The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-10-13
BIZ OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
DR. W. A. CRoFFUr.

London. June al an about to cult
the BIC and noisy metropolis for the Con-
tinent watch Is bigger. but ] hope not
nolsier. ] have tried % do al that you
Is cleverly feEtooned nt intervHls
commissioned me 10 do. I have ridden
under the Thames IN the tube" and slept
Eerenely under Big Ben as bis deep
diapason shook the tower az midnight ]
have ridden on the omnibus roof tan 4
seemed a part OF the machine. I have
been 90 windsor Castle. Oxford. Cam
bridge: 20 Richmond Hm. where the
Dukes OF Richmond long rioted and where
the poet Thomson wrote The Seasons
Though the Castle OF Richmond sits fair
On the hul.
Ny hail. ouoth bold Allan. sits gnllauter
ftill-
% the magnificent Kew Gardens. odorous
and far-stretching: % Hampton Court
which Cardinal Wolsey gave 20 Henry
VIII. when the King condescended TO ad-
mire q. and where Catharine Of Arragon
and Anne Boleyn were IN turn imprls-
oned by their nckle lord: 10 Hampstead
Heath. where Dick Turpin headed on his
Majesty's caralcade in the good old times
20 the poor. . have borrowed into the
dungeons under the Tower. where noble
Englishmen and virtuous and lovely Eng
nsh women were thrown 20 await their
beheadment. 4 have visited both houses
o. Parliament and. under the kindly es-
cort OF Sir william Jones. NJ. r.. have
witnessed a scrimmage between the GOV.
eminent and the opposition. Some OF
these places and incidents ] have tried 70
outline for your readers: others ] shall
Epent 81 when D return from Paris, where
] &C today 10 see the great reception OF
the young King OF Spain, for whom a
magnificent snlutation has been prepared.
London IL making ready for his appear
nnce. bot the preparations here are as
nothing On comparison With those Of the
French capital 10 Paris all the bouie-
wards be WIN traverse and many other
streets are hung with superb tributes.
thousand handsomely painted poles. Ike
Elorihed liberty poles. have been set oct
IN the streets. reaching above the lofty
Eix-story housetopS raruished and var
uished. like the ronfalons OF Spain or the
notified masts OF Venice. bearing nloft
swinging hommocks OF vines. vast baskets
o. nowers. festOons Of gigantic birds.
roses, hsrps. globes. lanterns. butterflies.
al On yellow and red. the Spanish colors.
and every few rods the gorgeous es-
cutcheon OF spain. 10 feet square. with
the towers OF Grenada and lions rampant.
topped with che 1eweled crown or CASTLE
and Leon and hanked with q Eimulacrum
OF the French orders which the young
King wears upon his breast Here and
there amid the decoratious comes the
prov OF a great trireme. significant ~
what ] hardly know. By the way. the
Arc De Triumph, reared 60 honor OF the
victories OF the great Napoleon. is bril-
liant with red and yellow sunbursts and
through the splendors can he seen the
names Of Napoleon's victories On Spain
Madrid. Barcelona." etc. IL is strange
saiutatioul
London is not without Sc festivities.
even before the coming Of the youthful
King OF Spain. Edward and his ROYAL
spouse are dragged from function 60 func-
tion. morning. noon and night Yesterday
they opened the naval and military tour
nument az Agricultural hall HIS Ma
3esty wore the uniform OF Geld marshal.
and drove up 10 an ordinary brougham
and pair OF grsys, attended only BY a
couple o. officers. With a single outrider IN !
advance The royal box was dressed 10
crimson and gold. and banked with nowers /
snd palms. backed with cool-lookiug In /
dian muslin
% the evening the royal couple were 1
present AGAIN a. the ball 10 100 guests /
given - KensinCton Palace By the Prin- /
ccss Henry o. BGttenberg. Dancing took /
place 10 the two white rooms. where 4
Queen Victoria held Der FIRST levee They .
were simply decorated with pink and /
white flowers. and opening from these 1
were spacious supper-room hung with 4
baskets o. fuchsias and e pleasant tea
room. prcttHy decorated with q scheme
OF white and yellow. with an odorous bal
cony overhanFing the gardens The young
Processes wore plain white dresses, that
OF the eldest being embroidered with ell
yer Minister Choate was respondent IN
knee hreeches snd gold buckles
Before making g flying visit 10 Paris
BET me say a word shout how % travel
90 Europe with TIE least expense. worry
and annoyance lf the reader needs 10
econougze. let hin economize wisely, 10.
recklessly- % is Tar better 70 travel sec
ond class On large and rapid steamers
than FIRST class 90 slow cues II you have
uanre tine than y0u have money, dear