Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-19
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parlor has not been new, but glass
panels have been put in the doors and
the hallway painted. The entrance
doors from the main hall are of the
same cypress as the other doors and
have glass panels. The paper on the
walls is a very handsome red with a
paper on the walls of any room in the
house. A new steel ceiling has been
put in and painted ivory with pink
| diapher and brown cornice.
| The hall leading to the dining room
has new hardwood floor with a
! cypress dado. The dining-room is
| very much improved and with the
tables prettily set will make a fine APP
pearance. The steel ceiling has been
painted a delicate pink with a yellow
cornice and brown diapher The pa
per is known as tapestry paper. being
dark brown with red and green
figure. The dado is dark red tapes
try paper, and is the only dado of the
kind in this vicinity.
The kitchen has been painted and a
drab and a steel ceiling been put on.
new steam table has been put in at
great expense, and the range thor
oughly repaired and a new broiler
added. A new hood has also been
built
over the kitchen six rooms have
been nicely fitted up. painted and pa
pered for the help. These are entirely
separate from the rooms which the
guests occupy. Two closets and bath
room have been put in under the
kitchen.
The building is to be heated with
two new boilers. one of which will be
sufficient except in the very coolest
weather. The hot water for the baths
is to be heated by q separate furnace
in the basement
The guest chambers have been made
to look very nice All have been
painted and papered in the very best
style. They are all fitted with COM
bination gas and electric fixture.
Several rooms have been connected
and made into suites. These are pa
pered in blue. greens and white with
pink designed papers. Several of the
suites have private baths and wash
bowls.
The halls have all been painted and
papered and the ceiling papered.
Wherever needed the walls and CELL
second and third floors new porcelain
baths and a closet have been placed
for the guests. The whole of the ap-
pontments of the hotel are of the
best. and when someone takes the
hotel there is no reason why it should
not receive a liberal patronage.
One Of the rooms was fitted up by
Mr.. Newbegin as a sample of the way
he intended to furnish the house The
furniture is ash with brass trimmings
on the bureau and washstand There
are two straightforward chairs and a
rocker and a table. The bedstead is
white iron with brass trimmings The
carpet is a light brown with a pretty
figure. The whole room looks very
cosy, and should the new proprietor
decide to fit the house in the same
style it would leave nothing to be
desired.
The outside of the hotel has been
painted a pressed brick color with
white trimmings. This is the latest
style in the large cities, and makes an
imposing appearance. 1t attracts a
lot Of attention from the people pass
ing. both on the trains and electric
cars. The windows have bronze
green sash. On the first floor the win
dows have only one pane. while on the
other floors they are the half-pane
| windows.