The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-10
And. besidea william, Anne, her husband,


and George H. al died In that palace.
ueorse III; aud Queen Charlo,te dessyted ";
apartments allotted to her here r. 1911. Lady
Brownlow writes, In her charming little volume,
"reminiscences Of Scptuagenarian'"
My father hid mot the Princess Of wales several
time, at dinner at hcr mst n, IA X H. inf,sd
the Princess urc was fat, aud somewhat shapeess;
NOS ave ws 'S WI fTmcG R R' e,a MT have
p r yU was ana ' G whcR Eowey is az" pe
caused by the quantity Of rouge She wore. Her flir
like lon m'nc. Evcr,o dy before tue peace wth
ine snS Sf ' ' Of snowy ura 6eT WINS
generally nancnted Win gold and silver span.
them Sometimes She wore scarlet mantle win
scd trimming r1nId IT, az ir9m s,"u u ana
re1,rd to ne ngnrc tn cit ct was range rue parties
! competition. Tlere were good peopl, anl very bad
nne s S uIa te ey sydney SMITH who thought
looked rather out OF place there
This was in 1911, and to 20 TO Kensinetqn Pal
ace WIS then nigh treason to Carlton House.
Under date Of March in that year Miss rry
| looked wretchody, swollen up with muddled
complexion, aud was besides extremely tipsy-
graveiy and cautiously So. He at ! st gave nc
formal grave bow, with 'kensington lcgible on
| it,"
1t was Just two years after this that the Prin-
cess Charlotte OF " aes arrived at Carlton House
| al or her romantic escapo alone from the house
| where she vas residing. she mad been told that
she WIS u he taken TO Carlton House, and In
| despair at the news, got away. entered hack
ney coach, and was driven to her mothers. Her
| I'm IT, tine Duke Of = issex and Lord Brough nm,
her mothers counsel, then persuaded her TO 40
to Carlton House, where she remained till the
following day. and then left for windsor.
Tue present Queen was born at kensington in
1870 and there In 1881 held her first council. Mr.
Disraoll has alluded to tins In an eloquent pas
sage IN his Stbyl' :
In a palace in a garden-not in a naughty keep,
proud with the fame out darx with the violence Of
ages not ia rega ne orgl, wlte The splsndor, gu.
garden meet scene for DSg'n ana me-
must ascend ner throne.
| During the present reign various members Of
the royal imiy have oocuUied the palace, aud
several old attendants nave rooms allotted to
The once famous Carlton House was so called
from having been the residence OF LDrd Carlton:
In l72 1t soid TO Ere erick, Prince ~
Wales, son u George H., and father Of George
III. II re the Prince resided until his death.
also died here. From that time Il was IN
occupied until the next Prince Of Wales
ment provided Tor MN IN 1888. II was then
dor hitherto unknown In England.
In 1885 wapDle writes 10 Lady Ossory;
We 70 see the rrasc' h. ner palace IN ri MAI N
Europe There Is "a august simplicity mat s.toni'had
me You cannot call II snn,snt J.. T. ta, s,e and
staircase vi oe slgero In A. TIE isly 'aies len naSe
The money is t. come conceive not-al tue TN mines
IA Cornwall wOuid not pay quarter.
Some Of the fstcs given at Carlton House
were on scale u magnncence which mas
never been surpassed On tle a Of July, lsl3,
one of these entertainments took place, winch
lasted thirteen hOufs. The COMPANY assenbled at
APP NJ, ami did not break up TIL 4 A. NJ! Miss
berry. VINO visited 1t few DAYS after this fete,
when IL thrown open TO the public, with
all the decorations intact describes II as " mag
nincent" ,
goes some way toward exolsining the enormous
! Indebtedness OF the Prince. Indications OF most
lavish eXtrAvAgance were on all sides. The
crimson drawins-room was ~ wondrous sump-
tuousness. The rose sa.in drawihs-room con
tained, among other spendors, a superb circn-
lar tauie OF Sevres CHINA. presented to the
Prince Regent nv Louis XVIII. The state
dining room opened antO tue conservatory "
three pairs OF glass folding doors. and the win
| dpws of the conservatory were enbllz oned
with the arms VI all tue ENGLISH sovereign.
from the time OF the Norman william, and ~
all the Princes Of Wales. In the eastern wing
was ali armorY. containing magnificent col
lection Of ancient armor. aud war trophies from
me house stood exactly where the steps
r leaiing to 81. James's Paiace now are. The
Tue northern side looked ON Waterloo Pare
. tained "Gentie HEREFORD" EgIiW ORE ns and
| others OF those choice specimens who made Nv
tue glories Of tue isesenos. Inere were mace
| Sherdin's brightesL sales, AMI Charles FOX
widest mOts, anu scenes were enlcted which
are hinted 1t ia Vanity FAIR" and plainly told
10y less reticent authors Of tue period.
A few years later Carton House WAS utterly
ohli;erited, clean gone. and not trace oi II
left. me name mans IN Carlton House Ter
race (where MIR. Gadstouo long resid cd ana
the Cr.ton Clue. rne poriico was removed
winch formerly screened tue Princes mansion.
Is now performing Ike ofhse f,r GrosyenoT
| House. the residence or the miIiiOnaire DdAe
% | Of Westminster.
, A writer in February, 1927, observes:
; Her Imy be allowed TO remarS that the denoliuor
ANY diyer.inea sari-n IA. been a. tofa 40 aud n
s.a pre- pre- s ca dreaT Prjpsct eacaed to eT
cite tue renectons OF the moralst
Both the site and the edince were so nne, nnC
such immense sums had been Law shed Oh tn
p latter that It's demolition IS somewhat unuc
= untAoe, The riding hp4se rem 'ined unti
within few wears, wnen II was pulled down
\ anu the ground covered by two OF the ines
houses IN 10 .don, one Of which, bui. by tn
t. late Duko Of Newcastle (ths same who ac ON
a panied the Prince OF wales - this country, 4
: nov occupied by Lord GrAuv lie the other Dl
r Mr. Alfred Sorson, "a son Of almos, the creates
millionaire 4 whom Engl md can boast VINO h
r. conspicuous Tor his exquisite taste and his de
vOtlOu TO art 1t Is one ui tue best worth seein.
I A lease Of the ground for Marlborough House
l. was one of the hrst good things extracted b.
. Mis-. Freeman (ths Duchess) from Mrs. Murle
: tQIeen Anne. Wren was tue architect. 1t wa
. huilt about l7p. one OF the subjects whicI
q principally occIDied the Dicness IN the las
I months Of her life Was the getting an extension
: Of the lease u ihs mansion, which II had COS
u the Duke flO0D-eq uiydlent to thrice that sun
{ tD-day-to Ddild. In lSl1, either through tn
= expiration Of the lease or It's purchase. the prop
u erty came a. In into the possession OF Tn
: Crown. Il was appropriated TO Prince heopoi'
I (tne late King OF the BelgiInsl aud the Princes
: Charlotte, aud the former resided there seyerl
c years.
u 1t has been erroneously stated that the grea
a Duke Of Marlborough died In TINS house. IA
u died at the Rangers Lodge, Windsor Park, dc
u SCRIP d by con temporary writ as delight
: ful habtation. with hne gardens" The Duches
had a grant u the RInEefsniu, Of b IN tn
n Great and Little Parks, from Queen Anne Il
1919, for three lives. Thence the body W.
x brought to Marlborough House, where It lay Il
a. stste IN great pOmp until II was removed &
70 Westminster Abbey, pendiny the mausOleum II
Bleuhei u being ready 10 receive II.
= Great improvements were made In Mari
. borough House on the occ ision Of the Pine
! OF Wales's marriage. new entrance NAH va
!, added ON the side Of Pail Mall, ana the iorme
u entrance nall 3oxt0, turned Into a saloon. Their
q were then brought To HIGHT in this of .y apart
J., ment large oil paintings representing the we
y tories Of Marlborough, which for many year
q had been hidden beneath layers OF whlteWash
II and had been boarded ana canvassed over
. These interesting memorials OF the first owner
= whose nSure Is conspicuous IN the a, have nov
9 been restored. Tue library Is "A very agreeable
u room. LIS windows face the garden.
the bookcases are If poi nd oak, Ornamente
g with gliding, the panels beng harquetefie work
: Hut the house, though greatly improved, cal
u never vie with such palaual aDodes as those o
u the Duke OF Sutherland, LORD Ellesmere, an
= Mr. HolfOrd.
;, Her Last Offer.
u from ne Deron Free Press.