The Princeton union., 1900-07-26
EUROPEAN SIGHTS.
A Letter from the Old World e
; BY THE~SV
UNIONS SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


out of the building This brought US
to full realization that we were in
Tuesday morning, the national gal
lery where are many of the famous
Rubens, Rem brandt,
Murillo and others. The gallery is in
Trafalgar square of which the grand
Nelson monument forms the conspicu-
Gus object We passed Whitehall,
seat of the foreign offices, the Horse
Guards where soldiers were drilling,
Temple Bar, the Law Courts and many
other points which we enjoyed very
much from our seat upon the ''upper
deck'' OF an omnibus. These convey
ances, which by the way are universal
in England, afford the very best means
of sightseeing in the cities at least.
A breezy ride upon the top of one of
these is a ver-to-be-forgotten expert
ence.
A thunder-shower at noon made our
hearts sink but we started out after
lunch despite the clouds which cleared
away before the end of our hours ride
to Windsor Castle and we enjoyed the
most perfect afternoon experienced
since landing. The American Society
of Civil Engineers was to be enter
tanned there that day and we FASTENED
rived. We passed the scarlet-coated
sentinels standing like statues at the
gate and proceeded directly to St.
Georges chapel which we had just
time to explore before service. The
interior decorations are rich and ar
tistic beyond description and we saw
objects of historical interest as well as
the ''Queen's Closet from which she
witnessed the services. Passing next
around the ''Strong Tower which
stands upon beautiful eminence in
the court we walked by the State
| apartments to the court upon which
the queens own living rooms open,
then out on the Terrace which COM
mands view unsurpassed for beauty
in the whole world The deep ravine
filled with magnificent trees, the vel
vet meads beyond, through which the
| Thames fecked with graceful boats
winds its way Eaton Hall about whose
walls cluster the houses OF the bor-
ough. the distant hills dark with foli-
age where at one point the dome and
white front of Sir William Penn's par
entail home is visible through the trees
all these form a scene that must i'm
press itself for a lifetime
At Windsor carriage was engaged
for the drive to Stoke Poges, made
famous by Gray as the scene OF his
"Elegy in a Country Churchyard.
Miss Med. and myself were allowed
upon request (; seat with the driver
and oh! the delights OF that drive!
The driver, typical Englishman
laughed good-naturedly at our enthu-
siasm. ''Peoble say 'ow beautiful hit
his" he remarked, ''but ham blowed
hif hi can see hit a little Bit We
} stopped and procured some delicious
cherries at a farmhouse nearly hidden
among the trees and regaled ourselves
with these in the intervals between
our EXPLANATIONS of delight
The way led first to Burnham
| Beeches SO celebrated by the artists
pen and we marveled no more at the
> pictures we had seen with the reality
before US. Among those noble trees
twisted and gnarled by centuries of
l growth several picnic parties were en-
joying themselves in various ways and
the bright colors Of pretty dresses
added to the scene.
At Stoke Poges we plucked twig
: from the ''Yew-tree,' saw the tomb of
2 Gray's mother upon which he so feel
l ingly inscribed himself as the only one
: of eight children $50 unfortunate as to
. survive her" and where he, too, was
+ later inferred, sat in his pew and the
0 pew belonging to the Penn family,
i looked across the lea where wound the
v flowing herd" lingering as long as
+ we dared about the beautiful spot made
t sacred by the poets memory. -.r
0 We took the train at Slough mot of
h Despond) for our return passage reach
. inc London in time for a hurried din
ner before making ready for the
9 theater where we were to hear Irving
Q and Terry in Olivia. The Lyceum,
: where they are playing is an ancient
h looking place, probably very old, but
it the scenery was very pretty and Irving
e as Doctor Primrose, inimitable.
Wednesday morning we visited the
n British museum where are to be seen
e the famous Elgin marbles from the
y Acropolis together with illuminated