The Royal Apartments

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1058, 4 August 1904, Page 3

The Royal Apartments

The private apartments of Windsor Catllo havo been so changed that no ono wbo saw them beforo' Queen Victoria's death would rocognise them to day. This is especially tho case with Queen Alex* andm's personal fuito of rooms, which were thoso Queen Victoria kept especially as her own. All tho old fashioned furniture and hangings havo boon removed and instead of being sombre, as formerly, cvorthing is light and uiry, The window hangings of the Quoen's bedroom and thoso of hor bed aro of white satin, embroidered with the Imperial Crown, while the walls aro pannelled in soft rose silk, and tho furniture, oi which there is not ovormuoh in the room, is of the daintiest empire period, Tho dressing room and bath room adjoining the bedroom are different from what thoy formorly were. Tho dressing room has pink marble tables and silvor fittings, anil tho bath room is pannelled with white marblo, and Shora« ton wood, All the fittings in this room are of silvor, whilo tho marble used came from Greece, from quarries which have only recently been oponed after having been closod for noarly a thousand ycois, Tho predominating colour of tho King's bedroom is Irish green Tho silk panels, the window hangings and tho thick hoavy carpets—tho latter woven in Ireland and not in Turkey—are all of that colour. Tho sitting room of the King, which is tho apartmont used as a bedroom by bis father, has a high wcodon dado of lino solid mahogany with hovelled panels and pilaßters running around it, and it has bton painted ivory white, Tho ceiling is not painted, but is left perfectly white, although just below it inns a deep frieze of pale sea green hue, which sots it off \cry well, Tho coiling is decorated with mouldings of flowers and fruit, The carpot is of tbcp red velvet pile, tho curtains aro of red silk to match tho carpot: and thus a warmth is given to the room which it might otherwise havo lucked by reason of the white ivory colour ol the walls. Tho furniture is all eighteenth century, reopholstrcd and polished to suit the Kirg's taste and the colour scheme of tho room. The King's bathroom is of a ink mi:i bio and paneled in oedanvood