishes the apartments him.
self. but they cared for by the management
of the apartment house. These houses. many
OF them, have dining rooms. that those living
| in the house can be saved the vexations Of cook
| ing There thousands of families in New
| York that make their homes in these hotels
| and apartments and prefer it TO assuming the
| care of house. The immense number Of visi-
| tors to New-York and the disposition Of many
residents of the city to live in hotel in prefer
| ence to a home makes the city the best hotel
! town in the country, and 1t has nobly met the
| demand for accommodations.