Show QUEEN VICTORIAS HOME HO 3 m arrangement of tho the apartments at windsor windsor castle ithoma into to which none but bat member or of the royal koyal ra family uy are permitted to enter rich and costly decorations the state stat dining room at windsor castle is according to the pall mau mall gazette a very fine apartment in the prince of wales tower it was redecorated shortly before the jubilee in gold and white after a very tasteful design chosen by princess beatrice the furniture is of a gothic pattern and Js is said to have been designed by welby the doors are ornamented with most exquisite Chip chippendale chippent pend ale work in th the center of the north window which looks out on the north terrace the home park and eton college is displayed a massive gold punch bowl which was designed by flaxman for the prince regent the ladle which is a very fine piece of work is made mada in the form of a shell the whole cost two thousand guineas this room was nearly destroyed by fire in 1853 1653 and again by water in 1891 it is only used on grand occasions when the queens party is over BL sixteen when it is under that number the queen prefers to dine in the oa kroom which looks out on the inner quadrangle and contains fine pictures of the queens four daugh in law when the party is too large larg for the dining room st georges fils hall h is used the three drawing rooms are connected with the dining room with the corri corridor dorand and with each other by folding doors and all the doors are decorated with t the he same unique chippendale work the three drawing roo rooms ms face the east and look down on the splendid east terrace and gardens over the broad expanse of the home park towards datchet datcher Da old windsor the crimson drawing room is next to the dining room it is decorated and upholstered in crimson satin brocade which together with the richness of the embellishments and the wealth of gilding with which it is adorned gives this room a very gorgeous appearance superb carvings the finest ormolu work and the most exquisitely inlaid cabinets line the wall and conspicuously placed in one of the windows is a large malachite vase which like the one in the grand reception room was given to the queen by czar nicholas of russia the crimson drawing roam room opens into the green which is similarly simil arfy decorated aud and furnished famished in the richest satin brocade but the prevailing color as might be expected is green by which I 1 do not by any means mean eau do nil but green of a somewhat crude shade the principal feature of this room is is the magnificent collection of devres china hi 1 I which aich is said to be the finest in in the world this is another product of the th extravagant trava gant tastes of george IV I 1 and the sight of the innumerable lovely pieces delicately molded and colored is enough to make a collector mad with envy however as a rule collectors have not much time to examine ve very ry closely for it is only on rare occasions such as a state dinner party or by special favor that her maje subjects are admitted into the green draw ing room the white drawing room is furnished in crimson and gold damask with white walls decorated in an essentially french style the walls of this room are hung idith numerous portraits of the royal family while a number of exquisitely wor worked ic ed cabinets and a table beautifully inlaid with florentine mosaic in the form of flowers and fruit are among the principal ornaments it is in the white drawing room that the queen holds private investitures of the knightly orders when a few ministers are summoned from town in order to form a council for the occasion luncheon is held first in the dining room the queen then proceeds by the corridor to the white drawing room while the company pass through the crimson and green rooms to the same destination the drawing rooms were cleaned not long ago and the furniture rearranged but otherwise they have been left untouched the hangings hannings hang ings and stuffs with which the chairs and sofas are covered might with advantage be altered fo for r though they are very rich the style is is old fashioned belonging to the early period of her maje reign and shows only too clearly and somewhat plainly to the eye the advances that art has made since then the queen however conservative ingher in her tastes and she lile dikea L fatic aiu une one of abe curiosities of this portion of the private apartments is Moz arts old harpsichord which stands in one of the tall windows which overlook the private garden it is a quaint rather shabby looking instrument with a double set of keys these fine rooms are all con necked by the grand corridor it ia very handsomely decorated the ceiling in in gold and cream and the walls in sage saga gr green een and gold it is hung on oil one side with pictures of the events in this reign from Wll kies first council to linkons Lin linto tons S marriage of the duke of albany the other side is lined with statesmen including ange aggei lis picture of lord among the numerous curiosities are some magnificent china a 0 but bust 5 of 0 f gen gordon and le tein aa a glass case 1 |