The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-09

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a visit to Madame Tussauds, yesterday
afternoon, and passed a most delightful
halliday among the famous treasures
carefully collected and preserved by her
and her enterprising descendants. This
collection of wax works and relics Of
Napoleon Is the largest and most woa-
derful in the world, as you know. ana
as the catalogue says, was established
more than 100 years ago, at the time
of the French revolution. Everyone
In London has been to see Madame
Tussauds and everybody who comes
TO London, ii he has time, goes there
for Il peep at the figures of the Old
kings and queens, the famous generals.
politicians, beauties, artists and Grim
finals of the world, all of them as true
to life and as misunderstanding as though
they were to be seen In the flesh. Re-
garded as wax works." they are sim-
ply works Of art. and | wandered abou:
enjoying myself among the celebrities
all afternoon.
The entrance hall Is a charming cf-
fair, all done i'm marbles of most beauti-
ful colors and with great staircases
and balconies running up from it to
the hall of kings, where the life-sized
efiigies of the old kings and queens
of ''merrie England" stand about near
the walls. | was much Interested In
the suits of old armor and coats of
mall as well as in the costly ermine
robes and jewels which bedecked these
figures, which In some cases are robed
in the very garments that clothed
them when they were on earth long
ago. King Richard III, the Henrys,
| the Charleses. the miserable old four
Georges. Oliver Cromwell-all of them
| We're there and very interesting to see,
too. At the entrance to this hall there
stands "a fine looking bobby" or police
man, erect and alert, and If you sit
and watch him for a few minutes you
may see various people go up to him
to inquire the way into some other hall,
and then turn away, shame-faced' and
downcast, having discovered they We're
speaking to deaf ears, for the poor bob
by is only wax!
Other Famous Figures.
In the grand salon, which opens on
the hall of kings, found the figures of
Garibaldi, Shakespeare. Lord Macau-
lay, little Tom Thumb, Sir Walter
Scott, Voltaire. Sarah Siddons. Ellen
Terry, Henry Irving. the late Prince
Consort, and, best of all, Charles Dick
ems. | was delighted, too. to come
upon lonely, simple Jenny Lind stand
ing in a corner all by herself. and | as
sure you | looked at her long, long
time, for / love her above all other
singers the world has ever had.
| In the center of this hall We're num-
Der of fine groups of English royalty.
past and present. Jolly, red-headed
old Queen Bess stood there, in a gown
most wonderful to behold, all stiff with
| jewels and lace and ruffs and crinoline,
and not far from her was her lonely
but unfortunate cousin, Mary queen of
| Scots, looking quite the lady when
contrasted with poor Eli2abeth's loud
gorgeousness. Not far from these
stand the miserable old wretch, King
Henry VIII, with his different wives
and other members of his family, all
dressed in the queerest, funniest, stiff
est old dresses you ever saw, just like
the dresses that they really wore.
King Henry himself was the most
gorgeous of the party, dressed, as he
was. in suit of blazing armor, and
with his plumes, jewels and ermine
adding to the gloriiication of his large
and ugly person.
| The American Colony.
Quite opposite this group stands our
own George Washington, looking very
much disgusted at the company in
which he finds himself; and farther on
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good old william Penn, Sn his odd big
hat and Quaker clothes. while near him
stands group of four departed presi-
dents, chief among them, Lincoln. Gen
eral Grant, and Garfield. standing with
their heads together their shades seem
ingly in consultation over their coun-
| try's Notwithstanding treasury at
| home. Dear old Benjamin Franklin is
here, and Andrew Johnson intrudes
his unwelcome presence into this sacred
| little group. Ex-President Harrison,
| upon whom they have put a very ugly
| suit of store Clothes" is here, too. Ny
United States pride suffered quite a
blow when saw him thus decked out
just fancy putting striped trousers on
president of the United States!
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All the crowned heads OF Europe are
| in this room, and are indeed most in
teresting, especially the one of the late
Car. just placed there. The German
| royal family are very nice to look at.
| as are also King Humbert, of Italy,
and his queen, who. you know, Is very
beautiful, though she is rather fat, to
not mince matters about II. Gladstone
Is here. also Ballour. Salisbury. Rose
berry and the rest of them. all looking
quite mt and long -winded. and ready
for debate at u moments notice.
The Queens Drawing Room
must confess that in spite OF my
United States principles the most in
teresting thing in this room was the
! group of presentation at the Queens
drawing room. which almost took my
breath away 1t was so very fine. The
| Queen sits I'm her throne-chair and
about the room and back of her are the
| Prince and Princess of Wales and the
hundred and one other prncelngs and
dukelets and such people who belong I'm
the family. The men are In very hand
some uniform and the ladies' in court
dress. which is Il sight to behold. / do
assure you, all of simply exquisite ma
terials, and with trains to them that
| must make the wearer's life truly
burden Then there IL the long, long,
real lace veil. which sweeps grandly
from the head to the end of this bar
barous train. and the ostrich plumes
in the hair and the bouquet and the
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