The Detroit times., 1910-06-20

TEN which keeps changing the colors
regulaIly.- There-sa five colors IN all
and these are changed in the pillars
whore rbufbs are concealed and in the
fountain . But-the, most novel feature
IN 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 In a certain design and with ever
changing coiors. These table hghts
are n part of the same mechanical sys-
tenn as the lights In the pillars and
fountain and when the colors change
the effect on the whole room. and es-
peetally on the tables. is iudeserihable
Jud Osborne who has been the electri.
clan for the Griswold house for ~
years put ~ this elaborate mechanical
system OF lights and all the necessary
wiring. The idea OF the lights con-
caaled in the tables came from NJ. A.
shaw the gcnerpl manager OF the ho-
tel. The beautiful fountain In the cen
ter of the room Ia the work OF II. ID.
wardic
The Private Rooms.
Along tho Griswold-st side OF the
cafe there ~ series ~ cmbrasures Or
recesses. something In the nature ~
bav windows hut rot 80 pronounced,
and these are beautifully treated aren't
tectnaiiy, Tho windows with their Stain
cd glass being especially effective. One
of tho pleasantcst features nj the new
cafe IL the saries OF serni-privat" rooms
that omen or tho main room. Each OF
these Il In 4 different STYLE OF decora-
ton They begin on the west side %
tho room and also include tho north
end The FIRST room IS Pompeiian In
stvlc Tho eve at once catches the cele-
hrated Pompelian red on tho walls. re-
Winding ono ~ the frescocF of the Ia
nous house nf tho Netti recently un-
covered ia Pnmpeii The electrollers.
the chairs and everything else In the
loom are IN keeping with the stvle fol-
fpxNrH Tho ssrrfflH Yvnkah1r- hold
40 pcoDlc. The next room Is Turkish
IN stvie with the dark rcd and the
black and all tho other elements that
70 with this suggestion. even 70 the
STYLE Of chairs and electric lights one
~ the most attractive corners is the
Palm room 81 tho north end ~ the
cafe. This Is long and Irregular. Is
done In green and white, and tho green
chairs carry n suggestion OF summer
about them
These private rooms the general
style 81 architecture 81 tho entire On 10
the pillars. beamcd ceiling. decorative
scheme. emhralsed windows md the
Hike make the place exceedingly Mt
traotive and give II that COSY AtmoE-
pbere that Is 50 desirable One Is not
overpowored Nv distances. or grandeur
and one can ind quiet corner n ono
20 desires. At the southern end ~ tho
room u the Platform Cor the musicians
and here the Griswold house orchestra
will riav. under tho direction Of Angelo
DO Niaholos. NJ. Micheies has ront-
tossed new niece no calls Tho rOun-
tain Wnltzes" which he has dedicated
20 tho Hotel Grirwoid cafe Tho waltz-
!. hare. been published hy the Postal
Hotel Co and copies were given away
10 the ladies os souvenirs the opening
night
Changes IN the Lobby.
The remaindrr of the lower floor OF
the hotel has hccn completely changed.
. Partitions that rau north OF tho
clarke .dssk and formed some small
rooms aud passagewnys near the ele-
,vator have been removed and now the
.stIotsbv@.is muels--enleraed ard extends
rround 20 the west OF the clerks desk
In that portion running west In the
iohhv hrD arranged the long distance
telephone booths The office and
clerks desk have been somewhat
changed. mora room having been Sc
cured. but the principal change IN
this portion Of the ground fioor 10 In