The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-03-01
London, as Seen by am Amer
lean Lady.

Mass, who, formerly resided and mas
many friends in Emporia, is writing
letters about Europe to the Dwight, IL
linois, Star, and the following in that
paper of Jan. 31st, is a description of
the great city of London, which shows
that Mrs. Greene keeps her eyes and
ears open:
Well, as 1 promised, 1 will
tell you little about my trip to Eu-
rope. We went in the "Adriatic," of
the White Star Line, and twenty of US
in the same steamer. Her
length Is $50 feet; Storage $50; cabin
passengers, 120; crew, 100. We pass
ed near icebergs on the 18th of July.
They were not visible to US, but sig
nailed by another vessel, passing to-
ward New York. Our voyage from
pier in New York to pier in Liverpool
was 90 days, and we saw many
whales, quite large and near our YES
sci. We stopped in Liverpool two
sightseeing. We stopped at the
Cnarring Cross Hotel. On this site, in
1860. Gen. Harrison was beheaded,
and it being a very public place, proc
lamations were read here. On the
same spot, June 81, 1887, Victoria was
proclaimed Queen of England. We
went through the Bank of England, q
large, low building covering eight
acres of ground. It's business employs
nearly 1000 clerks, porters and SER
wants. 1t was founded in 1891 by VIM.
Patterson, Scotchman. visited the
Royal Exchange, which Is the third
building of that name that has stood
on that spot, the others having been
burned in 1866 and 1888. The founda-
ton stones were laid in 1912 by Prince
Albert,and it was opened by Victoria in
October, in 1874. The building Is 800
feet from east to west, the quadrangle
10 by 1l2 feet wide, and height of
tower, III feet. Next we went to the
Mansion House. This was built in
1899. Princely entertainments are
given here, and all that is high, power
tul or notable in the kingdom hold a
part. In many parts of the city are
elegant monuments of crosses, etc.
These were erected by Edward to the
memory of his queen Elanor, where
ever her body rested in state while on
its way from Lincoln to Westminster.
We visited Guild Hall while the
House was debating the American cat
tie question. 1t reminds me OF an I'M
ruly district school. Here the Lord
livery men vote at election for mem
Der of Parliament. 1t is considered
the town hall of London, and was or
iginally built in 141l and l431. The
hall where the Lord Mayor dinners are
held, on the 9Th of November, is 135
feet long, 4S feet wide and 55 feet high
l spent half day IN St. PauPs Cathe-
dral, which covers the ground where
many churches have been burned, be-
ginning with the earliest recOllections.
The third structure dates back to the
year 6l0. The present, or fifth church,
was 80 years building, and the first
stone was laid In 1875. The clrcum-
ference of the building Is 1892 feet
elevation of cross from foundation, 404
feet height of cross, 80 feet; weight of
ball on top of cross, $500 pounds. The
Cathedral contains good library, and
the curiosities are geometrical stair
case, which hangs without visible sup
port; the bells that chime; the great
bell which can be heard twenty miles !;
the whispering gallery, in which the
slightest whisper at one end is heard at
the other, as close to the ear, distance
of 150 feet, and in which the clapping
of door sounds like the roll of thun-
der. There is crypt of vaults in the
church where noted sailors, soldiers,
painters, poets and one philanthropis5
lie. The dome is supported by eight
immense piers, each 40 feet at the
base.
We also visited Marlborough House,
the present home of the Prince of
Wales, Rothchild's residence, and Ken
sington Palace, birth place of Queen
Victoria. They are quaint, dingy old
buildings, and date very far back,
some of them 70 the year 1900. Buck
ingham Palace is the present home, or
one of the homes, of Victoria. It is
built of stone, and cost nearly q mill
lion pounds stirling. It is by no
means a fine structure outside, but
contains magnificent apartments. Its
objects of interests are the throne
room, in which the Queen receives adj
dresses; the green drawing room, the
state ball room, the grand saloon and
the grand staircase. At this palace we
went through the news, or, as we
would say, stables. 1t contains l20
horses and one groom for each span.
The harness for ordinary use are black
and quite plain, ornamented with gold.
There were nine lovely cream horses
from Hanover, which on state occa-
sions wear Russia morocco harness
with gold mountings. Also ten large
fine black horses, so much alike You
cannot tell one from the other. The
creams are used only once q year, to
open Parliament. The blacks are used
| by the Prince Of Wales for levees. /
saw the Queens private carriage,
which is very elegant, the mat costing
/ 900 pounds. The top of the carriage
forms crown and Is gilded, like q band
wagon 20 circus. The Hammer cloth
to the state carriage Is 1l6 years old,
and also cost 1000 pounds. The car
rage was painted by Italian master,
| ChIprahanGa, and cost sixteen hun
dFed pounds. it was first used for the
coronation of George III The state
carriage is made of carved oak, Their
gilded and vanished. It weighs four
tons. There are eleven dress carriages
that cost one thousand pounds each
end are used only 60 open large build
ings or parliament. The Queen Is lame
4 now, and generally rides every morn
Ing IN the garden In { bath chair
These grounds are guarded by armed
aoldiora All the time.