Randy,
A bit of a late reply, but I could not remember offhand where the quote was from. I had it written down in a notebook; but I recall now that I took it from White Star's 1911 78-page advertising brochure, 'Olympic & Titanic: The Largest Steamers in the World.'
As another item of interest, the same brochure describes the first class reception room's Axminster carpet in some detail, as well as the Aubusson (is that the right spelling?) tapestries, but there's no mention of the first class dining room floor.
If memory serves, the veranda cafe, smoke room, turkish bath, gymnasium, were tiled, often due to practical necessity. The first class lounge was carpetted, while the reading and writing room was also. Titanic's cafe parisian floor was essentially similar to the normal wooden decking, while the B-deck reception area outside the restaurant was tiled.
Best regards,
Mark.
A bit of a late reply, but I could not remember offhand where the quote was from. I had it written down in a notebook; but I recall now that I took it from White Star's 1911 78-page advertising brochure, 'Olympic & Titanic: The Largest Steamers in the World.'
As another item of interest, the same brochure describes the first class reception room's Axminster carpet in some detail, as well as the Aubusson (is that the right spelling?) tapestries, but there's no mention of the first class dining room floor.
If memory serves, the veranda cafe, smoke room, turkish bath, gymnasium, were tiled, often due to practical necessity. The first class lounge was carpetted, while the reading and writing room was also. Titanic's cafe parisian floor was essentially similar to the normal wooden decking, while the B-deck reception area outside the restaurant was tiled.
Best regards,
Mark.