The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-11
WAKEMAN'SW ANDERINGS
pACrs RELATIVE TO WINDSOR
CASTLE AND ROUND ABOUT.

The Famous Bmbattled Palace of
Britain's Empress and England's
oueen-The Pastoral Region Round
About-An Interesting Chance Meet
ing With Victoria.
CCopprf0htl
WINDSOR, ENGLAND. Aug. Elf one
couId wholly disassociate from the mind
the royal and historic impressiveness Of
Windsor castle, and, standing upon the
battlements of Its great central round
tower. merely contemplate the place and its
surroundings as bit Of English scenery.
the color, feeling and suggestiveness In all
the scenes within range Of vision would
still prove engaging and characteristic to
wondrous degree.
Almost at the very edge OF the castle
walls are the cleaning curves Of the wind
ing Thames, here pure and crystal stream
between velvety, emerald banks. Wind
ing Shore" the locality was anciently
called, whence the present corrupted name
of Windsor. The snvery surface threading
away to the west underneath fine old stone
bridges, hints of the rivers sourcs, far be-
You'd classic Oxford, among the hills Of
Berks and Gloucester.
In its eastern way through broadening
mesds past noble demesnes and through
quaint and sleepy hamlets, it carries the
thought past huge old London and the
cleaning sand-reachss of Maplin aud Mar
gate to the wild North sea- In this one
little rlbbony strip of England as much DO
tential history has had its origin, as along
the Tiber from OstiR back to the crags OF
AQuilone
Just across the pleasant stream, its red
4 roofs half hidden beneath masses OF cent
uries-old trees, is olden Elton town. That
mass Of low battlements and turrets is a
vision OF Elton College, one OF the oldest
schools Of England. You know the picture
81 there, il your eyes can only see the setting;
the low oaken rooms, dark and rich
with strange old carvings; the mas
tiers gowned and grave; the brasses
and tablets concentrating the famous
aud great who once we're Elton boys;h and,
beneath hundreds Of CAPS and tasseIs the
fresh young faces Of those who will rule
England in thought and act when the
twentieth century has come.
In every direction from Windsor the
eye falls upon meadows like lawns, great
parks and forests of gigantic oaks and
yeWR You can count nearly 100 seats of
The gentry and nobility from where you
stand on the tower. interpreted are tho
qualntest OF old world villages, primitive
farm houses, avenues of lines and elms,
luKuriant hedges, gardens flaming and lush,
quaint srched bridges, ancient mills, gray
# or white turrets breaking through masses
Of trees, roadside inns and cottages buried
IN vines and flowers. It IL all q vast piano.
rama of pastoral England, centeripg in.
and dominated by, this royal pile of historic
81 Stone
On the north. east and south the royal
parks or windsor close in snugly upon town
and castle. The Home park, so named
from Its immediate vicinity to the castle, ia
K.tila L.. Ii.
comprises about 500 acres. Ii Is beauti>
fully studded with clumps Of forest trees
There are many avenues OF stately slnas
planted during the reign Of Queen Anne
and George III. annually ooursed bore for
nares. Besides numberess cascades, artl-
nolal ponds, grottoes and picturesque
bridges, Home park contains many struct
uFes and appurtenAnoes peculiar to royalty
Some OF these are Adelaide lodge, the
royal kennel, the queens poultry houses,
ths royal dairy and the royal gardens. The
lodge consists only of two rooms and
pages residence, but they are sumptuously
ntted up with furnishings from the royal
lodge. short distance from this is a hand
some cottage in the gothic style, the resi-
uence OF the keeper OF the park, and in the
rear OF this are the extensive kennels for
Tue fancy dogs OF the queen. There is not
hospital In Vlotoria's dOminions so perfectly
arranged ventilated and appointed. The
queen is very fond Of these dogs, especially
OF the collieS and fox terriers frequently
lnspects the kennels and lavishes genuine
affection upon her favorites
me burylng ground OF these canine pets
+ indeed place for reflection. When the
oogs die they are laid beneath the turf
"uere they we're bred, exercised and came
~ royal dogs estate. An inscribed stone
tbors marks RI each canine grave 1t may be
teere are those who lolter in these avenues
IL tne dead, pensiyely coming such inscrip-
IONS as Princle, Scotch terrier. Brought
I'm gu balmoral June IA, 1865. Died Feb, 6,
Maurice, favorite Mount St. Bers
slard OF II. K. H, the Prince Consort, died
'ovvemosr, lS541 and Nellie (cellis)
59 1V'ns g5 OF BeSs, Flora and Sailor. Died
nay companion, a quite noted English
IIIsylnan remarked with some bitterness:
pot'er dead dog in this kennel than our
nas.efs dog striver outside his royal de-
dieTTG1ought not, and told him so.
fetorted. 'O''A r AAo-''e'' no
li.L huu you, the manhood Of manly En-
asuliiah,' could not but answer. "You
jialIIug at the womanly sentiment and
Queen sN 0nNN "NO S0uf
o.d A. he rejoined, prodding "PrIncie's"
gerT GIaou Vlclousiy, you Americans are
p D. queer people, very"
,,,i eaaps we are. But we don't yap elo-
o or,Uu and reach for bombs because we dis
III tenderness in woman.
~ I III roy al dairy is as beautiful as some of
Srei Iauy ehapels of the old English cathe-
ectas 0 ~ Is about thirty feet SO uare. Six
reser SYnAi columns support the roof. The
- Volt through which constantly flows a
~ "u 7 Oh cold water is built Of encaustic
6nr 40 ne windows are OF stained glass.
eons req with designs In buttercups. bios
ia Su uu pFlmroses The walls are lined
60 s~ ueLostely tinted tiles, bordered with
~ d'n With WIN bas-relief agricultural subjects
6miIrs uailons OF the queen and the royal
octb p. poultry house is an elegant semi.
ero1 ur' building, with a central pavilion.
Hnad ~. oy superb dove-cote completely
either s I'm iuu length plate mirrors, On
houss, sue nl OF the pavilion are the roosting
ii dividaSa nests. An immense area of lawn
ssrn prslue &c by wire fence into wards or
neal SrS Tor the fowls, Of which there are
insids Every known blooded species; and
dersd t these wards are gravel walks, bor-
hop sS oy grass plats leading to the poultry
81 so. royal garden contains an area of
cpveros Its total range of glass
a InS,.sNvr structures is about 900 feet. There
~ttb luxurious H residence Of the head gardener