Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1860-07-24
Prince Of Wales Car.

Ihe car flted up by the Grand T-unl
halfway Company, for his Royal High
ness, the Prince Of Wales, is now in To
ronlo receiving lis finishing touches a
the hands Of AIessrs. Jaques and Hay
y great deal of ingenuity as well as TASTE
has been exercised in its construction
On the outside it varies in no respec
/ from those IN ordinary use by the com
panv, but once inside, and great differ
! ence is seen. The car itself is divided
INTO five compartment. The first Is IN
tended as a sitting room for the Prince
and the noblemen accompanying him,
and it is filed up with every possible con-
venience. In II there are two large arm
chairs, two sofa -overed with dark mo-
rocco. The centre 5 occupied by small
table, on which stands lamp. y llrge
mirror, a rack for books, and an exceed
ngly beautiful chronometer, hang from
the sides, The ceiling of the car is OF
the finest bird eye maple, divided into
panels by strips OF solid moulding. Con-
trastlng with this are the sides OF the
carriage Of dark walnut, also relieved at
regular intervals by ornamental gold
work. Over each panel, running round
the room, are placed carved and gill im-
ItatioDs OF the Prince Of Wales crest,
bearing the motto d" Ich diem worn 50
many years ago on the field Of Cressy
The appearance Of the room, though eX
ceedIngly pleasing, Is tree OF everything
like gaudlness or ovcr-sirained display.
Entering the compartment, we find 1t
smaller Ia width than the preceding one,
owing 10 the fact that allowance had TO
be made for passage whereby to COM
municate with another room al the end
of the car. II is fitted up with many con-
venences Ovvr the roof is placed
large clstern, pipe from which descends
into filter, communicating with tap
rising from a marble topped table. The
pipe, by being arranged IN the same way
as the worm Of spirit still, IS made TO
pass through large quantity OF Ice, that
a supply Of cool water may be Obtained.
Near by lbis arrangement Is i small
wine closet and set OF drawers, IN
which are arranged number of plates
and dishes suitable for use under such
circumstances as II may be expected they
will be used. Accompanying the China
are knives and forks and silver spoons
sufficient altogether for twelve persons.
The furniture here is all of black wal
nut The next two compartments are
stIte-rooms, with couple Of beds III
each. The washing stand and dressing
table are fitted with marble tops. Mir
rors hang from the walls, and various
contrivances for holding brushes, towels
and clothes are also supplied. The last
compartment in the car we suppose IS ia
tended for servants. 1t Is supplied with
a lounge, and the sides and ceiling are
iued up with much the same description
of work as in the frat mentioned room.
The doors are each supplied with plate
glass panels, engraved with the rose,
shamrock ard thistle. Very great care
has been taken TO secure Yeuuiatiou.-
The invention of Mr.. Sheriff Ru;.au has
been called into requisition, and con-
trivance adopted, by which the air, after
having passed through cistern Of water
where il is cleaned from the dust, IS ad-
mitted into the car through a number Of
registers. Further to prevent the dust
finding adnlttance, frames Of net work
have been provided, flung in windows,
which may thus be opened without incon-
venience. The cost # the car, which
must be large, we are unable TO state.