Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-23
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burgh, and stands gray
and silent in a workman's quarter and
among breweries and gas works
The gas works have gone since Mr..
Stevenson wrote. but the breweries
remain. and otherwise the envlrons OF
the palace are little changed. Among
them, however, must be numbered the
magnificent royal park, the PIC
turesque line of serrated rocks which
form the Salisbury craigs and the
lofty hill, crowned by its noble lion
head, which owes its name OF AT
thurs Seat" to its associations WIN
the old Arthurian legends of Edln-
burgh. OF royalty itself Hollywood has
seen but little since James vi. or
happy memory left it to occupy the
throne of Elizabeth. The fact that
the reigning British sovereigns are 10
reside in the palace as well as 10 noio
state functions there has greatly In
creased the enthusiasm Of their visit
to Edinburgh.
Scenes of Romantic Interest.
The rarity of royal residence adds to
the importance Of its occurrence. hlng
George will be the first reigning KING
the second reigning sovereign to oc
cupy the palace since the time oil
Charles l., while Queen Mary Will be
the first queen consort to reside there
since Anne of Denmark, James Wills
queen. quilted its walls. In 1855
Charles |. was crowned in the chape
royal at Hollywood. and In 164l ne
spent about three months In the pal
ace-not very happily. From that time
till George w. visited Edinburgh II
1922 no British monarch crossed it'
threshold. And George ~. while
| holding various state ceremonies II
Holyrood resided In Dalkeith house.
Queen Victoria and the prince con
sort also lived at Dalkeith on the oc
casion of their first visit to Edinburgh
in 1912. In the autumn Of 1850. how
ever. her majesty and Prince Alder
resided for a couple Of days in Holy
rood. and subsequently the queer
when going to or returning from Bal
moral several times broke her joul
new at Edinburgh and spent night II
the palace. In April. 1908. King Ed
ward held a court at Hollywood. but hi
majesty and Queen Alexandra reside
at Dalkeith house.
It is fondly hoped that the COMM
visit Of their majesties to the ancien
palace of the Stuarts may be the pre-
cursor Of many to follow and that tn
dimmed brilliance Of Hollywood may b
restored and it's past glories In som
part at least revived.
Although not the oldest Of the SEQ
fish royal palaces, that OF Holyroo
house is in many respects the mos
interesting. It appeals to the imagin'
ton as none other does. 1t has bee
the scene of some of the most spleI
did, the most romantic and the mos
tragic incidents In Scottish history
of coronations. royal marriages. festi'
tiles, court revels. plots. conspiracie
feuds. intrigues, murders. Moreove
while Linlithgow and Falkland palace
are Of earlier date, for nearly four an
a half centuries before the erection {
a royal palace at Holyrood the ma
nificent abb which stood there We
: closely associated with the Scottis
sovereigns. Founded in 1928 by Davi
l.. this religious house was frequent
: used as a royal residence; parli
ments met within its walls and In 4
church kings were crowned. wedde
and buried.
The Residence of Scottish Monarch
: The erection of a royal palace W;
begun about 1901 by James w.. ar
from this time onward its was II
chief residence of the Scottish mo
archs. It is noteworthy that one
the first events connected with 1t WI
: the marriage of James to the Princes
Margaret. daughter Of Henry VII.
? England-from which marriage can
: the union Of the crowns. James v. e
I tended the palace and it has associ
. lions of a peculiarly close and int
i esting character with his unfortuna
daughter. Mary.
Here the lovely queen Of Scots