Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-08-09
JENNIE june In EUROPE.
Picture Gallery OF the Duke of
Westminster Windsor Castle.
lis Surroundings.
stoke Pogis, Where Gray. the Author
OF "Elegy in a Country Church.
Yard" is Buried.
The Famous Resort Of the Grcnt shakes.
pr"re aud DIR. Johnson's Housr-Thr
"Hnmp-stcnk Pudding"


LoNhoN, July 25.--Ono Of the interest
mg events of our stay in London has been
visit TO Tic Duke Of Wesunlnsler's cal
'ery, one OF the finest private galleries. If
not the finest, in London. The duke of
Westminster is very hospilablc and very
puolic-Spirited. lie gives his private rid
lng-Sclool for bazaars and opens his mag.
nlllcenl suite of reception rooms, called
his gallery" and filed with admirable
works of art of every description as well
a. pictures, for concerts for charitable
purposes, and at least three months in
the year TO holders of tickets. who orr
privileged to extend the courtesy to
friends. The kindness is perfectly free
and untmmmcled, servants are not al-
lowed to receive fees, and when our party
arrived there fifteen minutes in advance
oi the timc-l0 a. m,-of opening. and
lmaccompaDicd by our guarantee, Mrs
Felix MoSchelcs, who was not due Tin
fifteen minutes later We were politely re-
ceivcd and allowed the entrcc nj once
To describe the Interesting pictures.
or merely catalogue them. would
require more than the space reserved for
this letter, 50 shall only indicate a few
ot the most striking features. one of
THESE Is IN" magnificent picture of Mrs.
Siddons by Sir Joshua Reynolds, which
contains his name inscribed IN the hem to
her robe and by which he said he was
willing To be Judged and his name carried
down 10 poStcrity Another is the "Billc
Boy, n figure OF II graceful youth in
page costume, painted by GainSborough
in answer Ia n challenge from Sir Joshua
Reynolds who insisted that blue a. Il
color did not supply nm artistic medium
to the painter. The picture triumphuntly
rciutcS thus idea. \ wonderful small
picture l. Murillo's sleeping infant Christ.
and a remarkable one Raphael'S visit OF
Elizabeth to Mary the mother OF the Saw
iour. There are numerous examples of
Claude Lorraine, PouSscr and RubcnS,
and a curious portrait of Van Dyck. by
himself, holding IN his hand Il sunilower
This picture certainly relieves Oscar
Wilde from The odium OF originating the
decorative and symbolic use of this high
Colorcd emblem 4 crystal clock with
posed entirely OF onyx and gold and eN-
quiSiie old china, Il stand OF rare woods
inlaid with pearl or ebony are among
the hundreds of other beautiful and rare
objects. II was noticed particularly that
snail articles in daily use lay about in
some OF the rooms, such as books, with
the small vases of flowers and the crystal
dishes of roses and maidcnhair ferns, or
sweet smelling carnations, forgci-mc-nots
and mignonettc
Another memorable occasion was our
visit to Windsor and Stoke Pogis, the latter
little village five miles romWludsoron only
interesting rs being the scene OF Grdy's
"Elegy in n Country thuch-yardn and
the resting-placc of the author. Windsor is
is too well known 10 need lengthy descrip-
lion--i> tower OF York and Lancaster, its
round tower, its battlcments and ter
races, are all historic The queen occupied
but small portion of the south front of
the massive pile of stone and rs She was in