Masonic Manchester.

MASONIC MANCHESTER .

THE MIDLAND HOTEL ,

T HE completion and opening of the NEW MIDLAND HOTEL removes from Manchester the reproach of being unrepresented in the modern Hotel movement ; this movement signifies the combination of palatial structure ;

artistic furniture ; perfect equipment , according to all latest modern notions ; first class cuisine ; quick and intelligent service ; and careful study in every department for the comfort of guests . Manchester being the capital and centre of a vast

and wealthy manufacturing district , and the resting place of a large Hoating population , fully justifies the Midland Company in the erection of this latest addition to their Hotel system . It seems that for some time past for some unknown

reason , inadequate provision has been made for the Social and Business Entertainments of the thousands who necessarily find themselves in the heart of the City . The number of express trains arriving in Manchester from all parts probably exceeds that of any city in the

world except London , and yet hitherto the stranger coming to Manchester has found the sleeping and living accommodation inferior to that of any third rate city on the Continent or America .

The Hotel , which is under the same control as the Company ' s Hotels in London , Liverpool , Leeds , "Bradford , and elsewhere , for the completeness and modernity of its arrangements , is second to none in the world . It

has been decorated and furnished in the most luxurious manner , and the name of such firms as Waring and Gillow vouch for the excellent work that has been carried out in this connection . The requirements of Masons have been

studied in a most splendid manner , the various rooms being decorated and furnished with every care and attention . A feature hitherto unknown in the North of

England is the noble octagonal Court constructed of coloured marble , and decorated in the Louis Seize style , with a strikingly effective arrangement of mirrors , and a dome in white and gold , and is undoubtedly the finest in the

country , and probably the finest modern specimen of domestic design . The superb Georgian Coffee Room , richly panelled in mahogany , with green coloured tapestry and drapery ; the French Restaurant

treated in oak and gold in the Louis Quinze style ; the rooms of the Royal suites in the Georgian and Louis Seize styles , and the grand " Adam's" Ball Room are noteworthy examples of decorative art in its finest expressions .

. In all details of equipment , service , bath and ventilation and sanitary work the Hotel will be found to be on an equal with the most renowned establishments in America and the Continent , and at the same time improvements suggested by the practical experience of the management have been freely introduced wherever it was

felt that they would contribute to the convenience and comfort of the guests . The Management have carefully studied the social and business requirements of this immense City and its twenty or' thirty large

towns surrounding it , by the provision of magnificent Banqueting and Ball Rooms , Conceit Hall , and a large number of Meeting and Dining and Auction Sale Rooms . & c , too numerous to mention in detail .