Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-01
THE COMING OF Ii
ae Will Travel in an Unequaled
Special Train.
PREPARATIONS FOR his SOJOURN HERE
His Cooks Will Have a Private
Kitchen All to Themselves.


The Pennsylvania railroad will bring Ii
Hung Chang to Washington In what is said
to be the handsomest special train ever run
in this country. The viceroy will travel in
the private car 'Iolanthe," which has been
especially fitted up for the purpose A rich
yellow carpet will cover the floor, and the
decorations and upholstery will be oriental
in design and treatment. The Ioanthe will
be attached to the rear of the train, and
from the inclOsed observation apartment
the distinguished occupant can enjoy an
unrestricted view of the country through
which he is going. There will also be a
private car for General Ruger and his staff
and two particularly fine parlor cars for
the suite of the viceroy, a combination
smoking and baggage car and a baggage
car. The 'Iolanthe' is equipped with a
private kitchen and dining room where Ii
Hung Chang's own cooks and servants will
prepare and serve his food when demanded.
This train will leave New York Thursday
morning at o'clock, reaching Broad street
station two hours later. Ii Hung Chang
and his party will leave the train at Ger
mantown junction. and be driven in car
riaSes to the city hall, where a formal well
come to the Quaker city will be extended
by Mayor Warwick. The party will then
go TO the Hotel Walton. and. after rest
the Union League Club. to which invita-
tions have been extended to the city and
state officials and leading citizens
On to Washington.
The start for Washington will be made
at O'Clock. and the train will reach here
few minutes after o'clock. when the
vlceroy and his suite will be driven directly
to the Arlington.
LII hung Chang will remain at the ma
uoEal capital until Saturday evening at 6
O'Clock, when he will leave for Niagara
Falls. arriving there at IL 80 Sunday morn
ing Here he will be met by representa-
uVes OF the Canadian government who will
escort him through the British territory to
vancouver, whence he Will sail for his
oriental home
The special train will be under the DER.
soial Supervision of George W. Boyd. as
sistdht general passenger agent of the
PennSy lNania Railroad COMPANY MIR
boyd mas prepared an itinerary of the trip.
~hIch contains interesting information
about the cities and states through which
LII hung Chang will pass. A portrait of
ths Nlceroy, with his autograph adorns the
hrst page This little book Will be printed
IN ChlneSe as vel as English
LII Hung Chang Will he sumptuouslv on
tertalned at Inc Arlington and at the Chi
Lese leSduon during his sojoUrn here
Private Kitchen Also Provided.
II Is a weil-krown fact that he will not
eat any food othec than that prepared by
Els own cooks and served by his own at
tendantS. In this he Only follows the GUS
tom of other high-caste Cinnamon, all the
Chinese ministers to Washington having
followed the same course. The kitchen ar
rahsements at the Arlington are such that
Wnat is Known as the auxiliary kitchen
Will be devoted exclusively to the viceroy' S
cCohS ana their assistants and they will be
perfectly free from all intercourse with the
Arlington chef and his forces. When Mr.
RoesSle built the new portion of the Airing
ton he introduced Il novelty in the shape of
an auxiliary kitchen with its own distinct
scuiiery, so that in case banquet or din
ner was in progress at the same time that
the regular meals of the hotel We're being
served the two services could be conducted
separately and distinctly. The auxiliary
Kitchen viii therefore be placed a the COM
plete disposal Of the Chinese cooks The
range is very large double one with three
tion to the celestial chefs in it's appoint
ments and conveniences.
Fitting Up the Apartments.
There will be private dining room and
a private parlor for the viceroy's attend
ants
The apartments to be occupied by the
party are being fitted up with much ele-
gance, but there will be no attempt at
meretric.ous display. The comfort of the
occupants will be the main idea followed in
preparing the rooms, and their spacious
ness VIII be relieved by palms and other
foliage plants. The decorations of the din
Ing table will, however, be especially fine
and the same artistic floral effects will he
produced that have made the private din
ners and banquets heretofore given at the