The daily sentinel., 1913-07-21
LOCAL GIRLS SEE QUEEN MARY |
Continued from Psrs IL

/ hunt. whose well Known picture
The Light OF the World hangs in
one part of the building Looking
toward one end. you see the plan OF
/ the church. a cross formed BY the
galleries The interior is finished
almost entirely in carved stone. The
cathedral. planned by Wren who is
immortalized by tablet. statue and
work here. is lofty. and like n tenn
pie in the air, magnificent and won
derful.
No doubt the object of greatest in
terest. to the tourist. is Westminster
Abbey, unequalled in the whole world
for Its beauty and grandeur, its his
tory and magnificence. its architec-
ture and fame.
1t Is here that the kings and queens
of England are crowned. The build
ing is crowded with monuments of
kings, heroes, and scholars II is
immense, solemn and richly colored
There is the Poets Corner, the Musi-
clans Corner. the Statesmen's Cor
ner. statutes and tablets commemor-
ating their lives and work Also the
burial place of famous men. We no.
tice the names of Dickens, Tennyson,
Handel, browning and many more.
We see the finest roof In the world
carved in stone: oldest coronation
chair. the original seals and docu-
ments. dating back to the seventh
century. The handsome windows.
where one can see history and legend
represented by unique designs and
coloring. The story of Bruce and the
spider is quickly distinguished. Cary
ed in the monuments is the story of
} war and life. Under John and Char
les Wesley's monuments We read.
81 look upon all the world as my
} parish; /" ' God buries his workmen,
but carries on his work" Each little
carving on every part of every figure.
} woodwork or stone. an object of skill
and wonder. Wonderful, magnifl-
cent, grand and unique. lndescrib-
} able! Unequalled!
The Tower of London, one of Lon
don's most historic points of interest
} is visited daily by hundreds of visi-
tors. There are many towers in one.
The white tower, the bloody tower,
bell tower, etc. The London tower in
times past has been a fortress, a pal
ace and a prison. The Traitors Gate
used in olden times as the entrance
for prisoners is historical. The port
cullis is there also the chapel and the
armory, where the coats of mail, wea-
pons and Instruments of war and tor
ture are seen. The Grown Jewels,
the value of which cannot be estimat-
ed were not on exhibition. Parts of
most buildings were closed, because
of the recent violations of the law, by
the suffragettes. Parts of the tower
are / 2 feet thick, built for defense
and military strength. Everywhere
are rather grewsome reminders of
lancient cruelty and despotism.
.... lfaar - hn
tower of London is elaborate and
immense.
The famous collections of painting
known as the Wallace collection, was
visited, where the most famous min
iature painting in the world is on
exhibition, the work of lsabey. We
recall the works of Corot, Landseer,
Van Dyke. Reynolds and Rubens. In
the British museum. we find wonder
. full remains of the famous mosaics,
mummies, gods and sacred animals.
Paintings and original manuscripts.
wood and ivory exquisitely carved.
Work in bronze and brass, gold and
silver, life and customs of the early
centuries represented by every part
of the greatest and most historical
collection which is found in the Brit
ish museum.
Almost all buildings date from the
great fire of 1866, yet we found sew
eral blocks of old London. Visited
Dickens "Old Curiosity Shop" Hyde
park and Regents park, beautiful
and well cared for. Rotten Row, the
most fashionable street in London,
Piccadilly and Pail Mall, both SPLEEN
did streets of the city. London Bridge
is crossed. A drive under the Thames
and view of that river by night was
pleasant and delightful.
The houses of Parliament are i'm
posing and elaborate. curious and
most magnificent. Here we notice
Big Ben, the huge clock whose min
ute hand is "a feet long, and the
space between each figure ] foot. st.
Margaret's church is near, where the
royal family attend.
Buckingham Palace, the home of
King George V. and Queen Mary. i'm
mense, but modest. is guarded by sol
Idiers and mounted guards. On
the Fourth of July We watched the
changing of guards. n military pro-
ceeding, done with precision and
much formality. 1t was also our priv
ilege to see Queen Mary out driving.
She was cheered and saluted as she
smilingly bowed to the people. Yes
terday, the king reviewed his soldiers
80, 900 soldiers being on parade. The
"red-coats" were well trained and ev-
identity proud of being privileged to
defend their ruler. In front of the
palace Is huge marble monument
erected in honor of Queen Victoria.
We see statues and monuments every
where. England truly honors her
heroes and statesmen.
One could not pass by the national
art gallery. where the work of our
: | mara fa m iliar nrficiS Murilln IL Rpm-