The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-31

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one of the loveliest plessute.around. oi,
the Hudson, than the belongings of the
! great mctropoli..
l'u, ,he pride Of London Is Hyde
park and kensipg'on gardens, which
."gs,lcr contain nearly 500 acres. 80
tia, you have TO make circui, Of nearly
ssrrn miles 20 go over The entire circum
ference. IL You enter Hyde park be-
tween seven and eight in the morning.
when all the world of fashion j. aisle. T..
you will fancy, after you have lef, the
grca. gate ways and the fine colossa al
statue Of Achilles far enough behind
you TO be quite out of sight. tla, you
made mistake. and s,ruIled out inio
the country unawares. Scarcely per
son is TO be seen at this time of the
day, unless it be some lonely foo. -passcn.
ger who looks "a II he Ind lost his way,
or his wits. at this early hour. Bu,
you see the broad grass meadows with
scattered groups of trees, no, at all un-
Ike wln, you remember on the smooth
banks OF the Connecticut, and your i'm
preston that you have got anrav and
quite out Of the reach of the me,ropo!i.
is confirmed by hearing the ,nkle Of the
sheep.belIs and seeing focks Of these
and other pastoral creatures, feeding
quietly on the short turf of the secluded
portions Of the park. lon walk on till
you are quite weary, without finding
The end Of the matter for Kensington
garden which is only another and larg.
er park, is but the continuation Of Hyde
park and you turn back in sort of
bewildered asionishment at the vastness
and wealth of city which can afford
such nn illimitabc space for the pleas
ure Of air and exercise OF It's inhabitants.
This is Hyde park in lislabille.
Now 60 again with me in the after
noon, any time during the London sra-
son. and you shall see the same place
in full dress, and so altered and anima-
ted by the dramatis persona, that you
will hardly identify it ms the locale OF
the solitary county ramble you took in
the morning.
/: is half past four in the afternoon,
| and the fashionable world (who dine at
seven all over Eng'aud) is now taking
lis morning airing. Ii you will sit down
on one Of these solid looking seats under
the shadow Of this large elm, you will
SEQ such display of eqnipage pass yon
in the course Of single hour, rs no
other part Of the world can parallel.
This broad, well ,nacadamized carriage
drive, which makes circui, Of some
four or five miles in Hyde park. is at
this moment fairly filed with private
carriages of all degrees Here are
heavy coaches and four, with positions
and foo,men, and massive carriages en-
blazoned with family crests and gay
with all the brlliancy Of gold and Grim
sion liveries; Wonder superb barouche,
with eight spirited horses and numerous
outridcrs, is the royal equipase, and as
you lean forward to catch a glimpse Of
the Sovereign, the close coach Of the
hero Of Waterloo. the servants with
cockades in their hats. dashcs past YOU
at a rate 80 rapid that you doubt if he
who rides within is out merely for an
airing Yonder tasteful turnout, with
livcrics of peculiar delicate mulberry,
with only single tall figure in the
coach, is the Duke Of Devonshire's.
Here is the carriage Of one of the for.
eign ambassadors, less snowy and lighter
than the English vehicles, and iha
pretty phmton, drawn by two bcaulifu
blood horses, is, YOU see, driven by :
woman of extraordinary skill. She il
quite alone, and behind her sits a foot
man with his arms folded, his face a:
grave and solemn as stones that have
sermons in them. As you express YOU
surprise at the air OF conscious "grac'
with which the lady drives" your Lon
don friend quietly remarks, "yes, bu
she is not a lady" Increasingly th'
carriages roll by, and you are less aston
ished at the numberless superb equip
ages or the beauty Of the horses, thar
at the old world air Of the footmen il
gold and silver lace, gaudy liverie;
spoiless linen and snowy silk stockings
Some of the grand old coachmen, il
/ full powdered wigs. decked in all III
glory of LACED coats and silken calye.
held the ribbons with such consciou
/ air Of imposing grandeur, that willing
ly accep, them as the tree-ppnies. th
/ mos, blooming blossoms of this parterr
| Of equipage. II seems to me tha, ther
p. NAV be something comfortable in thu
e hanging all the ,rapPinss of station O
. the backs Of coachmcn and foo,men.
4. one must be bothered with such thing
4 so ,ha. one may lean back quietly
!. plain clothes in the wei! stuffed seat (
4 his private carriage.
= Bu, do no, le; u loiter away all OF
a time in a single scene in Hyde park.
I few steps farther on is Rotten Ro'
). (raiher ian odd name for AN elegar
n place J the chosen arena Of fashionat
/ eaues,rians. The English know too We
e the pleasures OF riding. to galiop {
!. horse. back over hard pavements, ar
d Rotten Row is soft circle OF coup
l. Of miles, in the park, rallied OF tor +!
n parpose, where the horses feet have
elastic surface 10 travel over. Iiundrc
re Of fair eqaes,risns, with fathers, e'o'
ID ers or fnends for companions. are he
le enjoying a more lively and spirited c
"a ercise than the lansuij inmates Of {
re carriage we have jo.l lefi behind US.
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