The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-12-26
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VICTORIAtS HOME.
me ouean'S Apartments at Windsor
CaStle4Thss Drawing Rooms.
London Pal laa GaseA
Tho state dining room at Windsor
Castle is a very fne apartment in the
Prince Of Wales Tower. 1t was rctec.
GRATED shortly before the jubilee in gold
and white, after a very tasteful design
chosen by Princess Beatrice. The fur
niture is Of q gothic pattern, andis said
to have been designed by Welby Tugtn.
The doors are ornamented with most
exquisite Chippendale wood. In the
centre Of the north window, which looks
out on the north terrace, the Home
Park and Eton College, is displayed a
massive gold punch bowl, which was de.
signed by Flaxman for the prince re-
gent.
OF work, il made in the form OF o tro.
chus shell. Tho whole cost 1000
guineas. This room was nearly de-
stroyed by fire in 1858, and again by
water in 1891. It is only used on grand
occasions, when the queens Nparty is
over 16. when tits under that num-
Der the Queen prefers to dine in the
oak room, which looks out on the inner
quadrangle, and contains fine pictures
Of the queens four daughters-in.law.
When the party Is too large for the
dining-room, st. Georges hall IS used
The three drawing rooms are connect
ed with the dining room, with the cor
ridor and with each other by folding
doors, and all thodoors are ornamented
with the same unique Chippendale
work. The three drawing-rooms face
the east and look down on the splendid
east terrace and gardens over the broad
expanse Of the Home Park toward
Datchet. Old Windsor. The crimson
drawing-room is next to the dining
room. 1t Is decorated and upholstered
in crimson satin brocade, which, to-
rether with the richness OF the embell-
ishments and the wealth of gliding with
which 1t is adorned, gives this room 9.
very gorgeous appearance. Superb
carvings, tho finest ormolu work aud
the most exouisitely inlaid cabinets
line the walls, and conspicuously placed
inIone Of the windows Is a large maia-
chite vase, which, like the one in'the
grand reception room, was given to the.
queen by the Gar Nicholas OF Russia.
The crimson drawing-room opens in-
to the green, which is similarly decor
ated, and furnished in the richest satin
brocade, but the prevailing color. as.
might be expected, is green, by which
do not by any can mean eau dc
Nil, but green OF a somewhat crude
shade. The principal feature of this
room Is the magnificent collection OF
Seyres china, which is said to be the
finest in the world. This Is another
product OF the e%xtravagant tastes OF
George ", and the sight Of the innu-
merable lovely pieces, delicately mould
ed and colored, is enough TO make q
collector mad with envy. However, as
a rule, collectors have not much ttmeit to
examine very closely, for 1t is only on
rare, occasions, such as q state dinner
party. or by special favor, that Her
Majesty's subjects are admitted into
the green drawing.room,
The white drawing.room Is furnished
in crimson and gold damask, with white
walls decorated In an essentially French
style. The walls of this room arc hung
with numerous portraits of the royal
family, while number OF exquisitely
worked cabinets and q table beautifully
inlaid with Florentine mosaic In the
form Of flowers and fruit are among the
principal ornaments. 1tisin,the white
drawing room that the, queen holds
private inyestitures Of the knightly or
ders, when a few ministers are summon
ed from town in order to form q council
for the occasion. Luncheon is held first
in the dining room. The queen then
proceeds by the corridor to tho white
drawing room, while the company pass
through the crimson and green rooms
to the same destination.
The drawing rooms were cleaned not
VERY long ago and the furniture rear
ranged, but otherwise they have been.
left untouched. The hangings and stutis
with which the chairs and sofas are
covered might with advantage DO al
tered, for though they are very rich, the
style is old.fashioned, belonging to the
early period Of her majesty's reign, and
shows only too clearly and somewhat
painfully. to the eye tho advances that
art has made since then. The queen,
l'howeyer, is very conservative in her
~t0stes, and she likes the old fashions.
One Of the cnriosities Of this portion Of
the private apartments is MoZart's old
harpsi-chord, which stands in one OF
the tall windows which overlook the
private garden.
II is a quaint, rather shabby.lookine
instrument, with o double set Of keys.
These fine rooms are all connected by
1.-THE grand corridor. It Is very hand
somely decorated, the ceiling In gold.
andlcream and the walls in sage-green
and gold. It Is hung on ono side with
pictures Of the events in this reign
from Wilkes First Council 10 Lin
toms Marriage Of the Duke Of AL
bahy.n The other side Is lined with
portraits Of statesmen, including An
CELLS picture OF Lord Beaconsield.
Among the numerous curiosities are
soma magnificent china, a bust Of Con
eral Gordon and his pocket Bible in a
glass case.
The Use n Abuse OF whiskoy.
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