The gold leaf., 1903-07-16


as if was living in the 14th century. A
Cathedral is a grand edifce and believe
in their creation for the glory of God.
| Many of the W omen on the streets amuse
us very much with their low neck dresses
| and furs, but they are pictures OF health.
The English twilight is marvellous; at
half past nine it is still light. Surely
England is a favored spot to have so
much light, and maybe that is why it's
people are so wide awake. The language
as they speak it is like a different one
from ours-the infection entirely differ
ent and everywhere in the shops, on the
trains and on the street. the people are
polite, kind and considerate.
| Sunday, June 21st.-Today has been
| a fine day, about such day as we have
in November at home We attended ser
vice twice, morning and evening at the
| Cathedral, and it was all grand-the
| music superb.
bennington, Stirling Villa, June 23rd-
| Today we had three hours ride to this
| place and | am more than ever wild
about this glorious country. 1t looks as
| if Il landscape gardener had laid the
whole of England out, and as our train
glided through fields of the ''greenest"
| grass divided by hawthorn hedges in
bloom, | felt as if was looking at Sc
| ries of beautiful oil paintings. Every
thing looks as il it was swept and gar
| nished each morning and the hedges cut.
| And the roads. even those leading to the
humblest cottages are macadamized
The Tommy Atkinses'' in red coats
and tiny hats are very fascinating and
add spice to every landscape To see
company of them drilling is very inspir-
/ ing.
Wednesday. June 24th.-This morning
we went to Warwick Castle. on street
cars to the little village of Warwick
three miles from here The Castle sur
| passes anything | have ever read or
| heard of in beauty. The wall around it
| with it's stronghold towers and two
| other huge towers. the Caesar and the
Guy" is in itself wonderful, and the
| lawns and flower gardens exquisite. We
were allowed to go in small part of the
| Castle-the Countess boudoir, then a bed
chamber furnished with a suite of furni-
ture that Queen Ann used and where
| Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria slept
on visits there; and in several drawing
rooms full OF gorgeous portraits and
paintings by Van Dyke, Rubers, Sir
Joshua Reynolds and other masters. |
| liked picture of Henry VIII, by Hol-
|
| Warwick by French artist, and Mrs.
| Siddons {the great actress as Lady Mac
beth) by Sir Joshua Reynolds. best OF
| all.
We were then shown into the great
| hall of the Castle which was full of armOr
| on the walls and relics of all kind and
last into a very handsome sitting room
| of the family. We were amused to see
pianola attached to the piano. to think
| that people living in such an air of an
tiquity would cOndescend to anything
so modern. While talking to guide out
| side the family entrance a charming look
ing woman passed in walking costume
and bowed and smiled very sweetly to
us. The guide told us it was Lady War
wick's mother, Lady Roselyn.
| Who do you think is in bennington
! with his show? ':Buffalo Bill" Every
body is wild over him and think it
strange we don't go.
Thursday, June 25th-Today we had
a lovely drive to keniIworth Castle. 1t
is only a massive ruin but what is left
shows how beautiful it must have been
when the Earl of Leicester owned it and
| Amy Robsart lived there We stood on
the spot where Amy met Queen Eliza
| beth. 1t is a living shame that such a
! pace nave DteIl ny HUT
rid fanatical soldiers. The walls left
standing are fifteen feet thick and cov-
cred by ivy.
The drive home through Warwick was
| perfect, such beautiful homes and coun-
| try. We passed among them Guy
Gift the home of Lord Algernon Percy,
eldest son of the Earl of Northumber-
| land. Our driver was a very loquacious
one and what we could translate of his
| conversation into American we enjoyed.
He would call daisy 'disy." At Lord
| Percy's home he stopped and began to
| reminisce-said he had been to many a
| ball there servants balD when he had
| danced until A. NJ. He said Lady Percy
| always opened the ball by dancing a
quadrille with the butler, and Lord
| Percy with maid. | almost tainted
| but | understand it is an old English
| custom.
Tonight everything will be Illuminated
! and we will 90 to band concert given
| in Pleasure Gardens. We will leave to-
morrow for Oxford, and then at last old
| London. Will write from Oxford.