Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-02-28
QUEEN VICTORIA'S HOME.
Arrangement OF the Apartments
at Windsor Castle.
Rooms Unto which Nome But Members
Of the Royal Family Are Permitted
o,Enter-RIch and Costly
DecOrat hons.

The state dining-room at Windsor |
castle is, according to the Pail Mall |
Gazette, a very fine apartment in the |
Prince. of Wales tower. 1t was redec- |
GRATED shortly before esjubIeein gold
and white, after a very tasteful design |
chosen by Princess Beatrice. The fur
niture is of q Gothic pattern, and is |
said to have been designed by Welby
Pugfn. The, doors are.ornamented with |
most exquisite Chippendaley work In |
| the center of the north, window, which
looks out on the north terrace, the
Home park, and Elton college, is dis
played a massive gold punch-bokvl,
| which was designed by Flaxman forthe
prince regent. The ladle, which is a
| very, fine piece of work. Is made In the
form of q trochus she'll The whole
cost wosthousandr gnimeas.. This room
was nearly destroyed by fire in 1858,
| and again by waterin 1891. 1t Is only
used on grand occasions, when the
oueen's party is over sixteen. When it
is under that number"theq queen prefers
to~dine in the darkroom, which looks out
on the inner-quadrangle,, and contains
fine.pictures.of the+queen's four tdaugh-
ters-in-law. When the party is too
large for the dining roomsSt. Georges
hall is used.
The three dEawing-rooms are con-
nected' with the dining-room, with the
corridor, and with each other by fold
ing doors, and all the'doors are,dec-
grated with the 'same unique Chippen-
dale work. The three drawing-rooms
face the east and look down on the
splendid east terrace and gardenssover
} the broad expanse of the Home Park
towards Datchet, Old Windsor The
! crimson drawing-roorn is next to the
dfning-room. 1t is.decorated and up
holstered in crimson satin brocade,
| which, together with the richness of
the embelhshmentsIand the, wealth of
{ gliding with which it is adorned, gives
l this room very gorgeousIappearance
Superb carvings, the finest ormolu
= work, and the most exquisitely inlaid
cabinets line theIwall, and conspicuous
S ~ placed in one, of the windows is
large rnalachite vase, which, like the
one In the grand reception-room, was
= gwen to the queen,by Gar Nicholas, of
: Russia
II The crimson drawing into
? the green, which issimilarlY decorated,
and furnished In the richest satin
e brocade, but the prevailing color, as
e might be'expected, is green, by which 1
but green of a somewhattcrudes shade.
{ The principal feature of this room is
o the magnificent collection OF Sevres
4 china, which is said to be the finest in
i the world. This,is another product of
:. the extravagant tastes of George w,
l. and the sight Of the innumerable lovely
= pieces, delicately nodded and: colored,
5 Is enough to make a collectormad with
envy. However, as q rule, collectors
have not much time to examine very
(, closely, for it Is only on rare. occasions,
20 such as q state dinner party or by
% special favor, that her majesty's sub
it iects are admitted into the,green draw
v lng-room.
i The white drawing-room is furnished
a. In crimson and gold,damaslzfwith white
8, walls decorated in an essentially
r French style. The walls Of this room
y; u are hung with numerous portraits of
the royal family, while a number of
exquisitely worked cabinets and ia
BILE beautifully inlaid with Baorentine
mosaic in the form of flowers and fruit
are among the principal ornaments. 1t
" Is in the white drawing-room that the
queen holds private investftures of the
knightly orders, when q few ministers
4 are summoned from town in order to
form council for the occasion.
Luncheon is held first in, the dining
4 room. The queen then proceeds by
= the corridor to the white drawlng-room
while the company pass through the
O crimson and green rooms 'to the same
}-8 destination.
IL Tho drawing-rooms were scleaned not
long ago and the furniture 'rearranged,
4. but otherwise they have been left I'M
ay touched. The hangings and stuffs with
which the chairs and sofas.are covered
~ might with advantage be altered, fol
though they are very rich the style is
old fashioned, belonging to the early
"a period Of her majesty reign, and shows
only too clearly and somewhat plainly
to the eye the advances that art has
made since then. The queen, however
b. Is very conservative inuher tastes, an6
o. she likes the old fashions. One of the
curiosities of this portion Of the private
apartments is Mozart's old harpsichort
which stands in one Of the tall win
dows which overlook the private gar
. den. 1t is q quaint, rather shabby
looking instrument with q double SCI
= of keys. These fine rooms are all con
nected by the grand corridor. It Il
= very handsomely decorated, the ceiling
In gold and cream and the walls IL
sage green and gold. 1t Is hung on on
3 side with pictures Of the events in thi
! reign from Wilkes ''First Council" t.
. Linton's Marriage of the Duke of Al
& bany." The other side Is lined will
portraits of statesmen, including Ange
u lis picture of Lord Beaconsfield
Among the numerous curiosities ar
some magnificent china, bust of Gen
Gordon, and his pocket Bible in glas
-, case.
- Reveren Jokers.