Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-25
parks and forestry lend themselves so COM
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preSSiVe in architecture

parks and forestry lend themselves so COM
pletely as setting to the beautiful and eX-
pressive in architecture.
The Interior.
A careful study has also been given to the
interior. which will likewise be executed In
italian renaissance. The main entrance is
to be in the center of the building, on 18th
street into the entrance hall or atrium.
forty-five feet square, extending two sto-
ries in height, in the rear of which is a
lobby twentysiX feet wide, extending from
the ladies' entrance H street the full
length of the building. The walls of this
entire public space will be finished in white
marble. with floors of marble mosaic and
woodwork of mahogany.
The main dining room So by 40 feet, to
the left of the entrance, will have floor and
finish of mahogany. and devoid of sup
porting columns as to admit of its be-
ing used for balls and banquets The other
dining room. palm room, A. by "A feet,
to the right of the ladies' entrance, Will be
finished in colored marbles, and the ladies
and gentlemens lounging room VIII Ike
wise Ice finished in marble and mahogany.
The three private dining rooms. to the
north of the lobby, will be made special
features, each being executed in different
style of architecture. with a complete serN-
ice to correspond. The dining rooms Will
all be so complete, luxurious and sumptd-
Gus in design and appointment that the
hotel is sure to become both famous and
popular as place of fashionable resort and
sure to become the fashion center of Wash
ington. as hotels of similar character nave
become the centerS of other great cities.
StairwayS of generous width, constructed
of marble and bronze, and large passenger
elevators to be located at the north and
south ends of the lobby. The south starr
way and elevator lead to the bar, billiard
ROOM toilet, barber shop and grill rooms,
which will be in the basement and VIII be
finished in marble The ordinary, or emil
drens dining room, is also to be in the
basement, approached by the north stair
way and elevator.
The Mezzanine Story.
Over the lobby will be a mezzanine story.
with reading and writing rooms, stenog-
raphers' rooms and music rooms on the
north and south, with a large connecting
lounging gallery, admitting a general view
of the lobby. The parlors are to be on the
second floor, over the central part of the
lobby and overlooking the entrance hall.
The eight upper floors are to be given up
to the accommodation of guests, arranged
in suites of from one to four rooms, with
bath. BY the plan adopted of outside courts
above the first story, all the rooms, ABOUT
400 in number, plus 206 bath rooms, will
have direct light and ventila ton while all
the corridors are similarly lighted and
ventilated. Telephones, local and long-ds-
lance, will be located in each suite and
pneumatic card service will be provided
from the offices to the pages room on each
floor.
The building will be absolutely sanitary
in every detail. Indeed, the greatest pains
have been taken to secure and insure the
most modern sanitary improvement in
every respect for this structure. All corri-
doris will have noiseleSS floors of interlock-
ing rubber tile The rooms will have mono
18th floors of asbestolith, having no cracks
or receptacles for dust. The bath rooms