I see the small terrarium on a table. Terrariums became all the rage in the late 1800s when the Victorians decided they wanted to bring nature inside.

Since 1836, the website tells us (no mention if the linens have been changed since, but please be polite if you inquire)

We learned last week that buildings in La Habra don't last long, but La Habana seems to have had a little more luck.

To my mind, Palm Courts are one of the weirder manifestations of the cocooning of the too-much-money crowd. They are found in luxury hotels, particularly in places where palm trees do not grow naturally. (No accident that.) There was even one on the Titanic. Besides palms, they often feature 'palm court orchestras' playing light classics or accompanying tea dances. Pictured: Palm Court in the Plaza Hotel, New York.