The Oskaloosa herald., 1906-11-08
Elegant Lunch Counter and Res
taurant Is Opened.

j. b. Doll opened his new cafe and
restaurant Saturday for dinner and
gave to the public handsome place
modern and up-to-date in every re
spect and one that is credit to the
gentleman who planned and made it
as well as to the city itself.
The new cafe is located on High
avenue west in the building formerly
occupied by the Dack hardware store
The several apartments extend the
full one hundred and twenty feet OF
the building. The "lunch counter" is
an attractive feature of the place. A
handsome counter and back bar OF
mahogany finish and French plate
glass are set off to advantage by a
canopy top that extends from the wall
out over the edge of the counter. The
effect is pleasing as it is unusual. The
coloring of this is in keeping with the
wood work.
At the sides of the room are twelve
tables, each giving roomy accommoda.
lions for four guests. At the rear of
the main room four tables have been
separated rom the front dining room
by low partition surmounted by a
grill with the name of. the owner,
DOLLS" conspicuous in guilt letters.
This room can be used for large din
ner parties or where customers pre-.
fer little seclusion rather than the
publicity of the larger room.
The dining rooms are finished in a
white marble wainscoting of more
than four feet in depth which, against
the walls of green burlap and the
ceiling of steel pattern painted in
white and gilt gives the room a
handsome appearance that is very
pleasing. The side walls above the
wainscoting and opposite each table
are ornamented by large plate glass
mirrors, extending about the entire
length Of the room. The effect OF
these mirrors as one sits at table
must be experienced to be appreciat-
ed. Looking into the mirrors one
sees the picture reflected and the re,
Election reflected, until countless
acres of snow white table covers with
guests seated are ip view. The pic.
ture rivals anything little Memo ever
witnessed in Sunderland.
In the Kitchen .
The kitchen is as interesting and
as complete as the other parts of the
house and it goes without saying that
no place more complete in detail ex-
lists in the state. Everything needed
to make perfect kitchen is to be
found in this place. A monster range
gives cooking space enough to pro-
vide food for an army. A large broil.
er stands at the side of the range, the
first of the kind to be brought to the
city. Meats and provisions are cared
for in large specially constructed
ice box that amounts to cold storage
plant. The center of the room is oc:
cupied by steam table" for the
keeping of the cooked dishes, meats
and vegetables, and will keep the food
hot for any number of hours without
drying it out. A model dish washing
arrangement is at one side of the
room. Another separate washing OUT
fit is prepared for the washing of all
cooking utensils. Then there are nu-
merous conveniences placed here and
there about the room for use as occa-
sion requires. Mr.. Doll is being con-
graduated upon all sides for the COM
pleteness of the place and the COM
fort it affords.
The contract for the remodeling of
the place was given to S. B. Sinclair,
and almost every detail Of the finish
ing is the output of his planning mill.
A magnificent piece of work has been
done. The wood work is all in ma
hogany, and the finishing was ac-
complished by Tom Gossage. The
electric light fixtures of the place are
unique and handsome and were fur
nished by the Oskaloosa Traction &
Light company. ~
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