New-York tribune., 1912-04-08

, is closely copied from the mansion OF
Saltram, at Plympton, in Devonshire,
England, which was built in 1l20.
At the Fifth Avenue and Forty-sev-
enth Street corner Of the second floor Is
large gallery in dark oak in the period
of .'liam and Mary, which is express
sive Of the type Of work executed .or
these sovereigns by Sir Christopher
Wren in the Kensington and Hampton
Court palaces.
Upon the third floor, directly over The
George l. room, is the Louis XVI. Salon,
adapted from the palace OF the Petlt
Trianon. In this room Will be shown
specimens OF French furniture and dec
orations
Also upon the third floor, at the Fifth
! Avenue front, is the directors room,
which is panelled in dark oak ana mas a
distinctly Scotch atmosphere. The orna-
mental plaster ceiling, treated so as
really 70 appear old, was modelled after
a ceiling in Purdie Midlothian, with the
introduction Of the Scottish Thistle ana
the conventional Fleur de Lys so closely
associated with the palaces or the time
OF James vi.
There are many more rooms upon the
second and third floors, the walls OF
which are all plainly and simply pam
elled in similar fashion. but which diner
somewhat in their tinting II may he
said that here-as everywhere else
throughout the buildng-all coloring ana
decorations are in neutral ana supdueu
tones that lend harmonious environment
10 the articles displayed. Within these
rooms-on both the second and third
floors-will be found beautiful examples
OF handmade furniture Of modern de-
sign and also reproductions or the pest
specimens Of seventeenth and eighteenth
century types, which have as their most
prominent features an appreciation OF
the value OF plain surfaces ana the re-
fined detail so characteristic or eariY
Georgian interiors Upon these two
floors will be carried the largest ana
finest stock Of hand made furniture IN
the world.
The fourth floor will carry the retail
rug and linoleum departments, and the
fifth floor will be devoted TO reteii car
pets. both imported and domestic
The Wholesale departments are located
unon the sixth and seventh floors, ths
sixth being occupied by carpets and mat
tings. and the seventh displaying car
pets. rugs and linoleums. upon tness
two floors also. are the executive ao-
ministrative and clerical offices or tne
wholesale departments. .,
The eighth floor. upon which are ols-
nIav rooms for wholesale Oriental rugs
contains the designing department WIN
ample studios PROVIDED "lIh Oo'h "0''"
and top lighting.
In the basement. besides the great cen
tral room for receipt or goods. pachlnB
and shipping, there are many corVon'
fences and innovations. ,,,
Many other features OF this strlslmgS
modern and most up-to-dete estaohsc
ment are worthy Of note In ADDITION 70
those described In the preceding para
,r.nbs complete vacuum cleaner
plant is included I'm the mechanica!
enuipment Of the building. Filters or
large capacity purify the water useo ior
drinking purposes. and this Is plpeu W
ali foors into white enamelled coolers
Each cooler Is equipped with sanitary IN
dividual paper drinking cups. Inc elec
tric lighting throughout Is by tungsten
lamps Of high candle power SET III ~.
mental glass refiectors in the celiinss'
In some OF the more important apart
rnants Of the second and third noors
those lamps are installed In speclal re-
acting Axtures which throw the nghS
mon the ceiling and produce most prll'
liant illumination without shado"s: Nv"
combination passenger and trelgnI eve
vators of very large size are AT 'he
tren,e rear of the building. which connect
uith every floor and the basement upon
tho ground floor. being most convenient
Ia the freight entrance, when Is AT 'he
east end of the Forty seventh street
front Directly I'm the rear OF tne ltldii
stairvav Is a second. enclosed, stairway
uitb iron flights and cement landings
communicating with each floor by means
oS 6reproof doorg. There is another IRON
stairway adjoining the elevators az 'he
rcar Of the building. This as well as
tho freight elevators, is shut or from
rho display rooms by fireproot doors.
Automatic fire alarm boxes are lccated
mon each floor, and there is a complete
automatic sprinkler system with con-
realad mining. In the engine room are
nowerfuI pumps, from which large slzeo
rines run TO each floor with frequent
80 attachments, each connected Win
80 and nozzles. Although this build.
i,g was constructed to be hreprooi
,hroughout. every possible additional
nracaution has been taken 10 protect lts
aycentionalIy valuable contents from fre:
As further evidence-if such be needed
of the great thoroughness with whien
the Messrs. Sloane have planned tn's
now huilding-for il Is typicaly sloane
nroduction in its minutest detail-msy
he mentioned the private postofiice upon
the ground floor equipped with ever!
facility for the expeditions handing or
their extensive mail. having mail cnuts
leading TO il with openings on every
INNER floor. and with automatic electric
diimb-waiters for the prompt ana rapli
distribution of incoming mail TO the va
rious offices throughout the building.