New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-29
PREPARATIONS FOR TIE ROYAL MAR
RIIGE AT LONDON.
F,o1 7he LoadOa Tis,s.


Since our last notice all the decorative preparations
connected with this important event have advanced
considerably WhHta few days ago were mere rows Of
deal seats not elegant in effect or commodous IN
appearance, have now been stuffed and embroidered
into luxurious looking )dutcgiis smost in keeping with
the magnificent salons in which they ranged.
Ante-chambers and galleries too, which lately wer.
crowded with painters and paperers, aud redoent OF
size yarush, and other hOuse decorative malaria,
have now emerged into marble halls rich with gilt
and bright with yarnish, but about which, ncverhe-
less the malaria aforesaid still hangs in the most per-
sistent and unpleasant manner Beyond tins slight
draw back, however, everything which has Yet been
done in the vay Of alteration AMI improvement has
been effected in the very best style, and when the
smallDess Of the outlay is considered the chang
that has been wrought IL creditable alike to the
designer and 10 those instructed with the excel
ton OF the plans Any one acquainted with the garden
entrance 10 ST. James, may at once Judge OF what has
been done when state that even the eatree there
has, by some extraordinary combination oi tact and
skll, been mace 10 Hs-umr q respectable appearance
One door Of an ample width has b,en constructed for
the entrance OF the royal visitors, and smaller door
ut each side admits the ats Idanis and Inferior ocer-
The Ministers room has been repenied and Tepa.
pered and the dust and CRIME which had sccumuls'd
since the reign of George ILL., completely removed
that those most familiar with Ia. former Defh-
stairs aspect of the Palace would Tail 10 recognize u.
The same may be said Of The back-stans themselves,
which until now have been Lite stered ana o'nsuy
not in proved since th. tine when poor Queen Anne
skunk out of the sigt ii her nnIcriou- Mistress ana
crept down them 10 her stolen interviews win mr.
Mashom in the garden. ]. j. stil! iul Of narrow anu
crooked ways, but beyond TINS isnt, wnnn sup
posed 10 b. inherent in ell back stairs Ia Courts, has
been much improved and, though stll most shnkey
flight Of .tans By which 10 approach rOyaly l. V'he'
wise commodous enough. The small room known ~
the Queens ClUse;-heretoore so dhgy ana oO-
scur,-hAs been renewed in the most compete sfn,@
Of the word, IL walls covered with nch emu
bossmsnts in white and god, with ceiling and iuf-
Dlture 10 match. No attempt has been lAAde 70
improve the State apartments. Down the cehier %
the Council-C Chamber, Ihrone-rocm PressuceI ha 1
her and Queen Annes Drawing Room, broad snap
OF erin sor CARPET has been laid along when te Pi
C. sion will pas: but beyond this signt change MN
Ing La. been done. The principal stsHcsss N1pins
direct IRON the Palace Ia tho C""r-Cpu,t naS De'u
.nita rfde,ornted The "a ling aud balu-irade are
richly gded and on ell the landings ~ Tue stair. Iul-
mcn,e draped mirrors have been hAeu 80 Us 10 give.
Int,t brilliant aspect 10 the "hOe P'sce, .rPeeia.ly
dur;,0 The massage Of .he various PROFESSIONS, VIII
viii r. l.,l;ed by the mirrors "a apparently in
doS,;,. avteIt The seats, which have been erected
80 NJ Ia incose the side of OF the corridor formerly
Omen toward the Color-Court, are quite finished.
II at. xith the Columns Oi tue corridor, have
all beer drapei and finished to resemble in all
T.,ec tie interior Of the Palace aud already their
effect Is rich AID strlkng:
arIrosching their completion. The carved oak gal
lerles on either sde quite finished and their eject
Is such decided improvement the old high -lcep-
ipg t4ws which formerly dsfgured the Chapel Royal
hat i. matter Of regret with all that they are not
10 remain there permanently. There j. change,
however which i 20 be permanent, and which l. pr
hsps the greatest Improvement Of all, viz. the add
tonal WIDOW. This II now flushed, and oil the sin-
doxs have been fitted with stained ghss, ~ Ia
moderate the ligh which nigh. otherwise have proved
strong. IL = INTENDED 70 relieve the carved oak
work oil the galeries with gliding, which vii GER
taiDy be great Improvement, as the crown and shs H.
bearing the Royal cypber. which have bSn hNei
20 the sp@ndrils Of ,he srehes sopgor. "
The galleries. safieienily den0nstrs.e. vel