Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-07

At Richmond, felt this still better. From the
terrace can be diScerned several leagues of coun-
Try; the Thames, which is not larger than the
Seine, winds through meadows, between clumps
of large ueess All is green, of soft green, al
most effaced by the distance one feels the fresh
ness and the peace of the infinite vegetation
the gray sky extends over it low and heavy
dome; at the horizon arc whitlSh miStS IN noat-
| ing layers, here and there a darkened cloud, or
the violet patch of a shower. From all the
ground rises a sluggish mist; one watches it as
| il it were piece OF muslin drawn between the
nterstces OF the trees, and gradually the float
ing gauze ofthe earth rennites with the uniform
veil of the sky. How still is the park! Troops
of deer feed in he moist brakei the hands
approach the fence ana gaze on the
passer-by without fear. Can tract Of
country be better arranged Tor relaxing the
nerves of the man who struggles and
toils?. The oaks, the lime trees, the spreading
and huge chestnut trees, are noble creatures,
which seem to speak in low tones with majesty
and security; at their feet is thick and tall
grass; the blades of grass, whereOn the RI in
has left its tears, smile with a tender and sad
grace. A sort of fond quietude emanates from
the air, the sky, and all things; Nature well
comes the soul, weary and worn with striving.
How one feels that their landscape suits them,
and why they love it? Without doubt their eli.
mate befts trees, and, besides, they have had no
invasion or popular rising TO mutilatc or cut
them down; the national taste has favored
their preservation; olden things have been
more respected and better preserved than in
France, and among them must be numbered the
trees.
Those of Windsor and Hampton Court are as
beautiful. From Kew Gardens to Hampton
Court extends an alley of gigantic chestnut
trees, of which the large pink and white punches
resemble girandolcs. The foliage is so thick
that underneath it Is cool in the height OF sun.
Upon the velvet of the grass, consolidated with
flowers and bordered by nasturtums stand
forth clusters of rhododcndrons, as tall as two
men, entirely covered by rose cOlOred flowers,
amid which bees are humming. There are so
many of them, they are so magnificent, of so
tender a tissue and so fine a tone, they are
grouped with such profuslon in a single clumb
wholly impregnated with light, that one re-
mains dazzled; it is delicious Intoxicating; al
most beyond nature. A little way farther, in
an enormous dollhouse, palms, as large as
oaks, spread their curious vegetation, and ba-
nanas unfold leaves that would cover a child
twelve years old. This is one of their
talents; they admirably understand the archi-
lecture of trees, Of grass, and of flowers; |
have not seen even a classical palace, or even
poor cottage, where it was uncompre-
hended. Sometimes, indeed, the effect is
too strong; in the sun it is Oyerpowering; the
Incompatible verdure then assumes tones SO
rich and intense that they cannot be transferred
TO canvas; they would Offend they would be too
raw; it Is necessary to enjoy them with the
mind, not with the eyes; they are feast, and,
as it were, an outburSt of delight; in order to
prepare and maintain them, swell and expand
the tissues, moisture was required, excessive
moisture, the caress and the guardianship of
soft vapor; beneath warmer sky, such flowers
you'd ha stifa,Aa-l >s>1 srIJ TIvnCr II Is mat
they break forth to day under his blaze. They
have the tint of a beautiful lady; they, too, are
patricians developed, preserved, embellished by
all the refnements of art and of luxury; | have
had the same impression at a full.drcss morning
party, before staircase filled from top to bot
tom with laughing ladies in swelling and sweep
ING dresses of tulle, of silk, the head covered
with diamonds, the shoulders bare. This was
unique sensation, that of Splendor and brillian-
cy carried to the highest pitch-all the flowers
OF civilization and of nature in a single bou-
| quet and in single perfume.
hampton Court is a large garden in the
French style, laid out in the time of William Ill.
| Our style was then the reigning Que in Europe
Yet Enghsh taste is discoverable here also; the
| borders have been planted with standard rose.
| bushes, and these, closely trained along the
| slight espaliers, form columns of flowers Ducks,
| swans swim in all the pieces of water, water
lilies unfold their velvet stars The cid trees are
| propped up by iron rods. When they die, in or
| der that they may not be wholly lost, the re-
| malnders OF their trunks are converted into a
| kind of huge urn Clearly they are cared for
| and they are loved. There are no fences. [ no.
hced young boarding school girls walking and
| playing on the grass, but they never pluck q
| flower. The following notice suflices to protect
the garden: ut is hoped that the public will ab.
| stain from destroying that which is cultivated
for the public qualification" | have seen fam
| lies OF common people taking their dinners on
the green sward of Hyde park; they neither tore
| up nor spoilt anything. This is perfect; the
ann OF every society is that each one should be
| always his own constable, and end by Tot hay
| ing any other.-H. Tame