The Archive · 1925

Dining and Assembly Rooms

On the Afth fluor are situated the dining room, the assembly room (for oneing parties and formal fune~ tions) and the private dining room, well ax a service room, Beaut!: ful maple wood, which was import ed from America, forms the surface while the windows, strictly Colonial in simplicity, are draped with heavy velour hangings accordance with the colour scheme.

Those in the dining room a rich red, almost maroon fabric, those in the as-_ sembly room, a heavy golden brown. Half a dozen bronze. chandeliers, which even though fully lighted do hot cause eyestrain, are flanked by. bracketed fixtures on the walls, Mlumination from the latter is reflected by means of mirrors. There are massive chandeliers of strung: glass crystals. Accompanying lights are similar to those in' the other room, Form-Atting dining chairs and tables to hold six Wwithcut: crowding have been installed, and adjoining the assembly room, a Indies' room, done in a warm grey, ith French' plate dressing mirrors is for the convenience of guests. Both rooms, separated usually by the means of hangings, similar to those on the Windows,"ean be made into a dane Jarger than the Carlton Waltzing on the

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