The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-25 00:00:00

THE KING OF PRUSSIA'S APARTMENTS

The following description of the apartments devoted to
the King of Prussia during his stay in England, will prove
interesting at the present moment. They consist of four
rooms—first, his Majesty's state saloon, the walls of which
are hung with the arms of England in crimson satin damask,
the chairs and other furniture of a Gothic shape richly gilt.
are also covered with crimson satin damask. Here are also
four very rich or-moulu cabinets—pictures by Rubens—
splendid pedestals—rich bronzes, and other ornaments of a
most costly character.

The next room is intended for the drawing-room of his
Prussian Majesty. It is usually called the King's Council-
room ; it is covered, like the former apartment, with splendid
crimson velvet, Wilton carpet, bordered with the rose,
shamrock, and thistle, and illuminated with superb charade.
liers in or-moulu. In this room there is a princely cabinet,
covered with a Gibraltar slab. There are also several splen-
did antique clocks, of French manufactures.
The walls of his Majesty's cabinet are hung with satin
damask, and pictures by various masters. Here is the cele-
brated picture of the " Two Misers," by Quintin Matays.
The window-curtains of this apartment are of yellow satin
damask with wreaths in crimson.

His Majesty's bed-room is hung with blue satin damask,
with the cipher of " A. R." entwined with a wreath of roses,
surmounted by two cherubim supporting a crown. The
pictures by old masters are here in silver frames. The carpet
Axminster. Washhand-stand of Naples wood beautifully
ornamented. Its fittings of white China gilt. The bed-
furniture consists of richly brocaded silk, with bouquets of
flowers on a blue ground. Its draperies are lined with white
silk. There are helmets on each post to support the canopy,
which is altogether of a most unique and gorgeous character,
the whole being surmounted by a plume of white ostrich
feathers. The other furniture of the apartment is of a most
costly and splendid description.
The Queen's Drawing-room, as it is usually called, is fitted
up with wardrobes, and will be chiefly used by the King's
attendants.

The Vandyke-gallery will be used as a luncheon-room.
The presence-chamber is to be used for a similar purpose.
St. George's-hall, which is 200 feet long, and where the
grand banquet is to take place, has undergone a thorough
cleansing and re-decoration. A splendid new Wilton carpet
with a Scotch border on a purple ground has been laid down.
The Gothic side boards and galleries at each end have also
received fresh embellishment. The whole of the arrange-
ment have been under the able superintendance of Mr. San-
ders, and, we believe, her Majesty, upon a personal inspec-
tion of the state apartments this evening, expressed her
utmost satisfaction with all the arrangements.

THE STATE APARTMENTS.
ALTERATIONS FOR THE ROYAL CHRISTENING

The grand vestibule at the top of the staircase has been
ornamented with various stacks of armour, with four very
large silk banners, one at each corner, with bronzes, tables,
benches, covered with embossed plush, and with six gigantic
candelebra, richly gilt.
The Waterloo chamber adjoining, the walls of which are
ornamented with rich oak carvings and many fine paintings,
by Sir T. Lawrence, Sir W. Beechey, Sir D. Wilkie, Sir M.
A. Shee, and Mr. W. Pickersgill, has been refitted and em-
bellished. The carpet, formed of a peculiar yarn somewhat
resembling Axminster, has in Elizabethan panels stars of the
orders of the Bath and of the Garter, and alternated with
the Norman rose. The chamber will be illuminated by five
immense gilt chandeliers, arranged in glass compartments,
emblazoned with the various orders of St. George, St. An-
drew, and St. Patrick. There are also eight gilt candelabra,
which will be placed in different parts of the chamber. The
furniture is all of oak, richly carved and covered with em-
bossed crimson plush.
The grand reception-room, which will be used by the
Queen on the night of the banquet as a drawing-room, is in
the style of Louis XIV. Here there are six panels of Gobe-
lin tapestry containing the principal adventures of Jason and
Medea. In this apartment there are four cut-glass or-mottle
chandeliers. On each side of the entrance are two gilt pe-
destals with bronze female figures, supporting a branch of
10 lights each. The walls of this apartment are decorated
with six magnificent pier and chimney-glasses each upwards
of 20 feet in height.

The eastern window is fitted up with curtains of crimson
satin velvet, and immediately underneath is the celebrated
vase presented by the Emperor Alexander to George IV.
The furniture is all richly carved and gilt. The tables are of
oak ; the sofas and chairs are covered with crimson satin
velvet. The carpet is a Wilton, of claret ground, strewed
with flowers.

From this room opens the passage by which her Majesty
will enter the drawing-room after the banquet, extending
about 40 feet, and containing cased specimens of the richest
and most gorgeous eastern armour, many of them studded
with diamonds. There is also preserved here a fine collec-
tion of swords, from the time of Marlborough down to that
of George 111. The cuirass of Napoleon is also here.

The Throne-room adjoins; the walls hung with purple
velvet, embossed with the star of the gaiter, and the ceiling
richly gilt in compartments, and emblazoned with the star
and collar of St. George. The throne itself is entirely new,
splendidly carved, richly gilt, covered with embossed purple
velvet, and trimmed with gold lace and gimp. On the back
and seat is the star of the Order of the Garter. The dra-
peries and linings are most superb. The royal arms are
emblazoned on the back, and the star on the inner side of
the top of the canopy. the whole being surmounted with
massive cornices and the imperial crown. In this apartment
are portraits of George l 11, by Gainsborough ; of George
IV, by Sir 'l'. Lawrence; and of William IV, by Sir M. A.
Shee ; together with a picture of the installation of the
Knights of the Garter, by Sir IL West. On each side of
the throne are two massive ormolu chandaliers, and four
beautifully gilt candelabra. In each recess there are rare and
gorgeous cabinets, with slabs of white marble. The stools
are covered with purple velvet, on which the star of the
Garter is embossed. The carpet is Wilton, of a purple
ground, adorned with stars of the Garter, and a Scotch bor-
der bedecked with the collar.
The ante-throne-room contains the celebrated pictures, by
West, illustrative of the principal military achievements in
the reign of Edward 11l ; has furniture of rosewood and
gold of a Gothic pattern, the chairs being covered with crim-
son satin. The carpet, which is ornamented with the rose,
shamrock, and thistle, is also crimson. Here is also a vast
variety of rare cabinets and beautiful vases.

EDUCATION IN SCOTLAND.—Ministers, we understand
have intimated that they are to grant £lO,OOO for the esta-
blishment of two normal schools—one in Edinburgh and one
in Glasgow, with £3,000 a year to defray the annual charge
of management in both.—Glasgow Constitutional.