The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-03-13
The Mausoleum at FrOgmOre

Tic London Tiol,s give toe following d-crip-
fiYu 81 fhc mau-Ilcum which Queen Victoria has
huiit 20 Fr-u."rr fpr the recs rjiuu 0i tie remains
90 tire Prince '1u-lIt " TIE magnificent place
q -epultEre JAS been very nearly completed.
al that remains % De- added l.. iu fact. aIue
further --afuay AMI two large PAINTING which
are vet unfinished. The cl-t. % i- Understood.
already amounts o. some E-fi.tUu. and tie whole
~ ril- dc.uvel from her Nai---r- private rursc.
Aeoer- % The mIU-lcum J. obtained Ly crI--iu.
q handsome stone bridge which ia- hz-u thrown
aer-- q PORTION 90 tire ornamental water %
7 F~r1-uJrc. The exterior c. tie ul--llcum j.
stone al the interior J. marble. %! every hue
aud l~--ufriau. H. design tEe structure consists
81 q central lrtaE,u, around which are three re-
cc--ss ~ e.1Ts.-- tl- cu-rluea complying the -.-e
of what would ia. Gre f1lrtu. TIE q me ui the
ocfa-1n J. zlEI.-lte- - @ cross Tic external
lre..tI % tie h..nIr- D. seventy feet and tEc
length eighty fe-. ire extreme height. from tire
general iese. % tie ground On tie top % tae cross
is cizItv-tHrce fest. and tLr height from the floor
% tLe ceiling q tie dome T. seventy feet. The
interior j. % work Ul art 0f wonderful glaEuif-
eeree.-ricI IN gold and c1ipr, IN painting and
sculpture. IN specimens % tire ll-t -siliill deco
ration. Tie eutrauer. which faces thc east. j.
reached hy q flight Ii black marble step. leading
- o porch supported hy granite columns. and
with q ceiling decorated with S-li.il;I- Venetian
mp-lie-- Tire HplT 90 the enhance. as well - o!
the entire structure. J. formed Of varieElt@l mar
1e-. polished and inEIiI IN panels ~! beautiful
deiSH- In tie centre Of the Octaglu j. a massive
sarrlIaI-us u highly polished Aberdeen granite,
Tc-tirg uI0n g LAB % polished marble. and at it,
corners there are kuecllug angels III bronze
Upou the li o! tie -zre,pIaZUr j. q rccumbcnt
fglre Of the Prince tUu.0It IN white marble. the
work Of Baron Narochetti. Tic dome above has
n ceiling Js blue. sIaugieI with golden stars, and
tie ribs Df tire d1uc. a!-J rich with gold. are sup
ported Ly golden angels. Tie lantern around
the dome j. filed with stained giass. beneath
which are cherui= holding wroIil- Df i0am)rfcteS.
Prom the ceilings 81 egcI Of the tIrec recs--es
there j. SUSPENDED % massive chandelier If bronze
and gold. around. the walls are formed Oi pan
elIeI and -cuiYtur,i marbles. sCt with great taste
and skill. ard with inscriptions and tTuccries
interpreted. IT. the rccC-> opposite the entrance
there Is an altar, and over IL "a large painting Of
the Resurrection abOvc IT,. I'm the ceiling. q frc-co
Of tie Ascension. Tie large paintings for the
other two rcccS~c~ have not set ariged. One Of
tie fre~o- j. Christ bearing the Cr,--. over tie
entrance there = q picture painted by the Crown
Princess Of Prussia princes Royal Of Great
BFitain). and her Royal Nighrc-, skiliful alike
~ n sculptor and q FAINTER. contributes 90 tic
building There are IGintin4- Of the cyaUgcii-ts
three statue- Of tie prophets lave yet {, come.
IN statuaTy marble, depict various
scTiTturai subjects. y great guam
tity u enrichment IN gold bronze adds % the
general effect. The result j. mITyclIu-iy -raud.
n magnificent ~rcs;iug-Illcc for tic ii!ustFi1us
l.TaTted. Aii that aiI.ctiDuItc reverence could
~lictaJc. wealth procure, ard art achieve, has
been done. IL j. . work worthy Of our Queen
Election and deep reverence for the memory of
Ger beloved husband and rs n lasting memorial
{ i worthy 81 thc Prince who S., ciruC+;iv de-
'ntei himself - promote the cultivation 81 thc
which are in this royal mlUsJ.eum exhibited
u their utmost spicnIpT.'