The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-28

Wsnderings through LOnd On-Eng
Iish Ladies OF Rank-POwder, Paint
and POodIes-Tribuiet 10 American
wOmen-LondOn TOwer-HisiOric
Reminiscences-Pa It's Beauties
and AtIractiOns-Gard OF the
TuiIeries Arch de Triumphe -
OIher objects OF Interest.
PARIS, August 20, 1877.
Editors OF the Register:
could tell you of my wsnderings
through LoRdon till you would weary
and say, "All this l know; it is nothing
new; every intelligent American, even
our school boys. can repeat the same,
tor what saw and heard l., perhaps u
repetition of what any one else would see
or hear, So | will not dwell upon the
subject. | don't think il would interest
YOU much To- recall the size OF st. Paul or
talk of its dome or the great bell, tolled
only on the death OF royal blood, or speak
of the parts where Nelson and Yelling
ton lie side by side, or how much labor
It is 10 ascend the six hundred steps to
the ball and get the finest view OF Lon
don, or tell you how many shillings and
pence 1t costs before you see all. 1t
might do to take you TO Hyde
Park and see the elegant equipsgeS
OF the nobility with drivers and
footman, bedecked with gilt and brass
silk stockings, knee breeches, and all the
psraphernslla OF blood aud wealth, bu: |
would not say the horses or carriages
compare with our own in speed. style or
| elegance, nor would cay that the lady
| occupants of the same can approach our
women in any respect. | can pick you
out IN our city At home, in one hour,
moro beauty, more style, more loveiiDess
than you will see for days on Hyde
| Park, and rs to the ladies OF maturer
age, say IS to so, they were TO my eye
rather repugnsnt than otherwise, even
with all their CurlS, powder, paint and
poodle dogs. Why do these foreign wo-
men have such liking to pets OF this
KIND, found with them in all kinds OF
places? will place, without any hesi-
tatlon, American ladies, young and
old, above all others, in every,
thing that makes woman attractive.
| would like to tell you somewhat OF
London Tower, for it was very interest
ing. 1t has so many historical memories
which YOU recall with sadness. The
very first point seen as you enter is one
of them-the TRAITORS Gate" for
through this all State prisoners entered
after trial, and the only intimstlOn OF
their fate would be the direction the
headsman's axe pointed, ss he sat in
front of the bost-if from him, he was
cleared; If toward him, 1t bsde him to
prepare for death. 1t was just outside
thus gateway that the Courtly Raleigh
cast his cloak in the mre that his Queen
might not soil her dainty foot rs she
landed from the boat, and which gallant
act brought him her favor; and IN this
same tower was he imprisoned three dit.
lerent times a'terwsrd, and rs you stand
in his little prison room, per-
haps eight feet square, without
light or window, and but little space
outside for his walk, you read scratched
on the door jam by him the words, ABE
,e faithful and l will give you crown
tf life" Here the mind goes back to
Lady Jane Grey, whose pietyand beauty
nave been the admiration OF thousands,
MS you stand on the spot she was exc
cuted and you can almost see before you
the young and lovely Katherine How
ard. srraigned tor high treason, brought
to the scatfold close by, still wearing or
her arm the motto, "No other will but
his" Lsdy Ann Boleyn, who mad been
only a few years before received with
msgnifcenCe, attired in silver tissue, and
mantle lined with ermine, and brow en- .
circled with jewels, and her beautiful
mead on the block in this place three
wears after. AT the foot of the stair
case Richard the Third murdered
the royal children, and there
buried them, thus securing n
crown tor himself. Cranmer, Ridley,
L4timer were all imprisoned here before
their martyrdom At Oxford. You see
passages and dungors, the means OF
torture, the thumb ,cr"w, the rack, the
aX and block. How much of honor, o.
wealth. of human gra, Geur have been
dl.s,pated in these wsiis 1t might please
YOU to take peep through the iron
railing u, the crown jewels, diamonds
pearls and precious stones of wondrous
SIZE and basuIy. Nlctor,as crown OF
purple velvet surrounded in .hoops Of
SILVER surmounted by "a sapphire, the
Prirce of Wales crown OF pure gold, but
unaddorned, the royal sceptre, the rod OF
equaiity, coronation bracelets, sacrament
IA plate and var Gus other dishes o! gold,
ana ali in charge OF a lady, hut there are
plenty of red coats not tar oft, and n few
gems, about $4,000 only, ard the stock
very much reduced. What there is
however are dazzling bright and c'ean
London is iull OF such pisces, and
weeks would not suffice to see them; but
London is heavy, tIreSOme-nOt enough
OF life efervescence Her houses par
take of the same, her smusements and
other climes. And where does he go2
Paris. So did l. Taking the P. NJ.
train, reaching Dover by 10; across n
smooth sea TO Calsis; no sickness, bu: q
iollv ride, and you land where you no
longer understand what is said. How
sudden these transitions, and how un-
comfortable to not know what Is said or
Whist to do. 1t was one o'clock when we
took the train for Paris, and it was more
By good luck than knowledge or direc-
tIons that we got into the right cars.
From America" was sufficient pass
word to the Custom House official to
cause him to tip his chapedu, and, with a
gracious wave OF the hand, pass US with