New Britain herald., 1924-02-29
Furniture Is of 18th Gen. tury Design and Color Wall Paper Design 200 Years Old.

ton streets this city and which will formally be thrown open to the pub lie neAt week after d banquet by the stockholders. is of the colonial type and maintains this colonial atmos- phere consistently throughout, even 10 the china, siIvcrware, uniforms uniforms and wall paper.
 The building is d structure consist ing Of six stories and basement, fire proof, of reinforced concrete con- structiou with face brick and stone exterior.
 The hotel is in the Georgian colon- ial style Of architecture, with the Va rious columns, pilasters, terraces and Nerandas which lend to the beauty Of this particular style and is very adaptable for the semi-commercial and residential hotel, us well as the aspect of the Colonial Inn type hos telry. IL has d frontage of 100 feet en West Main street and l4S on Washington street. The principal en- trance is from West Main street. The terrace entrance is from Washington street.
 Both entrances lead directly to the lobby promenade and business eN- change where the hotel office, cigar aud periodical department, check room, telephone switchboard and tele- phone booths are located. The lobby lounge and main dining room are di- reetly off the lobby promenade and are two stories in height with me2zanine balcony lounge overlooking same. The entrances, lobby and dim ing room are in the colonial style finished in white with antique mahog- any doors, cases, etc. The lobby lounge and dining room have the same ceiling design and only fernery boxes. chinese urns and pedestals sep arate this lounge and dining room.
 Can Seat $50 Persons
 The foyer, which is to one side of the dining room, leads to the es- sembly room, or the ball and ban quet room. The dining room has a seating capacity of i25 to 150 persons and the assembly room or banquet room has a seating capacity of 150 to goo persons. Between these two rooms are wide aecordian doors and French doors so that they can be thrown together whenever occasion demands. making a total seating ca I.acity Of 215 10 $50 persons, accord Ing to dining room or banquet seat irg arrangement. With the remov- ;hle ferncry boxes. etc, between lob- liy and dining room, and additional reaiing capacity of 100 can be added tor the rare occasion when the maxi mum seating capacity is desirable.
 Tho assembly room is in the Georg- ian style with paneled walls and wain- scot and finished in white enamel with light cream colored walls. The fiieze is finished with hand decorat- cd Georgian festoon with intermedi- ate panels depicting colonial figures and flower and fruit baskets.
 The so-called assembly room is in reality dining room. At some fu- ture time a real ball and assembly room is 10 be erected just north Of the present building on the vacant property now available. At that time the space now to be used for dining room will be made a part Of the lobby, thus providing for expan- sion of all departments when it is 1Ounu necessary lO uO sO
 The lobby lounge has q large colonial fireplace. French doors and windows lead from the lounge to the terrace and veranda, which also has an entrance from the dining room so that this terrace can also be used for tea terrace or dining terrace.
 The general effect Of the two story lobby and dining room with portable ferneries between, and the mezzanine lounge overlooking these two rooms gives an impression Of exceptional grandeur of space and with tho colonial style Of the room and colon- isl furniture, gives an atmosphere Of hospitality seldom to be found in the modern hotels of today. The lounge is entirely separated from the prom enade and business exchange and IS furnished with the most comfortable colonial furniture obtainabIe. The hangings at windows and French doors arc in colonial blue damask with an antique gold diamond design ell over pattern. The baugings Of the dining room are Of the same mater ials. The assembly room hangings are in colonial rose. old gold and ivory danask in q small diagonal diapered pattern, harmonizing with the dining room and lounge.
 The writing room is on the mezz- anime balcony and lounge. The ladies' rom In French gray is off the mezzanine lounge. The mems room is off fhe lobby promenade to barber shop, which is located or the first floor. The barber shop Is finished in Italian marble and contains three barber chairs and manicure table. The barber shop has an entrance from the street as well as from tho lobby promenade.
 The coffee room is located on West Main street and is most accessible to the business section of the city. This room is a combination coffee and lunch room with marble counter for lunch counter chairs and black glass topped table service for bal aHce Of tho room. This room is fin- ished in colonial gray with hard decorated ornamental border extend- ing around the room at bottom oF beam lines. The seating capacity or the cofec room is so persons. The balance of the street frontage IS taken up by three stores. all oi which have street entrances as well as entrances from lobby promenade.
 The main kitchen is Iocated On the main floor and is bctvcen tlIe coffee room and main diuiB. room and ban quet room. with direct service to al, . three. 4 sertice stairway leads from kitchen 10 the club floor dining room service kitchen On uls zzanine floor