SPECIAL CHRISTMAS NUMBER.
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VOL. IV., NO. 7.
PINEIIUIiST, N. C, DEC. 21, 1000.
PRICE THREE CENTS
THE CAROLINA HOTEL,
A MODEL OF ELEGANCE AND AN IDEAL
WINTER RESORT.
Largest
and Best Hotel in the State Will
Open January 1, 1901.
The demand for luxurious hotel ac
commodations has made it necessary to
provide a larger hotel, finished and fur
nished elegantly and provided with every
modern convenience.
The Carolina is an imposing structure
designed by Ken
dall, Taylor &
Stevens of Boston,
and is located on
the highest ground
in Pinehurst on the
west side of the
town, and is about
three minutes
walk
centre
lage.
car on
from the
of the vil
A special
the electric
railroad runs be-,
tween the Hotel
and Club House on
the Golf Links.
The Carolina
faces southeast and
is surrounded by
spacious ground!?
attractively laid
out.
The front com
mands a beautiful
view, across gently
sloping lawns, dot
ted with ornament
al shrubbery, to
the village, while
the view on the
back and sides em
braces the pine
Woods stretching
away for miles.
The main build
ing is four stories
high and built in the form of a T. By
this arrangement every room in the house
receives an abundance of pure air and
sunlight. At the rear is a one-story
brick kitchen, and back of that a three
story building for the employees. At
the eastern end of the main building is a
line large music pavilion, which will seat
four hundred people. Broad, covered
piazzas run on three sides of the main
building, and connected with these are
four cozy, steam heated sun rooms.
The house, including the music pavil
ion and piazzas, has a frontage of 359
feet, while the distance from front to
rear is a little over 253 feet, and to walk
around the building,
following
the
ground plan, a person would be obliged
to travel more than half a mile.
The approach to the principal entrance
is through a porte cochere and across
the piazza to the great doors which open
into the lobby. There are also four
other portals on the front and sides.
The interior is a model of elegance,
with appointments calculated to gratify
the most luxurious tastes. There are
250 richly furnished rooms, including
forty-nine suites with baths. The whole
of the first floor is finished in oak, and
the ceilings are handsomely decorated.
The lobby is a very attractive feature
of the hotel. It is a light and airy apart
ment, 60 x 70 feet, and is located in the
centre of the building. On entering this
room the offlce is seen directly opposite
on the right, and the main stairway on
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the left, with the entrance to the dining
room between. Corridors lead from the
centre of the room on either side. To
the left of the main stairway is the
electric elevator, with a baggage room
in the rear; and next beyond, opening
from the corridor, is the ladies' lavatory.
Beyond this is another stairway, and the
balance of the first floor at this end of
the building is occupied by suites of
rooms.
To the right of the office, in the corner
of the lobby, is located the telegraph
office and news stand, and on both sides
of the main entrance are ingle nooks.
The corridor at the right of the office
leads through to the music pavilion. On
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entering the corridor the coat room is on
the left, and directly opposite is the writ
ing and smoking room. Just beyond the
writing room short passageways are seen
on either hand. That on the right runs
between a small reception room and a
ladies' writing room to the parlor, an
attractive apartment 35x45 feet, taste
fully furnished and pleasingly decorated.
There are open fireplaces on two sides of
this room, and on the front is one of the
entrances to the building.
On the left of the main corridor, next
the short passageway, is a stairway.
Passing down the left hand passageway
the first door to the right opens into the
Dutch room. This is a unique apart
ment that is sure to prove attractive to
the guests. Beyond this room in the
barber shop, and on the opposite side of
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the passage is a gentlemen's lavatory.
Next beyond is the billiard room, 27x45
feet, light and airy, and containing sev
eral first-class tables for billiards and
pool.
The dining room, which Is located just
back of the lobby, is one of the most
attractive dining halls in the country.
It is in the form of a T, and will accom
modate 500 people. The main part of
the room is 140x40 feet and has large
windows on all four sides. The annex
dining room is 60x40 feet.
At the rear of the dining room are the
dining rooms for the staff and maids,
and the serving room. Back of these,
separate from the main building, is the
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kitchen. This has every modern appli
ance, including cold storage, and is In
charge of competent chefs. At the rear
of the kitchen is the three-story building
occupied by employees.
The music pavilion is a one-story build
ing of attractive design, containing an
auditorium 82x42 feet, with fine large
stage and dressing rooms. This will be
used for concerts and other entertain
ments given at the hotel. It has an ex
cellent floor for dancing.
The second, third and fourth floors of
the main building contain large, well
lighted and finely furnished suites and
single rooms. The elevator, four stair
ways and numerous iron fire escapes
afford ample means of exit in case of fire.
The Carolina contains every modern
comfort and convenience. There are
orchestra at Hotel Coronado, Coronado
Beach, Cal., which is assurance that the
music will be of exceptionally high order.
The hotel is under the management of
Mr. II. W. Priest, who during the past
six years has made an enviable reputa
tion as manager of the Highland Park
Hotel at Aiken, S. C. ; the Magnolia at
Magnolia, Mass. ; the Pine Forest Inn at
Somerville, S. C; and Hotel Preston,
Beach Bluff, Mass. Until December 1st
plans of the hotel may be obtained and
engagement of rooms may be effected by
addressing Mr. H. iiY. Priest, whose
representative will be found at No. 147
Summer St., Boston. After December
1st, Mr. Priest will be at Pinehurst.
electric lights,
steam heat and
open fire places,
telephone in each
room, bath rooms
and electric elevat
or. All the beds
have the best hair
mattresses, and all
the rooms have
Wilton or Brussels
carpet. The water
is piped direct from
the celebrated
Pinehurst Springs,
and the plumbing
is all the most ex
acting could desire.
The steam heating
apparatus is
unique. The Web
ster Vacuum Sys
tem is used and the
heat is supplied by
low pressure steam
conducted through
an underground
pipe from the
power house,
about 1,700 feet
distant from the
hotel.
The orchestra is
under the direction
of Mr. Trev Sharp,
for the past four
years leader of the