The Washington herald., 1910-05-01
HOTELS NEW
Germany VIII Try Experiment Which Should Attract the
Interest of Whole World.


strictly forbidden"
Modern hotels are equipped with regal.
splendor. They are able on a few min
utes notice TO bring from their vaults
salvers and plates and ornate vases Of
gold and there are a number OF these
places that have a small factory Of their
own where they are prepared TO turn out
aureate adOrnments Of their own design.
Most Of the gold services which are now
reserved for hours Of feasting at the
hotels are OF heavy metal which IS COW
cred with a shell OF gold burned into the
surface and then Furnished. They are
costly enough in their way. and thou
sands Of dollars IS represented at dinner
parties Of ten 70 fifteen persons They
include all the dishes required for the
dinner. from relishes 70 dessert. and also
many pieces which are employed solely
for Ornamentation. Glasses Of the purest
crystal with gilt embellishments are made
20 harmonic with them. The large no.
tells where many persons Of wealth re-
side have gold dishes. because those who
make the establishments their temporary
homes are accustomed TO all that It is
possible for money 70 provide. The gold
service Of the Adlon Hotel in Berlin IS
famous for its artistic beauty and char
acteristic design.
Most Of the large hotels have "ener-
gency closets" and peep into one OF
them Is one OF the most interesting fea-
lures OF sightseeing tour through a big
hotel No one but the hOusekeeper can
realize the constant demands by guests
nor the ridiculous ones that are some
times made. In the closet is kept a largo
supply OF white enameled utensils used
In a sickroom. Special cups with long
tubes for feeding the sick, glass tubes
through which they may take liquid food,
hot-water bottles, rubber blankets and
air cushions. syringes and nasal douches
are neatly arranged in their proper places
on the shelves. Toilet articles. such as
combs. brushes, whisk brooms. tooth
brushes. special brands OF soap. cleans
ing fluids. tooth powder, SC, are on one
shelf On another are piles OF night
robes for travellers who may have lost
their travelling bags OF whose trunks have
been delayed There are aprons, caps,
and linen collars for maids
When man loses his collar button az
one Of these hotels he need not grovel on
the floor with his head under the bureau.
He may push the button for the maid
and IN dulcet tones ask her 10 bring him
a collar button from the emergency
closet For in the emergency closet col
lar buttons grow IN neat rows on blue
cards. and there are pins Of all descrip-
tons, black and white, safety and shawl
There are needles for sewing and darn
Ing and cotton and silk thread and but
tons II IN one Of these hotels Won wish
70 be provided with almost any article.
from an operating table down 10 an
opera hat, ring UP the emergency. closet.
and II the housekeeper has it youth get
Il; and II she hasn't. an oblig,ng maid.
VINO is kept TO shop for or Wit, patroDs.
VIII buy 1t while YOU wait. They provide
a combination OF valet and wardrobe IA
c!lities whereby men patrons who find
themselves unable 10 attend evening func-
lions because they have no evening
clothes may be provided with a complete
outfit from the hotels own wardrobe free
OF charge
There are also many noblemen who
earn their living by either Cultivaring and
manufacturing wine or selling the same.
acting as agents for big concerns. Es-
pecialy IS this the case with French no.
olernen. many OF whom have gone IN
business, since the republic does not In
trust them with high places either In the
army, the navy, or even diplomacy. For
instance. the Marquis de Pouruac. broth
e--in-,aw Of the American Princess de
Pohgnac nee Singer. sells chanpasne.
even as did lristocratic Harry Lehr and
Freddie Gerhard. And the fact OF the
Marquis de Polignac being in the cham
payne business accounted for Rheims the
capital Of the champagne country OF
France, being chosen for the great CON
course Of aviation which took place there
last year The marquis has vast cham
payne caves at Rheims. and he seized
upon the opportunity Of making known
his wine 20 the hundreds Of thousands OF
visitors the races attracted.
Speaking Of American hotels. a writer
recently said that modern New York
hotels have reached the acme OF luxury
and are adapted TO the long purses OF
multi-millonaires. who require. as a mat
ter Of course, luXuries which the most
powerful monarch in the world might
long for in vain. He can live IN regal
apartments hung with priceless GobeIin
tapestries and spread with the most cost
" rugs Of the Orient He can battle his
tired body in perfumed waters and re-
fresh the inner man with the marvellous
creations OF a $4,000 a year chef. He can
sleep in a bed Of carved tulip wood, an
art treasure and heirloom from an old
French castle, hung with silk. after the
ancient style. and worth a little over
$1,000 and last, but not least he can be
by retinue Of servants who
Will anticipate his every wish. His bed
room timepieCe is regulated for him by
Washington observatory, ii and his busI-
ness may be carried on in the seclusion
OF his own apartments over a private or
long-dlstance telephone. He may even
skate on real fee in midsummer. for dur
ing the hot weather the grilIroom Of a
certain New York hotel is turned into a
skating rink. a coat OF ice being placed
at great expense over the tiled floor
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