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Show (~J-: :;E\- . \ \ICSEL".\1 prope rly prop o rti on ed ; it many pinnacles are not too num er o u s, but just eno twh and properly grouped; its towers, fr om the lea. t to the ma~nificcnt \ ' ic t o ria T ower. a re fascinating and in spirin o·; and its every a pproach and entrance arc· with case and a. suran ce. Passing through the b uilding, o ne notices th e various ornaments upon t he w a lL, and t he statues and busts that remind t he trave le r of th e strenuous past. The room occupied by th e House of Lords is indeed gorg·eou s ly f it ted o u t. t he most conspicuous de cora ti on be ing th e r ich ly colored glass win dows in whi ch are lik e n esses of all the kings and qu eens : ince th e Con<Juest. In the midcllc of th is room is t he much -talked-about "wool . ack, .. and on each s ide of it the Lords occupy scat s. ln n e end of t his room is the King's throne, a nd a t th e fa r t her end are large doors which may be opened so that the members of the llous<.· of l 'nmmon: may he;1r when tlte 1-\:ino· ·peaks. Our automobile called for us early one morning to :--pend the cia: in the erl\'irons of London. This was indeed a glorious e-.perrence. 11 ow much we all enjoyed tl1at cla_1 out among the pink and white llawtbornc hedges. [low we ju. t luxuriated in a lar.~·c Park, among -;turd~ old oak trees, tr: ing to per ·uade the eYer elusi\'e band of deer to let us ha,·c a good picture o[ them. \\ ' ith what eagerness we \'isitcd IJampton Court and peered into its e\·cry possible nook and corner This brought to our 111 inds the lllatchless c·ardinal \\ ' olst'~ , 1\'ho built this splcnclid structurL· ni red brick and stone and then ga\'C it to his 1\:ing·. !Tenry \ ' fll. ln this house Ed ware! \ · f wa-.. born. II ere it was that those celebrated mask parties of :\Iar_1 and Elizabeth were ginn. Tlcrc it was that Crom- Page One llundrcd Forty- three |
