The Detroit times., 1910-06-18

tenn which keeps changing. the colors
regularly. There are five colors In all
and these are changed i'm the pillars
whore bulbs are concealed and In the
fountain. But the most novel feature
is the device in each table. The center
OF the tables is OF glass and inside are
electric bulbs OF different colors.
The table cloths cover the glass, but
the lights inside shine through tho
linen en- a certain design and with ever
changing colors. These table lights
arc a part Of the same mechanical syF-
tenn as the lights in the pillars and
fountain and when the colors change
tho effect on the whole room. and es-
peclally on the tables is indescribable
Jud Osborne who has been the electri-
clan for the Griswold house for u
years. put IN this claborat" mechanical
system OF lights and all tho necessary
wiring Tho idea Of the lights con-
cealed in the tables came from NJ. A.
shaw. tho general manager or tho ho-
tel Tho heautiful fountain In the cen
ter ~ the room IL the work OF r. ID.
Wardle
The Private Rooms.
klour the Griswold-st side ~ the
cafe there Is n series of er1brasures or
recesscs. something IN tho nature OF
hav windows hut not so pronounced,
and thcac are beautifully treated archt-
tertuaiiy tho windows with their stain
ed glass being especially effective, one
of tho pIcasantcst features of the new
cafe IS the series ~ scnni-privato rooms
that opor oft tho main room. Each OF
these i- IN liTrrcnt stvlc 81 dpCOra-
tiou Thcy hcEin on the west side %
tho room and also include tho north
cnd Tho first room is Pomp"iian In
style Tho owe At once catches the cele-
hratod Pompeiian rod on tho walls. re-
niufirE ono 81 the frc~ocs az the IA
nous house ~ thr Nctti rccentlv M
covered in PompeN. The nlectroilers.
the chairs and everything else In tho
room 1rc I'm keeping with tho stvlc fol-
lowed Tho u.pnfH rvnhnffis hn1I
80 psoplc Tho next room ~ Turkish
in stvle. with the dark rod and the
black and all the other elements that
go with this suggestion even % tho
stvle Of chairs and electric lights ono
~ the most attractive corners IL the
Palm room az tho north end ~ tho
caf" This Is long and Irregular Is
done IN green and white. and tho green
chairs carry a suggestion Of summer
about them
These private rooms the general
style 30 architecture ~ the entire cafe
the pillars. beamcd ceiling. decorative
scheme. emhrnlscd windows and the
like maxi the place exceedingly Mt
tractivc md give ~ that cosy atmos-
phere that ts so desirable One ~ not
overpowCred by distances or grandeur
and one can End n quiet corncr N ono
50 desires. ~ tho southern cnd OF tho
room IL the plntform for tho musicians
and here the Griswoid house orchestra
will rlav. under the direction OF lRolo
he Mlcheles Mr.. Micheles has COM
posed new piece he calls Tho Foun-
tain Waltzes' which ne has dedicated
% tho Hotel Grlswold cato Tho watts-
- have been published BY the Postal
Hotel co. and copies were given away
TO the ladies' ns souvenirs the opening
nieht
Changes In the Lobby.
Tho remainder OF the lower floor OF
the hotel has been completely changed
Partitions that ran north ~ th,
clerk's desk aud formed Some small
rooms ard nassageWnys near tho ele-.
vator have been removed and now the
f0hhy ~ much enlarged and extends
around 10 the west of the ci"rk's desk
Tn thar portion running west I'm the
lobby are arranged the iong-dtstanca
telephone booths The Office-- and
clerks desk have been somewhat
changed, more room having been Sc
cured But the principal change IN
this portion OF the ground floor 10 In