The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1911-07-01

n ID tainly not royal residence III
~ which the British nation takes
pride. II lacks the medieval
aspect and historic fascination
of Windsor castle or even OF old ST
James's, and has nothing to recon-
mend 1t intellectually, while the fine
old towers of Westminster seen in the
distance emphasize its lack OF grace
and beauty. Still, to the people OF
today, buckingham palace-designed
by John Nash, architect of George Nv.
lis interesting as the scene OF the
chief court pageants for the past "a
years, and is hallowed by the memory
of Queen Victoria and Edward VII.
Buckingham ralace stands on the
site of the Mulberry garden which
James |. planted Tor the cultivation OF
silkworms to produce silk for the
royal hose. The silkworks did not
thrive, but the mulberry trees grew
and became fashionable resort dur
ing the Stuart period. To the Null
berry garden came the gay jewellers
from the merry monarch's court at
Whitehall, and there maids of honor
walked, masked, with their cavaliers.
It lives in it's old-time glory in Sir
Charles Sedley's comedy, THE Null
berry Garden" and the pens of Pope
and Dryden have made it classic
spot. In its shady arbors Dryden ate
fruit tarts with charming Mistress
Anne Reeve.
Adjacent to the garden was Goring
house, which became the property OF
the Earl Of Arlington, to whom, after
the Restoration, Charles H. granted
the Mulberry garden. Lord Arlington
built a new mansion on. the site OF
old Goring house and named 1t Airing
ton house. 1t descended to his daugh-
ter, the Duchess Of Grafton, who sold
Il to Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham,
and he rebuilt It In 1903 and named 1t
Buckingham house This was the fore
runner of the palace. The Mulberry
garden was enclosed within the
grounds, which were of great extent
and beauty for town residence, as
| indeed they remain today. George Ill
was SO pleased with it's fine grounds
and secluded position that he pur
chased buckingham house for the
sum of G21,00o, to use as a family
mansion in town. The front of the
house was modernized, and the
grounds enlarged by an addition from
the Green park. 1t was settled upor
Queen Charlotte, and the name
changed to that of the Queens
house"
George Ill. and his queen went into
residence there in 1903. and hence
forth 1t was the scene of their more
private court life, while st. James,
palace was still used for drawing
rooms and big state functions. AL
their children were born at tn
Queens house, with the exception 0
George w., and there the king col
lected the magnificent library late
beuueathed by his successor to tn
British museum. Thither came ID
Johnson to discourse on books wit
his majesty's librarian, and was graf
fed by an interview with the Kin
himself Memories of Fanny Burnel
too, cling to the house, for Quee
Charlotte could think of no create
honor for the first woman novelist {
the time than appointing her plac
at court and entrusting her with tn
mixing Of the royal snuff.
After the death of his parent
George w. resolved to convert the
unpretentious house into a royal pa
ace He had spent vast sums on I'll
pavilion at Brighton, and resolved
work cautiously in his new ventur
Beau" Nash. the architect, was 1
structed to keep to the original elev
ton, because his majesty was on
repairing" the house. Nevertheless
columns OF Carrara marble began
arrive, and marble arch, copied fro
the monument of Constantine
Rome, was designed for the outer e
trance The repairs" continued u
til the original structure was lost
web of new buildings of palati
style and decoration. which cost Il
nation half million Of money. IT.
Kings palace at Pimlico," as It W
the fashion to call 1t. was still U