The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-05-11
AN INTERESTING LETTER.

Miss Lille Wood, of this city, has re-
the following letter from Miss Liz:
lie Smith, which is of interest:
Isle OF WIGHT, April is. 80.
DEAREST LILLIE-Yours OF the Bird OF
April just received. Last week l vent for
4 flying visit to oxford. Warwick, STRAIT
and Birmingham.
We took great pleasure in the different
at Oxford, and walked all
the Addison Walk; also saw the
of the room Oscar Wilde lived in
while at college. The Examination Build
ing Is the largest and haudsomest OF any
Of the kind in the world. The grounds
and walks surrounding the colleges are
magnificent. We took the evening train
oxford for Warwick and spent the
night at Hotel "W~oolpack." Old English
room here a dream
Of delight! Cut flowers all over the place!
The bread and butter plates were blue and
white with faces of principle characters
taken from Ivauhoe, (Walter Scott's.) We
took q carriage and grove to kenilworth
Castle. Of course we found every nook
and corner of this place interesting. The
ruin is mostly covered with ivy vines and
part of it has been carefully propped.
From here we drove to Standardization.
A beautiful drive, too! Country for the
most part level, with clear, quiet little
streams running SO p%rettily through the
freshest Of green grass. Every now and
then q thatched-roof would bob up-little
gardens-always O well n vines plenty
trailing over everything. We were de-
lighted, first, at the Memorial Theatre.
The best bust OF Shakespeare in the world
Is here; also a facsimile Of his
at Westminster. This is Commemoration
Week at this Theatre. A special London
company will give Shakspearian plays.
Iyara EAuip Rnosh aud 4 aNrauaa narr.tt
Irving and Ellen Terry all have large
photographs. Booth and Barrett have
both played at this Theater.
Next we visited the Church of the Holy
Trinity, where Shakespeare was baptized
and buried, as well as married. The old
stone fOunt Is still in shape, though not
perfect. Anne Hathaway and Shakespeare
both are buried in the chancel. The
American window, given by the Ameri-
cans, is lovely! GEORGE w. Childs, of
Philadelphia, gave q beautiful water
fountain to Stratford-a of
Shakespeare with quotations from his
principle plays inscribed on the fou
sides. The next place to see was the old
school he att~ended-then his home-the
room where he was born About a
half a mile out we found the Anne Hath
away Cottage, thatched-roof, stone build
ing. beautiful garden, where we were
permitted TO gather violets and jassamine.
ana sat mon the varv old bench vvha,e
S~hakspeare and his a love ..sat M
twilight" h only living representative
cavIor AGED eicbtx-6ve whom we fo"nS
verv entertaininp and most kind in an
swering ali ouestions. Tbs small fee q,
six nencs ia maid hat,ra antarina any n,
Theses nlaces when MS ia nsiJ ali ia nsid
I'VE have fres access no svsry nars aperi'
cans are ALWAYS ~recoynizei On iirsi sight
even before thev can -non the worJ
American. Ths Eopiish declare hat ms
word alone wound ..oive swavn anv n,
them. After ali we don,t mind ~oranyon.
can he nroud 81 his nationat,tyi Tars
endeth Stratford-on.Ayon.
Ne stonned nj ths WarwicL Cas,ia
which is so beautifully in order insid.
and out. The Earl and I.adv Warwics
live there and we wer,. sholyn tbronpI
the stats. rooms as well as their drawi1s
room. In his room we found a SteinUas
niano. sent from Ner york-snIendi