, 1879-07-06

IL u Ill laEL ny He!1S couVeEtel 4uLo d pu44eb ~
the entertainment OF the larger pumbcr Of invite
guests, who .partook OF their rai)way-statio
I kind OF meal while the real wedding -brcaktas
was celebrated in the private dining-roon
| within the cnceintc Of the peculiarly saerc
| Royal apartments This distinction marks aharr
( II enough the difference between guests Roys
| nnd guests who are only s.distlngushcd," Je
not distinguished enough to ba invited to sig
| the r,arr1age-certihcatc Of Royalty. Tie stat
apartments, as they are called, OF Wind6o
Castle are as open to the public almost as Chats
worth. When the Court is absent from Wind
| sor-an amp1e space OF every year-anT of be
staiestY's Iieee subjects, BY going through til
mere form OF calling at stationer's shop ant
asking for ticket, may view some Of the fines
| rooms aud nearly all the finest pictures il
Windsor Castle. Fortified with q yellow-hues
oieco Of paner, like the gold check
sought for in New York in the day
when greenbacks were plentiful, but In
! productive OF much in tue way Of foot
o. clothing, the visitor may view TIT
! staircase on which state receptions take place
AT the times when he is allowed to see it there
] is not much adgeotitions aid from shrubs and
| flowers, aud the nickname Of
1.-THE KINGS sw1MMrNa-BATu"
will be recognized as curlously appropriate. II
| the old ballroom ne may feaBt his eyes on
series Of Vandycks, equally valuable as artistic
| trlumphs aud historic relics; and in tile State
Draw ng- Room NAV see, among other portraits
Of the House OF Hanover, that Of FIRED, who
was alive, but now is dead ~: OF which much.
'be said !" that, unlike bis father, who hated
'boets and baintess," he had ~ keen TASTE toz
the arts and collected many of the finest pict-
ures, including tha Rabenses, which nov adorn
Windsor. he may also inspect the Waterloo
Chamber, used as dining-room FOR the mem
pers of the household, and admire its reseu,-
blance to the cabin Of ship,-due, it Is said, to
the taste Of his late Majesty King William ".
and the 1T. Geogge's Banqueting-Hall, already
alluded tn. Il he bo q conuolsseur in furniture
and decoration, be NAV marvel at the wonderful
Gouthier cahinrt, of such finely sculpturcd Or
molu that he will hesitate whether to appraise
its 7alue at el0, ,0N tor E15,0uO, a.i1 will
go home to look upon those he bus bought for
hundreds with loath,ng' and dsmay. Superb
wooti-earving, by Grinling Gibbons, will chai-
lcngc his admiration III the Presence Chamber;
and, after inspecting the Albert nud ST. Georges
Chapels, and enjoying the splendid sylvan
scenery from the windows, he will go into the
outer air impressed with conviction that he
has seeu Royal palace which may, in many re-
spects, compare adyantageously even with
Fontatnebeat. It Is true ti,at the latter is,
from the practice OF leaving many of tue apart
ments untouched, almost school Of decorative
art; but, so far as pictures anu rare pieces of
furniture are concerned, the French palace is
far inferior to English Windsor.
Yet lie will not have seen the
ACTUAL DWELLING or TIE SOVEREIGN OF THIS
REALM
auy more thnn If he had been at Fontainebleau; !;
for there is d region beyond that brought under
his ken into which he may not penetrate except
as guest Of the Queen, or BY express per-
mission, very rarely granted. It he be bon-
5vrx.,
will be admirably bestowed; for, besides tue
magnificent apartments assigned to Royal
guests, there arc 6uug quarters Tor those of
lower but still distinguished rank, In no pal
ace In Europe are more clegant anu convenient
rooms for guests OF every degree than III Wind
sor Castle. They are, 1t is true, difficult to fnd;
and the Castle will become still more agree
able place Of soiourn than it is when some tupo-
grnphlc genius has laid down map OF the In
bab4ted part Of it. At present it would be
simply maddening, were there not p@ges always
civil and eager to capture tile 1aDless wuyfarer
who has lost himself in iutcrminable corridors,
and worn out his patience in trying to find the
right flight OF stairs. Beyond the -spacious
apartments assigned recently to the King and
Queen OF the Beleians :lnd their suite, are de-
portions Of the earlier structure OF the
Castle. Those usually occupied by the
Crown-Princcss Of Prussia are beauti-
full in the extreme, rich aud snug
at the same time, made warm and pleasant with
glowing tapestry, and retaining a dellciously
haufta6ic air: The line OF the Round and ada
cent towers gives pleasing quaintness to The
shape OF the roor1s, which, OF necessity, are
portions OF the sectors of an Irregular CIRCLE.
There urc numerous n1any-auglcd rooms in this
part Of the Castle, with windoW6 deeply en-
baYea in the thickness OF the wall; apartments
warm and comfortable in winter and deliclously
cool fn summer, aud all delightfully."- furnished
mud hung with paintings and engravlngs, rich
und rare, quaint aud curious; For tue most
parE, the Royal and guest apartments are cut OF
from the rest OF the Castle By
THE GREAT CORRIDOR,
hall in which sit the pages, the depos-
tories Of tile Topographic lore OF the
Castle,---the corps OF guides, in fact This
Great Corridor is one OF the wonders OF
Windsor, aud is yet SO sn?ularly constructed
that its treasures eau hardly be seen except on
very bright day. It Is Of immense length, but
narrow: according, as Prince Paul says in t. La
Grlndc Dnchesse," tol'habitude dcs coulolrs, aud
is the main artery Of the system OF private apart
ments OF state and simple residence. a day. or
aonc, although the slde-ligllt is ilf-adapted for
dispaYills: the pictures, among which are the
masterpieces OF Canalctto full Of air aud light,
and superb specimens Of Reynolds, Gainsbor-
ouch, aud konncy; portraits oi Fit and other
statesmen, OF soldlers and Princes, and Que Of
Lord Fhuriow absolutely priceless. Beneath the
pictures stand busts Of celebrated persons, groups
In bronze, and great wealth OF cabinets In ebony,
ormolu, old buhl, alld tla1 antique Oriental work
En1ch made tile Japanese Am Gassadors wild with
envy when they saw 1t on the occasion OF their
visit. In cabinets and cases OF ali shapes and
kinds are hundreds OF pieces OF pate. teudrc of
the best period Of SeVres, forming part Of thar
famous collection made by the wicked Mar
qnls - for bis luxurious Master, kin.. George
lY. OF sacred memory. Before the specimens
rf hIH11 iii r1f. nn1 in nHrHriy.