THE GRAND HOTEL.

Hot Lakes Chronicle, Volume 3, Issue 154, 13 November 1895, Page 2

THE GRAND HOTEL.

Ov the Eve or res Oi'KNixt

Mr AY. A. Boulton, manager of the Grand Hotel, invites the residents of Botorun and visitors to inspect thoestahlislnnent "■' Friday afternoon and even-ing-prior to the formal opening of the building, on the EoUawing day. _ The finishing toadies aro now being bestowed on the various apartments, and though a. portion of the furniture Ims yet:

rrnnnmiiCTa mrrt— --——I —■—»--—-t-t--a -nr-j fo anr.v the gsatushing of tXto •• • rooms is snffiessstly complete to shot how thorough has been the w< >?-k;,i ,i:-i ( ; ; how exquisite the taste in the matter ,• design, and how discriminating the eiioi,> in the selection of material sad cdUm, The success achieved in every dcpartmeti of this spacious hotel is indeed a a' 3311 rone. On Monday the pian< s for $, drawing and music rooms arrived, i grand piano for the larger room was <?- ! such colossal.size that it was deemed a& J visable to lioi.st it on to t!i<' Hinemoii St balcony, thence to it; position. Thecal I weighed litfle short of a ton and the rail. J ing of the balcbny being unshipped, imi I trestles rigged from the landing to iL< j street, the unwieldy piece of furniture -.*•;,. I hauled up by moans of a Mock and t.i . i klc. It was Lmdcd safely without anj mishap and fa considered the finest instru. in 'at of if"; c.'.'i« in the Colony! The other night the whole of the hot*] was lit up by its myriad of lamps 011 tie occasion of the visit of the proprietor" Mr Alfred Nathan and Mr Moss Dark, who, accompanied by Miss Davis, were shown over the establishment by y\; Boulton. The ornamentation of the halls and corridors, the elegance of the drawing, sitting and retiring roohis, the luxuriousness of the bedchambers and tl,. convenience of the appointments on even hand were freely expatiated off. T],.. lofty kitchen with its great cookingrun«t and interminable variety of utensils, the comfortable quarters assigned to th« domestics, and the easy means of aci afforded thorn to every part of the hou* in v.diieh their duties lay, wore closelj scrutinise:] and favorably confmented 011, Many visitors have inspected the Grand daring these latter days and the universal opinion is expressed that in convcnii no of arrangement-, luxury of furnishing,

.■md adaptability to the requirements 1 the 1, travelling public Che "Grand'' en vie with any hotel in the Southern Hem sphere.