Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-01

IN THE Heu4k ~ CoyE,GoNs.
A Re.tl.e lrnr>e s. - s. 4 yis,s>.,,
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LONDON, Ju1e ~ Is Al s11ean wishes
70 visit his SERVANTS. - ab1es5 8 eDngssss,
at tneir work ,he nnds 10 uttom ip his
pIogress, oeyonu an szcsHil nnntete f stone
he knows where to nnd - 81 He en-
ters the building iron mi suuaxeef. Without
challenge, and Winds ffSm Liz Il .roet. and
from floor to floor, until he n e MIN in the
corridors Of the galleries fr4n w1sIeh be can
step into the spaces reserved M fl,e 1ublic the
seats thus set apart for his nd afIor(ins accom-
modation for about 2,0uo y3sj&ors Il fhe House
Once inside, he must taae Si 81 81 IA Keep
still. And when the daT6 1nio15 A over he
sss GO and do y, Il stairs tai sna the
or strike up an acQuaint8 49, gfth tie mem
oers who finger around him, a. Seok 1niscella-
ne Sus information from the ciszls sad pages.
els and bringing UP at night 6e.- he rates of
the houses OF parliament. EhereE - fusls OF
every ever apG and h@ ersas rIass SIng
ture and the Gothic beauty 81 WsstnIists s IS.
moments and then steers for tks pfincinei en-
trance He encounters u policeman % 0nce.
folicemen are innunerable, omnip0tenk and
as he was standing in Idle admlrFtfd6 On tie
curbstone. They ask him what IS wants, aid
ne says he wants to go IN. Then they expiain Ii
nlemoer, must get a pass from him, audi must
present 1t at particular door ct q particular
t III and II, after investigation b. detectives
ne Is reported to be an inOtensive person he can
then be admitted If there is room, Being 1
stranger, he doesn't know any member, sud Ger.
~ tainiy mas no claim on any one. He insinuates
10 the policeman that some slight assistance
would result in an Interchange of coin, but Is
told to stand aside, and ultimately sinks of in
the darkness, quite relieved that he has escaped
without arrest.
But perhaps the next day he finds some one
who knows friend who is acquainted with a
member, and SO gradually he works up to an
introduction. That is the first step. The mem.
Der complainant, and says he will try. Then
ne gets the strangers full name and address,
trance opposite the rear OF Henry Wis chapel
in the abbey. show card, and keep on till he
gets to the lobby of the house, where he will
come out aud give him the pass
At the proper time he makes his appearance
at the door. group of policemen and two OF
three overwhclmin. doorkeepers in full dress
defend it, but armed with his credentials, he
boldly makes known his errand and is motioned
in. The first barrier is passed. He goes
police ask him his business. He shows his
card and passes on, through the great hall
where the dynamite explosion occurred Police
are as plentiful as hops, and the visitor is made
aware that his person is closely watched for
protuberances Now he is in the lobby, with a
little assemblage offavored people who have
card to a magnificent doorkeeper and
subsidies into line with Others, all under the
inspection of the police. Pretty soon the
and smiles and says he will try. And he does
try. He walks rapidly off to some mysterious
part OF the building, where the speaker has an
nd in MO " mir raf1
bearing an order from the speaker on the
members recommendation and responsibility
his wake, he passes the third Gordon and Is in
an inner lobby, where, ii he tries to loiter to
look about him. he is instantly bounced upon
by q policeman and told to move on. He is
shown a door, and, opening it, he begins the
ascent of q winding staircase, to find himself
presently before turnstile. AT this gate a very
grave man sits with large open book, and be-
hind him two Or three more policemen. The
very grave man hands the now thoroughly
cowed visitor pen, and bids him write his full
name, London address and nationality. The
pen is bad and sputters, the visitor 1orgets
street and number, and as he writes United
states he breaks out into cold Precipitation
under the stony glare of the policemen's eyes
But, rather to his surprise, he isn't arrested
and now the last barrier is passed, and another
gorgeous dOOrkeeper motions him to Il seat in a
gallery about as big as a horse car, and less
comfortable.
Nothing surprises an American visitor in the
the chambe and its limited accommodation
for both members and the public. Architect
urally it is superb hall, and its acoustic effects
are fine, but to American notions it is entirely
inadequate in dimensions. 1t is smaller, more
over than analogous chambers, not only in oul
own, but In most other countries. 1t is too small
to seat the members on the floor, though
packed closely together without desks or elbow
room. And the gallery space Is contracted in
the extreme. There are in all five galleries to
which visitors have access under more or less
severe restrictions, and the five accommodate
altogether perhaps $50 persons. OF this the
three galleries for miscellaneous visitors hole
sixty spectators. Then there is a reporter.
gallery accommodating forty, and a latticed
gallery for ladies holding perhaps forty or fifty
more.
In these galleries the most abject order pre-
walls. One must not talk or hang his overcoa
over the bench in front of him or read or slice.
or eat or take notes. And if he gets tired OF
hungry and goes out, he cannot return.
Imagine the visitor satisfied with his expert
ence and once more at the turnstile on his way
out Again he passes under the sharp eyes o
the very grave man and the police, and now be
gins a series of supervisors more eXtraordi
nary than those he endured when approaching
the hall, for while the visitor passed four sets o
guards when going in he passes no less thar
seven before he reaches the liberty of the street
And even then The knows that he is under til,
surveillance of the police, and that detectives
may be shadowing his steps, and will visit hi
lodgings on the morrow to see ii his account O
himself Is truthful.
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