The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-26
LoNDoN's raw ,rr PALACES.
Many Houses That Are worthy &"
lie the Abodrs of Kings.


LONDON m,y MOI be- q city of palaces.
ouf DC contains several housos worthy Co
Doe the abode OF kings Three memorable
mansions overlook the Green Park. stat
ford HOUSE. the town residence OF the
Duke and Duchess OF Sutherland. Is said
to boz tho finest private house in he ma-
.fopolls The entrance hail staircase,
and bauqueting room are worthy Of Yer
sallies The collection 81 pictures o. dis
trihuted throughout the house and some
81 .nr mosi valuable are 60 be- seen ga
the Sutherland Gallery. Nart apart
mont with a ceiling painted nN duer-
elmo The state rooms are spcndid'y
furnished hut the living rooms - the
family bear vhe superior stamp -
heir owners refined and cultured per
sonalty. The Duchess OF Sutherland'r
houdolr is charmnglv arranged, vita
many books aud pictures. ana always
freeh with flowers ana foreign plsnts
BrtdgeWatcr House. belonging To- Lord
and Lady Elleamere. is another notable
dwelling and faces the Green Park. The
collection OF pictures b. very nne. aud
contains among others Raphaeis world
famous "Niergc au PALMER.
Near at hand stands Spencer House. the
London home OF Lord and Lady Spencer.
INK View from the Windows. and the
great beauty Of Lady Spencer red draw
ing room.
Ia ST. James square stands NorfolA
House. the town mansion Of tho Duke ~
Norfolk The set Of drawing rooms ou
the first floor form a fne suite Of apart
mcnts. terminated by a stately dining
BAN lined with mirrors and having 4
ceiiinE richly adorned with carving giid-
The old house n witch George III was
horn. London House the ofncal RESI-
dence Of the Bishop % London. also
in 81 James square
Wimhornc House. thc London home Of
Lord and Lady Wimhorne. b. Ia Arlington
street. and also looks over The Green
Park The great feature h. the beauti-
ful hallway on the ground floor with a
musicians gallery NJ one end aud several
fne reception rooms. and conservatory
opening out Of b. Wlmborne house has
been tho scene Of many royal balls and
princely entertainments. The Mayfair
district contains many distinguished
houses Chesterfield House the residence
Of Lord and Lady Burton. 10 quite a his
tofic abode. The house was built for the
famous Lord Chesterfield. author OF Let
tiers 10 His Son" and this rather doubt
ful Instructor OF youth styled the boudolr
the gayest room ia England. and the D.
btary the best He also speaks OF the
"canonlcal piilars' ~ his house meaning
the columns brought from the Canons.
the seat Of the Dukes OF Chandos The
marble staircase and the ball room are
magnlnceus Not FAR from Chesterfield
House stands Dorchester House. the
property 81 Cant. Hnifnnl senerry - me
Prince of Wales. From an architectural
point OF view this Is tho finest priva .
palace in London. n IL built Ia the style
Of an Italian palazzo. and contains
grand staircase OF pure white marble
The picture gallery Is q notable one. ana
among many valuable paintings is mas
terpieco OF Grcuze. called "The Glrl win
Pigeon A few years ago Dorchester
House was occupied by the Shahznda. and
The stables were converted into shambles
Tor the slaughter Of animals for food. ac-
fordinE 10 the tenets OF our royal visitors
Eastern religion.
Groaycnor House Upper Cirosvenor-
street. b. the town house Of the Duke Of
Westminsser. The handsome screen Of
classic pillars with a double archWay. d.
yidins the courtyard from the street. was
added in 1872 The Grosvenor gallery Of
pictures Is celebrated, Rembrandt and Ru-
bens are seen 20 great advantage. aud
in tho drawing room r. Gainsborough's
famous Blue Boy" GrOsvcrnor House
has a fair-sized garden.
Lansd0Wne House lies on the south
side Of Berkeley square. II was Original.
ly built for n Marquis OF Butte who was
minister 60 George III and afterwara
PASSED 60 the IsanHd0Wne family. Tn.
house contains many valuable pictures.
but the sculpture gallery IL Of far great
or interest. The collection g. % ancient
Roman sculptures, many % them from
Htdnan'H villa IN Rome. large semi
circular recess al the end of the room
holds the most Important statues
Devoushire House. piccadiliy 81 a pain,
well -proportioned brick building n q
court yard. a rough shell containing many
features OF beauty ana treasures or art
The magnificent marble staircase with its
baiustrade OF crystal O. unrivalled Some
OF the pictures AMI portraits are very
Tine and the Devonshirl gems safcguara.
81 IN the library the "Kemble Plays"
series of old English plays. and some first
editions Of Shakespeare. are among the
treasures Of this historic mansion Devon.
shire House was thc scene % the never
to-be forgotten fancy hall during che Dla-
rnond Jubilee season Of 1897. The grounds
extend 10 fsansdowne House. AMI these
two atodcf may be styled palaces in gar
deus Londonderry House. Park Lane. the
residence ~ Lord and Lady Londonderry.
o. q commodious mansion. and remarsa-
bic for is grand gallery and splendid
decorations. one 81 tho rooms contains