The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-30
CONTRACT GOES TO
v. { ]. SLOANE
New York aud San Francisco
Firm to Decorate CONNER
cial Club Interior.
LOWER FLOOR FURNISHINGS
INCLUDED IN CONTRACT
Work Is Awarded by House
Committee for Consideration
Of $37 800.

| with the letting of the contract for
tho furnishings OF the new Commercial
| Club building Monday by the house fur
nIshiDgs committee 10 w & j. Sloane Of
New York and San Francisco. interior
dGG,Yorations for tho new club home iiat
best clubs in New York or the Golden
Cate City arc now assured.
The contract was placed, wnanlmousy
composed Of Joseph T.. Caino. chairman:
| w. Mont Ferry. II. l., y. Culmct, Sam
ucl Ncwhousc Is. q. Mcckenberg. sam
u"l Wcltz and ~ i. Davis and Includes
| The furnishing tor the four lower floors
| OF the building. The rooms TO nc fur
nlshcd arc tho rotunda. north and south
pans puiGi' ousIncSs ana sccretarys Of
fees on the ground noor: banquet hall,
main hall and Kitchen Oh the second
| iioor; lldies pailor, res! and retiring
rooms: dining room and four other prl-
| Idtc dining rooms on the third floor: IL
| brary and writing room. billiard room.
| card room and three bed rooms on tho
| fourth floor
Charles II. Van Note. who represents
| the sloane company. has been in the city
| about three weeks. e~hibiting designs for
! the furnishings OF tac different rooms.
| There were -four applicants for the con
| tract. and the selection WAS made only
after long consideration by the commit
tee,
| While the contract has becn given 10
all eastern concern and much Of the fine
work of decorating VIII consequently be
In the hands of experts from The cast,
done by local artists and the paints
scaffoldinGs and the cnarscr portions oi
the decorations will be performed by To-
cal concerns. Arrangements fur the fun
nishlnG of the two upper stories of bed
rooms VIII be taken up later, The base
meut VIII contain s,oreiooms, barber
shop and two large business Offices ioT
the use OF brokers
Mr.. Van Note explained the general de
iatls OF the furnishings IoT the new build
in= as far as decided upon, as folloNs
Tho building is designed in the style al
the spa niSh renaissance and the genera
trend Of the decorations and furnishings
/ throughout the building in The interior
will he In keeping with the exterior The
rotunda will be furnished In the stvlc OF
the Italian renaissance. The fritzc about
the walls Will nc in imitation OF the mo-
sale with ornsmcnta ton in the old Ro.
man style. The walls will he tinted Z
soft green In oil, with the general feel
ing OF A tapestry. Th" furnishings vii
be in the,styic Of the period OF the pref
atn with the uphoistering in old velvet
The lighting fixtures ana trimmings vii
he IN Pompeiian green and metal Tho
rosentins the siege OF Trov in coloring
harmonious with the furniture and othcl
dccoTa tons.
Jounging Room.
The lounginr room will have the walls
covered with soft eCru effect. the trim
OF rich velvet the embr@idery. n
Louis XIV design. made In illuminated
leather. On the nour viii he a lnxuriou;
imported rug, The furniture VIII he oi
hoistarsd in leather and velvet, hsrmontZ-
Ing ~ color With the other decorations
The u l'TSt,2s ,,lr nTtgrss sii1d a, ana trimmings WI
The buffet Will be wainscotinx o
brick. the walls With special decoration!
in tiers OF old red and gold of Oricnts
mans cloth and the curtains will be en-
hroidered with the monogram OF the cut
in gold. Behind the bar Will he mag
niicent painting OF The First Fire
water" picturing the initial attempt o.
IN" Indians to indulge their taste foi
Banquet Hall.
The banquet hall Is a spacious place
twenty four feet high and sixty eight tco
long. The pauclings in the walls VII
he decorated in oil the upholstcrinS riol
French velvet in dark old rose; The hang
ines will be i'm grey grocn silk cmhroid-
cred In green cloth. The ceiling will b'
in sky blue and gold. richly ornamentod
The floor will be covered with importef
rugs. Tho furniture VIII he in grey
enamel. The lighting fixtures and Trim
mings will be in matte gold,
Tho dining room for the board of GOV
ernors Will have the walls tinted IN golc
leaf and the decorations IN an 1lalihI
renaissance design. The hancinGs vii
he of rich silken linen i'll effects Of Ole
rose. The floor Will he covered With I'M
ported parpucttc administer rugs.
The ladies' parlor will be decorated anc
furnished IN The ADAMS period, the walls
covered with rich silk hrucade. The hanG,
inGs Will he OF silk. embroidered viii
satin. Tho furniture will be made of Cir
casslan walnut and gold. upholstered il
silk brocsdc and velvet.
The ladies' dining room will be deco
ted and furnished in Dutch style. the
walls covered with linen in Portuguese,
pattern. The hangings will he rich sill
and linen in mulberry. color. The rus;
will be parquctte administer
Billiard Room.
Tho billiard room will have decorations
tinted in red parchment the curtains
made OF scrm. each 10 have cmproidcrrC
monogram of tho club. The cara rooms
Will be decorated IN style similar to the
billiard room the hanSings made of i'm
Italian renaissance The carpet will b.
OF old axminster, The library will bC
furnished In mahogany, tho walls covered
with fine old tapestry showing 2 per
spective. The bancngs will be OF rich
gold color. embroidered with velvet and
silk The floors will he covered with inn
ported rugs In harmonious colors. The
furniture chairs, settees and tables vii
be mahogany, upholstered in soft grey
green leather.
Among the fca aturcs Of the Furnishings
Will hc crest for use on the club sta
tionery and embroidered on the hancingS
throughout the building. Special atten-
tlon viii he given to the lighting fixtures
and the poles and trimmings. so as to
make them appropriate TO each room
The furniture throughout the building will
| be hand made, with special care taken
to have them comfortable and Of the Ihs
! In the finish is to be lacquercd to n very
! fine antique finish.