El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-16
THE PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN.

THE PRESIDENTIAL TRAIN.
President Diaz' Special Train Passed
Through This City.
Ther, arriv. d Saturday att cheG
to the Santa F.. train from the ORTIZ
Ell route to the City of MEXICO TO O
the most magnificent p. il at. ~ lway
cars ever built. srhey left tn cps o.
the Pullman rom paHy:t c. lcago. this
week for Mexico They We're ordered
by tt e Mexican government last May
for the use of Pre- idens D;az and his
family The orGer was oriv inally for
only one csr. So much was specified
that it was found impossible to con-
slruct single TAR Containing sill the
desired accommodate ions aud conve n
fences. Tue company uegested III 1t
two cars be made insts ad OF one AID
Mexico at once gave i $ approval OF
tie plan. Material for tie nisLing.
upholDer and drapery was selected
and sent to Mexico, where commute e
d. cided in what compartments the var
iOuS woods, silks and pl' shes should
go.
The two palaces on wheels attracted
much attention in Chicago, ard en-
route particularly on account of their
exterior decoration. The long sides
are painted with the Mexican cOlOrs,
red, wbi'e and green. No brilliant
shades are used, however. From the
top OF the winCOvs to the roof the cars
are dark red. Thu panel.i ug between
the windows ard the space for two
feet below them is a cream white, and
below to he bottom of the car body is
dark green, On the lower part of the
- !, Tod hn not
Of arms of Mexico, with "R. M in the
center.
The Observa ion car is 81 feet in
length and the dipiug car is 6S feet.
One of the handsOmeet rooms is the
observation room at the rear OF the
two coa"hes. All the upholstery here
is emerald green plush. The silk ORA
peries over the windows are sfa1e
Lighter. The cOrnice and c. lll"g are
done in light e. cen, and are decorated
with wreatbs of flowers. The mahoga-
uy ra,els at the sides of the rooms are
inlaid with raights trips aud scroll de-
siyns in tulip, white holly aud pear
wood, exquisitely tinted. No Taint
is to be found on any of the fine y DDS
tn at beautify the sides Of the cars.
The re ception room is furnished with
large green plush easy chairs and
sofa, WI ich can be drawn out from the
wall and converted into q bed. A
heavy plate-glass oval mirror is in the
wall over the sofs. Above the mirror
n its frame, is carved the Insignia of
IF this room. as in all the rooms, bear
the letters ''R. M" in the glass. A
heavy green velvet carpet covers the
floor.
From the drawing-room a passage
way tive aty-s3veu feet long leads past
he rooms of President aud Mrs. Diez
~ sleeping car sectirn for guests. he
-com Of General Diaz is nt xt the draw
ng-rcOm. 1t is finished in Santiago
and the sofa, pillows and
!, la ir are upholstered in dark red en-
he mahogany. The carpet matches
5he upholstery. Over the sofa. which Is
toto bed. is an oval mir
-Or, above which is carved the Insignia
Of Mexico. The window stills form the
base for richly carved Ionic p'lasters
made of the same mahogany as the
De nels. In one CT rner of the room is a
chitfonier. The corpices
md ceiling Of the room are pink, de-
,orated with flowers in colOrs The |
general style of the room is i'empire "
Forward from this room is the pres |
den It's lavatory, which joins the one
,f Mrs. Diaz. Both of the wsshstands |
ire made in Carrara marble, brought |
rom Italy especially for the purpose. |
The lava tories are barrow and the |
paee between them and the outsi lie |
passage is devoted to the Ia h-rC ON,
ioors to which open tfon both the |
Ipar tments of General and Mrs. Diaz |
3eyOnd the lavetor:es and bathroom
5 the private b PARTNER of Mrs. Diaz.
t is done in the Louis 4uiuga"
'yle. The finishing is in prima vera /
God or white mahogany. The silk
f pestries and upholstery is dun color,
With fowe rs worked in darker shades. |
T he ceiling and cornice are of deli
ate blue, frescoed wit t)wers. Mrs. |
)iaz's room is amply supplied with
.ressing fable-, mirrors, sofas and
'illoWs. The mahogany Iaoel walls OF
he rooms of both the Or esldent and
lis wife are inlsid with oitfer ant woOus.
Beyond Mrs. Diaz's room Is one reg
lar Pullman sleeper section. 1t is
,lainlv finished in highly polished |
ntiaue oak and upholstered with juta.
The first room io the dining car is
u rnte-room, which can be used as a
BEDROOM. A long lounge, ex-
ending from the passagewsy to II e
opposite side, may ha drawn out and
into bed. Tne rosmis tHish-
d in English red oak and the uphoi-
terry is in reddish brown plush. Inc
.e xt room is plainly finished in Ameri-
an oak and is intendt for the presi-
ent's private SCI rotary. Next comes
he dining-room, the most impressive
md beautiful of all the compartments
# the two cars. 1t is about eight zen
eet in length and occupies the entire
width of the car. 1t is in the Italian
style ard is finished in dark
ed East India mahogany. The large
windows are hung with hesvy dark
,lue silk curtains, embroidered with |
iuer-de lis in.gold, olive green and law
nder. The panels Of mahogany are
icbly carved. Along the sides are q
lumber of semi detached Ionic columns.
The frieze is handsomely decopated ,
With marquetry work For inches,
With tiny brass ratings at the bottoms,
re between windows near the center
# the car, as receptacles for wine bit
les. At the end of the room next the
partment of the private secretary is ;
. series of small closets and shf Ives fop
liver, china AMI glassware. I he doors
re of glass ana grilled mahogany and
PRESENT beautiful appearance. Here
N fA1ni do L. nd h..nx !