The Colorado statesman., 1912-10-12

matte circles, Will
be invited to attend the elaborate ex-
ercises.
The new building is conceded to be
one of the handsomest clubs in this
country. The building is U-shaped in
plan, with the longer dimensions on
the principal rooms overlooking Far
ragut square toward the west. The
main entrance is in the center of the
south front on street. To the right,
on entering, are the main stairway,
the office, telephone booths and the
coat room. On the left of the en-
trance a wide lobby marks the en-
trance to the main club room from a
long corridor. which runs north and
south. The strangers room adjoins
this corridor on the south.
A lounging room about 20 feet
square occupies the southwest corner
This room is richly furnished with
teak furniture, temple embroideries,
paintings on six and bronzes and
lacquers, presented to the club by
Mrs. Charles A. Spalding. in memory
of her brother Capt. A. e. Culver,
U. S. N, and an old member of the
club who had been greatly Interested
in the project for new quarters, but
who died just before the plan reached
fruition.
The main lounging room. 80 feet
long and two stories in height, occu-
pies the center of the west front and
overlooks the park. This room Is
wainscoted its full height in chestnut,
toned down to a gray. The furniture
is in walnut, a part of 1t covered In
leather and part in tapestries. fig
ured and rich in color. The flooring
is parquetry in oak, covered with Fer
ughan rugs. There are fireplaces at
the north and south ends. with the
chimney breasts faced with Formosa
marble Above each of these mantels
is a frieze panel which will be filled
with mural paintings, Mars and Ca
det and Neptune and MILDLY. These
are now being executed by William
N. Paxton, of Boston The navy man.
tel will have a clock with Carrara
marble dial, and engraved bronze
ships bell in a bronze niche. present
ed to the club by the class of 1881 of
the naval academy.
On the east side of the main cor
ridor. opposite the lounging room, is
a morning room overlooking the
court to the east The grille room
occupies the east end of the north L..
The west end of the l. contains the
ladies' reception room, which has its
own separate entrance from the north
court The main lounging room is
overlooked from, the mezzanine from
three openings on the east. This
mezzanine contains the library, the
study, a waiting room, small card
rooms, a large foyer and the board
room.
The third, fourth and fifth floors are
devoted to bedrooms, IA in all The
main dining room is on the sixth
floor in the center of the west front.
The I street front on this story Is
occupied by a card room, lobby and
a smoking room. This card room Is
adorned with 20 fac-similes of Ed
Guard Detaille's famous studies of the
French soldier and sailor, depicting
every arm of the service in the bril-
liant uniforms that have made the
French army the most picturesque on
the continent. These pictures were
obtained from Goupil in Paris. and pre-
sented to the club by Gen. Felix Ag-
nus, of the Baltimore American, who
has been a member of the club since
1t was founded. The pictures have
been framed by Mr.. Bendann of Balti-
more, to harmonize with the color
scheme OF the room.
The ladies' dining room is at the
northwest corner on the seventh story.
The roof is decked in tiles. and every
provision is made for its use as
roof garden. The basement contains
a billiard room and the barber shop.
The building is a steel skeleton with
a granite face. The walls are of gray
rough-surfaced brick and terra-cotta
belt and cornice of the same material
and texture as the bricks of the wall.