Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1897-11-19
The ASTORIA HOTEL,
n is THE MOST COSTLY HosTELRYiN
Il THE WORLD. N

II . Marvel Of Luxury. .Ssl .!
on Nov. I the most gorgeous Of tho
great hotels Of New York will be thrown
open. The Astoria will then be ready to
cater to those to whom money is as chaff.
bigger. than the Waldorf, Its counter
part, with moro rooms for the general en-
tertainment Of guests, more apartments
for their private use and far more lavish
nass In decoration, the Astoria will pro-
vide facilities for entertainments that will
Guido anything hitherto attempted In the
way Of public hostelry. It will be under
the sole management Of George G. Boldt,
who has already made = famous name in
connection with the Waldorf. NJ ,@t
The main entrance is on Thirty fourth
street. On the ground floor to the left 10
the ladies' reception room. the color scheme
OF which Is blue and buff. The columns
In this room are Of Vienna marble.
On the corner of Fifth avenue and Thir-
~ fourth street Ia the main dining room,
so by 90 feet. It is in the Italian renais-
sance style. Its pilasters and columns arc
Of the magnificent marble called, from Its
peculiar tint, the midnight sun, !" which
comes from northern Russia Charles Y.
rurner has contributed the mural paint
.ngs and lunettes In this room.
At the rear Of the main entrance and
lobby is the palm garden, which when the
building is finished will open into the
palm garden of the Waldorf. The walls Of
this room are stone Of soft tint, relieved by
terra Gotta and payonazzo marble. the lot
ter term meaning peacock, which 1t de.
rives from the color and design of the
markings in the marble, The decorations
at the ceiling line are in imitation of ma.
jolica . @
At the right Of the main entrance is the
portal to the festival apartments At this
great glass porte cochcre eight carriages
can unload their occupants at once.
Beyond is the mems cafe-an oak col
umned and paneled room which has it's
counterpart in the barroOm across the hall
at the rear. These both open into the
glass corridor at the west end of tho build
ing which affords entrances from Thirty.
third and Thirty-fourth streets
On the main floor at Il y west end of the
building is the magnificent ballroom, with
its tiers of 40 boxes its balcony for 100
musicians. it's galleries: ard tonservatories,
the whole decorated In the style of Louis
Quatorze in old ivory, relieved by yellow
rose and gold Fifteen hundred electric
lights will shed food Of light on the
mural paintings representing "Music and
the Dance, " by Edwin II. Blashf1eld, and
~ panels and lunettcs depicting the music
Of all nations. by Will Fl. Low. 2&FGs2
\ In this regal apartment 1000 couples
can dance with the eyes of another 1000
looking down upon them from the boxes
and the galleries. the walls of which are
crimson. 3sg *G
On the same floor is the fine Astor gal.
lery, SO called, a smaller ballroom, with a
suit OF reception and dining rooms.
The Aston gallery has IL beautiful pan
els representing the four seasons and the
IL months. by Will H. Low. In every way
this is tho most sati sfactory of the state
apartments The color scheme is fine, and
the decorations are In perfect taste !.
Other show features Of the Astoria are
the roof garden. the ladies' billiard room
and tho sun parlors and small clubroom
on the fourteenth floor.
The office in the Waldorf Is to be abol-
tshed, and one office will shelter 30 clerks,
who will transact tho business Of the Wal.
dorf- Astoria. That Is the official name o.
the combined hotel, and the hyphen must
go with the name. .5 ,E..
In the Waldorf Astoria are 1900 bed
rooms for guests Seven hundred bath
rooms will serve these ], 200 persons.
THE thing that impresses me most
about it's size, = said Assistant Manager
billiard, .'is that it will take l, 800 en-
ployees to run the house, and we feed that
army of servants three times daily and
some Of them four tilnes-that Is, there
are more servants than rooms In the
house. . s,. t s&s. /. Il IL
IA or these 1900 there are 100 mechanics
and engineers, 400 walters, 100 chamber
maids and 100 cooks and kitchen workers.
No attempt is made to lodge this regiment
Of employees In the hotel The girls SLEEP
there, but not one male employee has
quarters in the hotel ,ss IA
1t is in the fitting and running expenses
Of the Waldorf Astoria that It's magnitude.
Is most clearly seen Fully 100, 600 yards
of carpet are needed, and this has kept the
Lowell carpet mills running for five
months, and In that time given employ
ment to 300 men and women outside Of
those actually engaged in the weaving.
The eatire linen outfit of the new por
tion will cost about 100000 Every year
go, 600 more will be spent on this item.
The silver for the Astoria section was all
made to order and will cost about the same
as the linen. The china and glass foot up
85O,OOO. @t5
In all, the furnishings will cost fully
$1,000, 600. # 81: if
In running the monster house 5000
pounds Of ice will be used daily.
AZ every body knows, the Astoria is the
sole property Of John Jacob Aston. 1t is