Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-05
HOW ROYALTY TRAVELS.
The saloons In Which Queen Victoria Makes
Her Trips.


The SALOONS I'm which Queen Victoria Makes
Her Trims.
F.,,a IN, London opeep
There ere few women in this country who
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way tnan her majesty TUG queen' I" "oaio NC
quite safe to say that during me past twenty
five years the queen has travelled considerably
over an Ooo miles n, The iron ro.a M, 70 small
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VI 'n' "N' i"""' 'aA." oeio'e VIC
seventies. turing tnis period tne three sys-
TENS which her majesty has chiefly pstronized
are the London and Northwestern. the South
xostor, and tho Great was,arr ,ho ,;,os n,
a., a.,
VIC ioi iiiei oeii's usec lux VIC sfea~r P'rAoh
OF the Journey to Baimorai, the Southwestern
lines for the journey from Osborne TO London
and those of the Great Western for the ,er,ovaI
-, a.. 80, "a ,.r-. So, Io,a,,, =. Wa
co. sN "
The rova, ss,oo,s forming q mart NJ the
oreen,s tr.in RIM nv The TonSon and North.
a,astar,, Comn.ny ars two in nnmher .nd arc
oensr.Jlv copnled 70 ten or eleven ordinary
SSerr;anos COZ an.r+ To- tha nae of the sn;te The
saioons a :. copn.c,ad Nv o.nowav and are
davoted soisIv 70 The use Of her n,aiestv
Wbile aver effort in the direction of comfort
has bsen made the carriaees are in no way
nated eor their inxmr;onsness and rather show
th.. 80 ;,ur,;cit, wh;ch IN is Known tha oneen
nreffrs The fioors. nm AUTHORITY tells ms. .are
deeniv carneted and ina aides and roof thickly
nadded with ouiIted silk 70 deaden the noise
aand y;bro,;on of The train from which as ia
well Lnnwn har ma;astv snffers To reduce
this 10 a r;n;mnu shs nv her own desire trav
els 10 and from Scotland at n speed marked =
ho,ow tha, which Tho ,naanest n her snbiects
can command anv EVENING in the week for the
modest navment of a nennv ner mile. One of
the saloons is fitted as bed room. the other as
| a sitting ROOM and between the two is . lava
torv whose basin and fittings in metal. chased
| and piit. deserve to be mentioned as works of
ART. The oueen ALWAYS prefers hair mattresses
| to beds COMPOSED of feathers.
| Elaborate precautions are taken by the Off
! Gals of the company to insure the safety Of her
majesty when travelling. The roval train is al
| WAYS preceded by a pilot engine, which clears
the line some fifteen minutes in advance
! Within that time the rails are kept sacred and
no vehicle OF any kind is allowed to run until
the royal train has passed. A Trustworthy au-
| thority states that a printed order is issued to
every station master signalman and platelayer
along the route. showing what time the special
is expected to pass them in their respective dis
tricts. A circular is issued to all those drivers
and tiremen whose trains are to be Oh the route
informing them where to pu: in and shunt for
the royal special. The greatest possible care il
taken to insure safety. As the train passes the
platform some time before she is due, to in
spect all the crossing gates the district and Il
appoint some one to watch them. The sidini
points are spiked, SO that any evil-disposed per
son. or thoughtless servant could not possibl!
tn wart the intention of the directors to run heI
maiestys train under circumstances tending I,
secure safety The train having passed, An
| other fifteen minutes is allowed to elspse befor
the line is reopened for ordinary traffic. He
majesty is always provided with time tabl
printed on handmade paper in violet ink, witt
gilt edges.
| rr,fh horr q a
the English and Scottish lines, il is a never
failing practice for the head officers Of the rail
[ way companies to accompany the queens trail
, over the whole length of the respective line.
As the London and Northwestern Company nc
: only supplies the saloons and vehicles compo.
3 inc the train. but also carries out the entir
t correspondence tor organizing the details {
= each Of the JOURNEYS. il has been the Gus tot
for one of lis chief officers to accompany th
train tbrouohout its whole course. Mr.. G.
T | Naeie II ia interestinr to note completed i
lime last his Tooth tourney in charge of Il
, train on behalf of his company. Upon tn
. fact Incoming known to the Queen She throuc
Gen Sir Henry ponsonby. presented him wit
) an elegant massive Ginning clock
, The two saloons which her majesty used on b.
. continental JOURNEYS are remarkable for the
q lnxnrv and comfort. They are the priva
q nronertv of the Queen. Kept at Brussels at Il
CO.. Al; Nord thew are pinced at the ,iispos
9 ~ The Fmnrsss FREDERICK when she yisi
N Eroland These carriages. which are co
% nected Inv a MASSAGE. are fitted with electr
"a he he and LIGHTED with oil lamps. as the Que,
a Soes NOT like the electric light for reading
n vritinp The day saloon is furnished wi
SOFAS armchairs of various kinds and foo
STOOLS ali covered with blue silk. The wa
~ aro hung With bIne and nearl-pray silk brocad
,r with the rose. shamrock and thistle in yelio
It There is a writing table OF walnut wood. II
+ small tables and one large one on which mes
= are served during the iouruey. The floor
~ covered with an indian carpet of dark blue a,
A. the curtains are blue and white.
The sleeping saloon, in its way, is as Fl
h as the drawing room car. The dressi
,e room is decorated q la Japanese. and the 40
~ is covered with bamboo There is VIII
10 | natal hath ap5 the toilet set and large bas