The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-16
NEWSOF THE RAIL WAYS )
PIONEER LIMITED TRAINS
PALACES ON WHEELS FOR ST.
PAUL-CHICAGO TRAVEL

kAUA Cd4CAdO TRAVEL
Description of the New Duplicate
Train Which the Chicago, MIL
waukee & st. Paul Railway Com.
pany Has Had Made-MOst Mag.
nificent Product of the Car Build
er's Art Ever Yet Produced.
The two splendid new trains happily
named The Pioneer Limited" which
the Barney & Smith Car company have
constructed for the Chicago Milwaukee
q st. Paul Railway company, are ready
for service between Chicago, Milwau-
kee, st. Paul and Minneapolis, and a
private view" proves the assertion
that they are the most magnificent
product Of the car builders art ever
yet exhibited. These duplicate trains
consist Of the usual mail, express and
baggage cars Ghe latter furnished with
bicycle racks, and carrying a Westing
house engine and dynamo to furnish
power for the electric lighting of the
entire train), buffet smoking and lib
rary cars, standard sleepers, compart-
ment sleepers, dining cars, parlor cars,
day coaches, and reclining chair cars.
Entrance to each car is by way Of
massive flush" vestdbules, finished in
of which is but hint of the superb
display within.
The buffet smoking cars are composed
OF main apartment, card room, and
buffet. They are finished in ST. Jago
mahogany, carefully selected for its
color and beauty, richly carved and
inlaid with the most delicate and Ella
borate marquetry work. Months were
consumed in preparing this most beau
tiful of inlaid woodward, styled mar
quetry, and the forest Of the world
have been drawn upon for material,
including such rare and beautiful
woods as the tulip, amaranth, prima-
vera, saffron, olive, cocobola, white hol-
ly, and English oak in natural colOrs.
Each car is furnished with luxurious
chairs, sofa, reading and Writing tables,
together with all the accessories and
conveniences of home library. The
| card room is divided from the main
apartment by Ionic columns, support
iEg an arch in which is set handsome
bronze grill. This little room is fur
Their embellished by handsome mirrors,
set in frames elaborate with carving
and marQuetry.
LUSTROUS FABRICS USED.
The ceiling is done in warm Vene-
tan red at the lower line, shading out
to a soft apricot tint at the highest
point, and decorated in bringht colors
with gold markings. The dome is light
ed through sparkling cathe dral glass in
diamond-shaped panes set in copper
frame work. The floor covering is
heavy Wilton carpet of special weave,
showing the colOrs employed in the
decorations; the chairs are upholstered
in moquette plush, in soft shade Of
green to harmonic with the window
ard door hangings, which are of green
silk velour, satin lined, and edged with
heavy silk gimp and draped with a
rich silk cord and tassels. The effect
produced by these lustrous fabrics, to-
gether with the rare inlaid work and
| delicate carving, is marvellous elegant
The style used in the ornamentation
throughout the trains is the Empire,
with a suggestion Of the classic Greek,
| a combination peculiarly adapted to
| producing, rich effects.
The standard sIeepers are massive
| structures constructed on a model to
f! emphasize lofty IDEAL and displaying
! in. detail the architectural perfection
prevalent throughout the train. They
| contain sixteen sections, commodious
| smoking rooms and toilet rooms at
| either end. The long perspective IN
| the main drawing room Is divided in
| the middle of the car by ornate Cor
| inthian columns, resting on richly in
! laid pedestals, and from the entabla-
| lures spring the arches supporting the
| ceiling In the arches are placed oXi.
| died grill work of special design. These
cars are, finished in dark padouk or
1 vermiIlion wood, the ceilings done in a
dainty robins egg blue, ornamented
4 with q design in gold and bright color.
| The bulk-headss and bunk panels are
| the choicest specimens of padouk, high
! ly polished and deliberately decorated
/ with maruuetry, each design adapted
| to it's particular place. A slight de-
| parture from the Empire style in the
| marquetry allows the introduction of a
| Greek pattern on the entabiatures.
COLOR IN DRAPERIEs.
The color used in the draperies in
| these cars is blue, expressing gradual
| rise from rich old blue in the mag
| nificent Wilton carpet, lighter shad-
| ing in the moquette plush of the up
! holstery, to the delicate color of the
ceiling. The upholstery has minute
scroll pattern, made from original de-
signs, and the hangings are of exquisite
| silk velour, lined with satin and edged
| with silk gimp. The toilet rooms are
| large, and fitted with solid nickeline
| fixtures of the latest approved pattern.
| In the ladies' toilet room is placed, be-
! tween the corner washstands a dainty
| dressing case, with drawers, lockers
ana large mirror, Willie OH lie OPpO-
site wall is a pier glass extending to
| the floor.
The compartment cars consist of sew
! en- double compartments and two draw
ing rooms, divided in the center by a
/ corridor. The compartments, in suites
/ of two or more rooms are finished In
| different woods-padouk, st. Jago ma
| hogany and Circassian walnut, and the
| colors of the draperies used in connec-
ton with the different woods are in
perfect artictic harmony. With the
| padouk is used delicate blue, with
the mahogany soft, warm olive, while
with the walnut Is a happy combina-
| ton Of warm walnut brown, Venetian
| red and delicate cream. -
The marquetry and carving in these
cars is Of the most elaborate descrip-
ton. and in quantity alone is worth a
kings ransom, while it's quality and
beauty eclipse anything ever seen here
| tofore The Empire style is followed
exclusively, and the graceful wreaths,
garlands, draper1es, torches, ETC., done
| in fine and minute detail, carefully
shaded and marvelously wrought not
painted), is peculiarly appropriate to
these charming rooms. The rich car
pets complement the side and ceiling
decorations; the upholstery Is Of equal
/ richness, and in the midst of such a
| riot Of elaborate beauty, the eye is
| allowed to rest on lustrous silk cur
/ tains of plain, delicate color, matching