The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-19
COSTLY RAILROAD TRAVEL.
The Gorgeous Features Of w. X. Vanderbi1t,s
Pa1ace-Train Trip to Florida.

- CCORDiNG To ali accounts w. X.
IN Nanderhtlt's palace train trip to
Florida. and possibly 20 Havana
and other West Indian ports az
the yachts eonnecil. Is an event in the
history Of society raslroadsng.
When the train gflded out OF Jersey
city on Friday Il was a. marvel OF com
Portable spiendor on whtesa Every,h.ng
was few Eatetses above what had beer
known in up-te-date travelling. say. the
New York Herald. All the cars were
luxurious. al the latest pattern. with
original improvements for making I.fe on
the wing worth living.
The eh5scs az the trip is os,cnssbiy 20
Wat Palm Beach and other Inviting win
ter resorts in Florida. and perhaps to
take q sail across sunny southern seas
10 Havana and other West iuisa ports.
View Workers In the Party.
Amassg she invited guests Of Mr.. VAN
S~reists party. "a announced are Mr. and
Mrs. Oliver Hartman. IT. Mr. and Mrs
r. suneTn Taller Winfield Scott Hoyt and
several members 81 the Vanderbilt fam
lies ard their immediate friends
The excursion r an object lesson In
modern raslruaalng There - certainly
nothing ia the woFia 30 compare with tho
fnxurx stsf batter thar all. the comfort
y~Fststys fseasure~nt snsse srirsz on sgss-
cisi rasiroae trains In private care
IN addition 10 Mr. Nant@rhast's own car.
whses n rot named hus known hy Is
rsirnbsr. are either equally desirable cars.
with q string of ss&fe.oefa ccacns-s and
others devoted - the various convent.
eaees ~ the gocsts sturlrx the trip. II Is
expected to extend through period Of
.wo sr three weeks
Next so the ears fer the guests ARE
sie~pers sox she SsIr.s4ntend~uss and their
sayra ~ ssxsssa as@~~fur the Wallets ma -
I'd IVA MA
yessaeNc~ ia housekeeping - suNpstexs on
THE train. There nre libraries ra1sssc
roasnz. private ssstes@arss, .@se-a~sets cor
nvrs. dressing re<,Ers. tnsaet s0st1sfs for
these who wish their hair dressed la
Paris, barber shops sar the snea hath
reArss fer everybody with kos ard calss
water ora tag IA every car ~sth refresh
meats Within call os aRy ss.ttoa that you
happen 90 rrex~ AZ vuss- stnew Ara
there ere stsnsgrarhsss sna EXPERT fype-
writers
The feature ~ ths star az attendants Is
that every ons aas Asen selected ee@aazse
~ sssSssa ACCOMPLISHMENTS Ar arS sssrs-
rsasea 10 I've exssseasezs. refined sttessSanr~
capable Of answering ane question polite.
II and meeting aay cs&l ~ want
where ftt~ IL Worth Ia~sax.
II t. said that every guest Ass aeen prn.
Stdea WITH oMe oy these attendants Ar
ether feature IL sae la1.gsTv. where ase
can have garments cared sar linen
washed ans sreaec "a sf 81 IRE waldorf
The assesee 81 the nssny naixan1@s az
railway trsyei IS asotser feature Tank
Of gliding through she Beautiful S%sssss
reclining on silk velvet susssSns. wHa
orange groves ara magnolia trees CA
either ssnt. and MS newssseyx or aaoS
rosv1gnr~. ss e2nsS Yesfssleks @v rag>csFn
merchants 30 4&sxsssTss rsse-S rvv~sses
ssseh thing esstsaastae evess y~s-
tsels asking frF s9Ny ticket +. unknown
There = ne brakeman 50 sssw ting ssear
CT shsut 'Ssamscssi-~Snc nainose ser re-