, 1880-12-26

Water In which hands, or Ql3lles, Tor Llat
matter, have been washed acts more Quickly
it will be- all the better for that, as soap is an
autitlote for acid polsons. The quantity used
must be large; the sufferer must be urged to
drink pint at time, until he can contain
no more. and has been made to vomit over
and over again."
ENGLAND'S ROYAL PLATE.
Peep into the Queens Pantry at
Windsor.
London Queen.
The yeoman Of the pantry at Windsor
Castle, with obligng clyility points out every
special piece of workmanship, though, in-
ueed, to most of them. q clearly-writtcn
notice supplies all the information needed.
4 cursory glance round the larger Of the
rooms shows several complete dinner serv
ices of gold plate, made at different periods,
for successive sovereigns. One Of the most
massive is that made for the coronation OF
George Ill (l7ol). A most beautiful col1cc-
tion is entitled her Majesty's breakfast serv-
ice, and is III daily use. 4 stand Of nearly
three feet hlgn supports small kettle used
IN the soycreign's toilet A christening font,
made for the baptism of His Royal High
ness the Crown Prince Of Prussia, and used
upon all succeeding occasions OF Royal CHRIS
Jennings, stands alone, and Is beautiful spec
linen Of goldsmitE's work OF the. present
century. 1t is of no great dimensions, and
ia enriched witt, border Of water-lities and
their foliage in bold design.
The centrc pieces, which adorn the Royal
tables at state parties, are OF every possible
deslgn,-the pIateaux Of every size, and most
Of them highly-fnished productions Of art.
4 centre-piece. much to bs admired, de-
signed. we believe, by the Prince Consort,
dogs. The only trophy from the turf Is
cup won at the Lincoln races by FlBur-de-
Lys, horse belonging to George ~. 1ntne
centre Of the s,uali rooms, devoted equally to
piece Of work ili silver and gold, made dur
Ing the present sovereign's reign. It is EN-
titled IAN Eau de Cologne Fountain. and
stands some feet front the ground under a
large glass case. It represents In the centre
portion Of the Alhambra, while around Is
are cxquisitly-modcled groups Of. figures,
horses and dogs, and around the base
tlamingoes and other birds are produced In
life-like perfection.
There are tankards and cups Of every shape
and size, and few Of these deserve a very
special notice from their historical interest.
Among these q tankar(l, presented to the
Prince Of Wales on his coming OF are In
1868 was made from Spanish dollars taken
at the surrender Of Havana in 1868. An
other is completely covered with the coins
Of the realm which we're current from lG05 to
1880, and are curious relics, though inferior
In shape and beauty to others. In small
cases are laid out sets of various articles pre-
sented at different times to members Of
the Royal family on their birthdays. 4 case
Of pepper, mustard, and salt-bnxes bears the
inscription: " presented py Princess Eliza
beth to Prince Regent, l61S,'' Uf old church,
plate there is but little In the Royal collec-
Anne's reign, and is chiefly remarkable for
its plainness and simplicity of shape.
Flagons, chaiice, ,patons,, and candlesticks
are of the same date; and are PLACED IN the
during Her Majesty's stay. Among the
most beautiful designs are some exquisit
tankarls by Flaxman, the beauty Of which is
recognized at once as the great artists
/ A covered bowl with double handles IS
pointed out as having belonged to Napoleon
l., and was part of the service found in his
carriage after the battle OF Waterloo. We
scarcely realize to what extent the luxury Of
some Of our earlier soyereigns extended, till
noticing some beautiful stands of at least two
feet in hight, and asking their use we are
told that they are dre-dogs, and bear the date
Of Charles T., 1850; and in close proximity is
bellows mounted in gold, which belonged TO
Nell Gwynne. a massive t0ilet-service, used
by her Majesty, was made for Queen Mary
H., lGSS, and consists of large mirror, .ex-
quisltly chased, and boxes of various sizes
e44u as.opeI2, We! 'tseSo 1et Hlon"iGh uoo
among other aItlcies OF queen Mary lis
reign aEe Re- another PAIR OF Iire;dogs. and IN.
nuMerap1e cahdlestlcks, sait-eeltars, etc. but
one OF ne most notlceao!e Is small spice
sasf oo1 asea oy ~ william and ~ Mary Seeking the
eaIllest oateS, among the collectlon are
pair of tankards indisputably the work
OF Benvenuto Cellinl, and q marvellous
piece OF the same master-hand in
cup formed oy large nautilus shell, the
golden ~ surrounded oy the figure OF Jup-
ltel, anu ehrtcned win nhe chased WorK
around tue Shell, its stem and base. On the
sane Sa1a as saet a sIanas q anoIeG tankard datea
lo4: ana ca!lea tie Henry VII. tankard, for
On rs slde tne nsure or Inc monarch ls seen
IN oolu rellcf.
A curious hlgn nagon OF Spanish work
1nahsa1p was Iouna on Doard the AumlralS
snip When taken IN the Spanish Armada,
ano no doubt was presented to Queen Eliza
pet!1 after the great victory. Some curious
gGM: ~! ate ta aie Goilectlon, oeaflne Tue marx
y. 4'yo tA't dAeiSHl p!oeG " lolel9H Huih~
Mansnlp nas great hlStorlcal interest, IS II IS
recorded that this tankard was presented by
the Queen of Sweden to Charles XT., on the
birth uf Charles XII from wi1nm it w;s
taEpn at rho ho fila of E,.tto,,,o b,y Ioofar +ha