The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1879-07-22

| ~ may not be amiss here. IL II Dox
about eight feet long by Age
or six In width, covered wI.h heavy red
cloth, and being stuffed with "wool''
presume. IL is perfectly plain save n
tassel at each corner. A hard seat one
would think, though they do allow his
Lordship cushion to rest against.
All the rooms are filed with fine
paintings, frescoes, statuary. mosaic
floors, s,-both in marble aud in wood, -
ceilings arched. some paneled in old
oak, some in gilt, but all interesting
and desirable as a study or pastime.
After Parliament-House. came a
quiet walk through Westminster Abby,
aud attendance on her three o'clock
service, an intoned seryicei the chants
by chsir Of boys in white gowns, and
with very sweet voices, pleasant to
hear. Westminster seems more to me
like u museum than n church, ii is so
illed with marbles OF every description.
II seems terrible TO me 10 be buried in
such n place, where the sunlight never
falls, and surrounded 10y hard cold pitt.
less granite.
Yesterday. I went to Windsor 10 see
its Castle, and the favorite home OF
| Victoria. lt ia twenty-one miles from
London, and the way lies through
some beautiful suburban towns, Rich.
mond being the prcttiest. AS the
Queen is now ut the Castle, our party
we're not permitted 10 sec the royal
apartments. We took a guide at the
depot, aud he first enlightened Us in
regard 10 the exterior OF the walls and
towers, then we ascended the hundred
stone steps leading inside through the
old gateway built centuries since. We
we're taken at once to the Albert memo.
rial chapel, very old aud rude on the
outside, but miracle OF beauty in-
side. The roof is in arches, inlaid
with mosaics, in many beautiful pat
terms, by Italian artists: the sides are
mosaic pictures. very large. and all
scenes from the life OF Christ. Over
each painting is life-size medallion OF
some member OF the royal family.
The floor is Of the finest marbles, in
exquisite patterns and polished as
smoothly as glass. At the upper end
Of the room stands the tomb Of Prince
Albert, siIrmounted 10y fnll-length re-
clining figure Of himself in white mar
BILE. representing him as dressed in fnll
armOr.
A little way from this chapel il st.
Georges, where three of the royal we'd
dings have taken place. and last the
Dnke Of Connaughts. II is said this
church is the finest specimen OF Nor
man architecture in existence, certainly
very beautiful. We were taken near
enough 10 the Queens rooms TO look
IN az her windows. wandered about the
grounds awhile then to the royal
stables, and i understood one Of the
grooms 20 say there were q hundred
horses in all, though in different build
ings. The stables are OF brick and
stone, handsomely built on both ont
side and in. Inside they are plastered
and corniced overhead; the floors are
IL brick, aud kept very clean. The
animals are beautiful, and look az
though they enjoyed their luxurious
living. | doubt il nine hundred and
ninety out every thousand Of the
Queen's subjects are As we'll housed
and fed as these animals. We saw the
state carriages OF to-day and those OF n
hundred years ago. Those wero pom
derous affairs in which royalty OF that
time used to make "its progress"
through the United Kingdom. Three
Of the horses / saw are superanuated.
one OF them the favorite Of Prince Al
bert. Zach OF these has room nicely
finished by itself, and have the liberty
of the room, not confined with halter.
Opposite Windsor is Eaton, With its
famous school for boys. From the
Castle grounds we had very fne view
OF the town and college, as IL and
Windsor are only separated by the
Thames. The Castle - a noble sight,
but how much more interesting II we
could only read its history from the
FIRST. What wonderful scenes il must
have witnessed, both Of right and
wrong, sorrow and Joy. left it with
regret, as / do all these wonderful
structures, from which the centuries
look down. For me they hold a charm,
which cannot describe or explain
even 10 myself.
Sabbath p. m.-This morning | at
tended Mr.. Surgeons church, and
heard him preach one Of his best ser
mons. His theme was the "Defilement
Of Sin, and Christ "A the Offering for
our Cleansing" That immense taber-
nacle was filed from floor TO ceiling,
it's two galleries running around the
room, with their six tiers OF seats ris-
ing abruptly above each other, showing
Just one mass Of heads, even the stairs
being filed. | was in the first gallery,
nearly opposite the pulpit. but could
hear every word very distinctly.
Everybody sang and all seemed TO en-
Joy the singing, aud oil listened as for
their lives. think that church the
wonder OF wonders in all London.
Tomorrow morning / start for Barn
worth, Wales, little town on its west
ern side, right on the sea i am very
well, and with kind regards to all the
Hillsdale friends will say good by for
/ this time. Friends writing me will
please address me az Glasgow, care OF
james r. McNair. l6 ST. Vincents
l Place. MARY /. MEAD.