New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-15

windows contain portraits OF Henry VIII anu Odiun
Wolsey and the names and coatsof-arms Of Henrys
wvesa string long enough, good sooth, to bazon the
broadsido of q barn. Still upon the walls hangs
the same arras hung In Henry's ume-tap-
estry Of wonderful embroidery. With royal wassall
these walls did often ring In the reigns Of Elizabeth ana
James l., and here Charles for while held his court
Here too be was imprisoned when the wh OF the wheel
brought Cromwell the top; here one daughter OF Cro-
well was given in marriage to Lord Falconoerg' ana
here another daughter This fayorite one) Mrs. Claypoe
died Great change there at Hampton Court when
the Lord Protectors dislnterred head grlnnea from
CHASTITY pole above estminster Hall and Cavaliers came
TO sit places where Purtaus had BEEN or praying
there was little OF loyemaking much. Charles H.
had peculiar notions about things, and insolnch rs
Mistress Nell Gwynne frequently sat in these gardens
then it seems notlng than fit that her portrait
should now hang the walls And for one had rather
that her arch merry face frequently appeared thah
encounter does at every turn portrait OF tnat
straddleeggod, squarejawed murderer or women Hen
| ry VIII.
No soyereigns are stopping" at Hampton Court now
any had residence here since George H. and
his Queen, Caroline. For my part am very glad OF II;
one could not have half good time were royal
family around to press hospitality upon ono ana ask
him questions about America. As 1t 49, You can unch at
any OF several inns by at your own expense,
and have the OF apartments which were once royal
Oh, tits place to browse The walls are hung with
pictures; here You find the beauties OF the Second
Chares's Court painted by Sir Peter Lely no end OF
"nymphs and satigcs" s Mrs Mornnglory interpreted
tho catalogue, the while she modesty vailed her eyes,,
portraits by Godfrey Kneler he who the round
oath that he would not be buried in Westminster, Be
cause they do bury fools there'); Adams and Ewes
picking up apples for q living; Queen Eliza
beth in fancy dress fancy thatD queen
Charlotte when 80 years OF with her ID children In
tho background" another portrait of Queen Elizabeth
Mt the age. attred in magnicently embroidered
gown and surrounded by aegorcal figures. the nerpre-
tatiou being that Venus is hiding her face abashed at
finding her beauty thus outved; Minerva looks on in as
constituent discovering that mortal is wiser than she
while Juno takes vexed flight at finding the glory OF
her reign oudone earth lie does not lay II on thlcK
this arst-Oh NOD Strange TO say we fDd " Portrait
OF "A Lady" also Portrait OF Gentleman, IN the cat
aloglc-subects rarely in modern galleries. Then
we have the admralst Is pleasure to meet tie brave
Bcnbow though only in pan-the great generals, Fair
Rosamond Clifford, 4" man in large Ruiz Portrait
OF man with Large Bearl" and several other pictures
that one would naturally expect to find In royal eoec-
ton. This Injecting OF Henry Will and Francis !! OF
France" Tor 1.-THE Field OF the Cloth OF Gold, by Hol-
bein has tradition attached Of which one may read
confirmation in the picture itself II he draw near to IT,
in the time OF the Commonwealth Parliament proposed
10 sell this picture TO the King OF France and the bargain
was concluded The Earl OF Pembroke learning OF IT, ana
being determined that an inheritance OF successive
princes SO interviewer with history, should not leave
"
ON finding the picture "mutiated" think It was rather
mproved the French refused to consummate the bar
gain and after tho Restoration the Earl gave the head 10
Charles H. who caused it to be carefully put IN place
But the circular is plainly enough seen III the pic
turc especially n rou take a side Light for It,
However we cannot put up" over night at Hampton
and "a well say goodby to IL ever. But before
leaving let me repeat Hampton Court by all means
when you visit England. And when assure You that
do not own brick OF it even nor single inch Of the
grounds you certainly cannot suspect me OF any merce
nary motive in thus advising you.
Take day for the Crystal Palace, too And II In the
holiday season. pr within month Of 1t eyen you viii
have an opportunity OF seeing "Christmas panto-
mme"-one of Enganis most cherished Institutions an
taang the Iabeas Corpus acard dcarer to tho popular
hcart-the hearts OF childhood espccially-tlan even
Magma Charta sat the thing through and oh. but it
was dreary to me- though the adult audience seemed de-
lighted and number OF children rolled of their seats in
conyusye laughter But mover could see the humor OF
one man i'm "A play striking another over tho head with
stuffed club though the point u most successful mere ana
seldom fails To bring down the house. Many parents
who would not for worlds let their children go to q
thcaer would feel that solemn duty had been ignored
II they did not send them o. the Christmas pantomime
81 .uppose the performance must carry educational
Influence with H. though at first sight one would thnk IL
not only tngcd, actually dyed deep down in the
wool with and yulgary. Very possibly am
unable to recognize humor even when 1t staros me
I'm in for IT, that Punch and Judy never do thrill me
quite through TO the center with mirth Nor as
general thing do my cOuntrymen rally round the DON
and shower pennies upon I've proprietor with prpuSion
calculated to either gladden. his heart or sustain the
popllar exhibition IL may be that the wiie-beatins
business which the main fun Of the thing seems TO lie
IA not xharatin- foreigner However the influence
on the masses be good or the exhibition would not
b. nationally encouraged rs it Is.
Hyde Park you must see, bnt II anyone at the lower
gate demand sxpence for admission say you prefer to
pay on going out and will him at the upper end-or
possibly further. II you have made an appointment to
meet anybody here-your tailor or hairiresser say
without specifying exactly where you will think II might
he called Hideandeek Park before You get through with
e. But while waiting feed the swans in the Ser
pcntlue or hire little boat aud splash round among the
other feathercd fowl And in watching tho carriages
that roll through and the equesans who tot ana can
ter by an hour is very whirled away Every sort
of pleasure vehicle is out from the four-inhand drag
to pony-phaeon. II you wish to see the very lncrha
ton pride only necessary TO look at the puny ou
Dowager lolling on satin cushions IN huge hhdau'
bedged in by rat footmon Even her horses dsdain to
touch the earth and knock their muzLles with their
kneos in the ondeavor step high possible But so
Far "a show Of beauty coucernedwil it be thought
am preudcod II say that one OF our misses in Central
Park Is as good this whole "Lady's Miler Rotten
Row. however with It's fair eluesrians flashing by, long
skirted as but less nebuous in body, is very
pretty sight afternoon. IL Is not called, under
stand because of the character Of those who ride In IT,
TO think that mono these ladies respectable would
be greater mistake than TO suppose that all Of
them OF course,
En- this outward world below
The wheat and tares together grow"
And AL sorts Tide Ia Rotten Row.
But the most of those you see, If not members OF
aristocracy which known TO wrong are mt
least the wives and daughters of the British merchant
and with very few exceptions all are ugly enough to DO
virtuous "Rotten Row" is supposed to be but corrup