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August, 1909 'TAE Marine ReEvIEW | 245 pendently. It is worthy of special men- tion that the electric heaters in the first class staterooms will be under the control of the passengers, who may therefore regulate the temperature to suit their own requirements. Then the luxuries supplied in the Megantic are on the most generous scale. Each first class stateroom is fitted with a portable electric reading lamp, in addition to the ordinary fixed lamps; there is a complete system of electric bells throughout the first and second class accommodation, and there is an electric passenger elevator be- tween the saloon and upper promenade decks. Each first class stateroom is furnished with a wardrobe, a_ chest of drawers and a handsome double folding lavatory. All upper beds in these staterooms on the lower prome- nade deck are Pullman or folding beds; and in a number of the rooms on this BripceE DrEcK oF THE DROTTNING VICTORIA. deck, and also in the suite rooms, there tilation and heating. In the new ship these important elements will be found to be entirely satisfactory. The venti- lating system provides for the circula- tion of a constant supply of pure air throughout the various compartments by means of powerful, electrically- driven fans. Particular attention has been given to the public rooms and dining saloons to insure their fresh- ness... [he vitiated. air is. extracted, and the free admission of fresh air is induced. The system is under com- plete control, and can be adjusted at any time to suit all climatic changes. The heating will. be effected both by steam and electric appliances, so ar- ranged that the temperature of the passengers' and public rooms, as_ well as the saloons, can be regulated inde- DINING SALOON OF THE DROTTNING VICTORIA. is an extra wide bed four ft. in width, Full-length mirrors form a feature in the suite rooms, which are specially decorated. The second class state- rooms, which are similarly fitted to those for first class voyagers, are ar- ranged for four and two persons. The first class staterooms are situated in a deckhouse on the lower promenade deck, and also forward on the shelter deck. There are a number of cabins en suite, with private bathroom and lavatory adjoining each suite. These staterooms are upholstered in _ blue moquette, the decoration consisting of small white panelling, and the ceiling is of lincrusta, all white. The principal feature in the decora- tion is, of course, the treatment of the chief public rooms in 'the vessel, namely, the first class dining saloon, Tur RecaL APARTMENT OF THE DROTTNING VICTORIA. the reading room, the lounge and the