The San Francisco call., 1897-03-03
A MODERN
CARAvANSARY
The Pabst Cafe Opened
To-Day to the
Public.
The Royal Eagle Dlstilleries
Company New Enter.
prise.
The Nest Elegant and Unique Cafe
The Nest Elegant and Unique Cafe
on the Coast.

The Pabst Cafe. located on the north
east corner of Powell and Ellis streets, in
that magnificent building just erected by
the Royal Eagle Distilleries Company.
will throw open its doors to the public to-
day-Messrs. Herbert, Sonderleiter and
Rossum proprietors.
The main entrance to the ladies' or
family cafe is on the Powell-street side.
Entering the wide and magnificent en-
trance, with marble steps. wainscoting,
frescoed and mirrored on all sides,
while the bslusters are studded with
magnificent electric lights, producing
the most brilliant and harmonious effects,
here we behold the brightest of all charms
and ideas of perfect cafe, finished in
birdseye maple; the floors inlaid with
hard woods by the Inlaid Floor Company,
602 Market street; the walls and ceilings
tinted and frescoed in the latest style of
the art; mirrors rejecting on all sides and
electric chandeliers and brackets OF the
newest and novel styles and patterns
throwing their soft and effulgent light
upon the elegant paintings and surround
ings which adorn the walls and ceilings
in profusion.
From this brilliant scene we pass on
down fight Of stairs to the German-style
banquet-room. Here may be seen some
thing in artistic decoration never before
placed before a San Francisco public.
Artists and architects We'd with one
another to produce something so unique
to demand the admiration OF all who wit
ness the scene.
The fine paintings on all sides, with the
soft Lights shining through the beautifully
EN- bossed and stained windows. are from
the easel OF one OF our most eminent local
artists, Ernest A. Otto.
To sip the elegant Cresta Blanca and
other popular wines ana quaff the de-
licious Pabst beer which has no equal in
any land, to eat and digest food SO skill
fully selected and carefully pre- pared by
the most experienced cooks and spread be-
fore you by polite and trained walters.
There are also number OF small dim
ing-rooms. Every precaution will be ex-
ercised to maintain a high standard of
excellence and quiet in the place through
out so as not to mar the feelings of the
most fastidious. 1t must be borne N mind
that this is a family cafe, and not resort
for the undesirable element.
The immense ranges located in both
kitchens, together with their utensils,
were furnished by the well-known house
of w. w. Montague & Co.
The grand entrance tc the bar, with its
mosaic floors, its Corinthian columns and
artistic marble sidings manufactured by
Ruffino d Bianchi under the supervision
of Mr.. A. L. Seager, is marvel of beauty,
rich in designing and unique in construc-
ton. The elegant locks and the pretty
bronze hinges and in fact all the artistic
hardware throughout is from the house of
Miller, Sloss & Scott.
The creation of this fine enterprise is
due TO the untiring energy and enterprise
of the well-known Royal Eagle Distill cries
Company.
The Pabst Brewing Company, whose
great brewerIes, which are the largest in
the world, are located at Milwaukee.
Wis, is represented on the Pacific Coast
by the Royal Eagl- Distilleries Company.
On the upper floors may be found ele-
CANT sunny apartments, ell suite or single,
furnished with regal carpets, furniture and
all accessories to make one com Portable.
This apartment-house is conducted on
the European plan by that worthy lady.
Mrs. B. Becker. who will always be alert to
administer to those seeking rest.
The furniture and carpets throughout
the entire upper portion of the building
and the massive tables, chairs and other
artistic furnishings of the saloon are the
work of the well-known Indianapolis
Furniture Company of $50 Mission street.
The rich draperies. the costly curtains and
cornices and the Persian and Turkish rugs
lHlouSuOut tliS pave are di worthy Oh
special mention, for each of them, by their
rich elegance, adds some new charm and
delight to the completeness of arrange
ment OF one of the most finely equipped
establishments in the country. Well
might the big contract for furnishing the
house fall to the hands of this large con-
Germ, for the Indianapolis Furniture
Company is recognized 10 be the leading
furniture and CARPET house on this coast.
To the fertile brain of EdW KOofroth
the architect, is due the conception and
planning of this great structure. aided by
c. Schutt, the carpenter and builder. to
carry out these plans 30 erect building
which is an ornament to the locality and
a credit to the City.