Evening journal., 1913-01-15
Hotel DUPONT Doors
Opens to Public Tonight

warm glow over the entire room, /
quantity outlining the heavy chairs
around the tables and throwing soft
shadows into the booths along the
walls, the room has a most fascinat-
Ing appearance. The walls and heavy
beamed ceiling have been treated to
produce an old ivory effect The
Gothic wainscotting is of fused oak.
The tables and chairs are OF the same
material Near the entrance of the
room is an imense fire place. The
floor is of red tile brought from water.
Here one will see the people most
talked of in society, artists of note,
professional and business men. men
in political life and now and then. in
termingling with the others. one viii
sec foreign face and hear a foreign
tongue
South OF the grill room are the
wine and beer storage vaults.
The kitchen. which is located in the
/ basement contains every modern ap-
pllance that is used in preparing food
The stoves are combination gas ana
coal The variance appliances, such
as potato-peelers dish-washers. etc,
are operated by independent electric
motors. The hotel has It's own cold
storage plant and ice machine, with
capacity Of three tons OF ice a day.
There are twenty large refrigerators,
each being for different articles. such
as FISH. game. oysters. meats. and
other articles OF food. I'm the sum
mcr all garbage will be frozen The
kitchen also contains a patent ycnt-
ating device which carries off all
odors The bake-oycn is exception
ally large. The hotel will operate
its own laundry.
The management of the hotel has
announced that small part of tho
building, from the third to the nlnth
floor, VIII be used for Office purposes,
but that this use will not Interfere
with the hotel In any way. and that
rooms on these floors viii be none
the less desirable.
All rooms contain lavatories, hot
and cold water circulating ice water
mail indicating device, telephone
thermOstat. which acts as a FIRE alarm,
and electric fans. The rooms are
furnished i'm mahogany with brass
beds. All tables and bureaus have
glass tops Rooms may be obtained
with parlor. sitting room and bath or
shower I'm suites II desired. Larger
nQlltC may NiNO Ut ODAblh'Ns
ExqHisltc Hall Decorations.
The Railways throughout the build
ing are very wide. and their decor
ations are exquisite but simple. The
walls are covered with two-toned
brown paper The base walls are
marble. The center of the floors are
covered with red carpets Of the richest
tones. The borders are OF ceramic
hon
gage rooms and linen closets
On the eleventh floor Is the bah
room and reception rooms which have
been in use for some time. The BAN
room can accommodate 500 guests,
and is one OF the finest In the United
States south Of Philadelphia. IL has
stage with dressing rooms and is
we'll fitted for musicales and theatri-
Gals
Roof Garden In Spring.
In the spring the roof garden will
be opened II will accommodate 500
guests and viii afford a magnificent
view of three States.
Such is the Hotel Dupont which
e will throw its doors open to the pub
3 lie tonight Critics from all over the
4 country have passed judgment on II
D men who have help design such no.
= tells as the McAlpin the st. Regis
1 the Blackstone, the Ritz Carlton have
5 pronounced the Hotel Dupont as tax.
y ing rank with them in beauty and ap.
I pointments. II embraces all that
. money and ingenuity has yet de-
/ vised and contains some features oil
, which the McAlpin. Americas lead
: Ing hotel and which General T. Cole
1 man DUPONT is largely interested in
l cannot boast
i Dinner reservations for tonight
are
Homer Barry. J. w. Kellum. J. b
Niles. j. J. Raskob. r. l.. Foord. f. b
r. Massey, II. Grnbb W. NJ kennard c
e Pietz. Gilbert s Jones. W. G. j. Allen
Mrs J. J. Martin. George c. Hutton
e DR.. NJ. l. Samuels, W. A. Layfeld. DR.
+ William II. Briggs, r. IL Dunham. ]
h A. Montgomery W. w. Richards. Mrs
& ]. ID. Sisler, Mrs. Millard f. Corkran
L John G. Hartmann. f. NJ. Sewer, Davil
j. Snellenburg, William L. Hammond. W
e l.. Butler. Charles II. Smith. Jr.. A
e l. Altenbrand, p, s. DUPONT, j. Wesle
l. Morris. William Coyne r. c. dupont
" Rodney Sharpe. r. S. Baird, Frank L
: Palmer. A. E Sanborn. DR.. J. p. Pyle
q Mrs. c. p Young. Edward Bank:
Martin r. Walker. J. Lindsay. Jr., f. c
- Tallman, ]. f. Nields. Josiah Marve
4 ]. B. Bird. George l. Jones, z. J. WI
!, liams Charles Warner. Charles +
4 sheppard NJ. + Davis, John +. Heb
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