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HOLLY INN OPEN.
Thoroughly Renoyated and Re
furnished Throughout.
A Successful Season Predicted For This
Home-Like Hostelry.
The Holly Inn will open for its sixth
season to-morrow, Saturday, December
1, under the management of James K.
Hyde, of Sudbury, Vt. A short descri p
tion of the Inn, past and present, may
be of interest to the readers of The
Outlook. The Holly Inn was erected
in the fall of 1895, and fust opened to
the public January 24, of the following
year. Since that time the aim of the
owner has constantly been to make this
one of the leading hotels of the South.
Early in the season of 1896-97, it became
apparent that the Inn was too small to
accommodate the large number of people,
who were attracted to Pinehurst by its
liea It h ful surroundi ngs, modern com forts,
excellent management, and the pure
water which has benefited so many of
the visitors to our beautiful town.
Early in the spring of 1897, plans were
drawn to increase the accommodations
of the Inn to more than double those of
the original building. The building was
arranged in the form of n hollow square
with a large open court in the centre,
making it possible to have all the rooms
in the house receive an abundance of
pure air and sunshine. This court has
been beautified by plants and flowers,
with neatly kept walks which serve to
make it an attractive resort for the
guests.
In making these improvements it was
expected that the manager would be
able to accommodate all who would
apply. The season of 1897-98 brought
many new guests as well as a large num
ber of those who had learned that Pine
hurst was the best winter resort in South
by past experience. The Inn was again
filled and it was found necessary to make
another addition of thirty-two guest
chambers during the following summer.
The Inn is now, without doubt, one of
the most attractive and best managed
hostel ries in the country outside of Pine
hurst. The main entrance to the Inn opens
directly into the lobby which is a large,
handsomely furnished, well lighted and
ventilated apartment with two large
open fire-places. The office is located at
the back of the lobby on the left.
Directly opposite the entrance is the
grand staircase and on either hand are
corridors. The corridor on the right
leads past the coat room, smoking room,
billiard room and parlors, and through
the conservatory to the music room.
This room is an elegant apartment octa
gon shaped and forty feet across with
fourteen feet studding, and is finished to
where the roof comes to a point at the
top, twenty-eight feet from the floor.
On three sides are bay extensions, that
on the north being filled with a chimney
containing a huge old fashioned fire
place. The extension on the east is filled
with a stage for the accommodation of
the orchestra, while that on the south
lias numerous windows to admit the sun
light. The inside is finished in natural
wood, the cornice and wainscot being of
beautiful curly pine running from the
floor to the ceiling. The walls and ceil
ings have been newly decorated by Mr.
Chivers, the well known artist. A per
fect floor of our native pine provides an
excellent surface for dancing. The room
is well lighted with its jiumerous win
dows of pretty design, is heated with
steam and the fire-place, and contains a
profusion of electric lights. The music
room was one of the additions of the sea
son of 1897-'98, and has proved very
players were among the guests and many
friendly tournaments were held during
the long w inter evenings, which were a
source of pleasure, not only to the parti
cipants, but to all the guests. A large
number who were guests of the Inn last
season have signified their intention of
returning again this season and the
billiard room will undoubtedly prove
more popular than ever.
Close by the billiard room is the writ
ing room, a large well lighted apartment,
containing convenient writing tables,
pens, ink and stationary. Just beyond
the wilting room is the dining hall, a
large well lighted room with accommo
dations for fully two hundred people. It
is finished in curly pine, a handsome
natural wood. A large open fire-place is
located at each end of the room and large
windows on three sides provide ample
light. The ceiling is handsomely deco
rated in flowering designs and the walls
are tinted to harmonize witli the natural
color of the wood. Electric lamps of
many beautiful tints and choice designs
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THE HOLLY INN.
popular with the guests. Here the
orchestra give its concerts morning
and evening, with a hop every Saturday
night and a social concert Sunday even
ings. Card parties and other entertain
ments at the Inn are also held in this
room.
To the left of the corridor is the smok
ing room with billiard and pool room
connected. Both are tastefullj-, even
elegantly furnished and fitted with every
convenience. The tables are first-class
in every respect, and against the walls
are comfortable chairs for the aceoininc
dation of spectators. These rooms have
been thoroughly renovated since last sea
son, the ceilings decorated and other
improvements added. They are well
lighted by large windows by day, and
the numerous electric lamps by night
serve to make these the most pleasant
rooms in the house. The rooms are
finished in native pine which adds much
to the beauty of the rooms giving them
a bright, cheerful appearance. Great
interest has always been taken in
billiards and pool by the guests at this
house. Last season a number of expert
are placed at convenient intervals across
the supporting beams, which diffuse a
soft light over the silver and glass on
the tables below. The effect, whether
by day or night when the lights are on,
is grand beyond description, and one
could hardly imagine a prettier or better
planned apartment.
Many of the guests who annally come
to 1'inehurst on account of their poor
physical condition, require a higher degree
of temperature than those in good health,
and for these people the management
has provided a warm cozy apartment,
just off the lobby, where easy chairs, writ
ing table, a book case and everything
that could add to the comfort of the
guest has been provided.
The kitchen is always one of the most
important rooms in a hotel. In this house
the kitchen is as neat and well furnished
as any room in the house. The room
contains a large French range, stock
pots, tables, and all the most modern
appliances for the proper preparations of
the food for the guest. The walls are
light and wood work is covered with an
enamel paint. This room, in so many
houses overlooked, has received here the
same careful attention which has been
given the parlors. A neat serving room
containing steam table and other modern
appliances, opens from the kitchen. The
manager says, "my kitchen and serving
room will be as open to the guest as any
room in the house. In the rear of the
basement is located the cold storage
plant where meats, vegetables, and other
perishable articles are kept.
The three upper floors are given over
entirely to bedrooms with toilet rooms
conveniently located to each apartment.
The rooms are mostly en suite, on the
first floor, with private bath rooms con
nected with the most desirable apart
ments. All the chambers are furnished
luxuriously with heavy tapestry carpets,
rich antique oak chamber sets and line
china toilet sets. The sleeping rooms in
all parts of the house have been thor
oughly renovated and are in first-class
condition. The beds are all fitted with
first quality hair mattresses, and each
room is heated by steam while many
have open fire-places. They are fitted
with electric lights and electric call bells.
The hotel contains all the modern
improvements and conveniences. The
entire building is heated by steam, lighted
by electricity, and many of the rooms
have open fire-places. The cuisine is
unsurpassed and the the table waitresses
are all white girls from the North.
For the security of both invalids and
pleasure seekers, cases of pronounced
consumption will, under no circum
stances, be admitted.
The hotel has, since last season, been
thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom,
and many improvements have been made
to add to the comfort of the guests. The
carpets have been cleansed and the Inn is
now in first-class condition.
Among the prominent attractions this
season will be the orchestra which will
be under the direction of Mr. Trev.
Sharp, the talented leader who gave so
much satisfaction to the guests last sea
son. Mr. Sharp has been at Beach Bluff
the past summer where he has added to
his already enviable reputation with the
music loving public. Orchestra concerts
will be given morning and evening, and
music will also be provided for dancing.
Mr. James K. Hyde, who was con
nected with the Holly Inn last year as
clerk, where he won the good will of all
with whom he came in contact, will
manage this house this season. Mr.
Hyde has been in the hotel business all
of his life. He is associated with his
father in the management of Hyde
Manor, one of the best hotels in Ver
mont, a state famous for good hotels.
Under his management the Inn will
undoubtedly become more popular than
ever. The house has a good reputation
among the traveling public. Many of
the rooms are already engaged for the
season, and this bids fair to be the most
prosperous season in the history of the
Inn.