The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-10-29

The SULTAN's YACHT. Cleopatra Oat
aons,--Some time ago, ,Abbas Pasha, Of Egyp
ordered Of some builders in Glasgow, Scot
land, q steam yacht, for his use on the Milo
II is reported to be the most magnificent yes,
sci ever seen. She is called the Fabid-Ra
bana or Divine Favor, and is $50 feet kce
90 feet beam, feet depth Of hold, and hal
engines Of $50 horse power.
Some notion of the extent and magnificenel
Of her decorative fittings may be learned
from the fact that 500 men in Glasgow and
elsewhere have been employed upon them tol
some time past, and are still working nighi
and day. There are no fewer than four hun.
dred and fifty pictures, Of separate subjects
set in frames. The divans, which extene
round the saloon, are covered with costly
cloth Of gold, from the front Of which is sas-
pended gold embroidered needle work and
massive gold bullion fringe, ten inches in
depth. Between the windows are a series ol
beautiful pictures and flowers, &C., and vases
enriched with precious stones, executed BY
the new patent gem enamelling process
These are set in frames, carved in black wal.
nut, and gilt in mat and Furnished gold. The
ceiling between the beams (which are Of ma.
hogany, French polished) is filled with de.
signs OF fruit and flowers, on papier machi
panels, enriched with gold border monldings
The dining saloon, an apartment about twenty
feet square, is fitted up also in maple, witt
papieT mache panels, adorned with mosi
brilliant cluster of paintings, representing
animals Of the farm yard, the forest, and The
desert. Some of the latter are painted in the
act Of killing their prey, and Others, espei
Cially Of the bear and monkey tribes, ari
thrown off In very eomieal attitudes. 1t \
worth while to notice that the human fivuri
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! trary to the religious notions Of the Uriuu
tails. On each side Of the dining room Or
placed large divans Of richly carved rosewood
covered with crimson and gold damask. Tn
private retiring saloon Of his Highnoss is fit
! ted up with rich satin wood, and surrounded
with divans, covered with flowers and golt
damask on a rich white satin ground, festoOn
| cd with embroidered gold noedlework, ant
massive gold bullion fringe fifteen inche
deep in front. Round tho windows doors
&C., arc white and gold damask curtains
with gold and cornices, in style similar to tn
upper saloon. At the end OF this apartmen
arc placed richly carved and gilt table an,
mirror, and in the centre beautiful pGpie
macke table and two chairs, inlaid with pear
aud adorned with designs of birds and flow
ers. The ceilings of this and the rest of tn
lower cabins are covered with gold damask
worked aea0rding TO original designs, wit
flowers, &C., and bearing his Highness' crcs
in the centre, each panel forming q complet
design of itself Tie locks, hinges and han
dies on the doors are richly plated on Germa
silver and they, as we'll as the finger plates
are chased. A magnificent awning cover
the main deck and poop. 1t is Of rich sill
damask, worked to an original design, wit
deep silk fringe and hangers, adorned in th
highest style Of art, agreeably to the taste {
the country for which this little floating tenn
pie Of eostliness and beauty is intended.