The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-07-30
Gorgeous SpIendOr
s@as OF OUR ~ses
First Imperial Yacht.
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silverware, waxen floors. whirrlng eIec-
tric fans. glistening mahogany Iurnl-
ture and a plentitude OF able ana oplls-
ing servants True, 1t was so VA III
coming up athwart the gull stream tIi9 1s
Governor Allen did not aVah hliilSsli
of the virgin white enameleo stare peu
room. dressing room and DdIh Suiee 49,
slept on a tufted leather diNan N eile
spacious reception room on the nam
decIr Stil the munificence was all there
at his command. On the port slue ailu
adjoining the suite dubbed is Luu
ship's" is another bOudOir with pan
room attached. similarly done IN DANNY
white set off by pink brocade wall houo-
ings and veNety rugs imported from
the Orient. that is known as Mrs Al
lens quarters. sir, while aoalt lne
governors suite on the StarDOaTO SluS -
still another CONNECTION N white oolnt
ed ont nv NJ. Rendu. the Obliging and
distinguished looking French stew d. u
as 'Nees Aliens catcher. m sieur.
Here. too. the wash basins are OF soma
marble. with nickel fittings; the louis
XVI chiffonier and dressing taole Oh
white enamel. the wardrobes with mir
rored doors. the cosy { q ner of soft, IN
viting dark green velour, ana the Val
covering pink and white striped SIR
with 4 small flower pattern running
I
moniously white; the fauteuil beside IL
is snowy, too, as are the draperies OF
m'Iady's couch. In all the bedroolns
wicker furniture, in the natural color
or with green DencilingS, mas Deen III
stalled for the summer. me dozen
KAYAK. Daghestan. Iran. AnatOlian ana
Cara bagh weaves from the floors OF the
library. reception room, ulnlng room
and smoking room are rolled up and
piled in the hallway of the grand Sdioh
in picturesque Opulence.
The bathroom at present looks bare
The faucets are labeled hot. SALT
cold. salt" hot. fresh" cold, fresh;
and the fancy nOzzles for plunge, wave,
sprinkler. shower or dOuche baths
/ beckOn the spectators alluringly. Wien
/ the attentive steward remarks that the
thermometer ices YER kigh TODAY.
m sieUr. chuckling.
Back in the mahogany fitted library,
with it's broad, fat topped desk, type
writer cabinet and book shelves, al
/ done in beautiful dark red, are all the
most recent publicatiOns-LOr Charles
Beresford's and COlquhoun's volumes on
China, monographs on the Boer war.
/ Kipling, Ford, Mary Johnston, Church
/ i'll and all the popular authors OF the
/ day. Pearl marqueterie tabourets,
| leather cOuCheS. pier mantel mirrors,
| fans cOnduce to the fortunate ot1clal
I enjoyment.
The dining room is palatial. Running
/ the full width of the ship, like the re-
! ceptiOn room, it contains an abundance
of worthy fittings-extensiOn table,
/ sideboard, china closet, buffet, linen
| closet, all in choice mahogany. Inc
manteI and CRATE are parti-colored
! Mexican onyx The electric lights are
] L hi. q
skylight is shielded with effective
shades.
In the reception room very large
photographs of the New York, Oregon,
Texas, Brooklyn and other latter-day
brides of the navy, neatly framed in
plain gold, set off the wall panels A
mahogany upright piano and music
rack adOrn one corner. A generous
sofa. piled high with cushions, fills a
side wall Round, square and kidney
/ shaped mahogany tables are scattered
about. with hasSOcks conveniently
placed.
The walls. like those of the other
rooms. have Grecian half pillars, and
{ panels of white enamel TO match the
ceiling. The floors are all parquet and
scrupulOusly shiny and slippery
Up on the promenade deck is the
| smoking room. also done in mahogany
with tiled fireplace, corner WFltlng ID
bles, movable smoking sets. wicker
! easy chairs, maple panels. with a pro-
( fusion of square mirrors, plenty Of cleo
/ trio lights and fans.
The decks are well screened by new
white awnings The modern guns
glisten here and there along the sides
The spacious gangway is guarded by
an orderly in spOtIess white. The rigid
marines are posed at their proper dis
tances. All Lee, who was Dewey'S
cabin boy on the Olympia, stands smil-
ing his inscrutable smile at the door Of
the captains cabin. A savOry OdOr as
cendS from the galley. and, altogether
official life seems a decOrous and en-
viable affair TO Governor Allen OF
Porto RIGA, L. S. A