The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-14
DELM0NICO'S NEW PLACE.
+ DOORS TO RE OPENED TO THE
PUBLIC TOMORROW.

IIO OOORS TO BE TO THE
PUEBLO TOMORROW.
The Enterior Decorations and ArrnnEcuents-
Good Taste ana the Absence OF Anything Like
Gariahnesa CharacteriEe Their MaEnincence.
The latest OF the historic Delmonico establish
ments will open its doors tomorrow, and New
York will SEQ another OF these places, which
have.been almost 40 striking as any other marks
Of the city's development New York has never
been without its Delmonico since 1t has been
provided with q restaurant Of any pretensions.
Yesterday there stood on the sldewa on
Forty-fourth street the last cases OF a largo
number which had boon taken there to stock tho
wine cellars. Even they were gone Q few mo-
ments later, and everything was In its place In
readiness for tomorrow. In accordance with
Mr.. Delmonico's wishes, there will be no cere-
monies to mark tho opening Of his newest place.
Early on Monday morning the walters will take
thoir positions at the tables, and the doors will bo
opened. The great Now York public may go In
and eat as much as 1t wants and can pay for.
II will probably eat about the same thingsfor
which tho Delmonico cuisine has always been
famous, for one Of the new principles OF the
Delmonico establishment is that It will have no
innovations. 1t 10 to be conducted so far as pos
Bible Just as its predecessors were. The change
will com only in one particular. There will be
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influx of bands into the restaurants, Hungarian
bands, either bands, and merely plain bands,
never had any influence until lately on the
Delmonico establishment. But there will be an
orchestra at the new place. There will DO also
one Of tho inevitable palm rooms" and a roof
garden. which during the winter months will be
used as q restaurant.
The visitors to the new place on Monday will
observe that, contrary to the usual custom, the
public will not be able to look through tho
windows and sec the guests inside. This Is true
Of the old Delmonico's. and 1t Is true as we'll
of the Astoria and the Waldorf. But rather
heavy white sash curtains hang over the Del
monico windows and hide those inside from the
view of tho public, IL they do not interfere with
the view of the street. The building has been
described in THE Sun. The decorations OF the
lower floor. where the cafe, dining room. and
palm room are to be situated, were complete
last week when q SUN reporter saw these apart
ments.
Entering the building through the central
office, which is situated in tho middle OF the
building. Back of this is the palm room, WHICH
This room 10 separated from the main hall by q
which is lighted from the roof, is balcony over.
looking the centre of the room. The decorations
OF tho palm room will be the same as those in
the hall. SO far as the scheme Of color goes. This
low. Tho woodwork is the light natural color.
The ceilings and the walls In the main hall are
and the woodwSrk is light in color and the
natural grain is highly polished.
The palm room opens into the dining room on
the Fifth avenue side through u broad doorway.
but there is also an entrance to the main dining
room from the hall. The decorations OF, this
prevailing tones are green and Yellow. Panels
OF satin In alternate stripes OF green and yellow
| cries-full and elaborateiy draped after the
French fashionIare OF tho same material. One
a. s she Sisa 81 e sisht 81 81 th %h in.G had s Sc ahis FROM rom
En- Eps s1' ERIC no yisw ,h as w 2 fsSls . o, the building 30 ID 16o
far apart. But an interior view of tho room
shows that their arrangcpent is admirably pro
poEtioned. The carpet sof dark green, ysriedWith
are NOT very ornate. The decorations are 100000
i1 sssisni; and par TIL ceiling h is e ehnndsii iate t aEs
small and in the period of the room. In the
candelabra. The whole effect of the room is
surprisingly luxurious and refined; 1t has an
atmosphere OF richness and simplicity which Is
tence Of some Of the new estabiishments.. The
palm room is decorated in accordance with the
building, is the mems large cafe, and possibly
in that the decorations are more novel than
in any other part OF the house. The most strik'
ing thing about the room is a high wainscoting
e. The sa aoo@. Sna th oak plll an,s s Hxasaa' at Sit di Grosmd
points. are all made of the wood up to the height
that the wainscoti x extends on the wall. Con.
traBting with the black oak is the frieze, which
is finished in ivory-colored relief that affords a
contrast to the sombre woodwork. Tho furni
ture of this room will be OF oak. to match the
woodwork. The effect OF the decoration Is &c
give the room rather tho appearance OF
room, but similar decorations have been very
successfully used before in New York for = room
OF the same kind, and probably the. present ex
oak and tho cream.colored frieze make u com
bination that Ia striking, without being in TIL,
least too strong for good taste. The dining
room on tho upper floor is finished in white ant
red.
Those arc tho only rooms open to the public
always. The rest of the house is occupied BY
tho ballroom suite. as well as several private
supper rooms. On the top fioors are seyera
bachelor apartments, the roof garden opening
on Forty-fourth street, and the servants rooms