The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-08-09

the Queen, called Hampton Court
Palace The Queen does not use it,
however, for herself, but old ladies
and gentlemen, distantly related or
not to the Royal Family, and other
members Of the Royal Household
who are dependent on account of old
age, are here supported. 1t is a
beautiful and extensive pile, built
around several open courts, and con-
nected with the most beautiful park
we have yet seen. The most striking
feature of the park was its trees. All
of them are not less than one hundred
or two hundred years old. Elms,
oaks, horse chestnuts, all at least one
hundred feet high and proportionately
filled out with foliage. A perfect
green sward is beneath them, the
trees being sufficiently far apart to
permit the sun to get in. The drives
are like floors, and this perfect artih
cial forest with vistas a mile long, is
beyond description. think if l were
to say what has most deeply impress.
ed me, in England, l should say its
trees. We must have seen fifty deer
running about in small herds among
the trees and SO tame we're they
that little girls were running after
them almost at their heels.
While at Hampton Court, on the
banks of the beautiful Thames, we
engaged an electric launch, like those
used at the Worlds Fair, and started
up the river. Half the boat, the
prov end, was cushioned sides and
bottom. In this we simply stretched
out, or sat in comfortable wicker
chairs in the stern, while the boat
glided up the river, ten miles. The
banks of the Thames are perfect
dreams. They have been nursed and
cared for, for a thousand years. Walls
and terraces have been constructed,
and willows, shrubbery and trees OF
all kinds have been planted to the
waters edge.
| The water is clear and cool, and
the stream about twice as wide as
Fishing Creek at Red Rocks, but very
| deep. The day was perfect, and tC
dream away the time thus was tc
realize the stanza in Reads Drifting
"No more, no more
The worldly shore
Upbraids me with its loud uproar
With dreamful eyes
Ny spirit lies
Under the walls of Paradise"
We took luncheon at Walton, at a
typical English country inn called the
Swan. There we saw the farmers
drinking ale out of pint pewter cups,
and standing about talking in their
to us, peculiar fashion.
We then went as far as Chertse,
where we got dinner, and rode dowr
in the afternoon. Altogether thi
was most delightful day.
Iuly II.
Il We started out this morning fo
the Bank Of England, and armed will
a note of introduction from Brown
! Shipley and Co., we were shown al
, through by guide from the Secre
! tary. The bank was not very interest
ing except that, being the place
where the pulse of the financial worlC
, is felt, it was interesting to see it
= operations. The bank prints its owl
, notes, and whenever note gets bacl
:, to the bank, it is destroyed and ney
!. one is substituted.
All money is paid out in gold b
. weight, Every coin is tested, ant
unless of full weight, is not paid out
+; From the bank we went to call up
= on Consul General Patrick Collin
who invited US to stay to luncheon
But being too much rushed 1--WE mus
soon start for Scotland) we declined
: We posted off to the American En-
bassy where we were most delightful
. received by His Excellency, Ambassa
dor Bayard, who invited us to atten
: his wife's CAT Home" to-morro'
y afternoon. We 60 to Windsor to-moI
u row morning and will go to Bayard
= in the afternoon.
From Bayard's we went to tn
{ National Picture Gallery and theme
D. to the Royal Academy. We after
l. ward drove along Rotten Row an
! saw London's Fashionables out driN
e ing, passing Buckingham Palace, an
= Marlborough House the winter hom
y of H. X. H. the Prince of Wales. Tc
a night, we dined at the Holbour
i Restaurant, one of the best in Lor
don, the dinner being given to quite
a party of us by one of the numbe
Il Tomorrow night we all go on il
. vitation again to see "The Sho
=. - Girl" one of the popular comedie
II of London, and to luncheon after tn
u u theater. Friday night upon invit;
81 ton of B We shall go to Sc
Irving and Terry at their own theate
" % the Lyceum.
. July 10.
y In a half hour we shall be on tn
Id coach for Sandowne, ten miles ava
IL to see the great Eclipse Stakes rur
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