The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-01-04

granlte-SO exactly Ike Drawn or ''ne1i.l
cheese" that | am almost tempted TO pun
out my knife and help myself 10 slice
of them-we penetrate into a gloomy
maze of yews, frs and other somber
evergreens, looking doubly dreary be
meath the cherries coldness OF the gray.
sullen sky. In the midst of this cheer
ful place black, hfeless pool Of Shiny
water, with one white swan floating
upon it, like ghost lowering over the
river of death, encircles "a small islet
overshadowed by the deyk boughS Of
ghostly pines, which rnS.le rs If wills
pering TO each other some awful secret
that thew dare not utter aloud.
On such an island rs this. far ND a
grim African river alive with monstrOus
crocodileS, l saw the skeletons Of the
Diennor chiefs moldering amid the frag-
ments Of the weapons which they had
used in life. Il would certainly be no
easy matter 10 find a filter site for any
mausoleum. bat the mausoleum itself Is
not there-ir lies further on. Away 70
the left we see rising above the trees the
blue dome and round, many pillaIed out
line Of the smaller cenotaph erected in
memory Of the Duchess Of Kent. Queen
Victorias mother, aG1 on the right a
sharp curve of the path suddenly brings
Us out in front of the larger one dedicat-
ed to the late Prince Consort. which
forms the great sight of the day.
Like most places. however. which
"every one ought to see" 1t offers little
that is worth seeing after all. Looked
at from the outside II is merely small.
square building of white stone, sur
mounted by an octaSOn tower with
eight windows. Three of the four sides
are rounded into side chapels, and on
the fourth is the entrance overarched
by a sky blue ceiling, checkered with
golden stars, and guarded by two bronze
angels, one bearing >umpet and the
other a sword. Between these two silent
sentinels a flight Of stone steps leads up
into the interior Of the building, which
is already crowded, Ike the box Office of
a theatre, despite the exertions Of three
or four stalwart policemen, who keep
are quite hoarse.
But the inside Of the mausoleum is an
undeniable Improvement upon the out
side if one had but time or snace TO 1ool,
at it. The tessela5al pavement of black
and white marble. the bright blue cell
ings and sculptured cornices. the rich
stained glass of the side channels. the
massive pillars and arches of Dolisbed
marble. and the Quaint frescoes that re-
mind me at once Of the ancient Slayor,an
churches Of southern Russia. ara all de-
cidedlv uicturesoue. and look doublv so
beneath the soft subIued 6pbt that falls
upon them from above through the tall
Gothic windows of fine octagon cuuola
RIGHT in the ,,.fle. Of the BUILDING. ON
A massive SLAB of whit, marble adorned
with bror7. Is ,.--.ec g.. l-nealinc ANGELS
at the f,1r ...... .ui nile5 h1oh ON
everg side win yrr....iis Of natural and
artificial flowers lie, g1t,tretched the
racrmbepr ef.i.-,- of Albert the Good"
inst beneath the c.--4r Of the dome.
Within q few n,,... Of ir in the first of
the three side channels. q sculptured
couch and Stone pillow bear m the
fi.,ura cf Tn, best and kipdIi-
est of English ROYALTIES ,,antle Princess
Alice. whose sweet fac, looks "a good
and pure in death rs t. did in life. All
around her an nai,,taJ SCROLLS are sirnnIa
texts from the a,.anj oIj Lutheran BibIe
of Germany and from the wall the
"Adoration Of tla Mari looks down
upon the sleapin,, form below
The other d.cor..isas are all in the
same stvle. The central chanel which
faces the entrance. mas for its altar niece
our Lords resurrection. while the altar
itself Is adorned with small bass -reliefs
the details Of ms burial.
The third cbauel is decorated with a
large painting If the crucifixion. Along
the cornices OF the arches overhead are
reliefs of Scriptural scenes in white Mas
ter upon = darI, red ground. Tall In
neral u1ns of blacl, lava eat unon nedes-
tails Of Green Siberian malachite stand
in tho nooLs between the side arches
and from the four inches of the great
central space inclosing the monument
rour marble statues keen silent watch
over the cenotaph-David with his harm.
solomon with his scepsar. Isaiah with
his scroll. and Daniel with his book Of
Dropbecv.
Its a fine show. amt it. jack saws
Dne thin. poorly dressed man to another.
Must ha' cost "a sight O. money, eh:'
Ave. its cost sight o. money. sure
enough. " growls his comrade: but who
paws for it ALI" "Wh0 paws for IT,
echoes number one. who does not APP
pear TO be gentleman Of very
quick apprehension. why, the queen,
[ spose." And who paws the queen
them asks number two with sig
nifcant emphasis. To this Cuery-