The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-02


plant are also In this basement. The vine
cellar In 20 by so feet.
The Office Is on the grade; floor on the left
at tho rear Is the grill room. Opposite the
o:lco Is the grand staircase, which leads
lungipg room. On the P~ierreront street
side Is the ] unging room and on the Clinton
street side the recalling room.
The lounging room is flushed in ma
hogany the electroliers are in keeping with
the style OF the building and are gilt. The
upholsterings in the lounging anu reading
rooms are a rich brown and the draperies
delicate greens. Throughout the entire
building the color scheme Is brown n
green. The browns vary from very light 70
the deep rich colorings and the Greens are
delicate and harmonious.
The grill room has a low ceiling. Over II
on the mcz2anine floor is the distributing
Kitchen and quarters for the servants. The
grill room is old English in design. II has
white stone and red brick fireplace. The
ceiling has white stone arches and between
these are panels OF antique oak In which
are dotted electric lights.
At the head Of the staircase from the
main hall Is a small reception room and on
the next main floor is the billiard room.
In this are fourteen tables, and like the
| lounging room on the grade floor, this ia In
three sections, divide by handsome columns
OF Oak. The joiner work In this room Ia
0udIbeItu OAK anu IL Is Two sUOTleS III 0elBnJ'
There Is a gallery on the mezzanine fioor
for the use Of those who wish to watch the
play without disturbing the players. On
this same mezzanine floor is the library,
a room which was pronounced a gem. Ono
naturally wants TO read on entering IT,. II
is finished in dark oak and the upholstering
and draperies are green. Big, comfortable
leather settees and chairs are arranged,
around the sides. There are more com
| Portable chairs around the tables and the
1 lights are shaded by green opalescent
shades. On this floor. too, 10 the oardroom,
where the b. idge players battle for fun
and where the chess men solve knotty
problems. There are rooms too for the
! officers and the governors.
The dining room extends along the
Pierrepont street front and part OF the
way on the Clinton street side. The other
part of that side OF the house Is occupied
by the ladies' dining room. The dining
room IL finished in mahogany and the
largeness OF The room is broken up some
what by big mahogany columns with
capitals. tt ceiling is panelled in white
and gold, and ron the centre hangs a glass
! electrolier which sheds forth a subdued
red light, h upholsterings are again
green and brown.
Another flight Of marble stairs leads to
the balcony, in which Is a piano and from
which spectators can watch proceedings ON
big nights and where musicians will play.
On this mezzanine floor are the private
hllHlk IOOIlH, OLtt ING tdTkthJ, Is HilSIlVu
I in green n brown and mahogany and
: the small ones are furnished in turkey red.
Next come two floors devoted to sleeping
apartments. The rooms are all furnished
with brass bedsteads and finished in mahog-
any. The draperies in the rooms vary,
but all are in keeping with the rest OF the
house. Each room has a basin at which
run hot and cold water. Some have private
bathrooms attached. and on each floor are
four bathrooms and shower baths.
Thu Annr alAnua tho Elaoninu roam ia
taken up with squash courts and servants
quarters. There are four squash courts.
and on the mezzanine floor Is a gallery
to each court and lockers for those who will
use the gymnasium and baths. The ~ m
nqsium takes the entire top floor and il Is
Fl ted in a most complete way. Every
thing found in a modern gymnasium is
TO he fo,nAd there. Ii IL 50 arranged that
at one end there is a stage for use when
there are smokers or vaudeville shows,
and when this stage is not in use it is turned
up against the wall, leaving the space Il
occupies all clear.
The kitchen is on the m%ezzanine floor
| above the lining room and this, too. is most
! complete in its fittings and arrangements,
All ventilation from this is into a centre
shaft that runs through the house from
basement to roof. There is a serving room
on The dining room floor and another on the
grill room floor and the dishes are carried
to these rooms from tho kitchen by electric
NNCN 1AOhFH
The women rave had special attention
paid TO them. 1t is a new feature for the
Crescent men to allow women in the club
house. They rave done it at Bay Ridge.
where there Is a special dining room for
members of the fair sex and where a part
Of the big piazza is reserved for them. Al
the new house a member can entertain his
wife. his sister or his best girl, and the part
of the house for thei' use is cut of almost
completely from the rest, so hat their
presence will in no way disturb the regu-
lars in their fun. The women's entrance is
on the Clinton street side. There Ia a small,
! tastefullv decorated waiting room inside
| from which an elevator runs to the reception
room on the second floor. This room is
decorated and upholstered in the most deli
cate colorings, greens predominattng, but
all tints are neutral. SO As to harmonic
with the costumes of the visitors. The
women's dining room is on the same floor
as the main dining room. and this hke.the
reception room is also tastefully and deli
cately finished. The draperies are Of the
best. They were all done by Frederick
Ioeser 4 Co. OF Brooklyn. from the top
floor down TO the barber shop. This firm
bid for the contract with others and was
RucCe6sful.