The Washington herald., 1909-06-20
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and the Thierearteu and the Adlon to
Berlin. Hyde Park Is 10 London. There
seems 20 be a sort Of popular impression
that Hyde Park. the most important and
historic OF all the parks of the British
metropolis. was formerly owned by the
house OF Hyde. Of which Lord Clarendon
is the chief representative. and some
time ago there appeared in London pa
per a fantastic story 70 the effect that
the park had been given 10 the public by
an Earl OF Clarendon Of the reign OF
Queen Anne. Indeed. Il was related that
the present Lord Clarendon preserves
among his most highly priced family
heirlooms a gold key presented by Queen
Anne 20 his ancestor on the occasion Of
his making the gift 10 the park and which
enables him 70 enter II al any time after
the gates have been closed for the night.
Now, there is not a word Of truth in al
this The donor OF Hyde Park 10 the
people. or rather the parsonage who gave
the public the use thereof. was the IL
fated King Charles J. Until his reign Il
had been a royal preserve. King Edward
VI and subsequently, his sister. Queen
Elizabeth. were won't 20 go deer hunting
in the Park Of HYDE" King James /
used Il for the same purpose. caused
many poachers 20 be hanged az Hyde
Park gate for killing the royal game. and
converted eleven pools fed by springs IN
the park intoa sheet OF water now known
as the Serpentine.
Public Not Grateful.
II was in 1885 that Charles I decided 70
sacrifice his own pleasure Of the chase
10 the welfare Of HIS people. and. abol-
ishing his game preserves. threw open
Hyde Park 10 the public. which cannot
be said TO have shown Itself 90 be CRATE
I fll, since it afterward rose against him
and deprived him not only OF his throne
and OF his liberty. but also OF his head
I Cromwell closed the park and sold Il for
( q sum OF about $4,000. But the purchas-
/ er made a bad bargain. for the sale was
rescindsd by King Charles II, and ever
since then the park has remained open 20
the public.
II was William OF Orange who acquired
/ from Lord Nottingham the domain now
/ occupied by Kensington Palace. which he
made his principal residence. and he, as
well as HIS sisteV-in-law. Queen Anne,
/ took every opportunity OF adding to the
acreage Of the grounds which now form
that part or Hyde Park known as Ken
/ sington Gardens. Il was there where
/ jubilees were celebrated. where famous
duels were fought. where grand reviews
were held, where the world Of fashion
1 had its rendezvous. where royal carrous-
els were organized and mimic sea fights
/ took place on the Serpentine, while up IN
the farther corner. now occupied by the
Marble Arch. was Tyburn. where the
gallows furnished plenty OF entertain
ment 10 those who enjoyed the spectacle
OF a fellow-creature being swung into
eternity.
While the so-called Tree Of Justice
/ mas disappeared, Vanity Fair-that is 10
say. the promenade where the modish
world meets each day during the London
sesson-stiH remains very much as II was
| 80 years ago. And then there is. OF
course. Rotten Row. the Route du Roi. %
/ which. while available for people on
horseback. is barred to all carriages save
those occupied by the sovereign and by
his hereditary lord high falconer. the
Duke OF ST. Albans. hneally descended
from the Merry Monarch and Nell
Gwynne.
Public Parks in Australia.
Democracy has strong hold on the
people Of Great Britain's antipodean col
onies, and labor is, indeed, strongly in
! trenched in their legislatures. yet at sgd
ney. at Melbourne. at Auckland, New
Zealand, and IN other big cities Of the
! antipOdes the public garden and parks
maintained by the people. for the people
are barred not merely to tramps and tc
hoodlums, but also 20 people who are un-
4 suitably attired-that is TO say, the work
ingman must don his working jeans and
/ leave the tools OF his trade at home The
parks are regarded there as holiday and
pleasure resorts. and il is not regarded
as right and fair that these VINO use
them as such should be lacking IN proper
consideration for their fellow-citizens and
for the common good. Most OF the pub
lic parks in Europe are Of royal origin,
having been placed by the Crown at the
disposal Of the people. notable among
them being. Of course, the Bots dU Bou-
logne at Paris, the Thiergarten at Berlin
the Prater at Vienna, and the Prado al
Madrid. The Prado is a creation Of KinG
Charles III. For the Prater the people OF
Vienna are indebted to Empress Marie
Theresa and TO her son, Emperor Jo-
seph II.