Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12
A BEAUTIFUL HOME
ON THE OCEAN WAVES
AND WHAT IT COSTS TO MAINTAIN ONE IN THE STYLE FOUND ON
PALACE YACHTS FIoAT IN THIS COUNTRY AND EUROPE.

fort, and under the awnings on the up
! per deck the emperor often has luncheon
or receives his friends at afternoon tea.
The emperor's apartments on the mid
die deck are on the port side. while those
of the IMPRESS are on the starboard. Her
majesty, however. is not partial to aquat-
ic pastlmes, and seldom goes aboard the
HonenEollern The emperor has bedroom,
dressing room and bath. library and
smoking room. His bedroom is exceed
ingly handsome, with it's aluminium bed
and its dove-colored hangings. Birds
eye maple is the wood used in the fur
nishings. His study is lighted by cleo
tliclty, as, indeed, the whole vessel is,
and is furnished with a telephone. On the
walls are photographs of Queen Victoria,
the empress and the imperial children.
The smoking ROOM, whic.l is on the up
per deck. is a very cozy apartment. 1t is
also furnished in maple, and is uphol-
stored in imitation tapestry of quiet col
ors. Some very remarkable porcelain
plaques adorn it's walls, their subjects
being taken from the Prussian naval his
tory. One shows a ship of the Grand
Elector Frederick William attacking pi-
| rates off Cape st. Vincent. Another
gives d portrait of the fierce old fellow
himself. There are views of Swinemunde
and Friedrichsort at Kiel and numerous
other events that tend to make the heart
Of the German swell with pride as he ex-
plains thereby young William's'' fond-
ness for all sea-faring pursuits.
One Of the handsomest rooms IN the
Hohenzollern is the dining saloon. 1t is
about 10 feet broad by Is feet long, ana
accommodates so persons easily at its 10
tables. When there is no occasion for
seating so many an arrangement of por-
teires makes it possible to reduce the size
Of the room to one more compatible with
coZineSs.
1t is upholstered in pale gray and white.
with inviting couches extending the whole
lenPth of the walls on one side. and in
Vulnerable electric lights to add to the
beauty Of the effect. In this room are
some Of the trophy cups won in English
waters These are kept filed with grow
ing plants and ferns.
But by far the most exquisite of all the
apartments is the one called the blue Sa-
loon. 1t is the reception room, and is fur
nlshed with appropriate elegance.
Blue and white are the pr~edominatine
colors. silver the general metal used. The
walls are hung in a tapestry of blue and
white, and the furniture covered with a
brocade of the same shade. Beautiful
flowers are gathered here, though they
are also plentiful throughout the ship.
The officers have most comfortable and
elegant quarters. Nor are the crew for
gotten in the general scheme. They are
a splendid set of men, most attractive as
sailors IN these piping times OF peace, and
looking as though they would know thor
oughly we'll how to fight if that became
necessary.
1t is scarcely necessary to say that
everything is done aboard with clock
Work-hke precision and attention to de-
tail. As aboard a man-of-war strict dis
cipline, exceeding politeness and absolute
CLEANLINESS sare Indispensable, and all who
have had the honor of visiting this royal
Yacht ma m imOuC1v a prna that II iS ono Of
the most magnificent pleasure crafts
afioat.