The times., 1899-09-24
HoUsEBoATs AT HENLEY.
and Fittings of Some
Handsome Residences.
(From the London Telegraph.)


From the spectacular point of view it
is the houseboats that make Henley what
it is. The fringe OF these aquatic fairy
palaces beneath the pine trees and in the
foreground of green-clad hilly vista form
a picture which Is unique and wonderfully
fascinating. The first of these floating
residences will perhaps be voted the best
by numerous spectators. 1t is without
question very lovely. The Eame of the
boat is the Rouge-et-NCjx, AID 1t is the
property of Henry Chameh, let--of course,
previous to her position being allotted-to
). b. joel Mrs. S. B. Joel is entertaining
there on all the days of the regatta. and
very large canyas-covered room has been
erected. tastefully decorated, furnished,
and draped, on the land at the back to
serve as a banqueting hall for the guests.
The deck of the houseboat as white as
that of a yacht, Is used as a luxurious
lounge, the awning geraIium red. and the
chairs and cushions all OF the same bright
color. The. front of the boat is fairly
framed in flowers. hanging baskets OF
dropping ferns and tcreepers depend from
the awning, while ali along are white mar
guerites, pink ivy geranium, great groups
of white odorous hHes,i and white hy-
drangeas. In the centre of the boat is
large green herseshoe.s bearing the name
Rouge -et-Nor' in pale pink, the COM
bination making Mr.. jocks racing colors.
This boat boasts a yeranda, rallied In
with white chains slung from the brass
knobs in truly shipshape style. Among
the flowers are, white life belts, bearing
the boats name, happily the sole use to
which they are likely to be put, Over her
waves her own red and HACK flag, and at
one end flag of pink and green stripes
again the racing colors. Mrs. Joel has en-
gagged the Croatian Band, in their wonder
fully picturesque dress, and also the Span
ish minstrels, so that her guests will be
able to enjoy the music of two countries
Among those expected to join the house
party are Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Joel, Henry
Lewis Miss Lily Barnato, Mrs. B. Barna-
to, Mr.. and Mrs Fred Terry, BERTHE Mo-
senthal, Mrs A. and BERTHE Liebmann
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Chamen, Sir Joseph
and Lady Renals, and Col. Newnham Da-
Wis. II will give some idea of the elabor-
ate nature of the Rouge ct Nor's decora-
tions to say that she has on board three
thousand pots of all kinds of plants. Her
neighbors on the other side are barges, so
that her elaborate decorative scheme
stands out alone in it's beauty AT night
quantities of fairy lights viii sparkle amid
the flowers.
John BaIfour's Sunbeam is a pretty boat,
From the deck depends fringe of green
cry Wnlcn, as the pCat is wnlte and ner
sun shutters green, looks extremely we'll
Above the green is a line, prettily broken,
of pink ivy, geranium, and at the top a
line of white marguerites and pink hyran-
geas. The beats awning is pale green. w.
A. Carlisle has Lazyland, light oak boat,
which is effectively treated, chiefly with
blue lobelia, scarlet geraniums and white
marguerites, She looks very smart and will
be lighted up will small colored lamps
formed into stars. Forget Me-Not j. Tay-
ey's boat, will come in for a fair share of
general admiration. She is most skillfully
treated with white and green and pink and
white. Mr.. Hill has the Kelpe, another
white boat, gay with nasturtiums and up
standing calceolaria, with a graceful fringe
OF white marguerites. Riverholm, c. Gibson
Millais's boat, is very pretty and looks
gay and festive. White and yellow flowers
are chiefly used.
The Fair Maid of Perth. T. r. Dewar's
very spacious boat, is white. with maize