"Where Masons Do Congregate."

"Where Masons do Congregate .

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A CllKXKI * OF THK HoTKI .. The principal Masonic Temple is elaborately decorated , and somewhat Egyptian in character . The ceiling is curiously lighted by pendants suspended from the centres of gold cupolas . On the

ceiling are represented signs of the Zodiac surrounding gold stars on sky blue ground . On the same floor are a suite of handsome dining and smoking rooms , elaborately panelled in oak , with modelled ceilings , in the English renaissance style , and carvings after Grinling Gibbons .

Tun SMOKIXU ROOM . formerl y the residence of the Prince de Soubise , and now of the Musee des Archives Nationales . The hall measures nearl y iooft . long by 42 ft .

wide and 23 ft . high , with a gallery at one end for orchestral purposes . That portion of the hotel devoted to masonry receives the personal care and attention of Bro . H . C . Amendt , the ever-courteous manager who is unceasing in his efforts to promote the comfort of its masonic patrons .

T 1 ) Q irjosb Lv ? r ) l ' ral Spoil ir > Lopdoi ) . TT 7 TFH one or two exceptions this magnificent building covers the largest

Y Y site of any hotel in the Metropolis . As to its accessibility there can be no question . The ceaseless tide of traffic flows on by day and night , yet within this vast pile one can enjoy that repose and " sweetness and light " which is often denied to habitues of hotels less centrally situated . Masons have not been slow to appreciate the many advantages the Hotel possesses ,

for something like twenty Lodges and six Chapters meet there . It possesses three Temples capable of accommodating a large number of Lodges , to say nothing of numerous Ante Rooms and Banqueting Rooms .

Tun Lorxcii-:, AHKK ' COKN" ROOMS . The Abercorn Rooms may be said to fairly form so complete a set of public rooms , luxuriousl y fitted and superbly decorated , perfectly equipped for every public function and occasion , as to be quite unique of their kind . Although in direct communication with the hotel , the chief entrance is in

Bishopsgate Street . In the hall or music lounge , the grand staircase , the dado , pilasters , columns , and mantelpiece , are all in alabaster , and white veined marble . In the stained glass windows are introduced the arms of the chief cities and towns on the Great Eastern Railway .

Opening from the lounge is the ball-room or Hamilton Hall . The hall is adapted from one of the best examples of French work of the Louis XV . period . It is taken from an apartment in the Palais Soubise , Paris ,

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