New-York tribune., 1903-02-15

the visitor is carried by express elevators from
the ground floor The walls between the pilas-
ters are treated with richly veined marble
panels which gives a desired contrast to the
Carrara columns. Even the floor is OF marble
white italian with Belgian black borders and
panels Of red Champlain and Irish green marble
At the right is the lounging room, the most
elaborate in the club occupying the entire
southeastern end Of the building The hoor
and panels are of marble similar to tnat used
in the hall. The ceiling has a rich cornlce and
three large rosettes decorate the central part
The room is furnished in Louis XIV style. the
mauy easy chairs Of hand carved walnut. up
holstered in old Cordova leather, Spanish green
in color. forming a striking feature. There are
four massive carved tables and in the centre OF
the room q circular IOunging seat
Adjoining the Iounging room, and visible
through a great square doorway, is the blizzard
room. of unusual size The style Of this room Is
modern Renaissance. and there is a hlgh "alns-
cot of quartered oak Over the tables hahg
brass chandeliers which are carefully patterned
after those in a European gaming hal OF ad-
mitted beauty.
On either side of the entrance hall are the
writing room and library. of Identical finish and
furnishing except that the one runs 70 DOCK
cases and the other to writing tables The
The cornices. not 700 deep, are enriched by orna-
mental consoles and small decorative panels in
the frieze The mantelpiece in the writing room
is of Carrara marble, eIabOrately carved A
silken rug rich in color. covers the floor The
library rnanteI is carved from a solid block OF
marble. richly veined with drab and black trac-
ings The bookcases are OF antique wood, pan
eIIed half in wood and half in rectangles OK
glass.
On this same floor is an enormous restaurant,
with a floor space of 1900 feet, and tables for
two hundred guests The striking feature OK
the decoration is the sconce lights OF old duh
brass. fitted with globes OF cream ground glass.
The floor is Of marble, and the wainscot OF Cir
cassan walnut.
On the nineteenth floor are eleven private
dining rooms ard a banquet hall which viii
seat two hundred. One Of the dining rooms Is
fitted ND for the wives of members, the decora-
tions being in light blue and bronze 1t Is en-
tered from a separate hall, so that the women
have no access to the main club The private
dining rooms vary in seating capacity from ten
20 forty and are decorated in various shades or
green. They will be served from the same
kitchen as is the restaurant
Surrounding the upper floor there is open
terrace ten feet wide, which promises to be one
of the features of the club Although the Frick
Building is not the highest building in Pitts
burg it stands on higher ground than the other
skyscrapers and commands more general view.
Every part of the city can be seen from this
terrace.
The largest and most representative OF the
Pittsburg clubs is the Duquesne, which recently
moved into a handsome building Of its own in
Sixth-ave. 1t has about twelve hundred mem.
bers most of whom are identified with the varied
and rich business interests of the city. A La-gs