The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-22

FIRST MEAL TONIGHT
New Hamilton Hotel VIII be
Open to Public.
ROOMS FINELY FURNISHED
Reception for Wichitans to be
Given Next Month.


new Hamilton hotel will be served in
that hosiery tonight. This was the
statement made yesterday by Mr.. ]. @
Hamilton, the proprietor. The furnish
ings are not all in the building yet, but
the work will not interfere with the re-
ceiving of guests from this time on
Some time in the latter part Of October
or perhaps in November, Mr.. Hamilton
will give a formal opening for the hotel,
and invitations will be issued, the a1alr
to consist Of an afternoon and evening
The guests will be given an opportunity
to thoroughly investigate the methods
used in a first class hotel
Wichita people who have not been
watching the changes in the new hotel
will be surprised ar the beauty Of the
improvements. The office on the first
floor, at the front of the building, is g
splendid one and has a deep red paper
and is finished in oak. Just to one side
OF the room the new passenger elevator,
which will be in operation today, is sit
uated. The floor Of the office is tiled, as
in fact is the entire lower floor Of the
building. To the south Of the Office is
the reading room, which is nicely fur
nished. East of this room and connect
ed with the office and the reading room
are the public lavatories. Still east in
the new part Of the building IS the club
room, but this part Of the building is not
yet completed.
The dining room has Just been fitted
up with new flint tile on the floor and arc
lamps for lighting purposes. 1t will ac-
commodate a number of guests and will
be a pleasant appearing room.
In the rear Of the dining room are the
kitchens, and to attempt to describe the
many appliances and the careful ar
rangement of each article used in the
culinary department would be impossible.
The ranges are all in position and have
been fred up. The dishes are all in
their place, and in front of the ranges
is a large rack. from which many arti-
cles used on the ranges are hung. On
the east side of the kitchen are the COW
cred kettles for various uses Every
thing late in kitchen improvements for
hotel use may be seen in the rooms,
and everything IS in readiness for the
opening.
In the northwest part OF the room fit
ted for the kitchen is little room with
a single door leading into It. On investi-
cation It IS found 10 contain the large
ice chests. In connection are the stor-
age departments, and these are all stock
ed up ready for use. The stock was fur
nished by c. I. Fuller. and there IS a
large quantity on the shelves The re-
r-;r
cuts Of meats which have been in refrig-
Grafton for number OF days. Mr.. Ham
ilton will adopt this plan for the meats,
and they will be placed in refrigeration
ahead of the time on which he desires
the cuts for table use.
North of the main part of the build
ing, and connected with the kitchen, is
the heating apparatus and the rooms for
the help. The building for this use was
recently erected, and is not yet complet-
ed with the exception of the third floor.
The large boilers, two in number. are in
position, and have nearly a hundred
horse power. The fires have been placed
under the boilers and they work In an
excellent manner.
On the second floor just above the en-
CINE rooms are the appliances for the
laundry. Here will be the drying rooms
and the laundry department will be in
charge Of competent persons.
The upstairs rooms for the accommo-
dalton of guests are being furnished at
the present time. A large number OF
them are in order for immediate use.
The furniture IS the best that can be Sc
cured. The carpets are of bright pat
terms OF Brussels. The paper on the
walls is charming in its tinting The
furniture is OF heavy oak and mahogany.
The beds are iron with brass trimmings.
Everything for the comfort OF the guests
is not forgotten. The bath tubs and ap-
planes for the rooms are in position,
and every room possesses a homeHks
appearance.
The parlors are on the second floor IN
the front The rooms are not yet fully
furnished, but within few days the
balance OF the furnishing viii be IN
place The room has Il fireplace IN one
corner with an elegant mantel. The win
dows viii be shaded with elegant lace
curtains. The floors will be covered with
heavy carpets and many easy chairs will
be features for comfort.
The bell system will be perfect from
the rooms to the office. After the other
fixtures are placed in position the tels-
phone system between the rooms and
the Office will be tried with a view Of
adoption. Several OF them are already
in place and are considered as being sat
isfactory.
Mr.. Hamilton. the proprietor Of the
hotel. IS a man with much experience
II hotel management. When he came
here he looked over the situation very
carefully, and as result OF the investi-
CATION Wichita has the new Hamilton
hotel Il VIII he credit 10 the city Its
elegant equipment IS entirely in accord
with the other Improvements now go
ing on.
Mr.. Hamilton has faith in the future
Of the Peerless Princess. and his invest
ment IN Wichita property was made
with that i6ea in view