Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-07-25
A REGULAR PALACE.

The Handsomest Dining Car In the
World The Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard.
The vast strides which the art of pre-
pairing and serving meals on fast expires.
trains has made In the past few years is
perfectly illustrated by the new dining
car, No. 705, which has Just been turned
out of the Altoona shops and added to
the service OF the PennRylvaSia Railroad
between New York, Philadelphia anu
Washington.
The now car is model Of the car
builder's skill. 1t differs little in size
| and outward appearance from Its prede-
cessors, but In interior decoration and ar
rangement 1t is matchless.
The body of the car Is divided into
three compartments kitchen and
pantry at the forward end, the dining
saloon In the centre, AID lockers and
cold-air closets In the rear. The kitchen
is admiralty appointed for It's purpose.
1t contains large range, u which
three cooks will prepare the Siands, u
steani-h heating table, lockers ll,r provl-
eions, and, in fact, every appliance that
could be found In any kitchen OF public
houGe. In addition TO this complement
Of appurteasnces, there 10 just forward
Of the range, ON the outer side of the
car, very large cold-alr repository for
the storage OF meats, embracing space
enough to preserve fresh meat i0r u run
| to the Pacific Coast and return.
Next to the kitchen, and conmunioat-
ing with 1t by windows in the dividing
partition, is the pantry. This is truly
unique apartment. Its floor space is
about eight by seven, and its ianer wall
10 O continuous succession OF little doors
that open into lockers for silver, china,
glassware, and all the parapherna.ia oi
q first class restaurants outfit. There
are also cold. air receptao,es for .cs cream,
butter and milk. Dividing the pantry
from the main dining saloo is an ela6o-
ffate bullet. having auy number OF conve-
nient drawers disposed beneath the main
cabiuet, which has front Of llate.g ass.
Behind this translucent surface there
glisten the most exquisite gla swsre, rich
china, aud cleaning silver. The buffet
Is so situated that 1t fronts the dining
salot n ard completely conceals the pantry
behind II.
The dining saloon contains eight tables,
seating four people each. Its interior Is
tho most striking and original in decora-
ton. and withal the most b, Autiiul ever
seen Or q railway car in this or any other
country. Ths entire interior below the
ceiling Is enameled. The process by
which this Is accomplished Is new and
very expensive one, but the result a, ex.
hibited in this car Is cegtalLly most at
tractlye. The enamel, which covers the
sides of tho car and the frames OF the
seats, presents the appearance OF ivory In
its warm and rich finish. IL is Cream
; co'ored In tone, fretted here and there
with strips and bits of gold, adding an
intense richness to the effect. Such a
a treatment OF q car interior beA never be-
i fore been attempted, yet no other ma
teTial could produce tho effect OF soldiiy
combined with chaste elegance that this
DOES. Beside the distinctive character OF
simple statolinese with which 1t endows
the compartment, IL posscfses tho ad-
u mirable qualify OF cleanllni sa Should
II become oistlgured by smoke, claders
OF dust, moist cloth will remove al
: traaas Of the fnrei8a suLets,lee and re-
store its enri1gs To IT. prist,i briiiiaaey
The roof Of the car is covered with raw
Il silk, Of tic hue of crushed t.rawberries
heavily embroidered ia vince and tracer,
s OF old gold. 1t is lighted BY four pendau
lights, enclo.el in large reiierting glo es
n the chandeliers being set 10 squares o
r beaten brass. The backs of the seati ar,
higher than usual and are upholstered II
o olive plush. The widow curtains III,
of u heavy moiie silk, to harmonizs ii
= color with the tint of the si!ken ceiling
The entire compartment is simple ant
$ unostcntatious, yet 1t is decorated in sucl
exquisite taste, and It's appointments
blend so tremendously with the centra
idea rs 10 compe, tie admiration and en-.
!, list the cOmmendation of every beholder
The service Of the car, beth in glass
8 china aud silver, Is in keeping with tn,
surroundings. The entire equipment /
new, and much of the china and glass
ware was made expressly Tor the com
psny, and cannot be duplicated else
, where. The linen is pure and spotless
u , and when the tables are set for seryic
l. their very beauty would tempt the mos
= indifferent appetite.
= At the rear of tie car Ia the linen locke
u and refrIgerating closets for wines, min
y eral waters and berries.
70 A new system of ventilation has teel
"a adopted Ia the construction of this car
= The ventilators are placed as usual ol
. the tides Of the rcoi iidge, ba. they ar
u enclosed in such manner that the u!
= enters from either end of the aper ure
. a passes through cleansing process, AT,
y enters the car free of ali dust.
- In the pantry another method, entirel
i original, for ventilation through per
y forated wiIdow-sills is adopted, whic
accomplsles its purpose OF admittlul
fresh air and excluding dust In a mos
admirable manner.
IL This car Is tho exempt cation of per
81 feet success in this field. The dining
!, car service afforded by the Penusylvani
l. Railroad has challenged aud won tho ed
l. mir tor of the world, yet the manage
rs ment was moi satisfied that the best an
a NEST effective methods of car buildn
X and equipping hid been pursued. III
'r Motive Power Department, CT which MI
a T. N. i y Is the head, after an eXhaut
to tive Investigation OF the systems Ell
or ployed both In this country ard abroat
I'd Incorporated the best features OF u
10 systems, an in building and appontin
K. this car have produced Il distinctly NOV,
L and org'nal pattern, viii Ii Will tie 70
loved hereafter as the Pennsylvania Raj
road standard dining car.
No. 7O5 !ssuow in regular service o
II the Con. re; sonal limited express, lea'
" ing New York Ter Washington al 3. .45 |
=, M, AID Philadelphia at JAP p. III