Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15
Travelling in Palaces on Wheels

among those whose handsome cars
during racing weeks become neighbors
to the Whitney Wanderer and Roame,
and j. G. Brady's Adventurer. on the
sidings near Churchill Downs or Sara
toga Springs.
Names by which most of these cars
are known are considerably less be-
wildering than those labels any ordi-
| nary traveller may read on Pullman
kvestibules during one of those mara
thons to or from the dining car. There
is nothing cryptic. for example, about
John RinglingS Jomar IL one happens
to know that the Ringing family con-
| tanned q John and Mary, or about
Charles M. Schwabs Bethlehem, Harry
| Sinciair's Since or Thomas r. Ryans
/ Oak Ridge. the name Of the old Ryan
estate In Virginia. An adept at
anaerams might find a few family
names in Mrs. ]. r. Donahue's ia
| pauidon
Mrs Donahue's car. which represents
small fraction of the Woolworth mil
| lions. Is considered one Of the finest In
| the land. The interior color scheme
of brown and gold has for its pre-
dominant note the soft brown OF hand
some panels of cuarter.sawed oak,
some OF which are one-piece beams
that extend the entire length of the
car. The mellow richness OF these
wooden walls makes a fine BACKGROUND
for brown rugs and draperies and for
the shining gold of fixtures. clocks,
mirror and picture frames The car
has two bedrooms. sitting room,
dining room and kitchen.
Lake the Governor General of Cam
ada. Mrs. T. y. Hutton OF New York
rarely moves far from home without
her two private cars. One of them is
miniature substitute for Park
avenue apartment. The other has
quarters for servants and luggage.
Many people who manage 10 Get along
with one car frequently charter an
extra Pullman for their own and their
guests servants and luggage. and in
that way save A considerable sum In
mid-season storage,
The approximate expense of this
mode of travel can be estimated with
out much figuring. The original outlay
more than 100000. The cost OF NOV
ing 1t from point TO point ON the map
amounts to the price of Is railroad
tickets plus surcharge OF 10 per cent,
| II person does not happen to own
car he may rent one for 500 a dav
and then buy 2s fares to somewhere
| It Ia customary to invite few guests
| for COMPANY, usually four or six A
/ dozen would he crowd on any Of
| these cars, Often a man or woman
| travels alone with A valet or maid In
lonely grandeur
Most OF the men who made the
fortunes that paid for the present crop
of private cars In this country we're
content with a less sumptuous and
more sociable mode Of travel than are
the owners Of these detached eauipages
that 30 rumbling along coupled to the
tall OF trains,
Already that rumble Is much too
J slow and earth-bound for certain mem-
bers OF generation whose tastes run
to wings rather than wheels Some
day soon an editor will be asking
reporter TO 40 out and get descriptions
OF a few OF the most elegantly equipped
and gorgeously painted airpianes.-~-
with trailers for luggage and servants
In which the new-fashioned inherit0fS
of fortunes may md ideal and airy
escape from the daytime soeiahilitv and
the niaht~time snores Of p0ky people
who will continue to ride on railway
trains.