The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1882-06-17
The Pals ee Furniture.


From the Boston Herald, we take the
following account of the furniture, etc.
which is being made in that city for His
Majesty the King.
King kalakaua, after visiting many of
the principal furniture warehouses of the
country, was impressed with the fact that
the most beautiful upholstering and carved
work that came under his inspection were
from Boston, and he decided to place his
order for furniture with the firm of A. H.
Davenport & Co. The carrying out of the
work was, however, left entirely to the
judgment of Col. Judd. The above named
firm was given instruction to construct 225
pieces of furniture, as designated by specifi-
cations. \ visit to the wareroOms of Da-
venpOrt & Co., discovered the royal decora-
tiOns to be in an advanced stage of compile
. tiOn and nearly ready for shipment. It is
proposed to have the articles ready to be
sent out about the 1st of June.
DESCRIPTION OF DECORATIONS.
The grand reception or throne room will
be decorated i'm red and gold. At its north
ern extremity is n dais about II inches high,
and here will be located two throne chairs.
They are Gothic in style, beautifully carved,
and the wood work heavily laid in gold, of
two ly-cOntraSting shades. The up
hoIstering IS in red silk brOcade. There
will be y other chairs in this room, SINH
larry gilded and upholstered as the throne
chairs, but of much smaller dimensions
Over the dais, supported by FURNISHED
rod, will be canopy of red brOcade, orna-
mented with massive fringe of the same
shade. In the middle of this room will be
placed large circular sofa, covered with
satin brOcade. The centre pin of this will
be surmOunted by beautiful china vase,
with flowers. The windows will he draped
in heavy red brocateie, with bars and
rings. The cOrnices are elaborately carved,
very deep, completely gilded and each sur
mounted by a crown and two spears Against
the walls three massive pier mirrors Will be
placed-their dimensions being 12X6 feet,
hf fra nf " m
gold.
THE AUDIENCE ROOM.
This apartment will be tastefulIy, though
not as elabOrately furnished as the throne
rOOm- The sofas and chairs are of highly
polished and artistically-carved walnut, up
hOIstered in blue embossed mOhair plush of
a delicate tint. Heavy fringe of the same
shade is used as n trimming. The windows
will be hung in the same material as the
upholstery, aud the curtains from brass
rings. I'm this room will be located a cabi-
net, - feet long and 10 feet wide, in which
Will be placed sach curiOsities as the King
may collect There will also be two side
tables for brfc-a-brac.
The library is To be furnished with one
large table, 10 feet long and feet wide, and
II chairs of the EiiZabethan style, covered
with maroon cOlored morocco. The wood
is of dark cherry, oiled, in the manner
known to the trade as dead finish. There
are two windows in this room, and the cur
tains are of Turkish maroon satin.
The music room will contain a centre sofa
six chairs and a music rack of the Eliza
bcthan style, in black ebony, all richly
carved, the upholsteriug being in old gold
mOhair satin. The curtains are hung on
eIabOrately carved ebony poles, and are of
the same material as the furniture trim
mings.
FOR THE KINGS ROOM
a most elaborate suit of Gothic furniture is
being madey which comprises one very
beautifully carved bedstead, fitted with
ebony and gold mouldings, the canopy and
bed curtains being OF blue satin delaine and
heavily OTnamented with costly fringes;
also two wardrobes, two dressing tables of
mammotb dimensions, IL chairs, lounges,
etc the coverings being of blue satin de-
Iaines. All the furniture in this room, with
the exception of the bedstead, is of ebony,
abOundiug in a wealth of the most beautiful
and elaborate carvings. There are nine
windows, the drapery OF which Is blue
satin, hung on ebony poles.
The Queens apartments are similar to
the Kings, except that the draperies will
be of red satin deaine, and the woodwork
of mahogany, beautifully slashed with gold. |
The two guests rooms will be furnished, |
one with n suit of cherry upholstered in |
blue cretOnne, and the other with a suit of
oiled walnut, covered with ground cretOnne. |
The number Of pieces in these apartments |
will be n duplicate of what the King room !
will contain. ,
For the dining-room Gothic suit in oiled |
oak is shown. 1t consists OF two large arm |
chairs for the King and Queen, which are |
elegantly carved; 80 dining chairs, one half |
Covered with brown and the other half with |
maroon morocco of the best English make; /
three sideboartIs of exquisite finish and de-
sion, and u curiOusly constructed dinner
WAGON. The seven windows in this room
ere draDed in Turkish maroon satin.
THE furniture for the lower hall IS OF oiled
walnut richly upholstered in gray mohalr
pIush. 1t is of Gothic style and displays
the finest of workmanship and lively /
taste IL consists of two lounges, two sofas
and l. chairs.
The upper hall will be supplied with suit !
of walnut, also i'm Gothic style, upholstered
in Turkish maroon morocco The pieces
are two verY large cabinets for curiositIes,
an extension table, sofas and chairs. This
suit is completed, and reflects great credit
noon the designer and artisan.
The grand chamberlain's room IS having
pFepared for it a beautiful suit of oiled wal
nut to be covered with green leather. The
Dfeces consist of lounge, two tables and II
chairs, the carving of which is elaborate
and beautiful.
The carpets, owing to the advice of a we'll
known dealer in this city, were purchased
i'm England, as was also the china service,
and these are all that our competitors on
the other shore of the Atlantic have fur-
nfshed for the new palace All the more
common furniture, cooking utensils, etc.
were purchased in San Francisco.
Another Artesian Well.