The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1874-10-01
The Oueen's ApaTtmeu.S.

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A late London correspondent gives an
interesting account OF visit to Windsor
! Castle, and what he saw there. The
| Waterloo Chamber, he says, is IS feet
long, As feet high, and AZ broad; it is
| lighted by lantern of ground glass, ex-
tending the whole length Of the room,
and is divided into five compartments by
| light, graceful arches. At each end OF
| the room there are galleries for must
clans, formed Of rchly-carved oak. The
walls and ceilings arc decorated in white
and gold relief with armorial bearings,
and inserted in the paneling around the
room are portraits of all the eminent
men who were connected with the bat
tie OF Waterloo. Lions, masks and gro
tesque heads holding wreaths of flowers
and fruit embcllish all the holdings, and
the doors, mantel pieces and picture
frames are adorned with beautiful wood
carvings by Gibbons. The carpet is
dark maroon, naneled and figured with
the stars of the civil aid military Orders
of the Bath, and the furniture OF oak
corresponding with the s:yle OF tue
room) covered with crimson velvet. .he
presence chamber is 80 feet long, 80 feet
high, and 81 feet broad an immense
Gothic window forms almost one entire
end of the room, and commands an ex-
tensive view of the park and adjacent
country. The style Of the room is that
of the time of Louis xiv, and the work
manship is admirable. The ceiling is a
marvel of beauty, as are also the Ger
niceH, which arc ornamented by scroll
work Of the most exquisite description.
Large, richly carved doors open into the
throne room, the Waterloo gallery, and
the baDquetin@ hall. The walls are hung
with six superb specimens of Gobelin
tapestry, representing "The History OF
Jason and the Golden Fleece" Splendid
looking-s lasses occupy other portions
Of the room. Four chandeliers OF or
mulu, interSpcrsed with cut-gasS,
branches and pendants, are suspended
from the ceiling. The floor is of oak,
pargct, the cak being inaid with fieur-
ie-is in ebony. The furniture Is solidly
gilt, and is very gorgeous. 1T one end
Of the room there is q large malachitc
vase, which was presented to Queen
Victoria by the Emperor Nicholas of
Russia. The banqucting hall is 200 feet
long, 81 feet high, and 81 feet broad.
On one side Of the room arc thirteen
arge windows, and opposite to them arc
containing hfe-slze portraits of
he last eleven sovcrcignS OF England. |
10 a music gallery at one end Of the ball
$ an organ, and under, upon a dais, is
he Queens chair OF state, made lii mi
alton Of the coronation chair in West
Minister Abbey. In the spaces between
he portraits there are large brass shields
With the cross Of St. George and the
iarter motto. Brackets supporting
amps project from each side OF the
hields, and above them are steel he'll
nets with cross spears. The ceiling is
lmost entirely covered with shields en-
lazoned with the armorial bearings of
II the knights of the Garter, from the
lstitution Of the order down to the
resent time-a period Of about five hun
red years. Tic names Of the knights
re painted between the panels Of the
indows; to each of them is affixed Il
lumber corresponding to that attached
, the arms on the ceiling. On each ,
dc of the window there ere two
nights Gn stucco) in complete armor. !,
he furniture (of which there is but lit
c, the hall being seldom used) is OF oak /,
)vcred with scarlet velvet, and the car :
ct is an oak pattern, in small panncls,
18th the cross IN the center, and a rich =
order of the Garter and motto. In one :
the departments we were shown an :
Jony cabinet, in!aid with onyx, which :
I'd belonged to Mary Queen of Scots, =
I'd two large tables of solid silver, one =
which had been owned by Charles H., :,
Id portrait, by mbrandt, OF the IA !,
Gus Countess OF Desmond at the age !,
ore hundred and twenty. =