National Republican., 1885-08-26
A NEW ALLAprN,s PALACE.

Newspaper Men sit Down 20 Lunch In
Washington and Finish Ia Bilti-
more.
The o'clock Baltimore train yesterday
afternoon carried brand new Pullman car,
filed with press representatives aud other
distinguished citizens The car was named
"Elpirus,n - after the old Greek appeilntion OF
what is now the southern part OF Albania
But ancient Greece never developed such a
luxurious and elegant abiding place
for it's rulers, even in their palaces. II
is the first TO arrive OF trio
destined for through daily service
between this city and Boston. The refined
taste shown In Its construction, and the
novelties introduced upon II, show what
vast improvements have been made Of late
in car construction, and attest to the many
new effects that can be introduced in such
work when designed by men Of skill anl
artistic instincts. This car is richer In It's
appointments aud more complete In its
many details Of comfort than any other
devoted wholly to public use, than any
ever before seen In this city. IL was
built at the company's works. at Pullman, and
II has ten sections, besides drawing
room and smoking room. Il differs from
its predecessors, however, In the style Of
decoration, which is both unique and clc-
| CANT. The ceiling is ornamonted In gold
and silver leaf peculiGly treated The pan
els overhead, making the divisions between
| the sections, are In embossed bronze-colorcd
| plush. In the berth fronts, embossed plush
and old gold with hand-painted flowers, Is
substituted for mnrquetry, with line Sc
lected mahogany. The embossed plush dec
Grafton is also applied to the bulkheads
and other conspicuous places In the car, i'm
| itating fine tiling, but with much richer
| effect
Another striking feature is the high
| backed seats with extra wide cushions and
| spring edges. The effect .at the bulkbcids
| is heightened by the use of mirrors framed
in antique brass. The seat coverings are in
bronze gold instead of the usual maroon
| color. The drawing room or bridal cham
| ber is very sumptuously decorated, and ar.
ranged with a novel feature In the sliding
cylinder top to the washstand, which cat
he opened and closed .at will, and when moi
in use as q lavatory, forms handsome
cabinet.
The smoking room is finished In Englisl
oak, with richly embossed leather trim
mings, and has capaclous library case
The doors Of both the drawing room ant
smoking room are fitted with bevcled plat,
glass of unique design. The arrangement
of the wGshstand at the gentlemen's end o.
the car is also changed from the usual plan
| Inc general tllcCi is blTlklnp luAu
rious, and at the same time is harmoniou
and in good taste. The length Of the ca
body is over sixty-flXe feet. A magnilcen
portiere of sky blue velvet plush add
greatly to the general effect. The car ha
the usual buffet and electric bells at eacl
berth to call the porter.
In order to develop the full usefulness o
the car lunch was served on the TIP. Lit
tie neck clans, fried chicken, salads, sand
wiches ice cream, and cake were WASHED
down with-well, appropriate fluids. TIN
latter were engaging the attention Of tn
guests when Baltimore was reached, and nj
one alighted, The return trip was com
menCed after n very brief delay, and tn
party landed In this city at 4:30.
Among those aboard were:
James Croggon, Evening Star; 7. j.. Kalfus
Sunday Herald; l.. W. Fox and Henry d,
wilte.. NATIONAL REPUBLICAN; T. q. Morrow
and W. Gibson, Sunday Gazette; George Doug
lass, Republic; w. w. Burhans aud Z. V. ID
Graw, United Press; A. !. Mudd, Associated
Press; J. q. Thompson, Sunday Chronicle
Col. J. Gordon Thompson, Sunday Cap
tai; A, NJ. Gould, Army and Navy Regis
ter; f. y. Commagere. Washington Critic
Thomas Johnson, New York Tribune, an
Mai. r. A. Parke, J. X Sharp of the Baltimor
and Potomac railroad, an dRobcrt Drury an
W. +. Barker, of the Pullman Palace Car Con
pany. The crew consisted of Elijah Minle,
steward Joshua Bell and G. l.. Proctor, po
tiers.