The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-03-14

Mrs. NJ. L. Cans scored a success
last evening with her lecture on
London. Kawaiahao Church was
well filed, and the audience seemed
to greatly enjoy the performance.
Owing to the large number of ma
tives present, w. L. Wilcox inter
preted Mrs. Cans lecture into Ha-
waiian.
The subject chosen was a most
interesting one, and one that gave
a large field for pictures. Many of
the prominent public buildings and
scenes in the greatest city of the
world were shown on the canvas,
among them the following:
Lambert palace, the home of the
Archbishop of Canterbury; the
Houses of Parliament, the largest
Gothic edifice Ia the world, cover
ing eight acres. Beautiful interiors
were shown, both of the House of
Commons and House of Lords, the
latter being especially magnificent.
The throne-room of Buckingham
palace, the residence of the Queen,
her drawing, tapestry and bed
rooms, with their splendid decora-
tons were all realistically shown,
as were St. James palace, Pail
Mall, Trafalgar square with the
large column and statue erected In
honor of Admiral Nelson, the
national gallery of paintings,
where specimens of the art of all
famous painters that the world has
ever known are gathered together
in a vast collection, Thames en-
bankment, the Hotel Metropole,
the headquarters for the majority
of rich Americans abroad. The
famous Strand, Temple Bar which
was torn down and replaced by an
arch containing statues of Queen
Victoria and the Prince of Wales
were all portrayed on the screen.
Beautiful views of st. PauPs
cathedral were shown, both inte-
rior and exterior. Also the orig
inal "old curiosity shop" immor-
talized by Dickens in bis portrayal
of Little Nell and her grandfather.
Guildhall, where the city fathers
meet, and where the lord mayor
gives his annual banquet, and the
Mansion House, the residence of
this high official. The post Office
buildings were shown, accompanied
by short description of the won
derful postal system. The far
famed Bank of England, where 900
people are employed, and where
money is weighed, not counted, was
an interesting picture, as was the
Royal Exchange and the London
Bridge, that wonderful structure
that spans the Thames, and is a
city by itself.
The famous Tower of London was
shown by a number of different
views. The gloomy old structure
Is one of the most interesting
buildings of London, and a never
failing source of interest to
travellers. PICTURES OF the TWO little |
princes who were so foully MUIR
dered In thisltower that has seen so
many deeds of blood were thro wn
on the screen.
The British museum, that re-
pository which contains the largest |
collection in the world, Rotten
Row, the most fashionable drive
way of London, Westminster !
Abbey, where kings and queens of |
England have been crowned and |
buried for 500 years, the Coronation
chair which all the monarchs have |
sat when they were crowned since |
the time of Henry ", and a life
like portrait of Queen Victoria were
most interesting pictures.
Mrs. Cans announced, during |
the course of the evening, that she !
would give two and possibly three
more lectures. It Is sincerely TO !
b hoped that she will, for they are
both interesting and instructive !
and we'll deserve good patronage. |
Six members of the United States /
G.voto L.ya Y,ossaJ tAa oauaptiafb /