Word: woodworking
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John Pierpont Morgan: "Some time ago Mrs. Morgan and I visited the Thistle Chapel in the Cathedral of St. Giles, Edinburgh. We were so impressed by the art of the woodcarver, Sir Robert S. Lorimer, that we asked him to do the woodwork for our little church, St. John's, near Locust Valley, L. I. This Church has seen many pretty ceremonier. While the new woodwork is being installed services are being held in a garage on the estate of William D. Guthrie...
...building stands just above the present residence on Quincy street, and the simple and unaffected colonial plan of the exterior is preserved within, where the predominating some will be white. The woodwork will be of dull finished white enamel, wainscoating being used in the dining room, reception room, and entrance hall, in keeping with the colonial style. The doors will be made of dark mahogany, in sharp but pleasing contrast with the lighter colors about them...
...dining rooms of the new club house, which are on the second and third floors, are finished in light green, the walls and hangings being of that color, while the woodwork is white. There is a serving room on each floor, equipped with a steam table and other conveniences, to which the food will be brought from the basement kitchen by hydraulic dumb-waiters. The kitchen is in charge of Mr. Cauley, the Union steward...
...steel floor beams, and in most cases the floors. The frame-work of the roof is badly charred. The partition walls on the fourth floor must be rebuilt. All other repair work will consist of putting in new windows and doors, and the refinishing of walls and woodwork. It is expected that repairs will be completed in five or six weeks. The damage done is estimated at approximately...
...small fire started in the Observatory, on Garden street, yesterday afternoon, about 6 o'clock. The fire began in the residence part of the Observatory, and catching on the woodwork, spread rapidly. Before the fire department arrived, however, it had been parctically smothered by fire-extinguishers. None of the valuable instruments of the Observatory were injured, nor was the damage extensive. The loss has been estimated at not more than...