The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-25
QUEEN VICTORIA'S HOME.
Arrangement OF the Apartments
at Windsor Castle.
Rooms Into Which None But Members
of the Royal Family Are Permitted
to Enter-RIch aud Costly
Decorat ions.

The state dining-room ct Windsor
castle is, according to the Pail Mall
Gazette, very fine apartment in the
Prince of Wales tower. 1t was redec-
GRATED shortly before the jubilee in gold
and white, after very tasteful design
chosen by Princess Beatrice. The fur
niture is of Gothic pattern, and Is
said to have been designed by Welby
Pugin. The doors are ornamented with
most exquisite Chippendale work. In
the center of tho north window, which
looks out on the north terrace, the
Home park, and Elton college, Is dis
which was designed by Tlaxman for tho
prince regent. The lRdle, which Is "A
very fine piece of work. is made in the
form of a trochus she'll The whole
cost two thousand guineas. This room
was nearly destroyed by fire in 1853,
and again by water in 1901. II Is only
used on grand occasions, when the
queens party is over sixteen. When it
is under that number the queen prefers
to dine in the darkroom. which looks out
on the inner quadrangle, and contains
fine pictures Of the queens four daugh-
ters-in law. When the party Is too
large for the dining-room St Georges
hall Is used.
Tho three draving-rooms are con-
nected with the dining-room, with tho
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 gardens over
the broad expanse OF the Home Park
towards Datchet, Old Windsor. The
crimson draWing-room is next to tho
dining-room. 1t IS decorated and up
holstered in crimson satin brocade,
which, together with the richness Of
the embellishments and the wealth Of
gliding with which it is adorned gives
this room very gorgeous appearance.
Superb carvings, the finest ormolu
work, and the most exquisitely inlaid
cabinets line the wall, and conspicuous
" placed ia one of the windows Is o
large malachite vase, which, like the
one in the grand reception-room, was
gwen to the queen by Gar Nicholas, of
Russia
The crimson drawing-roon opens into
the green, which 10 similarly decorated,
and furnished Ia the richest satin
brocade, but the prevailing color, as
might be expected, Is green, by which !
do not by any means mean can de 81,
but green of somewhat crude shade-
The principal feature Of this room il
the magnificent collection Of Sevres
china, which Is said 70 be the finest Ia
the world This Is another product Of
the extTaFagant tastes Of George ",
and the sight of the innurnershls lovely
pieces, delicately nodded md eolored,
Is enough 70 make 9 collector mad with
envy. However, as a rule, collectors
have not much iras 20 examine very
closely, for 1t Is only on rare occasion&,
such as a state dinner party or By
special favor, that her r1zjessy's sub
3ects ara admitted into the green draw
ing-ro0u-
The white e-aving-roozn Is furnished
In crimson and gold cazaasx with white
walls decorated ia al essentially
French stylaA The walls Of this room
are hung with numerous portraits %
the royal family, while q number Of
exquisltely worked cabinets and = ia
bic beautifully inlAid With Tloreutina
mosaic q Tho form Of towers ard frat
are among the principal "rzArzs1t7 y
IS n the white drawing room that tie
queen holds private iIvesti.z-ss Of tie
knizhtly orders, when fsv Ministers
are summoned from town IA cr1c- 20
form q council FOR TIE ooesslC7-
Luncheon "a held frs: "a lie o.uing-
room The queen then PrCoeeds -
tie corridor - the white eroSlnE-ro-s.1