The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-22
Glimpse of ladies' reception room

| feet high Ginning out the quarter hours
Above all the interior effect the mag
nificent vista through the windows OF
| the club which you get of Red noun
| tain stretching cut in the distance fully
| 80 miles is sight really to be seen
| Far above the noise of the busy city
! one can find rest and quiet here and
yet be in the heart of the city,"
The library. adjoining the lounging
room, and separated from it by glazed
doors, is furnished and decorated in
tones of brown and green. The beau
tiful Circassian walnut furniture, in
which nature has woven such beautiful
patterns, is in harmony with the rich
golden brown carpet and the brown SILK
shades of the electric caropies, the beau
tiful frieze representing the Crusades,
knights in armor, mounted on spirited
chargers, done In colors of brown and
green. The walls of mottled brown and
the window hangngs of brown velour on
green, matching perfectly the green cush-
ions of the window seats and the green
leather of the furniture is very effect
i've.
The beautiful library table. the small
writing tables with plate glass tops, and
the magazine stands are marvels of
craftsmanship.
This room with its "alcove" can only
be compared with beautiful piece of
music, with its delicate shadings which
resolve into a beautiful colorful harmony.
One pauses before the inscription over
the mantle in the "alcove" and marvels
at its beautiful craftsmanship, which is
composed of clay in potters art In
enameled letters and with the tiled floor
the book cases and the furniture in
brown rush" the library is completed
From here also is a glorious "out-or-
doors" view of the west with it's Grim
son sunsets by day and the glowing
Flames of the fires from the great in
dustrial plants in the district by night
'Of course everybody will be inter-
ested in the buffet said Mr.. Weston
as he beamed with pride upon this splen-
did achievement of his handiwork. THE
billiard room and the buffet. as you will
notice, are done in extremely quaint
styles, the gotesque heads of the monks
the English cab drivers and the Jockeys
forming carbels for the cornces and
owls heads on brackets and the Jester
with his fools cap forming the key
stone of the trussed arch. The Gal
Icons of old Spain in the frieze all
bring to mind humor wisdom and ad-
venture, appropriate suggestions for such
Il room.
Old English woodwork with massive
doors with their wrought iron strap
hinges complete this interesting room"
And then comes the piece de resis-
tance of the entire club" Mr. Weston
suggested. 1T is the mazooh MACON
and as its name implies it is intended
10 be used as a nook where bar cam
aradare abides and quip and jest ring
merrily on. The trieze Of blue and green
goblin is especially unique and calls to
mind Jhe story of Rip Van Wrinkle, but
'he owls refute the situation as they are
a sign that newspaper men never sleep,
so you'll have to guess again.'f
The reception hall is furnished in
rather formal manner entirely in tufted
leather furniture in coors of brown and
green as is the main entrance to the
club
check room for the men is provided
opening from the reception hail.
broad smarble stairway leads to the
mezzanine floor. which is the twenty
fourth floor, and here we come to the
most interesting part of the club--at least
the most interesting to the aldies.
Mr. Weston points to this feature of
the club with the greatest possible pride
and said smilinsiy as we entered the
beautiful reception roam:
Much has been said of the space de-
voted to the men. but the ladies' floor
iequires an entirely different vocabulary
10 describe 1t. Upon enterting this floor
II is natural to think of cluny or bat
tenburg lace, or hand chased jewelry. II
the library and lounging rooms can be
compared TO a beautiful piece of orches-
tration, it would require far more del
icate comparison to describe the ladies
floor. As you see, it is designated in the
delicate Adam style Of architecture. in
colors of blue and white. from the deep
hlue of the carpet to, the pale blue of
the sllxen candle shades and from the
cream white walls to the mellow tints
cf old ivory of the dellcately carved fur
niture or the shadines of the blue on
silver gray Adam damask upholstering
Of the furniture. or the old gold of the
Adam designed brackets. which harmon