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| THE SHELBOURNE HOTEL, DUBLIN.- The Shelbourne, which stands on Stephens Green, although by no means the oldest, is, perhaps, the best known of the Dublin hotels ranking with the Fifth Avenue, of New York and the Palmer of Chicago. It is, or at least used to be, the hosterly most affected by the Irish aristocrats, and the English visitors to the Emerald Isle. Men of all parties met there on an equal footing, and, indded there was very little clashing in even the most violent eras of political excitement, for the clientele of the Shelbourne was, and is, overwhelmingly in favor of "things as they are." This is only natural, because its habitues generally possess "the fat of the land," while their less fortunate brethern-if, indeed, they admit the relationship of the untitled and unforumed-have to be content with inferior accommodations. The Shelbourne, although patronized by the aristocracy, treats all comers with courtesy and hospitality. Gresham's, Morrisson's, and other old-time hotels divide the public patronage with the Shelbourne, but the latter still holds the premier field in the Irish capital. It is a large and commodious building, modern in appearance and not possessd of any striking architectural features. |
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