Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1894-09-21
QUEEN VICT0RIA'S HOME.
Advancement Of tia Apartments
at Windsor Castle.
Rooms Tate which None Eut members
of the i.oy-i Family Are PerT'itsed
TO Eutcr-TtCh AID Costly
Decorat ions.

The state dinirc-room at Windsor
castle is, according to the Fall Mall
Gazette, very fine apartment IN the
Prince of Wales tower. II 'as rcdec-
Grated shortly before The jubilee IN gold
and white. after very tasteful design
chosen by Princess Beatrice. The tur-
niture i Of Gothic pattern, aud IS
said 10 have been designed hF Neihy
Pugin. The doors arr crname1'ed Win
most exquisite ChiN"oacale work. IA
the center of tn north WIrCoT, when
looks cut On the north terrace. the
Home park, and Eton college. is dis
PLAYED = massive gold paLch-bowl,
which was q, irrod 10y Ei2Sflan FOR the
prince recent. The lGdlo. which Is 9
very Guc piece II work. is made IN the
form Of q tr.s.hu~ shclL The whole
cost two thousand ~ciHcaF THIS r1olo
was nearly destroyed hey IRE IN 30,
ard AGAIN by water IN 1871. Il i only
used On y'aud occasions, when the
Queens ra-..v - over siEt.cn. When It
is under that number the queen prefers
to dine ~ the Oal,ro)n. wai"h looks ont
on the inner quadrangle, ana contains
fnc pictures of the queens four daugh-
tcre-in law. When tie party Is too
large for the diHiHg-Ioom S. Georges
hall j. used.
The three Grawi1~-rOoms are con-
ncct~d with the Ciri.~-rJp-1. with the
corridor. and with each other 10y fold
inc doors. and al the doors arc dec
grated with The same unique ChiPpcn-
dale work. The three cra~ing-rooms
fuce the cast and Loo; down on the
splendid cast terrace and gardens over
the broad cEpanSe of the Home Pars
towards Datchet, Old Windsor. The
crimson drawi1c-room is next 10 the
dining-room. l. is decorated and up
holstercI in crimson satin brocade,
which. together with the richness Of
the establishment, and the wealth Of
gliding with which it is adorned. gives
this room q very gorgeous appearance.
Superb carvings, the finest ormOlu
work. and the most exquisitcly inlaid
cabinets line the wall. and conspicuous
" placed in one Of the windows Is a
large nalachite vase. which, ike the
one in the grand receptiOn-room, was
gwen to the queen oy Gar Nicholas, of
Russia.
The crimson drawing-rOOm opens into
the grcrn. which IS similarly decorated,
and furnished in the richest satin
brocadc. bat the prevailing color, as
might bc expected, IS green. by which |
do not bv amy means mean eau de Mi.
but grccn Of a somewhat crude shade.
The principal feature Cf this room is
the magnificent collection of SevreS
china. which is said to be the finest in
the world. This j. another product of
.i.e e--travc amt tastes II George ",
and the sight If the iununera Die lovely
pieces. dclicately nodded and colorcd,
is enough to make q collector mad with
envy. However. as Il rule. collectors
have not much time ia examine very
closely. Tor 1t is only on rare occasions,
such as a state dinner party or by
special favor, that her maiesly's sub
joct5 are admitted into the green draw
ing-room.
The white drawinr-rccm is furnished
in crimson and gold damasll with white
walls decorated in an essentially
French style. The walls Of this room
are hung with numerous portraits of
the r1val family, while a number of
exquisitely worked cabinets and ia
bic beautifully inlaid with Florcntine
mosaic in the form OF flowers ard fruit
are among the principal ornaments. It
is in the " hite drawing-rOom that the
queen holds private investiturcs of the
lnigh.lv orders. rrhcn few ministers
are summoned from town in order TO
form council for the occasion.
Luncheon is held first in the dining
room. The queen then proceeds by
the corridor to the white drawing-roCH.
while the company pass through the
crimson and green rooms to the same
destination.
The drdwing-roOns were cleaned not
long ago and the furniture roarranged,
but otherwise they have been 1T IN
touched. The haugings and stuits with
which the chairs and sofas are covered
might with advantage be altered, Tor
though they are very rich the style is
old fashioned, belonging to the early
period of her majes;y's reign. and shows
only too clearly and somewhat plainly
to the eye the advances that art has
made since then. The queen. however,
Is very conservative in her tastes, and
she likes the old fashions. One Of the
curiositics Of this portion OF the private
apartments IS MOzarts old h2rpsichord
which stands in one Of the tall win
doNs which overlook the private gar
den. IL IS a quaint, rather shabby
looking instrument with double set
of keys. These fine rooms are ali 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 IL is hung on one
side with pictures of the events in this
reirn from Wilkes FIRST Council tc
Unions Marriage Of the Duke Of Al
baHy." The other side is lined with
portraits II statesmen, including Auge
h's picture of Lord Bcaconsfeld
Among the numerous curiositics are
some magnificent china. q bust of Gen
Gordon, and his pocket Bible in a & las