Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-02-24
The New windsor Hotel at Attain
tic City.

The Hotel Windsor was reopened to
the travelling public on Saturday and it
will be more capacious and more beauti-
full than ever before. The proprietor, Mr..
e. Jason Waters, with the characteristic
enterprise OF the modern hotel man, has
kept pace with the requirements of a
most select hotel clientele, and there is
little wanting beneath the roof of the
Windsor of to-day that hotel guest
has reason to expect. About $4,000
would be fair figure at which to place
the cost of enlarging the hotel.
The exterior of the building has been
partly reconstructed and the lower
stories and the magnificent piazzas ex-
tended to add more imposing effect to
the structure. Perhaps the more unique
of the new features is a marine room,
although a-modern rathskellar has been
established in the basement
The marine room is an apartment SO
by A. feet in size, which has been added
to the oceanward side of the hotel. 1t
adjoins the famous Turkish room that
has been feature of the Windsor in the
past. The name of the new apartment
partly explains it's purpose.
The room is q luxurious retreat, where
a recuperating presence of the ocean is
to be found. Broad windows look out
upon the ocean in several directions, and
through which the delightfully."- balmy
breeze of the sea brings life and health.
The apartment in the interior suggests
the deck of an ocean greyhound, the
broad expanse of sea just beyond doing
much to complete the pleasant illusion.
At one side of the room covered stair
way, leading to the rathskellar below,
represents the cabin CT q ship with
Opaque port lights. Above, to represent
the bridge of q steamer. is the wheel,
with the regulation side lights, guard
rail and life preservers of steamers.
The walls of this handsome retreat are
tinted in sea spray in small dragon and
mermaid designs. AS a wainscotting
there is the guard rail of wood and rope
netting of the promenade deck of a ship,
and in the centre are two masts, each
equipped with the usual Delaying pins and
other fixtures of a vessel.
Steamer chairs in every part of the
room offer rest to those who prefer to
enjoy the ocean under cover. Beyond
the marine room broad piazza extends
to within few yards of the Walk, and
an6 this piazza is uncovered and open to
the sky.
Below the marine room is the rath-
skellar. This is in two sections, one 36
by A feet, and the other 3Sx44 feet. A
long billiard room extends along the
Illinois avenue side.
The rathskellar is the first to be placed
in this city, and will no doubt prove
very popular. The inner section is
finished in oak, with bar and handsome
high backed settees. The outer part is
fitted up in cherry, as is also the billiard
room, which is separated from the rath-
skellar by stone archways. In the outer
section. comfortable circular settees al
most surround the apartment. Broad
lunch shelves are fixed to the heavy
cherry posts that support the roof of the
rathskellar. The rathskellar is lighted
by O number of round windows that
resemble large portfolios. The walls and
ceiling are panelled in cherry and ella
borate designs in scorchwood effects.
The floors are of cement laid in colors.
Besides these additions the older por-
GQns Of the building have not been
neglected in the general improvement of
the hotel, part Of which has been un-
furnished.
a new and perfect water supply has
been obtained BY sinking an artesien
well on the premises that sends forth an
abundant supply from depth of about
eight hundred feet.