Telegram-herald., 1890-08-17

lon being away a. TIC -Ses-ts-
Uo Al Mackinac August Is the gsYest
month Of the year, anG the present sea-
son leads al previous ones IA point Of
gaiety and brIlllaney. There e beauty
AID wealth and fashion from the most
remote parts OF the United States, ana
II : pleasant 10 note that the reignlng
belle 5 = Grand Rapids young lady,
Miss Camilla PreusSer Is the belle OF the
Island.
The following letter from Mr.. Leo.
+ sher, who ls Is travelling IN Europe,
VIII interesk many society people of
THIS city. 1t Was not written for pubh-
cation, but i Was handed 10 the TELE-
GRAM-HrRA. IN by the gentleman who
received il. he deeming il to be OF gen
eral Interests
An. this is the place; give me Hamp-
ton Court and you may have all the
rest. even Windsor Castle. To me II Is
far more impressive than any other
place IN England. So many prefer the
Tower. The Tower is interesting, very
interesting, but there the scenes of the
darkest side of history took place, while
here at Hampton Court all the gayest
and most ponderous royal splendor of
the sixteenth and seventeenth centur-
ies-you look out OF the very same
windows, gaze OH the same pictures
and tapestries, walk the same galleries
that Anne Boleyn. Jane Seymour,
Queen Mary and Queen Anne did two
and three hundred years ago. II is
consOllng to think Anne Boleyn and
Catherine Howard had such lovely
spot for home before they We're hur-
ried away TO the Tower to be executed.
Bushy Park is fit entrance to Hamp-
ton Court--a long, wide avenue through
rows upon rows of large chestnut trees
brings you to the huge gates of the
castle-here and there herds of deer
are seen grazing among the trees-it al
makes very pretty hicture. You star
tie as you hear the bugle sound and
you almost expect to see sentuels IN
ancient armor appear and challenge
you, but is only the call from your con-
veyancc, the fOur-ln-hand. surely
Cardinal WOlSey could not have select
cd more picturesque spot 10 found bis
home than this. You cannot realize
that 1t was built Tor most OF it, almost
400 years ago, being SO well preserved.
1t is SAID that tor more than fifteen
wears before his downfall, the cardinal
lived here IN regal splendor, attended
by some five hundred servants, and did
not think it much of an exertlon when
he entertained for three days the
French Ambassador and the whole of
his retlnue OF four hundred gentlemen.
History tells US 1t was the most magni-
ticent gift ever bestowed by a subject
on his sovereign when he gave II to
King Henry VIII. Here the king
passed much of his time with his SIX
wives-in fact he was married to his
last wife, Catherine Parr, IN the chapel
of the palace. We are shown ms bed
room, with all its original furniture;
ms dressing-rOom, ms writing-room, his
presence room, where are placed the
Wtil kllONl CO4ltCl4Oll VI hampton
Court Beauties" (by Knellerl; 1t is Il
real delight to sit IN the window seat
and contemplate these charming por-
traits. After the kings several apart
merts comes the queens, with their
curious tapestries and paintings, and
right here let me say that all these
large rooms are filled with paintings
some 1000 IN all, aud most of them very
valuable, being from the brushes of
such artists as Reynolds, Nandyck,
Rubens, and Lawrence. The queens :
gallery has someold blue and white
ware and bowls which were made es-
pecially for William and Mary, and
bear the royal arms with the cypher
w. NJ. K. The large flower vases
are very curious. Some of them
stand over four feet high and
having many projection for the flowers
looking something like candelabras.
The Prince Of Wales apartments comes
after the Queens, and are a little
palmer. The old mirrors and chande-
iers are fine. Through the Queens
private chapel, her private dining-room,
the great hall and state dining-room,
and you come TO the Kings great stair
way, which leads to the state-rOolns.
Ii was designed by Sir Christopher
Wren and the walls and ceiling painted
by NerTl0. Gods, muses., nymphs and
cuplds lOstle one another IN amazing
confusion, floating on clouds. sailing
between columns and reclining cano-
PIES of rainbows, flowers, etc. The sun
dlals are very curious, though the
hnest / have ever seen Is at Warwick
Castle. IL j on one of the towers, and
made to represent the ravs coming
from the sun winch u IN the shape of
A mans head; esch ray IS an hour,
half hour. etc.
Hampton Court has a great many
private apartments. ! was told thev
comprise thousand rooms in all, and
are chiefly occupied by members of
arisiOcrstlc families. 20 whom this
privilege y granted by royal favor. gen
orally IN recognition Of public services.
! saw some Of the apartments. and thev
have a rich and homelise appearance.
There are hundreds Of other interest
ing things, winch I have not time 10
tell you noW-amOng them the won-
derful grapevine. which q over l20
years Old and fiis a large winery. and
the maze, where you are allowed %
have the delightful pleasure Of losing
yourself Tor penny. When YOU come
. % England don't fail % visit Hampton
Court, fer I know YOU viii azree with
me that 9 e The most charming # oil
historical places. Yours sincere s..