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'are generally similar to those in the second-class drawing room. BOAT DECK. The grand entrance on the boat deck is extended to form the second- 'tlass lounge. Access to the open- air promenade is obtained through a handsome vestibule on, each side of the apartment. Teak has been used throughout, to correspond with the grand staircases which terminate on this deck. The windows in this apart- ment are unique in ship construction. Each is divided into three portions. The two outer portions. are oblong, and the center and larger portion has a graceful radius top. Carpet run- ners, of blue, are laid on. the wood deck, and the upholstery is in mor- quette of a tint to match the carpets. THE THIRD-CLASS - ACCOMMODATION. The third-class accommodation is situated forward, on four decks, the lower, main, upper. and shelter decks. The sleeping accommodation is on the lower and main decks, and the pub- lic rooms are on the upper and shel- ter decks. Two main staircases ex- tend from the main to the upper deck, one giving direct access to the din- ing saloon on the upper deck. This dining saloon is very large, being 84 feet long and the full width of the ship. The height of the apartment-- ten ft.--makes it both light and airy. Revolving chairs are provided, and 330 persons can be accommodated at one sitting. The room is. panelled out in best polished ash with teak mouldings, and the floor is covered with corticine. The sidelights are screened by sliding sashes fitted with co'ored obscure glass. : On the shelter deck two other large apartments--the smoking room and the ladies' room--are provided for the use of third-class passengers. The smoking room on the port side, is 50 ft. long 24 ft. wide, and over 9. % high. The ladies' room on the starboard side, is 50 ft. long, 20. ft. wide, and over 9 ft. high. Both are panelled out in polished ash with teak mouldings, are provided with revolving chairs, and are generally similar to the dining saloon, the floors being covered with corticine. PROMENADE SPACE. First-class passengers have an open- air promenade space 450 ft. long by 18. ft. wide on the boat deck, on each side of the vessel. On the promenade deck the . space available for the outdoor exercise is 310 ft. long, by 18 ft. wide, on each side of the ves- sel. The space on the. promenade deck, although open at the sides, is protected above, so that it can be used in wet. weather. It will be seen, THE Marine. REVIEW therefore, that before a passenger has walked three and one-half times round the promenade space set aside for first-class passengers he will have covered a mile. The second-class passengers are provided with open-air space on the promenade and shelter decks, the lat- ter being covered overhead. In_ all, they have 16,500 square ft. of deck space for walking and other exer- cise. . Third-class passengers have a length of 312 ft. of space on the shel- ter deck on each, side of the ship, with a width of 16 ft. This space is entirely covered overhead, and there are open, rails. at each side for. a distance of over 170 ft. THE GALLEYS. The galleys, pantries, bakery, con- fectionery room and knife-cleaning room for the first-class accommoda- tion extend for a distance of 130 ft. the full width of the ship. Combined, it is claimed. that. they form. the largest kitchen afloat. Situated on the upper deck between the first and second-class dining saloons, a handy service is ensured to 'both. Elec- tricity plays a large part in the cul- inary operations on board the vessel. The main cooking range, heated by coal fire, is 24 ft. long by 8 ft. wide. In ..addition, there are four large steam boilers, twelve steam ovens, three large electric grills, and various roasters driven by electric motors. The pantries are fitted' with carving tables, bain maries, electric egg boil- ers, electric hot-plates, electric grids, and electric plate-washers. In the baker's shop there are numerous ovens and an electrically-driven dough- mixer, 'The: confectionery room is fited with a long marble topped table, an ice-cream machine, etc., etc. Four electrically-driven knife-cleaning ma- chines are provided in the room specially set apart for this operation. Lifts are arranged from the galley to the engineers' and officers' mess rooms on the deck above and to the storerooms below. The third-class galley, on the shel- ter deck, is 48 ft. long, by 28 ft. wide, and is fitted with large cooking range, vegetable cookers, steam boilers, etc., etc. The galley is connected 'by means of a lift and a staircase with the third-class pantry below. BATHS AND LAVATORIES. The bath rooms and lavatories on board the Mauretania are interesting in view of their great size and the variety of marble introduced in their construction. The first-class baths are of Vit. enamel, with a white veined marble base. All are fitted 45 with a shower and spray. The needle baths, of which there is a good unm- ber, are in Blomp. P: -marble, and are provided with shower, spray and "wave" fittings. In the ladies' lavatories on the main deck the wash basins are in Jaune Lemirtine marble. In the gentlemen's lavatories on the boat deck green onyx is used. In the two remaining first-class public lavatories the wash- basins are in Pavanazza marble. The bases of the wash-basins are in Jaune Lemirtine | marble. The fittings throught are of white metal, silver plated. The floors,in the gentlemen's lavatories are. covered with red and white indiarubber. tiling, while in the ladies' lavatories green and white india- rubber tiling has been used. In the bath rooms and _ lavatories attached to the regal and en_ suite apartments, Pavanazza. marble and white onyx have been employed. In the special cabins of the upper deck the. lavatory ~ fitting is of Vinato statuary marble. The second-class baths are of Vit. enamel and fitted with shower. The wash-basin tops are of St. Anne's marble and the fittings throughout are of white metal. Black and white tiling is laid in the lavatories on the upper deck, and in the lavatories on the shelter and promenade _ decks mosaic has been used. © In the third-class lavatories the © baths are of Vit. enamel, the wash- basin tops are of St. Anne's marble, and the floors are tiled. VENTILATION. _ All the public rooms and _ state- rooms for first, second and third class passengers are ventilated by a sys- tem of air ducts, through which air is directed into each of the compart- ments by means of electrically driven centrifugal fans... The flow of air may be regulated at the will of the passenger into each cabin. In cold weather the dir is suitably heated' be- fore being passed into the same ser- ies of pipes, etc. With regard to the lavatories, galleys, etc, the air is sucked from these spaces by elec- trically-driven fans. Thus it will be obser- ved that the vessel can be efficiently ventilated should the side ports have to 'tbe closed through stress. of weather. In fact air may be entirely changed throughout the ship at in- tervals of ten minutes. . During the building of the vessel, some 5000 men and lads were em- ployed in connection with the vessel, on board, in' the shipyard and in the engine works. It is estimated how- ever, that at various times she pro- vided employment for 8000 people in