Delaware tribune, and the Delaware state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1877-18??, 1877-07-26

UAuGCoW VI
The ride of five miles from Windsor to
Stoke Pogis is lovely, through shaded
rows and rural gardens. We did not 20 to
the village, for that was not our objective
point, it was at the entrance to the church,
yard we stopped, the churchyard that con-
tains the ioortal remains of Thomas Gray,
the one which inspired his immortal
''elegy," written in sight of it, if not in it.
Beside the slab which marks the last rest
ing-place of the poet is one which covers
the remains of his mother, and it is some-
what singular that while the latter is over
run with ivy that of the poet is quite bare;
perhaps vandals have taken it away. It is
spot where poet, one would think,
might find rest-so sweet, 30 quiet, so
peaceful; the religious little church, like o
stone sentinel, keeping guard and holding
it in perfect security.
How full of heart memories this won
derful ENGLAND "a ! Whieh~---- way you
turn you seem to be met by the ghosts of
buried friends, to whom you stretch out
your arms and plead for that closer CON-
panionship, that dearer relationship which
crossing the sea, it seemed, should have
yielded you.
There is only one difficulty that I have
experienced since I came TO England, and
that is the impossibility of getting good
breakfast. / do not want meat off the
joint, nor even ''cold game pie" though
this last is not by any means bad; but
want oatmeal and cream and strawberries,
and these are not to be had for love or
money. The British stomach believes in
solids and looks upon oatmeal as horse
food. Vegetables and fruit are as scarce
in London as water, at least in the hotels
and restaurants, and if you want to be
well and quickly served you must confine
yourself to "a chop" "a glass of some
thing" and "a bit of cheese"
WHAT THE WOMEN ARE DOING.
have missed, unfortunately, some Of
my best opportunities for finding out
what the women are doing in London, but
having letter of introduction to the
Misses Garrett, the house decorators, of
whom we have all heard, called upon
them the other day, and found that not
one word had been said in respect to their
undertaking that is not fully borne out by
the facts. Their great success adds anothe,
,othe many evidences Of achievement where
thorough preparation has preceded indi.
vidual effort. The Misses Rhoda and
| Agnes Garrett are cousins, and one is the
sister of Mrs. DR.. Garrett Anderson anG
Mrs. Millicent Fawcett, wife of Professor
Fawcett, M. P.
| Miss Agnes Garrett informed me tina,
they had first intended to come to New
York and begin their enterprise there, but
had been persuaded to try London, where
their success had been beyond their hopes
or expectations. They occupy q charm
! ing house in Cover street, furnished ant
finished interiorly according to their owl
ideas, and the result is certainly most
beautiful and artistic. The first principle
they lay down lis this That no object o.
substance shall be made by paint .ol
veneer, or any external method Of orna
mentation, to seem what it is not, and Il
this rule they adhere, no matter how much
in custom or patronage it costs them
Almost the first thing that the majority
ask for in dress or furniture is disguisi
something to make the old new or the
new old, or both; something different from
what they are. They make their own de
signs for furniture rs well as decorations
and employ quite an army OF men ant
women, mechanics and upholsterers; whom
they have with some difficulty trained II
their method. For example, when paint
ing is to be done, they write out tn
strictest directions as to the mixing o
colors, and the like; but sometimes the,
would find that the painter had departe,
arom them SO far as to mix with its vegeta
BILE color, one that would interfere wit
its fixity and permanence, simply becaus
he had been accustomed to do 70, and
was very very difficult to make them uu
derstand that orders must be implicit
obeyed, until they had learned the chem
cal reason why. After that they had n
trouble.
Their dining room is picture with
lovely garden perspective, contrived out {
London yard.
81 do not like it" said New York pull
Usher, who was visiting them recent.
"roo much high art"
81 like it better now," he said, when |
found himself seated at the cosy table fl
"5 o'clock tea" And when he had finishes
he rose, stretched himself in the que'
way that men have when they have bee
sitting down, as il it was an unnatur
position to them, and said, Il like til
l room very much-it ptt7Ts." .H
For my part, its cosiness, its shut-in al
: shut-out appearance, combined with
: open air, the freedom and delicious scene
! in the distance would have quite won n
heart, even if nearer view had not !
vealed the open replace, the old chin
the polished brass, and solid wood of t
h fitting and furniture. In the parlor wa,
It small square table, the corners Of viii
r folded together triangularly, making WI
, our grandmother would have called