The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28
y1cTORIA,s RESTING PLACE
The Mausoleum at FrogmOre In .
Lovely Spot.

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The Mausoleum at FrogmOre In q
Lovely Spot.
There are many lovely spots in, the royAi
demesne near Windsor Castle .but
gardens of Frosmore House. In the Great
Park. are chief among them. says . wiz.
in the culver. for they are rich botn IN
wood and water. in towering shrubs ane
rare trees. as well as in humble herbaceoos
blossoms. and are so planted that all the
winter through they are clothed with YER
dure. on account Of the predominance o.
evergreen foliage. The lawns. smooth as
the softest velvet. have the brilliant ap.
pearance never seen anywhere but on q
damp soil. and. as one Of the beauties OF
the place Is its ornamental lake. 1t seems IN
summer to combine every kind Of sylvan
beauty. The Enclosure where the two
mausoleums are is divided from the rest
of the grounds by a very light iron renee
within a stones throw OF which Is the les
House where the Queen used to spend so
much time when she was at Winosor !"
fine weather.
The Royal Mausoleum is a splendid piie.
and IL believed to have cost f2C0,O0 Very
few have ever seen It. for except on De-
cember IA, when a solemn service mas AZ.
ways been held there. attended by ner
Majesty and all the royal family. II mas
been opened only on one day in the year,
and then only specially favored visitors
have been allowed to enter. The Queen here
self always passed the anniversary OF her
husbands death in strict seclusfon In nee
own apartments. transacted no business
and did not go out of doors except for the
short drive to Frogmore. Her desire to
keep the mausoleum quite private Is easily
explained by the fact that she visited It
herself almost daily when at Windsor. and
on Sundays especially 1t Is said that she
always prayed there for q few minutes.
Over the massive entrance Is a LATIN
inscription, the literal translation Of which
is: His mourning widow. Victoria the
Queen, directed that all that II mortal OF
Prince Albert be placed in this sepulchre.
A. D. 1867. Farewell! well beloved. Here
at last I will rest with thee: with thee in
Christ I will rise again" The mausoleum
Is built on high brick vaults to raise It
above the soil and prevent the dis
celebration Of the marbles and contains .
central chamber with four transepts. 50
that the whole Is in the shape of a cross
measuring eighty feet from end to end and
seventy feet from side to side. The height
from the ground to the top Of the sur
mounting cross IL eiehty-three feet. 80 that
the proportions are extremely good One
transept forms the entrance porch. which
| is ceiled with Venetian mosaics. paved with
II sitioAu Me JIG o"o oAAS ~ .
panels, and relieved by f~rescoes, urns n
1 statues.
| Elaborately wrought brazen gates lead
into the central portion. where the great
gray marble sarcophasus stands
transepts open into this center through
four lofty arches. from which hang splen-
did bronze and gold oil lamps. which were.
| our present Kings contribution to the
beauties of the fame. and the ceilings ara
painted respectively with representations Of
the Annunciation. the Ascension and Of our
Savior bearing his cross. On the north wall
south ono Of the Nativity, and on the west
one Of the Resurrection. Four statues oc-
cupy inches in the pillars. and they are
King David and Solomon his son. the
prophet Isaiah and the prophet Daniel. and
above the entrance Is an allegorical pic
t1re symbolizing virtue. prudence and tem-f
perance. qualities that were prominent in
the character Of the Princ Consort. The
whole IL lighted by q lantern of stained
giass, in rich colors. and the ceiling, which
represents the glorihcation Of the saints.
II from q design made by the Empress
Frederick. =.
The double sarcophagus Is Of dark Aber-
deem granite. in remembrance Of Scotland.
and 10 mounted on a great plinth Of black
marble which was given by the nrst Kin0
Of the BelSians. who was uncle both TO the
Queen and Prince Albert, and before be
rose to that dignity was best known m
England a. Prince Leopold Of saxe-Cobufg-
Gotha. the husband Of Princess Charlottes
the only daughter Of George Nv. In the
southern half Of the s~afeophASuo b the
Prince Consort's comm. and in the northern
one the Queens remains now rest, and 2
they are united after . separation Of forty
years. At the four corners are four 6ron1e
figures Of kneeling angels. n On the TOP
IL Baron Marochettis white marble rectnl-
bent figure Of Prince Albert In he Field
IMarshaTs uniform and wearing the rooee
| and insignia Of the Most Noble Ofdar OF
| the Garter, which was his brides hitting
present to him on their wedding day. A
corresponding figure Of the Queen win 9
| placed beside II In due time, and thns tne
| mausoleum viii Be one Of the sights OF
| Europe, although admission to see II VIII
be . rare privilege.
Two beautiful cenotaphs in the ineef1or
are In memory Of Princess Alice OF Heeee
! and Of Prince Leopold, Duke Of Albanys
| both of whom are buried elssWhere. Inas
Of Princess Alice II Q marble oroup OF the
Imother who. a. Professor Tfndal aid.
sdied 30 divinely from her childs kies.
and Of he little gfri Who died Q few DAYS
before her, her May blossom" The build
ing was not completed TIN Novemcsf =
1858. though II had been conscience ~
Doctor Wilberforce. who va then 800
Of Oxford. IN December. 1S63. whsn TIE -.
mains Of the Prince Consort were places
in It.
The gate OF the inclosure through Whssn
Queen Victoria's mortal part VA BONE ON
February 4 II q classic canopy, S~urunou0ee0
by a BEN. The mausoleum stands ci0ee -
one Of the most splendid trees OF the 11oe-
more gardens q great cedar Of Lebenoo
with a straight trunk rising to the hsaens
| Of eighty feet and Of almost fabulous 40.