Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01

benches. which are somewhat similar to
those used in the Supreme Court of the
United States. Separating the attorneys
space and the spectators space is bal
ustrade and rail of mahogany. The en-
tire courtroom floor is covered with red
Wilton carpet. The upholstering through
out is Of dark green hand-buffed leather.
Rooms Surrounding Courtroom.
The courtroom is surrounded on the
north by the public lobby before men
toned. on the south by the consultation
room and on the east and west by the
private suites of the justices. All these
rooms are separated from the courtroom
by corridors
The public lobby is treated with pill
aSterS and cornice of the Ionic order, and
is f1oored with an all-oVer pattern of
black and white marble. At the end of
this lobby is the main staircase, leading
to the first floor. This is also entirely
of white marble. except the hand rail.
which IS in ornamental iron and brass.
Three large easement windows on the
north open the portico.
The conference room on the south is
treated with a barrel vault ceiling. pene-
At each end of the room there is an open
fireplace with colonial mantels finished
in white enamel
The judges suites. three in number,
contain a large office room. secretary's
room and private toilet. The judges
colonial mantels.
The rooms on this floor are furnished
in harmony with the courtroom, Wilton
rugs being used as floor coverings. The
the justices offices are draped in velour
to match the rugs.
Offices and Filerooms.
Along the south OF the entrance lobby
and running along three sides Of the
building are the corridors to the offices
and file rooms. These Offices are for
the use OF the clerk of the court. who
has suite consisting of business Of
fee, library and private Office. In adj
dition to this suite there are offices for
the official court reporter, the crier, the
of the press. and two con-
sulting rooms for attorneys. The CEN
trail part of the first floor directly be-
meath the courtroom is given up to
flerooms, four in number, which are
equipped with metal filing devices for
the storage of the official records OF
the court. The south end of the build
ing contains the elevator and two pri-
vate Starways. r.
The furniture Of the first floor is also
of Wilton carpet as floor covering
Room for the Press.
The pressroom is equipped with mahog
any drop desks for typewriters. one being
assigned to the representative of each of
the daily papers. The reporters moved
into the room last week and greatly ap-
preciate the courtesy of the justices in
assigning them space in the new buildings.
which has otherwise been strictly re-
served for the appellate court and its
clerk.
The attorneys rooms are located on
either side of the south entrance, one be-
ing assigned to counsel for appellants
and the other to attorneys for appeHees
in pending cases. Here counsel may dis
cuss in privacy the merits and law points
of their cases without giving away valua-
BILE information to opposing counsel.
Granite and Limestone Used.
The base of the building and the APP
proaches are Of Woodstock granite, the
balance of the exterior is faced with Bed
ford blue Indiana limestone.
The woodwork throughout the building,
except doors, is enameled in cream. while
the doors are mahogany finished in their
natural color, The floors throughout, the
white and blue Alabama marble. This
same marble was used also for private
toilet rooms. wall bases and floor borders
in the consultation room and in the
judges suites. Tine floors of the consul
ia ton room and the judges suites are of
white cement surrounded with borders of
blue and white Alabama marble.
The color scheme prevailing throughout
the courtroom and private rooms of both
floors is of French gray and cream, while
the public spaces such as Hobbies, corri-
doris and stair halls are in colonial buff
and cream. The electric lighting fix
lures are of brass finished in an old brass
tone. The larger of. these fixtures are of
the colonial candle type.
With the exception Of the courtroom
the building is heated by steam direct "a
diation.
All rooms are supplied with fresh air
forced in through ducts after passing
through a special washing apparatus.
The plumbing throughout is of white
vitreous ware, with
plated fittings,
The cost of the building, including fur
nishings, is approximately $25O.OO0. The