National Republican., 1885-03-31
STILL HAPPY
In the Introduction OF Things In
which the People Have Direct In

In the Introduction OF Things In
which the People Have Direct In
tercst.
That the Baltimore and Ohio is to open
the spring with innovations upon tho
old order OF things which will afford no
end Of convenience and pleasure to pa
irons, independent Of how rival lines may
be affected, would appear foregone con-
olusion. The new buffet cars, the con-
tract for which was some time since given
tho Pullman Company, much to the sur
prise Of those who possibly did not appre-
ciate how uneq uivocal was tho victory
won over that corporation by the Balti-
more and Ohio in the big suit in the
United States courts, are now upon the
road and constitute fitting part Of the
grand equipment of the Chicago limited
express train service. The new cars are
princely in their appointments, superb
In furnishing, spacious in extent and ride
| as have no cars ever before on tho popular
highway between the Potomac shores and
those Of Lake Michigan. Tho high forty
| two-inch paper wheels are grand sue
cess, and no moro will the hammer
ing and pounding Of iron wheels
awake sleepers Of night with
heads curiously confused as to whether
| the particular point Of stoppage
10 In q blacksmith shop or in car
| foundry. The paper wheels glido over
the steel-laid way smoothly and noise
| lessly, and within tho car conversation
may be sustained with the voice at its
usual key, aud to all intonts and pur-
poses tho journey undergone with all tho
com forts and coDveniences Of home. The
buffet itself Is nm adornment to the in
terror Of no ordinary extent, its luxurious
silken curtains, its beveled plate glass
panels, rich china, and glitteriug silver
ware converting one end into a very
boudoir Of artistic shapes and colors
/ From the most tastefully designed menu
cards, encased in their gilded form OF all !.
gator skin, 1t is learned that luncn
may DO served of the most appetiling
character at any hour, and ut prices
which are moderate in tho extreme. One
does not have to wait for tho porter to
complete making up beds or like duties,
for here Is the steward, who has but to
look to the wants Of the inner man aud
nothing else. Or, in other words, the
steward and tho porter are not ono and
the same, a. upon some lines, but O
separate party in each instance. the third
Of regular car force being the conductor,
WuO nub BtucIdA Chuikct buu Nibh ouSh
care for the welfare Of passengers
there certainly can bo no complaint
Tho new cars are in mahog.
any, with inlaid work in satin
wood, ebony, and holly. tho con-
struction throughout indicating a deter
mination to leave nothing undone to
please tho eye and further the comfort
The upholstering is of the richest texture
and, with double lamps at each section
the effect az night when lighted isexceed'
ingly fine. There are also electric bells
connected with the attendants room al
every seat, while the smoking apartment
and lavatories are all spacious aud ele
.. gantly fitted up. Indeed, it would b'
difficult to imagine what could have beer
done to improve these grand parlors upon
wheels other than has been done. They
run regularly on the limited express from
Washington to Chicago, and upon which
trains no fare is exaoted over and abov,
the regular rate, nor are charges enforced
! other than those the passenger Of his owl
free will pays.