Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-11


| Prepared tfnder the direction Of q famous
/ French chef especial care Is taken in the
| selection and Inspection Of all meats FISH,
| vegetables, rrilits and dairy products. The
preparation Iof every dish is rigidly super
/ yised. and ND order Is permitted to emerge
from the kitchen until Il has been officially
| passed Tho service Of the st Charles din
ING room has become a byword among
hotel men eFerywhere
OWN FnEcTRic LIGHT PLANT.
The St Charles has its own electric light
plant and laundry, and most modern sys.
tenn of vahuuIp cleaning its system Of
nanitation is }perfect its plumbing being
OF the latest approved type.
a featuth Of the ST Charles is its eleva-
tor services The type of elevator employed
" the electiric. This is of the latest
design andl equipped with all safety devices
INTENDING from basement to roof Of the
new st CHARLES is freproof stairway with
fire doors lsit each floor level
There arb ~ sleeping floors all told. each
moor containing six rooms Of an average
size OF 15kAS feet All rooms have two
windows eRdh. while those on the ocean
Aront nave IAN additional window that ex-
tNnas 70 theHioor and opens on to a balcony
prS tected byt ornamental iron. These balco-
nies oesidesI affording delightful breathing
spotN for tlI guests, add materially to the
arphitSctural beauty of the building
Nhe rQoms1 are finished with enamel paint
on woodwork slightly tinted to harmonlze
with the p9 inted walls which are Of a
warmN gray one. The ceilings are finished
level with va 20 cloth and plaster dispensing
with the ugl projecting beams ennpIoved
IN less Nexpei isive methods of construction.
All rootes ha We large closets, and the con-
meeting ipassd ges between rooms are so ar
ranged tnat when occupied en- suite they
can be utNdt for hanging wearing apparel
bathroomsi a1e complete, with bult-in baths
OF SOLD poitcd ain, lavatories and closets re-
oessed me,t tidlne cabinets. soap cup and
otner equipNd MT All doors are finished in
mahosany and those opening from corri-
dors are eqi Wiped with solid paneled tram
SONS which ilnord perfect ventilation but
prevent ammo vance from corridor lights, The
eorridors are \ nearly seven feet in width
Lhey are ltg fted and ventilated by means
OF wide wind lws on the ocean front and in
the rear, assu. ting steady, defined air cur
rent at all tirnt Is of the day and night
Treating thel new addition and the old
MOTEL as one. & inera1 scheme, the manage
ment OF the st. Eharles has made numerous
improvements iiY the older structure. The
building has be en renovated throupbout
every bathroom befng equipped with solid
porcelain lavator.les and running water In
all rooms.
Every noor OF Il 70 new st. Charles is ade-
uuetely supplied IFth hre-hghtlng appara-
tus, ana the hotel maintains most up-to-
date night and day Nvitchman service
No visitor to the tt. Charles should forepo
"a Visi. 70 the roof, whence can be obtained
one OF tne hnest VIEWS OF Atlantic City the
iililmitable ocean an the surrounding land
scape, embracing the Boardwalk. beacbes
hotels- residences hd public buildings To-
the right, clearly dlscernible, Is Iongport
while on clear deytis its quite possible to !
see Beach Haven, In the opposite direction. \
The history of Atlantic City in the last 4
two decades, especially that portion of the,
worlds greatest seaside resort known as thei
upper Boardwalk sect kDn. Is rpiir, tbol
history of the st. Charles whose presentj
enviable position has, been attained by slowl
process of-evolution. Each year has secnlI
an Improvement on It's predecessor, not oniyI
in the number Of guests, but in the charac-,
ter of service. The construction of the new, II
magnificent addition Isl merely the outwardEI
expression of an inward permanent growth
such as that Of the sturdy tree putting forthl
another branch.
ATMOSPHERE OF ELEGANCE
But to define the growth of the ST.
Charles one has to look to something moreI
than service. That something is att
mosphere. The atmosphere of the ST..
Charles, indeed, Is common to no other hotel,
About 1t is an air of perfect gentility q sub
dued elegance, suggestive of luxury with
out ostentation; gentle, homelike atmos-l
phere that remains with one long after heI
has left its hospltable doors behind. Therein. n
no doubt, les the secret OF why SO manylI
guests return there year after year. assured II
hat their every wish viii be gratlhed theirlI
e, 'ery comfort secured II
\The future of the ST Charles pronisest
ton be as resplendent its glorious past II
Not one of those hotels built today to be II
abah loned tomorrow, 1t has been construct H
ed on lines of permanence and stability. |
It's growth promises to reflect the growth of
the grea resort. itself to be a barometer by |