The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-09-27
sJLTANIC STYLE.

The antique American. with a head
full Of native ideas about JeffeTsonian
simplicity, is liable to q shock Of sur
prise when he views for the first time
the palatiae apartments in which many
an American millionaire and railroad
president is privileged to ride when he
travels by rail
1t is strange thing to say, but 1T is
5lsveTtheless true that no crowned head
Of Europe travels in greater ease or
luxury than does Mr.. Vanderbilt or
M. Pullman and many other Ameri-
cans, whose wealth has made them
celebrated. The czal, Emperor William.
Queen Victoria, aud indeed the heads
Of all the principal nations of Europe
have special trains SET aside for their
,sse that may be more CANDY, more en-
btazoned with gold and royal arms but
tnere are three or four private cars
cwned in the United States which in
elegance of appointment and perfection
of easy riding SurpasS anything en-
joycd by royalty.
FINEST CAR EVER BUILT.
Perhaps the finest single car ever
built is the Ellsmere, owned by the
Wagner company and set aside for the
especial use Of its president, DR. Sew
ard Webb. From the first step upon
which you set your foot to the last bit
Of dainty china from which you dine
every detail of its construction is OF a
character you might expect in the
apartment of a medieval monarch. The
Ellsmere is something like seventy
eight feet long, yet it is only two state
rooms and a family room; the rest of
the car being given up to the drawing
room, observation room, kitchen, bath
rooms and the like. 1t is, in fact, a
bjjou hotel. or palace, whichever you
like. Each Of the state rooms is con-
nected with a toilet room, fitted with
hcr and cold water with bureaus and
chiffoniers and mirrors and all man
rer Of luxurious things. In the larger
family room there is a massive station
airy bed Of fun size, and any lady at
her toilet viii scarcely realize from any
Lack OF convenience that she is not at
home in her Fifth avenue mansion
The large observation room at the
rear Of the car is finished in quaItered
English oak and fitted with chairs
carved ia many a curious device. The
drawing or dining room IS sixteen feet
long, is fitted with a Sideboard, large
dinner table and comfortably seats
Twelve persons. About the car are
writing tables and book cases and sofas
and baths and baggage rooms and
quarters for the attendants, ana
kitchen and ranges and china closets
and ice boxes and everything that cam
contribute to the comfort and ease of
the occupants of the car as they travel.
The different woods used in the con-
struction of the car are deliberately de-
signed and carved and the carpets, poT-
there's, draperies and uphostering are all
Of the richest materials and selected to
correspond with the woodwork. The
pantry, china closet and kitchen, even,
are finished in black walnut, and the
linen, table ware, etc, were especially
imported for this car. Ala told, the cost
of this rolling palace was something
in the neighborhood Of $4,000
PRIVATE CARS OF THE WANDER
BILTS.
Cornelius van6erbNt's private car,
like the man who occupies it. is rather
simpler in design and equipment, but
not less rich and luxurious. The car is
known as No. 49S. is owned by sthe New
York Central railway and is set aside
for Mr.. Nanderbilts use as a director
Even millionaires are thrifty at times
The car is BUTT for the exclusive use
oe the multi-millionaire and his family,
and all its rooms are spacious.
w. *. Vanderbilt likewise has car
set aside for his personal use, and so
has DR.. Depew. Mr.. Vanderbilt's car
is known as 101; DR.. Depew's as 100
Mr.. Vanderbilt's car is elegant in ITS
every detail; Mr.. Depew's has more of f.!
the business-like air. With its small,
but well appointed library, and some
law books, q large table in the obser- 1
vaticn room for the transaction Of cor