The Worthington advance., 1882-08-24

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President Jewett of the Erie railroad
has the richest, most complete and most
beautiful private car on any eastern rail.
road. Pullman built that and three 9th.
ers exactly like it. One Of its mates is
the private car;of Henry Willard, one Of
the ! Oregon railway and navigation
with electric lights. 1t had been cut
down in height in order to suit the re-
quirements of tunnel between Provi-
dence and Boston, that appears to prac-
tically limit to its own oeight the railway
coach is about seventy-two feet long. or
little longer than Pullman palace. car.
The first room is walled with Irish bog
oak. carved and ceiled with light wood.
stenciled ornateiy. A chandelier OF
lamps hangs overhead, and on the heavy
carpets are H,OroccO-cOvercd lounge
q padded chair and an arm chair of LIGHT
cane. A big mirror of bevelled plate
glass is over the lounge, and the end
windows are more than six feet long by
about half az wide.
A HALFWAY wide enough for two to pass
in leads to the main saloon. Two doors
open from this passage-way one leading
TO- a bathroom. whose walls are of poi
ished mahogany, and containing short,
deep bath-tub and marble toilet stand.
and the other to private bedroom
heavily carpcted, hung with drapcrv
and containing wine and linen lockers,
and 4 full size bed that shuts up and be-
comes an imitation wardrobe Of NAH o.
any, rich in carving. The central saloon
is beautiful. Many parlor in the CITY
is as small asst: The curves ofthe ceiling
leading up to the fan ghts and ventila-
tors are followed by light veneer printed
with grotesque patterns. Resplend-
ent brackets ofpoIished brass and .listen-
ing crystal depend from 1t. Eight or ten
good sized windows give it light by day,
and between them are carved mahogany
panels and mirrors Of bcvcllej plate
glass, framed in polished brass and fit
ted underneath with prettily designed
brass receptacles fer bottles, glasses,
books or papers. There arc three or
four padded chairs, a big padded lounge
ing table hidden under an Indian
shawl, a desk and buffet of carved ma
hOgany, trimmed with brass Beyond
are four seats patterned like those III an
ordinary Pullman car, but upholstered
more elegantly.
They can he altered into four beds in
five minutes. Further on is the pantry
with its ten gallon tank for fresh water,
it's lockers for wine, silver and china
table service, and provisions, and the
stewards table, which changes BY me-
cllanical magic into two bctls-one for
the steward and one for the cook. Or
poslte is the heater, incloscd in il closet;
the toilet room, fitted Will, marble, ma
hOgany and brass, and last Of all the
kitchen, with four hole range and half
hundred copper and britannia ware
utensils. Under the car are refrigerator
lockers for wine. meat, milk, ice and SO
on.
The luxury and magn;fcence with
which capitalist is able to surround
himself ut home may be ut least intima-
ted in one of these diminutivc Fifth av-
enue houses OH wheels. Mr.. Pullman,
the Car builder, has such CAT for him
self, only that it liters from Mr.. Jew
ett's and Mr.. Villar,ls in two particl-
lars: 1t has windows that reach within
a foot of tho floor, through which, it is
said, clumsy engineer might hurl an
occasional passenger on curve, and it
has q cabinet organ, on which, on one
OCCASION, railroad magnate who want
ed 4 car for himself and was testing this
ono, musical BOBBY played so incess:.nt-
ly that he decided that he would rather
walk over his railroad than ride In = car
with all organ.
Jay Gould's car, the Convoy, bearing
the name Of the Missouri Pacific rail.
road along its upper pannels, and orna-
mentel with few lines and simple pat
terms in gold on chocolate body, is the
least pretentious presidents car that
runs out of New York. 1t Isl an old Pull
man altered over, and it has the original
dorc's Garrison's car. 1t has the old
style big rear platform, and contains
kitchen, stewards and cooks room, Gin
ing room, state-room and observation
room. 1t has no bath room The apart
mcnts are small, but exceedingly conven-
lent. They are finished in dark wood,
the furniture is upholstered, and mir
rors are set in the walls here and there.