Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-21
NEW DUTCH GRILL
AT WAUREGAN HOUSE
Handsomely Decorated Dining Room
for Men Opened Tuesday Evening.

iSF WET SPeneo hsSosg evening"
In line with the steady growth of the
Wauregan house and its constant ad-
dition Of up to date features, there
was opened there Tuesday night the
new gentlemen's Dutch grill in the ad-
dition which has been built upon the
rear of the hotel since last fall. The
addition is of two stories, 2S feet by So
feet wide, providing for the grill and
| five big sample rooms on the first floor
and an addition to the kitchen on the
second.
At the formal opening on Tuesday
evening an orchestra played in the grill
from to $50 and the tables were
prettily decorated with cut flowers and
] potted plants. Owner H B. Daven-
! port received many cordial congratu-
lations upon the beauty and complete
ness of this most recent addition to
| the modern appointments of the hotel
The new Dutch grill is reached from
| the rear of the main hall Of the hotel,
| and its finish and appointments are in
| perfect accord with the typical Dutch
grill style, while embodying some fea-
lures which give it a distinction which
places it on par with the grills of the
| big metropolitan hostelries. The wood
! work is of Tennessee chestnut, with
heavy beam effect in the ceiling and a
six-foot wainscOting finishing off with
a plate rail, the finish of the woodwork
! being in a dark shade that contributes
| to the rich and massive effect.
In the wide panel above the vain
COting the room gains its chief dis
| tinction, as this is utilized for depict
ing with admirable fidelity Of costume
! and color the bringing in of the boar S
head for feast of medieval times.
background is in a color having the
! effect of dull gold and a grapevine
trellis is used in the decorative effect
on the panel Some SO different figures
are used, every one in different cos
| tune, richly colored, and all hand
painted by a European specialist on
| this subject. In the feast Of the boar's
| head the big fat cook with the carving
knife is shown strutting in ahead of
the servant carrying the platter with
| the boar's head upon it. The musicians
with violin, bagpipes and flute are
shown, and the Jester capers in ahead
| of the cook and his attendants, who
carry other implements and dishes for
! the feast A group Of maidens, with
their attendant squires, watch the pro-
| ceedings expectantly, and other char
! acters are introduced at other points
| in the paneling. In the central posi-
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guests sit.
The grill provides seating capacity
for about IS persons altogether At
| the sides towards the rear are four
! stalls providing semi-private dining
rooms, where from six to eight may be
| seated The seats in the stalls are in
| bench form, with neavy cushions of
dark russell leathering, closely match
ing the finish of the woodwork At the
rear of the room is a recess which also
makes a semi-private dining room. The
main portion of the floor Of the grill
is occupied with small tables, these and
| the chairs being of special build, heavy
and massive, and finished to CORE
spOnd to the woodwork of the room.
Off the rear of the grill are two pri-
vate dining rooms, wainscoted in the
same form, but with different finishes,
as the big grill room and each with a
different and appropriate treatment Of
the decorative panel above the vain
scoting. They are entered by doors of
which the upper panel is a mirror, di-
vided by a lattice work into Is small
| squares.
The windows in the grill and private
rooms are all spun bullseve loaded
glass, giving a distinctive effect in the
! light, and there are electric fixtures of
wrought iron in attractive design.
In each of the stalls is a special tel
| ephone attachment by which one seat
ed at the table can talk without leav-
! ing his seat On the outside OF the
stalls are shields containing heraldic
| devices.
The flooring of the room is of square
red brick laid in cement with open
jc.nts. There is q. special stairway to
communicate with the kitchen on the
floor above.
In another part of the new addition
are the five new light and airy sample
rooms of good size, these supplying a
need that the hotel people have been
! seeing for some time They are de-
signed especially for the commercial
men who come with a large number Of
trunks and. though having the rooms
at the roar of the hotel these big
| heavy trunks can be taken in there
| instead Of at the main entrance. An
| elevator brings the trunks up to the
sCmrlc room floor and delivers them
close tc where they are wanted.
The work on the addition was begun
early last fall, A. n. CARPENTER having
the general contract P Holdensen.
Boston was the decorator. and A. M.
Reed did the staining of the woodwork.
The electrical work was in charge Of
James NJ. Fillmore. and the electric
and gas fixtures We're from a New
Britain manufacturing firm.
Joint Social Given.
On Tuesday evening in Germania
hall social for their members. with
All III 4rfr, =