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June,. 1910 be realized that the Royal George and Royal Edward place the Royal Line at one bound in the foremost of the passenger lines that cross the At- lantic to Canadian ports. The following is a more detailed description of the vessels: The Royal Edward and _ Royal - style, and finished in white. "THE Marinz Review Below, on the promenade deck, is a long steel deckhouse, built in island fashion, in the center of which has been. placed the music room, which is 45 by 30 ft. This is a charming room, furnished in the Louis XVI In the center of the room is a large well, New STEAMER Royat EDWARD FOR CANADIAN SERVICE. George were built by the Fairfield Ship Buliding> Co. Glassow, [heir chief dimensions are as follows: Length: 'over alle 33 ee see 545 ft. : Breadth sis so ee ee 60 it. 31n. Depth from keel to shelter deck. 38 ft. ALONN ARC en We ite oe ee ee 12,000 gross PCR Leet, 18,000 Every requirement of Lloyd's and the board of trade has been more than met with. The Royai Edward is subdivided into ten compartments by water-tight bulkheads, while a cel- lular double bottom has been fitted from stem to stern. In all there are seven decks, begin- ning with the lower, and rising in suc- cession to the main, upper, shelter, bridge, promenade and boat decks. Immediately abaft the officers' quar- ters is. a-cafe, 63: by, 40 ft. | It. is de> signed in the Regence style, panelled in oak, and with a seating accommoda- tion for 85 passengers. The roof of the cafe forms the flying-bridge, upon which have been placed the chart and wheel houses, the bridge, of course, be- ing designed exclusively for navigating purposes. At the other end of the boat deck is a large office for the reception and despatch of Marconi wireless tele- grams. which partly lights the library and the dining saloon on the deck below. Forward and aft of the music room are groups of state rooms, arranged to accommodate two or three persons in each, and in all 133 first-class passen- gers. A portion of this vast deck- house has been divided up into suites, containing sitting rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms, all self-contained and fitted in the most delightful and lux- urious manner. a The construction of the bridge deck is very similar, and on this deck is the main entrance to the grand staircase, which provides ample, easy and well- lighted access from deck to deck. An electric passenger lift also links up all seven decks. On the bridge deck is the library, which in size resembles the music room; but in style it is Re- gence, rich tapestries being hung against the dark oak panelling. Fur- ther aft is the smoking room, 50 ft. by 40 ft. This is a magnificent and ar- tistic apartment, which has been in- geniously mapped out with little bays, in which small groups of people can enjoy the society of their own particu- lar friends. The walls and ceiling are finished with oak, and the design is of the Elizabethan period, the whole 229 scheme being carried out systemat- ically down to the minutest details of upholstering. Indeed, the charm of this vessel largely lies in the variety of its de- sign, and the completeness of each variety. There is none of the dead sameness that is too often the char- acteristic of even the largest of ocean liners. The eyes are refreshed as one passes from room to room, and a tour of the vessel, apart from the delight that it affords, really furnishes quite a study in the architecture and house furnishing of different well-defined and famous periods in_ history. Between the library and the smok- ing room are further groups of state rooms, which accommodate 107 first- class passengers. The shelter deck is for the most part allotted to public rooms, and in this respect must be regarded as the most important deck of the ship. On it are arranged not only the first-class dining saloon, but also the second- class dining saloon, the second-class "social hall" and the smoking room. Also on this deck, just aft of the - bridge, and in the center of the ship, is the children's dining saloon, a dainty place richly furnished and bright with white enamel work. On either side of the children's saloon are groups of state rooms arranged in island fashion. Here © families. of children can be accommodated in lit- tle flats all of their own, and here again the endless variety of the ship still has play, the panelling and the furniture and the fittings of every suite being different. It is the first-class dining saloon, however, that is undoubtedly the most striking apartment of all. It occupies second-class the whole breadth of the ship, and is 77 feet in length. The design is of the Georgian period, and in all 266 persons can sit down at one time. The usual long, desert-like stretches of tables are entirely absent. The deck is dotted with the small tables one is now accustomed to see in all restaurants, while along the side of the saloon are little bays constructed to accommodate parties of five. The lighting, also, is excellent, as in addi- tion to the many large portholes, an elliptically-shaped well rises up through the various decks to the weather deck, admitting plenty of sun- shine through a vast dome. White is the color scheme of the entire saloon, while the polished teak floor sets off _ the richness of the velvet upholstering. No detail, indeed, however minute,