New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-07

running north and south is the East Foyer
finished in remarkable imitation Of Caen stone.
Opening from this in the northeast part Of the
building is the East ParlOr and the ladies re-
ception room.
Opposite the Aston gallery is the Colonial din
ing-roOm, finished in crimson and white. This
overlooks the garden court Following along
the corridor to the west one comes to The ball
room foyer, q rich apartment treated in gold
and yellow. From this leads the ballroom
promenade Il by % feet. ending at the mag
nihcent ballroom, % by - feet, and occupying
three stories from the floor To the ceiling
distance Of 40 feet. The style of the ballroom
is Louis XIV. There are no supporting col
urnns in the room and the view from any point
is unobstructed The ornament is old ivory. and
the furnishings Of ,hc tNo tiers Of Gail.i,. air b.
red plush. The stage is at the south side Of tn
room and cal b, removed at a moments notice.
IT has full prosccnium, and has a seating ca
pacity for a hundred musicians. Wh.n used
for concerts or dramatic entertainments tho
floor of the ballroom has Il seating capacity for
a thousand persons. and in the balconies there
ar. chairs for two hundred ana fifty NOR"
When in use the ceilings are lighted lbs Hood
of light from electric lights hidden behind the
cornices
The mural decorations in the ballroom play an
important part i'm the decoration, and are tn"
composition Of Will II. Low, who painted the
ceiling in the ladies rcceptiOn-room If The wal
dorf They arr all figure compositions. depict
ing the different Kinds and nationality Of music
The ceiling bears a painting called Music ana
the Dance" measuring ~ feet by ~ icct
painted by Edwin H. BashGed There are
more than forty figures in the composition. all
Of them above life size On side is group
"a ,l.. ,bt.r mn
representing The Dance" The clouds which
form the settings for the figures complete the
composition by reason of their mass and color
The chief notes of color are violet, green ana
yellow These coIors appear in variety OF
cradations in the drlperies Of the figures, and
the blue and white Of the sky and clouds shad"
into mink and violet tints below the figures. ON
the floor level Of the ballroom and west Of il.
overlooking Astor Court. is the conservatory,
II feet by - feet, the complement Of the prom
enade on the eastern side. 1t is over the drive
way. and is 81 in tiles and glass.
The second floor Of the Astoria has private
suite Of apartments in the northeast corner
containing a large drawng-room dining-rooin'
buffers pantry, hallway, three bedrooms ana
five bathrooms all finished in old English oak
ON the second floor is also the dining room for
misses and children. The third floor also has a
rich suite similar to that the second floor.
A detail worthy Of note is the arrangement Of
shoe boxes In each room in the hotel mere rs
a small closet built in the wall and door IN
the back Of it opens on the corridor on "hch
the rooms are situated The boots has the
keys and collects The shoes from the OUTSIDE re-
turning them to the box after the polish, where
the owner finds them when he wants them III
the morning The floors above the third and