The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-15

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the gift us c. Harold Wills, in the
center OF the fireplace shelf
The iounging room opens into the
billiard room. whose walls are vain
scoted 10 feet high with CHARTERED
and fumed oak in small panels. The
ceiling is divided into panels BY orna
mental beams. Of gray bun tone
The floor IL OF rubber tile, in blscS
and red pattern. The cue cabinets
are behind secret doors, forming
part OF the paneling.
The billiard room leads 20 the Erill
room. which is also entered from the
main stair hall. II is patterned AFTER
one OF the rooms Of the fourteenth
century PalaIEo yineigliatA, Jus, out
side Florence. The ceiling Is yanlt
ed and several fields are covered
with hersldie designs. The walls
are partly wainscoted with fumed
oak. and partly OF plaster. decorated
with panels In color. The aoor Is OF
a varicolorea tile. hand made by Mr.,
Mueller. OF Trenton. n. J. The dec.
oiations were designed by A. Duncan
Carse, Of London. At one end OF
the room Is q range with a copper
hood painted and decorated by Mr..
Carse.
The ladies' entrance Is from Ran
dolph-st. Prom the hall open the
reception room, in tones OF gray.
With paneled walls: the dressing
room. private elevator and stairs.
Ladies have access 10 the parts OF
tie building reserved for them with
cut entering the mems quarter. They
may use the gymnasium and the
pool nj certain times. safe from in
trusion.
The first floor Is also provided
with a wash room and barber shop.
On the second noor afe located
the main dining rooms and private
dining rooms for the ladies'. The
main stair hall leads into the tea
or coffee room. occupying the center
Of the front. and furnishing the con-
Meeting link between the mems and
women's rooms It's walls are OF
Caen stone. In the center Is mar.
Die fountain, above which is chan
delier whose center ring Is formed Of
the signs OF the zodiac.
The ladies' dining room has Pan
eled walls in tones OF gray The
hang ings ard chair coverings are gun
metal AID gold The mems dining
room. i5xS9 feet. clear OF columns.
Is vainsccted 10 feet high with pan
els OF CHARTERED and fumed oak The
panels are separated BY nuted pilss-
tiers. The beamed ceiling, painted
By Mr.. Carse. Is decorated with
arabesques in an infinite number Of
fruit. parrots and
other birds. monkeys and other AMI
mails. Occasional panels OF athletic
games arc introduced. showing vari.
GUS forms OF sport from that Of the
Greeks TO baseball and golf. The
carpets Of both dining rooms may
be removed In summer. for the sake
OF coolress-
In the rear OF the second floor 10
the main kitchen.
The third floor contains number
OF private dining rooms for men. the
card and games rooms. the mems
and ladies' locker rooms and the
Turkish bath equipment The walls.
floors and ceilings Of the Turkish
bath are lined with white glass and
tile and the rooms have outside
windows TO admit sunlight and air.
A private stairway connects the
bath with the pool on the fourth
floor.
The pool occupies practically the
entire south front OF the building.
and the semi-circuiar arcade allows
the sun 10 food the room. There
10 a visitors balcony around all
sides. The pool is OF standard size.
25x75 feet. so that regulation con-
tests may be held In IL. II ranges
In depth from four 10 eight feet. The
pool IL lined with white tile. The
walls OF the room are partly marble
and partly Caen stone A serving
room Is close by. In which the bath
ers may be served with ligh. lunch.
On the same floor are the gym
nasium and the squash, racket and
handball courts
Above the floor, and separated
from the activities OF TIE club prop
er. are the sleeping rooms. OF which
there are los. some large. some
smaller, some individual, some en-
suite. All have baths. some have
showers. some have tubs.
The general contractors for the
building we're the yinton Co. OF De
troit. The modelling for the plaster
work was ccne under Frank A. Mas
leE. OF the Detroit Decorative Supply
Co. The marble work was done by
the Christa Marble Co., and the
carving OF the fixtures by Max Greg
or. Mr.. Hungate, OF Che W. & ].
sloane Co. of New York. had gen
eral charge OF the furniture. carpets
rugs. hangings and general furnish
ings, as well as the color decoration
The wood carving was done by J
Jungwfrth a Co, Of Detroit.