Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-07-28
QUEEN VICTO2IA'S HOME.
Arrangement OF tho Apartments
ct Windsor Castle.
Rooms Into which None But Members
OF the Royal Family Are Permitted
to EEter-Isich and Costly
DecOrat ions.

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 the jubilee in gold
and white. after very tasteful design
chosen by Princess Beatrice. The fur
niture is of a Gothic pattern, and is
said to have been designed by Welby
Pugin. The doors are orramented with
most exquisite Chippendalc work. In
the center of the north window, which
looks out on the north terrace, the
Home park. and Elton college, is dis
played g massive gold punch bowl.
which was designed By Faxman for the
prince regent. The ladle, which is u
very fine piece Of work. is made in the
form Of a trochus shell. The whole
cost two thousand guineas. This room
was nearly destroyed by fire in 1858,
and again by wafer in 1891. 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.
The three drawing-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 cast terrace and gardens over
the broad eXpanse of the Home Park
towards Datchet, Old Windsor The
crimson drawing-room is next to the
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 L very gorgeous appearance.
Superb carvings, the finest ormolu
work, and the most eXquisitely inlaid
cabinets line the wall, and conspicuous
~ placed in one of the windows is q
large malachite vase, which, like the
one in the grand reccption-room, was
gwen TO the queen by Car Nicholas, of
Russia.
The crimson drawinC-rOOm opens into
the green. which is similarly decorated,
AMI furnished in the richest satin
brocade, but the prevailing color, as
night be expected, is green, by which
do not by any means mead eau &c III,
but T-cC1 Of somewhat crude shade
The principal feature Of this room is
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china, which is said To be tie finest in
the world. This IS another product of
tie e,;travGgant Tastes of George ",
and the sight Of the innumerable lovely
pieces. delicately molicd and colored,
is enough 70 make n collector med with
envy. However. es IL rule. collectors
have not much time to examine very
closely, for 1t is only on rare occasions,
such as n state dinner parry or by
special favor, that her majesty's sub
jects are admitted into the green draw
ing-roorl.
>The white drawiaT-room is furnished
in crimson and GOLD damasll 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 ta-
BILE beautifully inlaid with Florentine
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 investitures of the
knightly orders, when few ministers
are summoned from town IN order to
form a council for the occasion.
Luncheon is held first in the dining
room Ths queen then proceeds by
the corridor 10 the white drawiug-roou.
while the company pass through the
crimson and green rooins TO the same
destination.
The drawing-rooms were cleaned not
long ago and the furniture rcarfSnged,
but otherwise they have been left UNI
touched. The hanSings and stuiis with
which thc chairs and sofas are covered
might with advantage be altered, for
though they are very rich the style is
old fashioned, belonging to the early
period of her ma jesty reign, and shows
only too clearly and somewhat plainly
to the eye the advances. that arr has
made since then. The queen, however,
Is very conservative in her tastes, and
she likes the old fashions. One Of the
curiosities of this portion of the privates
apartments is Mozart's old harpsichord
which STANDS in one Of the tall win
dows which overlook the private gar
den. Il is u quaint, rather shabby
looking instrument with double set
Of keys These line rooms are all con-
nected by the grand corridor 1t is
very handsomely decorated, the ceiling
in gold and cream and the walls in
sage green and gold. 1t is hung on one
side with pictures of the events in this
reign FROM Wilkes First Council" to
LintoE's Marriage of the Duke Of Al
bany." The other side is lined with
portraits Of statesmen, including Ange-
lis picture of Lord Bcaconsneld.
Among the Numerous curiosities are
some magnificent china, bust OF Gen.
Gordon, and his pocket Bible in a glass
case.
Reverend Jokers.