The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1891-08-29
LuxuR1ous TRAvRLINa.
The Pullman Palace Oar Com
panY's Latest Production.

pany's Latest Production.
With the marvellous improvements of
late days in interior architecture and
elaborate finish of Pullman cars it
requires the exceptional to attract
more than passing notice and the
extraordinary to draw forth comment
Some months ago the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company ordered from the
Pullman works, for the equipment of
the New York and Washington and
Congressional Limited express trains
the very best representative work the
Pullman Company was capable OF
creating, regardless of expense, and
the result is now seen i'll the new cars
running this last week on these two
magnificent solid vestibule trains,
which connect in a few hours the
nations metropolis with her seat OF
government. What is surely Of much |
more importance than the handsome |
exterior finish of these cars, over
which even experienced travellers are |
enthusiastic, is the improved and |
heavy trucks on which the palaces are
built. They have been, with |
the wheels and sxles, sub !
iected to the very highest test, even
beyond the standard, which on the
Teunsylvania Railroad is highest
known, and at the end of theiI active
Journey came to halt as cool almost
as at the start. VSe designer here has
also made q marked advance, and one
promoting untold comfort, by aTrsug-
| ing the connection of car body and
truck so as 20 reduce to minimum
! the swaying motion ordinarily felt
when under full speed. The entire
| trains are connected by vestibules,
] a 49,, 4 e. ,Ny nd gttfe a
with improved air. brake appliances
which practically stop the cars almost
| in their own length. The former
equipment of these trains seemed inn
possible to be improved upon, yet their
perfection of design and finish
demonstrates the capacities Of this
modern age for wonderful and radical
changes. The exterior appearance,
aside from the dTaWing-rOOm angleu
bay-windows, is identical with the
regulation Pullman in color md design,
aud it is not until advancing through
the vestibule that the revelation Of
what Americans have grown to expect
i'm taking their few hundred miles
jaunts is made manifest, as illustrated
by these luxuriously finished palaces
on wheels. = he upholstery Of the
comfortable, revolving easy chairs and
sofas, aftOrding seating accOmmoda-
tious for thirty-four persons in each
car, is of a white, imported mohair
cloth, worked with figured silk eul-
/, bossing. The flooring is covered with
"A rich, heavy Turkish carpeiug,
whose color blends harmoniOusiy with
; lhc furnishings, even to the adjustable
| ottoman, ready for loot service at the
front of each chair. Upon entering
B the aisle-way it is nOticeably wider
than in other Pullman cars, and the
: wood-work is polished ash, stained
: A perfect effect is produced in the
g hand-carved entrances from the draw
> iDg-rooms into the main car body, as
it arches TO a centre in miniature
dome, where scroll work, loaded glass
brass designs and heavy plate mirrors
a lend an exceptionally rich finish. Al
J the windows hang a dual set of cur
tains, one light cream TO neuualiZ'
the light and shade the eyes, and bacl
heavy set of some rich brown stuff
embroidered and tasseled. The cell
ings are anddecorations, not elabor
ate nor OveTwoIked, but very artistic
while every cornice or where on
might expect the sharp edge is SOM
dainty bit of relief wood-carving
The receptacle racks as well as Tia
a
silver, the latter being of very uniqu
pattern and shedding the softes
silvery light on the interior decoru
tions.
The drawing-rooms are perhaps th
latest innovation in car construction
one is closed to the top of the ceiling
above the average standing height
with heavy plGte-glass, beyeled AM
pHneled, while the other is open, AM
its occupants screened from the passeu
gers in the body of the car by ricl
sliding curtains suspended ou bras
y rods, running possibly two feet highe
than the frame woodwork, and SUP
ported at the carved corners by thiI
newell posts of curiously twisted brass
These compartments, accommodai
ing six each, have direct connection
by door with the lavatory and tOit
rooms, two spacious apartments we
ventilated and lighted. The lavator
basin is made of heavy nickel, AN
J every appointment in the way of nee
e5sary toilet articles is in its respectiS
rack of twisted brass.
The wood. work above each chair /
the main car is carved with laur,
wreaths, suspended by the graceful
flowing strings, all most eXqulsitiyel
carved by hand.
e The entire arrangement suggest
more salon of Louis XIV.'s tim
than regular passenger express tral
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
These cars, added to the deserved
popular dining car service of I'll
,et Washington Limited and COngre;
"a sional Limited Express trains, reud,
= these trains absolutely peerless for ia