The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-14
LUXURY ON WHEELS
Pennsylvania's New Chicago
Limited a Dream in
Olive and Cream.
SPECIAL CAR FOR SIGHT sEERs
Trial Run Of the Flyer to Railway
MISUNDERSTANDING I'M
provements.
CAR FOR SIGHT sEERs

The Pennsylvania Limited. which has,
since its Inauguration, held the palm as
the handsomest passenger train in the
world, has just been transformed by the
hands of the skilled artists of the Pull
man Company into a study of color hat
completely eclipses its original sombre
tints. Formerly the outer coloring re-
/ sembled thai of an olive in the shade, now
the rich cream, gold and green of its ex-
terror blend into the fullness of artistic
effect.
The combination of color is original,
and was adopted after a long series of
experiments. Apart from It's attractive
ness it has stood the test of durability,
and with the constant care which is al
ways bestowed upon this pride Of the road
it is expected to retain its freshness in
any stress of usage or weather. In in
terror construction and decoration it also
represents a great stride in the art of
palace car building.
One of the new trains was shown to the
public yesterday for the first time at the
Jersey City station, and attracted much
favorable comment.
The most noticeable change upon first
sight was of course its exterior color.
Between and above the windows the
cars are a rich cream. while the body is
a rich dark green. The blending of the
cream and green at the bottom of the
windows is broken by a continuous line
of gold. Above and below this, on the
cream and green, are elaborate decora-
lions in gold leaf. The names of the cars
are also put on in gold leaf. The rich
ness OF the colorfng and the exquisite or
namentation suggests to the eye, more
than anything else. "a handsomely bound
book, and surely no binding ever covered
a more elaborate or inviting interior.
The chief improvements in the interior
construction and appointments OF the
train over the old Limited is in the OBJ
seryation car.
This car, happily named the Fortuna,
is one of the most exquisitely elaborate
examples of the Pullman Company's art
1t contains, in addition to the observa-
ton room, six exclusive compartments
each finished in a different colored wood,
and furnished to correspond. For in
stance, one compartment is finished in
Circassian walnut; another in Topasco
mahogany; another in English oak; an
other in vermillion; another in rosewood;
| another in st. Jago mahogany. The up
holstery and drapery in each of these
compartments is wrought tapestry.
The observation room, besides q full
! complement of luxurious mahogany chairs
and ~settees, richly upholstered In green,
contains a handsome secretary and book
case. and an inviting tete-a-tete, which oc-
eupies the centre. The woodwork of this
car is more ornate and beautiful. The
| ceiling. too, is most deliberately decorated
in green and gold. The enlarged win
dows and the new combined gas and cleo
trio globes furnish abundant light by day
or by night.
A large mirror above the secretary pre-
duces a great effect, as the flying land
scape is reflected down the ear. Every
piece of furniture, every article of decora-
ton. every panel of wood. every pane OF
glass proclaims the exquisite art WITT
which it has been finished.
The ceiling of the observation platform
is dome shaped, which at night ma be
brilliantly illuminated. The entire train
is lighted by combined. gas and ELECTRIC
globes depending from the ceiling as wei
as by movable electric bulbs.
The others cars composing the eXhlpl-
ton train were the composite. car Ar
cadia,'' dining car "Savadin,' and the
drawing room sleeping cars "Marigold'
and "Narcissus.'
While no particularly new features dis.
~tinguish these cars, they are the pes'
standard types of modern car building.
They are artistically finished, richly fur-
nished. and contain all the conveniences
that any traveller could demand.
Each car has a distinct individuality,
but when connected into what seems to be
one elongated car by the wide and spac-
ious vestibules, the train is, to all intents
and purposes, one vehicle, combining al
the modern hotel.
A number of gentlemen as guests OF
Colonel Frank N. Barksdale, General Ad-
veritsing Agent of the P~ennsylvania RaIl-
road Company. and Mr.. James G. Glib
bons, superintendent of the Pullman
Palace Car Company at Jersey City, TOOK
q ride on the train yesterday as far as
RAILWAY Superintendent e. F. Brooks OF
the New York Division. assisted Colonel
B%arksdale in entertaining the guests.