The Veranda Cafe

This image was later considered haunting by survivors.

Located just off the Perisian Cafe near the stern, the Veranda Cafe had a bit more room and was more airy than the Perisian but the Perisian was a little bit more beautiful. Many passengers remembered playing there or having tea there for lunch. Like the Perisian, there was real ivy growing up the walls. There was bronze windows nearly 7 feet tall! Also, there were real palm trees which another name for the room is the Palm Court. And there was very nice, almost high-backed arm chairs. Not many people know this but there was actually two identical Verandas on both sides of the ship. It was here that Milton Long had possibly met Jack Thayer in their epic and very short friendship. When the TITANIC sank, the Verandas more than likely did fine, but collapsed and were destroyed when the when the stern of the ship imploded. Nothing but some photographs and that little piece of a window above remains as far as we know.

Perisian Cafe

Located on B Deck, the Cafe was designed to look like a french sidewalk and even had real ivy growing up the walls. It had beautiful woodworking and even dividers to separate tables. Many little girls liked to play tea party and was a very famous place for conversation. There was cakes, tea, and other 'small snacks.' The lovely greenery was astonishing to most 1st class passengers especially when they found out that the ivy was real. It had authentic French Waiters and Waitresses in order to almost transport you to a Paris Cafe. It was one of the differences between the Olympic and the TITANIC. Most conversations happened there and at night, men liked to play cards and smoke cigars while feeling the cool ocean breeze. When the TITANIC struck an iceberg, men including Lucian Smith were playing bridge and they ran out on deck to see what happened. That is the last record of the Cafe.

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