Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-01

fewer Stlll rise Whlte against tne green
The foliage OF the overhanging lines is
SO dense that yon caunot see the sky. |
Among the leaves, at this time OF the |
year, is wealth of understanding, vel
low green flowers. Ii is wonderfully |
still here. Now and again withered |
blossom iluttering to the stone walk, or
robin or blackbird hopping soberly in
and out among the olden graves almost
startles you.
AS YOU proceed down the tagged
avenue the gray breaks through the
green, The north transept is first par
TALLY unveiled. Then the wide, low
tower, the entire vast west front, the
long range OF pinnacled buttresses to
the north Of the nave, and the roofs OF
the bishops palace and deanery to the
south, are gradually disclosed, and at
the right is most ancient wall, pene-
trated by II low arched entrance which
in former times gave subterranean pas.
SAGE to the royal palace. Study itall SO
little or long as you may your whole
| being is tilledand thrilled byits majesty,
beauty and repose.
Antiquity shrouds the beginning of
Christianity at Winchester. The cathe-
| dral existed under Vortigern ana Uther
/ L tuhlNSbHs III utililA tNtIY dlllNuldI
US you will ind it to-day, this cathedral
| has stood since $50 or upwards OF one
| thousand wears; while the earlier cath y
dral church on the Site Of the present
| structure was founded and endowed
1855 years ago Winchester having been
royal Winchester hundreds Of years
before London was more than a mprshy
fishing village, the colossal exterior and
. | ~ NF,i1 .a.s 81 ptt
Der and architectural splrndor uf its
royal aud ecclesiastic sepulchure5 and
monuments are at once accounted EUr,
On entering this cathedral and taking
a position under the great west window,
you find nave, choir and vault simply a
majestic study in mcllOwrd and sub
ducd gray, The tremendous proper,
tons Of the Columus-they are II feet
in diameter, the distance between them
or the iutcrcOlumnlatiDu being Only
about two diamoters VI the columns
are SO great that their i not a break IN
their line ON either side, save midway
along the southern tier where stands
Bishop Wykeham's noble chantry and
tomb, through the entire length Of nave
and choir, the greatest Of any cathedral
J in England,
The nave columns and vault and the
choir seem tu focus III one rar, higb,
trrnrulous film of hght in the upper Wis.
! iblc portion Of the east window, uhlyu
I the marble altar Screen me spacr il HI
! vast, the Proportions 50 perfect, the ull
Norman work 50 splendid III its massive
! simplicity, even where modified hy tran.
sitinn and early English WORK, tile I'D.
I mission Of light 50 cquabIc, that even
2 the dark oakCn choir screen sinks int,
r place and depth OF color only in l0wrl
ittting shadow, even serving IL
c strengthen the effect Of the maryralt.
. altar white lmtlIcd in the east window
c mctlowed rose.
! Clearly the DISTINGUISHING features O.
G Winchester cathedral are structural
h vastnCSs, masslvencss, SIMPLICITY an,
) rrp,sc. Strongest marked iii feature
n Of detail are over ornamcntatlun 81 m,
u Lady Chapel, particularly in th
Il windows; the bold ma airy nyiu
9 huttressGs that stretch over the sid
!, aisles, supporting the upprr walls; H.
IS rich opvn haltIemrnt sUrlHuunting tEcs
n wallis tile unusual chnmbrr on tubuu
erected far mlnstrCIs nj anriru
Ia times over the western extremity ~ IN
IS nortll aisle: tic shortnr,s. Washes. NJ,
e sUlilility u the great tower. and In
le location Of the latter Immediately az,
TT the choir, instead Of over th, space IA,
h proachiug it, as in most other eltht
or drns.
Fl The cathedral Il IN riah,st ~ amin
Of tries AMI cha,..ls 81 anv hava M,
s, seen. Their Great number mi Innryr
ID pus richness Of urunlnruittion Nm, 40
~ cput,alrd from the Ina4-,yrne.s m
~ simplicity Of thcir StrucIurll ,nl,rr,,iti,