The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-09-06

IA Sou ginSs, iauBn, lIe Is OV . JOSH. ~
Here's to YOU dear, away with dull cars.
Ny toaa, is now and always God bless swec, Beiis-
claire. ..,a ...t 49,.
Mr.. Roblee is to DO congratulated on hay.
| ing been able to find name that In neither
hackneyed nor affected while being decidedly
catching, and in giving the name to the hotel
started out with good luck The Hotel Belle
claire IL one of the most imposing, structures
Of New York city. and it, situation. At The
| southwest corner OF Broadway and nth
| street. five minutes walk from Central Park.
| and one minute from Riverside Drive. 10 q.
perfect one. From the windows a view can
| be had Of New York Bay. Jersey Heights.
Grants Tomb. the Palisades. &c. and every
| line Of cars in the city transfers to the Broad
way line, which passes the door. "A staten
Of the Rapid Transit road. now almost CONE
pleted. Ii one block above the hotel and viii
make IL a particularly desirable plsSs for
transient guests, as II then will be within ten
minutes Of the Grand Central Depot. fifteen
minutes from the amusement and shopping
districts and twenty minutes from Wall,
Street The BelleclalYe he's supplied much
needed demand In this city. II 10 com.
bnation OF the high grade apartment housS
anu HlOucTu NTbL Cldb6 uOttls having 0VeIy
facility for comfortable and luxurious living.
Every apartment Is amply supplied with light
and air-there 10 not dark room In the
building.
Every Improvement In freprcof con-
struction, a vital consideration in these dsys
OF tall buildings. has been made use Of. and
instead Of the unsightly fire escapes which
adorn the exterior Of some Of New Yorks
fine buildings steel well has been constructed.
running from the cellar to the roof. An
iron stairway runs the entire length Of this.
and there are entrances to this stairway en-
every floor Of the hotel. the doors Of the On.
frances being steel lined and their location
indicated by red electric light. which
Is always burning. This stairway and the ;
ffreproof construction throughout make the
Beleclare avery safe place. In fact. before
the hotel was opened the painters at work
on the building kept their paints and oily
rag s in one of the suites. Some of these rags
took fire from spontaneous combustion enc
night and. after smoulderng for scme tin e.
burst into fame. which, Communicating to
the paints. oils. &C.. stored in the roc m, created
fierce fire. which was discovered early in
the morning by the night watCiman ~ As en-
example OF the thoroughness with which the
ireproofng was done, It may be said that the
ire was confined absolutely to the suite In
which II started, and no damage was done TO
the rest Of the building. the Fire Depart me- mt
making short work OF the blaze on its
arrival .,. ..,.,...
The ground floor is occupied by the ex-
change. restaurant. palm garden. Moorish
room. cafe. billiard rooms private dining
rooms and q large promenade hall. The
entrance to the Office and rotunda 70 through
portico of large marble columns. and among
the first attractions to the visitor are the
many and beautiful paintings that adorn
the walls. Mr.. Roblee. when making tho
collection. had the advice Of some very COM
petent connoisseurs- and expanded the sum p
OF forty thousand dollars. Not alone ih'thS i.
halls. but In every suite hang pictures by
we'll known, highly esteemed aart1sts. and
some years from now Mr.. Roblse's coalsc-
ton will be worth q great deal moro than
he paid for 1t.
The dining room. which occupies tbs
corner part Of the ground floor is . room Of
magnificent proportions and was designed
and decorated after the period Of Louis XIV.
Exceptionally large windows face Broad
way and Seventy seventh street. making a
light and airy room. Adjoining the dining
room Is tho palm garden. which is particu-
lATly large and inviting. Modelled In the
style Of the Italian Renaissance. it contains
a large dome and front built Of the most
expensive cathedral glass. which. together
with the natural palm and tropical plants.
BILE and the songs OF many birds, make II q
most seductive lounging place for guests
and visitors.
Tho Moorish room in it's appointments
is one Of tho most comfortable rooms. g..
On the ground floor also Is the billiard
room. which is ono Of the richest and most
e1pensively decorated lizard rooms ever
hAsi anad II Sc .,.ovided with the most up
to-date billiard and pool tables. and during
l,I In ipat tod
these games by an expert. Adjoining the
billiard room ID large writing room and
library which contains all the works Of the
great standard authors, such as Shakespeare,
Thackeray, Dickens Hugo, Scott. RAlzac.
Stevenson and miscellaneons and general .
books, encyclopaedia and reference works
The contents of the library are catalogued.
und copy Of the catalogue Is kept in every
suite. The books were all made specially
for the Bellecaire by two well-known pub
fishing houses Of New York city.
Another not unimportant room on the
ground floor is the gentlemen's cafe, one OF
the best of its kind in the city. A stock news
ticker is one of its equipments and the Wall
Street man may follow the market without
leaving his home. The private dining
rooms are prettily decorated and costly
furnished.
The suites in general consist OF a parior.
two bedrooms, vestibule and bath, All tho
furniture was specially desi gned and made
for the Hotel BelleClsre by Messrs Lord
Taylor, and In all the parors Of suites Is
of heavy mahogany. Each parlor has also
a writing desk Of unique design. '., "'
All the bedrooms are furnished In birds
eye maple with heavy brass bedsteads OF
the finest make, and the additional con-
vcnience of a long cheval glass in each room.
The bathrooms are all mosaic tiled. with
,,hs and I'm aha H ConpIatalv