Arizona republican., 1908-05-02
PUBLIC INVITED 10
 INSPECT A NEW DEN
The Sort of a Place 1t Will Be Pleas
 ure to Be Caught In.

There are dens and dens. The one Daniel served his time in was rather Q forbidding place as also are a lot of other dens we read about and some times drop into in these latter days. But there is d modern meaning given the word den that suggests practically
 the opposite of all those things that seem so repulsive and retains only that old idea of little eXclusiveness, though not too exclusive. The word is simply the barrier that keeps out the "undesirables" and it is amazing what nice place a modern den may
 be made.
 The particular den in the mind of the writer is the entire second floor of the big Anderson block, over the Berryhill store, d rather gloomy look. ing place from an outside viewpoint but within it is cosy. well fitted and we'll planned for getting good things to eat with incomparable service, and for dinner parties. small banquets and private social gatherings. Its doors were opened to the public last even ing and during the dinner hour the management had all it could attend to. starting off with most flattering patronage.
 The new place is under the personal charge of Mrs. G. F. Barnes. The en- tire second floor of the building has been e-papcred, repainted and refur- nished. The wide hall is strewn with rugs and filled with tables and bank ed with flowers. \ few rooms on either side the hall will be handsomely furnished and rented to regular ten ants, but the chief purpose of The Den
 is to provide the people of Phoenix with d fine place to eat where they may be accommodated in parties of from one to one hundred. There are three dining rooms, one trimmed in
 rcd. one in green and one in yellow. each with three tables dressed in spot less linen and fine silver. The fur nishings of the entire floor are in old mission style, even to the piano in the hall.
 It is designed to serve here not only regular patrons but transients as well, being in that way as much public house as d hotel, though being off the street, in quiet quarters it will be more exclusive than restaurant. There will be a business mems luncheon at F o'clock for which the patronage is expected of many busy men who do
 not have time to go home at noon. | There will be regular breakfasts also
 and in the evening dinner is served
 from 6 to 8. Fine kitchens. stewards department and all attendant conven- fences are provided. all new and clean and a competent staff of cooks. wait | CTS. etc.
 1 About forty can be seated in these small dining rooms at one time and
 as there are three of them there is a
 measure of eXclusiveness, especially when private parties are arranged for.
 In connection with the dining rooms
 is one apartment arranged for par 1 Tor and smoking room. where gentle
 men may smoke after meals or guests
 await the arrival of their friends. This
 room is handsomely decorated in bric-
 a-brac of all sorts after the manner 1 of the modern den. A feature of the
 establishment is to be parties private | and semi-public up to the number of say q hundred guests. If a private party the dining rooms are available | for supper and the large hall may be
 easily converted into a dancing hall.
 If it be banquet the long tables may
 be spread in this hall.
 Altogether the new place is luxu-
 riously equipped and is just such a
 place as one likes to drop into for a
 handy luncheon or dinner or a Sunday
 dinner with his wife or to arrange for
 the entertainment of party of
 friends. if his home appointments are
 not sufficiently comprehensive to en- II farf ain a rra r1ni1nhnr