The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1913-01-03
ocALA's ELEGANT HOTEL NOW
OPEN

| ton Hall will be thrown open to the
public, and we have faith that it will
prove a big factor in the upbuilding
of our city.
| No city in Florida has been given
a more superb holiday present.
| Yesterday hundreds of our citizens
took advantage of the invitation of
its owner and manager to give it an
| inspection and the ladies were espe-
cially delighted with its furnishings
| and exquisiteness in arrangements,
| as no detail, however insonsequential.
| has, been overlooked. Exquisite and
complete are the adjectives that fit
/ ly describe it's furnishings.
| There are seventy-five guest rooms,
and for comfort, convenience anu
prettiness we dare say that few homes
are more complete. The rooms are
en- suite and beautifully furnished,
| The bedsteads are of polished brass
and equipped with the best springs
and mattresses that are manufacture
ed. The bedspreads and comforta-
bles bear the coat of arms of the no.
| tel. The furniture in some of the
rooms is of birds eye maple, others
are of mahogany, walnut, circassian,
| fumed oak and other designs, which,
with the rugs and carpents, make
them exceedingly inviting and attract
! i've.
On the dressers are tiny pin trays
and cushions, and on the wash-stands
are talcum and tooth powders, tiny
cakes of soap, face cloths, with the
| monogram of the hotel handsomely
inscribed on each separate article,
thus showing the care that has been
given to the minutest detail.
Every room is heated with steam
heat, which can be regulated to suit
the conditions of the weather, and
the guest is assured of perfect COM
fort, and can defy the worst climatic
conditions, should any prevail. To
still further add to the convenience
of the guests circulating water sys-
tenn has been provided, and by the
turning of a faucet hot water can be
almost instantly obtained at any
hour Of the day or night.
Each room is provided with a writ
ing desk, hat and coat tree and suit
case rack and telephone. The cleo
trio fixtures in each room are exQuis
itely charming, and closets, toilet and
bath have been generously provided.
No expense nor detail have been
spared to make it up-to-date in every
respect. 1t is a modern hotel. On
every floor public showers and baths
have been installed, and the rooms
| are reached by an electric elevator.
The lobby and entrance and the
dining room and kitchen are the most
| attractive features of this beautiful
hotel building. The plans were care
| fully drawn, and in it's construction
have been followed out to the letter
1t has vitrified green tile floors, col
umns of buff brick, which are quite
ornamental. Settees and chairs, up
holstered in Spanish leather, give an
air of luxurious comfort to the office
and lobby
| The desk is of buff brick capped
with Italian marble. The office is
! provided with a fire-proof safe, with
individual lockers, where the guests
can store their money and valuables
with absolute security.
Beyond the office is a cozy writing
room with a beautiful stained glass
dome, which won many encomiums
from the visitors yesterday.
In connection with the hotel is a
superbly furnished barber shop, in
fact, perhaps the most elaborate to
be found anywhere in the state.
On the second floor a coy corner
has been set aside as a ladies par
Tor until a more imposing one is COM
pleted. It's furnishings harmonic
with the balance of the hotel except
it is somewhat more luxurious. The
handsome $3.50 player piano was pur-
chased from Mr.. A. NJ. Lansford, as in
every instance the home merchants
were patronized wherever possible.
The furniture was bought through
Messrs. Theus and Zachary, and the
rugs and carpets through Messrs. Nc
Iver & MacKay.
The dining room brought forth the
greatest EXPLANATIONS of praise It IS
finished in fumed oak, and the walls
and ceilings are of the Dutch style OF
architecture, and the tables and
chairs are made to match. The hand
some chandeliers throw out a very
soft and perfect light. Yesterday the
tables, with their white coverlets, cur
glass and bright silver, made a very