Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-26
THE ROYAL TOUR.
Train De Luxe to Be Furnished bv the
Grand Trunk Railway System for n.
r. n. Prince Arthur Of Connauoht
for His Tour Through Eastern Cana.
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The Royal train that the Grand
Trunk Railway System will furnish for
Prince Arthur. the DISTINGUISHED
visitor who i; coming to Canada nexr
month. will be the finest ana mosr
luxurious in the world. II viii cnn.
sist of four ears including a Pullman
composite buffet smoking car. a Pull
nnn dining car, Pullman colnpartm.nt
sleeping car and the Grand Trunk
private car "Violet." The en,ir,.
equipment Will be a revelation 10 ,b,s,.
accustomed to railway travel
FIRST IN "rc"r will come the "Vicc-
10Y the composite car. Twelve de-p-
ltat atEcrCd-uphOlStercd chairs invite
tho smoker. rivaling in luxurious COM
fort the lounge in an alcove cf the
S''te apartment. Conveniently ioin
in3 the smoker is q buffet with =, h,r-
Der shop ana white tiled bath-roon an-
ncXcd to il. The architecture of IN.
interior OF tniS car is &implitied treat
nIeni of the German "MOut,n Style i"
the linely grained "koko" wood being
d:rk hlnWn with = conventional flower
moth i'll marSuctry to lend color to the
lrinclllS. Blending harmoniousIy with
this The furnishings are of deep olive
and brown with the FURNISHED gold
rlctal lamrs contrasting effectively
with the tnat ensemble. A portion OF
this car is provided fer tie storage Of
brSsaCe.
y" less attractive will be the second
ear. the diner "Munroe" which in archi-
teotural design ANA beauty is entirely
different to the "Viccroy." Here the
Flemish style prevails; the richly
carved oak. stained and Antwerp
brown. extending in Il waiIscOting to
the lower portion of the ceiling which
is squared OF. making The car seem
like IL dining hail of IL palace The
Lighting Of This car is also unique, fu..
,lrsidrs the 81 .ctr,licr; in The ceiling
:: sf.all c::nI"iabruin branches over
each of the ten tables, ana antique
Humps ar hung 1T intervals along .h..
sides Of tn" car. Third in SiIcccssiun
hut Equal in beauty Will be a Pullman
compartment sleeping ear containing
seven communicating state rooms and
two drawing rooms. Each compari-
Ititit 'haG it's individual color scheme
and furnishings ana its complete toilet
apl'Ertcnal!c"S each rivaling its Neigh
Dor in exquisite furnishings. Cover
ing tho liGnrs of these three Gears is
heavy "Wiiion' carpc. Of exquisite
designs and Of color to harnionize
with the surroundings.
The three cars referred to above were.
awarded ile Grand Prix ut the Worlds $
Fair a; st. Louis iii 1904. and are con-
CtGch ln be the handsomcst, most
l,.~-
world. The. last car (n the train will
bt the 'Niolct." illc handsome private
car built for Sir Charles Rivers Wilson,
X. e. NJ. c.. G.. H.. presiden, of In"
Crtnd Trnnl, Railway System, and
will De occupied by Prince Arthur and
his equerry. In addition to its beauti
Ial architectural design. the richness
of its furnishings. tbs: large, comfort
ale bedrooms, the rOOlny dininG-rOOm
aud spacious coy obserXatiOn end, and
It's interior air of elegance it is Il car
which offers all the requirements for
comfort and ease in travelling. Two
Of the rooms in the Violet" are sup
Piled with baths. cleyerly concealed
lrom vi w in the floor of the car. A
liih"ry containing the latest books has
been Installed. and everything that will
tend L. make the PRINCES visit while
on the GRAND Trunk a pleasant one has
been done, while Il "trip over the only
double track line III C.LiI;;d;i will give
the visitors good impression Of
Canadian railways.
IN" entire train vii. be electrically
lighted from power generated in the
baggage compartment of the composite
car. special turbines and dynamos
having been installed for the purpose.
\ telephone system will be provided.
whereby communications can he had
by phone from one ear to the other
while train ib on route. and while train
IS standing connection will be made.
giving the opportunity of using the
infal circuit or long distance lines at
any roint
The Prince will take the train nj
Ottawa on April 10Th. and will be con-
, veyed by the Grand Trunk from OF
tawu to Toronto. Hamilton ana
Ai,rara Falls. then back TO Montreal:
fr"iG IN. nc" the party will proceed hy
Ii, III, rrulunlal Halfway for the tour
In, ,u..l, ih. Maritime Provinces