Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-25
THE HANDsOMEsT DINING CAR IN
THE WORLD.


THE WORLD.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Standard.
From the New York Times. July 81, 1880
The vast strides which the art of preparing
and serving meals on fast express trains has
| made in the past few years is perfectly illus
trated by the new dining car, No. EOS, which
has Just been turned out of the Altoona shops
and added to the service of the Pennsylvania
railroad between New York, Philadelphia, and
Washington.
The new car is a model of the car builders
skill. 1t differs little in size and outward ap-
pearance from its predecessors, but in in
terror decoration and arrangement 1t is match
less.
The body Of the car is divided into three
compartments-the kitchen and pantry mt the
forward end, the dining saloon in the center
and lockers and cold-air closets in the rear.
The kitchen is admirably appointed for its
purpose. 1t contains large range, on which
three cooks will prepare the viands, steam
heating table, lockers for provisions, and, in
| fact. every appliance that could be found in
any kitchen OF public house. In addition to
| this complement of appurtenances, there is
| just forward OF the range, on the outer side of
| the car, very large cold-air repository for the
| storage OF meats, embracing space enough to
preserve fresh meat for q run to the Pacific
| coast and return.
Next to the kitchen and communicating with
it by windows in the dividing partition, is the
| pantry. This is truly unique apartment Its
floor space is about by Z and its inner wall is
| continuous succession of little doors that
open into lockers for silver, china, glassware
and all the paraphernalia Of first-class res
| taurants outfit. There are also cold-air re-
ceptacles for ice cream, butter and milk. Di-
viding the pantry from the main dining saloon
is an elaborate buffet, having any number of
convenient drawers disposed beneath the main
cabinet, which has front Of plate glass. Be-
hind this translucent surface there glisten the
most exquisite glassware, rich china and
cleaning silver. The buffet is so situated that
it fronts the dining saloon and completely con-
| ceals the pantry behind it.
The dining saloon contains eight tables, seat
ing four people each. Its interior is the most
| striking and original in decoration and withal
the most beautiful ever seen on a railroad car
IN this or any other country. The entire in
terror below the ceiling is enameiied. The
process by which this is accomplished is new
and very expensive one but the result as exhib-
tied IN this car is certainly most attractive. The
enamel which covers the sides of the car and
the frames OF the seats, presents the appearance
OF ivory In Its warm and rich finish. 1t is
| cream colored in tone, fretted here and there
with strips and bits of gold, adding an intense
richness to the effect. Such treatment of a
| car interior has never before been attempted,
yet no other material could produce the effect
OF solldlty combined with chaste elegance that
this does. Beside the distinctive character of
simple stateliness with which it endows the
compartment, it possesses the admirable quail
lty of cleanliness Should it become disfigured
by smoke, cinders, or dust, moist cloth will
remove all traces of the foreign substance and
| restore its surface to its pristine brilliancy.
The roof of the car is covered with raw silk,
of the hue of crushed strawberries, heavily en-
broldered In vines and tracery of old gold. It
is lighted by four pendant lights, enclosed in
large rejecting globes, the chandeliers being
set IN squares OF beaten brass. The backs of
the seats are higher than usual, and are uphol-
stored III olive plush. The window curtains are
of heavy MORE silk to harmonic in color
with the tint of the silken ceiling. The entire
compartment is simple and unostentatious yet
| 1t Is decorated in such exquisite taste, and its
appointments blend SO harmoniously with the
central idea as to compel the admiration and
enlist the commentator Of every beholder.
The service of the car, both in glass, china
and silver, is in keeping with the surroundings.
The entire equipment is new. and much of the
china and glassware was made expressly for the
| company, and cannot be duplicated elsewhere
The linen is pure and spotless, and when the
tables are set for service their very beauty
would tempt the most Indifferent appetite
At the rear of the car is the linen locker and
| refrigerating closets for wines, mineral waters,
| and berries.
new system of ventilation has been adopted
In the construction of this car. The ventilators
| are placed as usual on the sides of the roof
ridge. but they are inclosed in such a manner
| that the air enters from either end Of the aper-
| ture, passes through cleansing process, and
| enters the car free of all dust.
In the pantry another method, entirely orig
| inal. for ventilation through perforated window
| sills is adopted which accomplishes it's purpose
of admitting fresh air and excluding dust in a
| most admirable manner
This car is the exemplifcation of perfect sue
cess in this field The dining-car service
afforded by the Pennsylvania railroad has chal-
lenged and won the admiration of the world,
yet the management was not satisfied that.the
best and most effective methods of car building
and equipplng had been pursued. The motive
power department. of which Mr.. T. N. Ely is
the head, after an exhaustive investigation OF
| the systems employed both in this country and
abroad, incorporated the best features of all
systems, and IN building and appointing this
car have produced distinctly novel and origl-
nal pattern, which will be followed hereafter as
the Pennsylvania railroad standard dining car
No. 705 is now in regular service on the Con.
| gressional Limited Express, which runs be.
| tween New York and Washington every day.
Turned the Hose on the Governor.
From the Madison Cwis.) Journal
Gubernatorial dignity met with a serious
mishap few evenings since. Gov Hoard was
sitting on a neighbours veranda on a pleasan,
evening, together with quite party of ladies
and gentlemen, while a young lady of the
| hoiSADoihoou was pLtyIully uallylnR with q
| hose on the lawn in 'front.' Occasionally she
would roguishly permit some spray to settle
gently over the party, at once naively apollo.
/ giving for her dereliction. Finally the gov.
| ernor, who was in mood for fun himself
| quietly arose and with a twinkle in his eve
| sauntered down the walk in the direction OF
the young lady, of course intending, when 8
good opportunity offered, to sieze the hose
and give the roguish girl good drenching TO,
her mischievous pranks. But the latter
| though appearing utterly unconscious of hel
surroundings, was keenly on the alert. ant
when the governor was all but ready to sprinl
his joke she suddenly whirled and turned the
hose squarely on him. powerful stream
struck the manly executive bosom, played fes
lively about the face, and wet the man from
head to foot. While the deluged governor
spluttering and dripping, stood dumfoundet
on the lawn his fair tormentor fed across tht
street. her merry laughter being echoed by til,
many amused spectators of the humorous cpl
sode.
A Case of Death Following Suspension
| From the Medical News
In the Lyon Medical, No. 20, we read Of thu
following case of death following suspension
reported by DIR. Goreck. The patient was ,
man, aged forty, who for five years previousl,
had been suffering from tables, and who, afte