The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-13
FURNITURE ARTIST
 BUSY AT TUTW|[ER
Man Who Designed Pieces
 Placing Them in Hotel
MASS OF SHRUBBERY
Birmingham Has Never Seen Such Quantities of Palms, Ferns and Bay Trees as Are Be-
 ing Used

Lyman w. Cleveland. the widely Known furniture designer who designed the spe- cial furniture and the draperies Tor the Tutwiler hotel, is in the city. and VIII put the central lobby furniture and the mezzanine furniture in place for the Tut wiler today He is from Philadelphia and has been maintaining crew Of severai experts here for several days workihs on the draperies and the furnishings or the new hotel, which is to be opened Mon- day afternoon.
 MT. Cleveland said yesterday that from a point of furniture and artistic draperies he thought the Tutwiler was easily in class by itself.
 "I was told by the United Hotels com pany officials to design the furniture and the didperies," he said yesterday, and was not told how much or how little money to spend. have not been stingy in the ma tier of cost for the Tutwiler, and I say with every assurance of being un- challenged that the furnishings and the decorations are the best and most ele- gant that ever were placed in a hotel south of Washington. l know great many hotels in New York that cannot beast of furniture as pretty or as dignt- fed as the Tutwiler hotel furniture.
 Large Quantity of Shrubs .
 The plans of MT. Cleveland indicate the exact location of every article of furniture which goes into the main lobby, the orangerie. the dining room off the central lobby. the larger dining room on the Twentieth street side, the lounge and the mezzanine. The effects to be produced will be unusually fine and restful. There is being used "a perfect wilderness of ferns and bay trees and palms to create an at mosphere here of restfulness and cooness about the Tutwiler. In addition to three cars of palms. ferns and bay trees that have been placed in the Tutwiler, and will be permanently used, thee are being ar ranged 2l4 boxes of flowers. ferns and such shrubbery and plants at the Elm wood nurseries for the Tutwiler. The niaruuise on the Twentieth street en- triInce as well as the Fifth avenue en- trance has a fringe of evergreens, which surmounts the marquise railing produc- ing an effect of exceeding attractiveness. From point to point on .he exterior or the ouilGing have been arranged boxes for flowers which will be placed by noon Monday.
 From a standpoint of attractiveness the 1Ttwiler management Is of the opinion that nothing is better than flowers and shrubs to give a place a distinctive char actei.
 The Tutwiler yesterday was the scene of the most orderly execution cf work that has been observed in these parts for some tine. The last of the lobby fun niture ar rived. One would have tho ight that n. M. Johnson, secretary of the United Hotels comrany, was the boss carpenter from the way he slashed open packages of fine chairs sofas and such edripment. MT Johnson was eager that none or the furniture become scratched or dis figured that he handled the entire task of opening a large consignment of the special lobby and mezzanine furniture.
 The furniture was hustled into the main lobby. and will be placed today and to- morrow by MT. Cleveland.
 Rockwell Also Busy
 P, esident Frederick Rockwell of the United Hotels company was busily en- gagged atout the hotel yesterday. With Mir Johnson and Mir. Traylor and the re- uainder of the organization the officials made the situation hum. They req nze the shcrtness of time remaining Tor the opening, and are bending every energy to get the place opened in the best of condi- tion
 If is stated that everything IS in good shape excepting the main circular stair way from the lobby, and somc marble IS short on that. Fred Wells the contractor, said yesterday that he had not given up hope of getting that detail arranged be- fore Monday, as the marble was on the way by express.
 The fotel will be inspected today by William Leslie Welton, the architect; Rop- ,rt ) Jemison, Jr., the supervising vice pres ident. and other officials prior to the for nal delivery of the completed structure tc flo operating company. When that is