The morning times., 1895-08-18

stateroom and general living room Of the
owners of the yacht, Mr.. Olrver Iselin, Willy
X. Vanderbilt and the others OF the yacht
syndicate. An however, own yachts OF
their own, so this stateroom is given over
to the use of Mr.. and Mrs. c. Oliver Iselin
who are inveterate yaCht-people, who,
more than any OF the others, have had TO
do with the planning of that boat both in
side and out.
The Iselin staterOom is most beautiful
aud might do for a lady's boudoir ashore,
1t is, moreover, SO cuuningly planned that
you begin to bet upon the chances for the
Defenders winning the cup the minute
you have it explained to you.
The entire inside Of the stateroom is
covered with white silk instead Of wall
paper This is as light as feathers aud
has thin coat Of white finish spread
over it to make it SO it viii not take up finger
prints as easily as unpublished silk. There
is no dust aboard the Defender so the
white silk is durable aud pretty
The lockers, OF which there are many, and
the pauelling Of the walls are apparently
all of wood But as you examine you see
that there is little wood, the wood having
been nearly all taken out and smooth panels
Of white silk put in place of it. This is
to tighten the weight of the boat The
curtain-rods are all Of aluminium, lighter
than any other know nsubstance and every
where are rods for supporting ana hanging
things, all Of the same metal The door
is hung with a very thick, very light
weight curtain.
IN yachting no one is very particular as
to quarters, so you are prepared to know
~ ba Gr1fi ira
the situation when sleeping aboard the
Defender. and crawl, millionaire legs and
all, into the little berths, one above the
other, and drop off to sleep content with the
fortunes of yacht racing The furniture
brought aboard for Mrs. Iseliu's use is very
beautiful and elaborate There is a white
enamel dressing-table with bevelled mirror
aud there are easy chairs for all the Defend
er's guests. The floor has a very pretty
set of Turkish rugs provided for it, butthese
are heavy, aud when trials of speed are on
hand they are left ashore or thrown in
great tied packages across to the Valiant,
| which hovers always near.
THE VALKYRIE'S CABIN.
Lord Duuraven is so foud of sleeping
aboard Vilk yrieIII thathisiutimates wonder
what he does for a good nights rest dur
! ing the trip of the VaIkyrie to American
! shores. The Dunraven stateroom is a very
conventional affair There is e double
| brass bedstead tone side a nd a writing desk
| and dressing table at the other, with a
| small stand for the book and cool drink
! which Me Lud takes evenings after the yacht
! has been anchored for the night
There are numerous sdoorsin thestateroom
| leading to the captains quarters and to all
! parts of the boat, for Lord Dunraven has
! placed himself in the midst of things, where
he can personally direct everything this
| year. The furniture is all movable, nd
during the big races it is taken out to the
last stick, to tighten the weight of the boat
! But when VaIkyrie is on the sea cross
ing from England the stateroom remains
the same as when the boat is pleasuring
After she arrives Lord Dunraven will &c
aboard of her, as he did of her predecessor,
| Valkyrie II, and remain there until she is
In racing shape again
| The Vigilant must not be forgotten in the
contest boats, for she is good boat and
| stanch, and she will be heard from again.
| Her cabin, like that of the other boats, is
also the stateroom of the owner. But it is
| devoted more to the captain 'suse las George
| Gould is poor sailor, and does not like to
sleep on his yacht oftener than obliged to.
But 1t is very tastefully furnished, pre-
senting the most ship-shape appearance of
any of the boats. Underneath are lockers
for holding the underolothing of the yachts
men, and here are all the ma tty caps, the
nautical shirts and bell-ankled trousers,
| without which it were not worth the while