Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-17

y
rase rs formal BOW in Chicago last night
<It was withouf anT fanfare q trunpets
fthat the Blackstone. the hiE house on
M7chfEan Boulevard overiooki1E TIRE
waters Of Lake MtchiEhn. made its start
Fer weeks AID mcnths the builders and
decorators have been laborinE IN TIRE biE
structure Fer weeks an army q en-
ployss have been drilling coustantly In
ne duties % the various positions-
More rhan three score cooks uader the
teen years vas tie ehef of ths kitchen IN
the Holand House in New York have
been getting scuualnted with the great
kitehens q IRE Blackstone
and Tchu p Drake. wirh their assistant
uzanaEers, PAU Gore and r J. Tomp<lEls.
after final survey, passed the word that
I the doors were open the routine began
I Ike the movement Of q smooth running
l r1achines n which everE Part was perfectly
/ adjusted and IN perfect balance
1zsPsss.oz ~ ssoeEAolas-H
The occasion OK the opening last night
I the stoskhoidsrs q the Biaekss0ns 6otsi
I ccmpauy. who. with their wives and
1 6arEh1ers ard sEeethea-ls. filled the main
Z dining room ard OrerfloWed into smaller
one. And finally when TIE eEoeilenee q
& Chef Eeckers an bad been d1ly praised
l they passed cut into rne parts q the huild-
Z INK 10 the beautiful ballroom and TO 1hs
halcuuE, surrounding h. and up and Gown
Art hsM with irE UaEui6cer1 hanEtnEs
ard draperses. and into the private dinlne
roanas adjoining T. then 20 TIE floors ahovs
to inspect the bedroom suites. with thi
sPlen6i1 appointments and they said
/ what q different hotel
he Blackstone is 70 be in fast, II a.
ready is. one q the landmarks of ChicaEo
Il has a frontage On MlchiEan BouievarS
/ q eighty feet Just north Of HuhharL
Plaee- Il towers 30 feet above the stree
Level twenty-five stories n height Il a.
ready has taken its position one Of IN
/ Ynost prominent features q the great SKI
line on Michigan Boulevard
! X Is the f3rsl buH11nE 10 be seen from
the boulevard and from the lake il stand
Z cot alone proud and besutiful- The slant
! ing rays Of the late afternoon SUI Or thos
beauty 1he INES of the green tied roof
I The surroundings. with the view acrus
Grant park looking on to the Eatsrs o
Z the great lake. are not surpassed by an
hotel n the United States
xzs0x1nr q ssDtffsrenS-~
But the way Ia which It Is different
les in TIRE interior The main eurranne q
the BiRckstone is On Hubbard Place T1er
is carriage Eutrance On Michigan Eulzle
( ward. There tE an entrance on Huhhari
Place leading Directly into an elevsto-
witch lifts the guests directly 70 the ball
room no0r, WIKI rs dressing rooms fo'
men ana women permitting them % artenl
q bail o. recep-iDz in. the boeel and D
entertained iu The private dining room
EttaOut having To PaEs through the man
j
halls proHenadss.
There "a nothing Ezudy about the Black
stone No enc Will ever say -gangerkread'
On entering anT apartment Of the establish
ZenL II is not gay with gilt or tinscl- 4
= not gorgeous ia the common use Of thai
term The ballroom the main corridor, n.
private dining rooms. the main dining room
al have the uusee elegance that comes
] from p3Tfert taste perfect harmony dis
played by tae best ar1sstz-
ne rz1n lobby II Daneled in French wal
ruL The ceiling Is CT Old ivory II is a
the period q Louis XVI The draperies 81
from Franpe- harDo1ize with the panelinE
Passing up TIE brosd marble STEPS N.
e1eTEs offices are On the left or west Or
t1s easE Is the entrances 20 the main an
ing room
Erazeh D4zs1E Room-
The dining room fifteen feet above ths
Level o. TIE avenue, extends along the en-
TIRE east slde Of the hotel overlooking tht
lake Il Is ARCHER model of French art IL
oacuraI1on- The chairs tables, draperieE
hang11gs even the lamps On each q th.
tables, cauls from Paris Each lamp. cover
ed Wirh . vide Spreading shade iH I5Ehteg
from storage barrsTE underneath thl
table
In the brass work directly beneath tn,
lamp. is a flower holder. An the linen bear
the crest Of the Backbone The uphol