The sun., 1903-04-13
LUXURY on SHIPBOARD.
what the Newest Of Ocean Liners Offers
10 Her Star Boarders.


There is fire under the boilers and steam
UP on q great new ship which in a few days
will cast OF her moorings and set sail from
Bremerhaven for New York. And when
the Kaiser wilhelm U.-for that is her
name-comes to port those who are inter-
ested will have an opportunity to see the
acme Of luxury in deep SEA travel. All that
has been done in other boats TO minister to
the comfort and enjoyment OF the rich
voyager will be cast in the shade by what
will then be exhibited
1t doesn't take very shrewd perception
TO father the guess that Prince Henry's
visit 10 the United States suggested to the
owners OF the new ship the name which
they have given TO the handsomest apart
ments aboard Of her. They call these two
suites imperial 80 when Prince Henry
gets ready to repeat his journey or some
other royal person decides TO accept our
hospitality. these will be the apartments
already suitably designated for the re-
ception OF himself and his wife.
His Imperial Highness, whoever he may
be, will have to pay a princely price for
one imperial suite-$2 900 will be the fare
for himself and the Princess and one maid
servant. and II, as is quite probable, he re-
auires both suites his bill will come TO a 000
In each Of these suites there is breakfast
room, a drawing room. bedroom and a
bathroom, all furnished richly. Two thou
sand dollars is the price in the high season:
81 500 at other times.
The next best accommodations are found
in the luxury cabins or cabinss dc lure.
OF which there are eight, each consisting
Of parlor bedroom and private bath. To
travel in them will cost 81 500, 81 200 or $500
Q voyage. according to their size and location.
ana the more expensive ones include pro-
vision for your maid, while the $500 ones are
simply for Mr. and Mrs. John Doe.
1t is not to be supposed that there will be
imperial occupants Of the imperial suites
all the time, or even much Of the time
but that doesn't mean that these rooms
will be untenanted. On the contrary. the
costly apartments and the state cabins,
which are larger than ordinary staterooms,
and have private bathrooms attached.
are among the first quarters in the big ships
to be engaged. Winter and summer there
are always enough Of the spenders afioae
to All them, even though many OF the other
berths may remain unpeopled,
Within the strict rights Of their contract
the occupants OF Imperial sultSe ana luXuTv
cabins have no advantage in service over
their fellow Passengers. except that IL
they have br akfast rooms their meals
will be served privately without extra
charge. Otherwise they have more ROOM
handsomer and better furniture. and that
ostensibly. 10 ALL
Really, however, human nature ahoat Is
the same as human nature ashore, and
% 900 on shipboard will buy more extra
service. attention and consideration than
$500, just as II would in a hotel in New York.
or London, or Paris. The q 600 man will
get the first and best Of everything while
he is well, and II seasickness, which il no
respecter OF persons, overtakes him, his
pillow will be srnoothed and his discom-
fort allayed with q more anxious hand
than that which attends his poorer brother.
Even for persons who cannot AFFORD the
indulgence which Ii implied In the ex-
penditure OF from $500 10 q 600 for an ocean
voyage, the comforts Of transatlantic travel
are constantly increasing. You telephone
from one part Of big steamer to another
just a. you would In a modern hotel; you
have your letters typewriter as you would
ashore; there's romping place for the
children and playground on deck, where
young and old may enjoy their favorite
games.
On the awning deck OF the new Kaiser
are two cafes copied after a famous re-
sort in Vienna, one for those who smoke
and the other for those who do not burn
the weed Sitting In either one or outside
in the open with his after-dinner coffee and
his cordial, the traveller who can put q
liRht heart on the invoice OF his posses-
sions will find the world going very well
with him.