Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-07-19
NO. 1853.
pailu ktnnettr 3ournal.
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NY TRIP TO EUROPE.


der in this city, was a very fine day. The
sun shone and the wind blew, and speedily
dried up the mud. In London great care is
taken of the streets. and they arc kept AS
clean rs is practicable. OF course with so
much rain, and with all sorts Of vehicles con-
tinually passing. there must be much litter
and mire on the pavements. l had various
errands To do in the business part of the city,
in preparation for home coming. Amongst
the rest, bought number of views of the
places and scenes VIC had visited. had
previously done the same in Paris. found
afterwards that could have obtained better
and cheaper ones of I. l.. Bond, Boston,
London is not an easy city to find yonr way
through You inquire of a policeman, he is
very civil, and tells you TO take such a street,
and it will take You directly to the point you
wish to reach. 1t doubtless appears so To
him, he being acquainted with all the crooks
and turns. But a stranger, after few blocks
comes to place where the street is divided
by building which presents a sharp point
in the middle of it, and the forks diverge, and
yet both seem to be straight on, and half the
time you take the wrong one. Or he may
say, take the third turning to the left, and If
you count all the narrow lanes, you are sure
To 90 wroag. In Paris the streets are labelled
very plainly vt every corner, and streets OF
much length have the names posted up from
time To time where there is no corner,
There are but few street ears in London.
Many of the streets are too narrow for them,
and the great omnibus companies oppose
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Latin. siguitying ''for all y is one of the in
stitutions in London, ~ well rs in other cities.
Ii is familiarity called bus, by contraction.
Omnbuscs have places and times for start
ing, and go from one fixed point to another.
They have seats inside and on the root.
There are said TO be about 1900 in London.
The fare is but few pence, according to the
distance you are to go. The cabs are smaller
carriages and only go when hired, and at u
higher but moderate price. Cab is a con-
traction of cabriolet. The ''hansom" cab is
quite gentcel carriage, hung low, with
seats for two passengers, the driver sitting
on an elevated seat behind the passengers,
and managing the reins over their heads.
The hanson cab has doors or covers in front
which fold together and protect the persons
of the passengers, but do not obstruct the
view. There are about 5000 cabs employed
in London.
u Is interesting, NJ some ilDurs Of the uay,
to stand near London Bridge, and witness
the throngs of passengers crossing it on foot
and in carriages. IL is asserted that on an
average 20 100 carriages and 1000 persons
pass through the bridge in ~ hours.
Wordsworth thus apostrophzcs London:
Rise up thou monstrous ant hin on the plain
OF "a too busy world Ee.ore flow.
Thou endless strcsm Of men and moving thing-l
Thy every day appearance, ~ IL strikes
ON strangers of all ages. the quick dance
OF colors, lights and forms. the dcafenng din,
The corners and the goers face TO face,
Face after face; the string Of dazzling wares,
shop after shop, with symbols. blazoned naines
And all the tradesmen's houors overhead"
HAMrToN CouRr.
August 24.-~Yestcrday we had more rain,
but two of us made our way to Waterloo sta
ton, on the south or Surrey side of the
Thames, and took the cars for Hampton
Court. This railway is for several miles, in
fact though not in name, an elevated railway.
The track is high up above the streets, but is
so constructed that passengers do not look
INTO the windows of the houses as in New
York.
Hampton Court palace is about l2 miles
from London, on the banks OF the Thames.
It is an immense stone building, surrounding
three quadrangles. and several smaller courts.
1t was commenced by Cardinal Wolsey. but
afterwards became the property of Henry
VIII. Edward VI was born here, and here
his mother Jane Seymour died. 1t has park
of A. acres, which was constructed BY Henry
VIII. Queen Mary spent her honeymoon
here. Charles was imprisoned her awhile.
Cromwell. Charles II and William Ill., and
other royal pcrsonagcs lived here. The pal
ace did not strike me as very beautiful or at
tractivc II stands on low. flat ground, and
is massive but not picturesque. part Of the
palace is occupied by some of the nobility
who have fallen into poverty.
But what chiefly attracted our attention was
the extensive collection of paintings found in
the rooms devoted to that purpose. 1t was
the largest gallery Of paintings we had seen,
unless that in the Louvre is excepted Many
Of them are amongst the famous productions
of the .'old masters
Amongst such number, il would not be
practicable to partcuIarlzc many. ] noticed
a striking picture of the destruction Of Phar-
aol's host the Israelites were safely across,
and the rushing waters were overwhelming
the Egyptians. There were many paintings
of the ''holy family Mary, Joseph and the
! child Jesus also one of Christ and the two
thieves on crosses, and the Marys weeping at
the foot of the central cross. Madonnas and
Magsdalenes the holy mother and the par
doned pentent. here as elsewhere, were ia
Ivorite subjects for the pencil. But mingled
with these sacred themes. were Venuses and
Dtncr nFHpHs pouucsses VI HiytuolbHy
with scarcely rag Of drapery, exhibiting
startling transitions from one extreme to
another.
! One of the many rooms in this gallery was
filed with portraits of the celebrated beau
ties of the court of Charles III. These por-
trits are ascribed mostly to Sir Peter Lely.
Here were some twenty or thirty duchesscs
and counicsses IN all the bloom and loveli-
ness Of youth and beauty. Unless the pain
ter drew largely on his immaginasion, such a
galaxy of female beauty would in these
times be considered rare and ex-
ceptionaI. Has the Anelo-Saxon race
) degenerafed in the beauty Of its
women? Surely there was nothing in the
, atmosphere Of the voluptuous court and times
, of Charles II, tending to developc female
/. lovliness. These portraits did not, as a rule,
exhibit a merely sensuous style Of beauty,
but expressed mind and soul, as we'll a
. physical charms. Nellie Gwynne was, how.
ever. amongst them, but placed in the back