Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1890-12-29

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easy master 10 find inter site for any
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not shese-is lies further CA. Away "a
tho Left We So rising above the trees the
blue done and romld. many piilsxei out
line " the smaller esBoGspn erected in
memory If rho Dacb-~s Of Kent, Queen
vicsor.A's mother, sxd 90 the right .
sharp curve Of ths path sad3oaly brings
as cut IA front 81 the larger oas deticaI-
Ell IA t1ss k.se Priaco Coasort, which
forms tho great sight Of the day.
Lake most places. however, which
~rvsfy oae Ought 10 see il offers tftsls
thss , worth sesing after all. Looked
al from the outside Is Is merely small,
SQUARE bailding Of white stone, sur
mounted by an oessgon tower with
usxht windows. Three uf the four sides
arc rounded INTO side ehApels. and on
the fourth Is the entrance overarched
by sky blue ceiling. checkered with
golden sts.rs, anu guarded by two bronze
angels. one bearing trumpet and the
other sword. Between these two silent
scnrzno4s = fight Of Stone steps leads MP
into the interior Of the building, which
- already crowded, hike the box Office Of
. theatre, despite the exertions OF three
or four ssalwsrt policemen, who keep
shouting, Move on move on till they
are quite holrse.
But the inside Of the mansoleum Is an
undenisble improvement upon the out
nde, ii one had but time or space 10 hook
at II. The tesseIased pavement Of black
and white marble, the bright blue cell
ings and sculptwed cornices, the rich
stained glass of the side chapels, the
massive pillars and arches of polished
marble. and the quaint frescoes that re-
mind me at once of the ancient Slovenian
churches of southern Russia. are all de-
eidedly picturesque, and look doubly 80
beneath the soft. subdued light that falls
upon them from above through the tall
Gothic windows of tho octagon cupola
Right in the midst of the building, on
massive slab Of white marble adorned
with bronze figures of kneeling angels
1t the four corners and piled high on
every side with wrea*hs Of natural and
artificial flowers, hes outstresched the
rec1mbcnt effigy of Albert the Good"
Just beneath the center Of the dome.
Within few PAGES of it, in the FIRST Of
the three ade ohapeis, q sculpewed
couch and stone pillow bear xp the
sfumbering fgureof the BEST and hndl-
est Of English royalties, gentle Princess
Alice, whose sweet face hooks as good
and pure in death as il did in life. All
around her on painted scrolls are simple
texts from the grand old Lutheran Bible
of Germany, and from the wall the
"Adorat1on OF tho Magi" looks down
upon the sleeping form below.
The other decorations are all m the
Same style The central chapel, which
faces the entrance, hes for it's altar piece
our Lords resurrection, while the altar
itself - adorned with small bass reliefs
rerresenting the details of his burial.
The third chapel Is decorated with a
large painting OF the crucifxion. Along
the COTTAGES of the arches overhead are
rebels Of SCripxurl soaases in white plas-
ter upon q dark red ground. Tall fu-
neral urns Of black lava, set upon pedes-
tails 6 grem Siberian malacmte, stand
In the hooks between the side arches,
and from the four inches Of the great
central space inclOsing the monument
four marble statues heep silent watch
over The cenotaph-Davidw with his harp,
solomon with his soepter. Isaiah with
his scroll, and Danial with hm book Of
prophecy:
''ft's a fine show, amt it. Jac&y' says
enc thin, poorly dressed man 10 another
Must ha' cost . sigh< o. money, ehY'
AYE. IT'S COST q sight o. money, suro
enough growis hs comrsde; 'sbut who
pays for it air. ~Who pays for IT."
echoes number one, who does not ap-
pear 10 b gentleman Of very
qusck apprehension why. the queen.
| sposa' And who pays the queen
them asks number two with mg-
nihcapt smpbasis To tins query
which probably strikes hmm - sASorIng
vaguely Of high tveasoe-his companion
replies only by glsncing Dervously over
his shouader ss tall pofiosxnsn in the
background. ~ If do<bsfu whether he
may not BE arrested on the spot for hav-
ing assisted At this irnprosay<u audit
ing" Of her mAEsty's accounts. "Well.
II tel yer who pays her. Tom. my boy,
psxsr~ The lsxs speaker, who n evident
" bent xpon saying has say 7ut vhe<her
ne b hst>ossi ~ or not. I'VE pay h~-
We pay for AL. Has shs any money Of
her own Not shs Wei. then, vh~e
does she gs it alr Why. from the
COUNTRY and tia, means you and me.
Tom. and a whole lot more fools hike
ourselves. tell re. mate. there's thou