Show I r Ir I L h 0 U Dj Bj t t t J t if hF T 7 Vr b a r r r I Ii i 1 II V 1 i S Jt 12 S y a WF s S l 1 r rl 4 T TI I u y r 7 aW v fx I F I II I kz 0 alae 12 a d or Z s 1 e London LoDdon Li is to KO sa old that oven even THOUGH the ablest historians and oDIl archeologists are aro unable to tell when it was founded it Is far tar from being archaic and unattractive It is so decidedly vast it is difficult to tonee tolice sec nee even een to approach But Dut the tho London of ot interest to tho the tourists and ond devotees of oC civic improvements dwindles down to Kensington Trafalgar nr Square Piccadilly Regent street Pall Mall the British Mu scum ecum the Strand Stroud Ludgate Hill and AnI tho the b Tower TO Magnificent and spacious hotels hold holl their own with ancient towers museums i I nod galleries Everywhere Efer the tho old and I now non hobnob on friendly terms as nil though centuries were Tero to bo be counted ao nil years yenn In spite of ot her enthusiasm and desiro to keep young she ho Is not altogether unable to hide her many man centuries This Is la cs es e true of ot her streets st though well 1 kept and ornamented with large squares nod cod statues abe aho has ball few fact of oC the tho boulevards seen In Paris A splendid way of ot becoming introduced 1 to London streets street Is to climb on top of ot oton an on omnibus and to drive up Piccadilly r Bond or Regent street the three great business thoroughfares In stay IlD of ot these I R streets by b midday the trade la is BO so congested with nut r cabs hansoms mind and omnibuses the tho stranger nger wonders nt at first how bo they the can cnn all nil Had find space to pass pnat t This Thin Is la only on 1 made possible tho the traffic Is IB perfectly controlled and not a 0 ae e vehicle moves mores a 11 wheels wheel breadth out of ot l its natural course coune For all nil that tr traffic Is III isY Y moving In la a n continual current pedestrian trian u are arc not forced to hurry or y tango at as they theT do in many canny largo cities s Though lie tho picture la Is full tuU of oC life Ufe and acI ac activity I the tho current moves 4 at a n natural and nud even temper These three streets aro oro aroa a equally well rell known as shopping districts Though Piccadilly Is II not to so thoroughly given over to shops as the other two It has baa a 11 number of ot unique shops whose ho win mn windows windows dows aro oro filled with handsomely gar garnished chickens etc that will go to tho the London homes But Dut Regent and Bond lira are tho the do Opera LOpera L and tho the RUG Ruo do la 11 lat t Pals Paix of ot London On Oa both sides aides of ot the 1 street t mire arc large spacious structures filled with smart milliners dressmakers and wealthy Jewelers I Not ot far tor from Piccadilly Is St James where hero 1 is seen seta one ono of ot tho thu prettiest street In London I At the tho foot toot of ot tho the bill hili lo in tho the magnificent gateway of ot St James Palace Though crowded with handsome marble and atone otono residences 1 it U is tho the beautifully equipped and smart looking jt clubhouses that give giro nn an cratic tone tono to this beautiful and harmo barmo alone street Another modern appeasing appearing street full or ot lire life and is Ie Oxford street proud M of oC n its ninny splendid draper r shops Pall PallIn Ill II i II In Is I iV file tho allva and interesting flu all day long loan morning tho stet et la full tull ot of om L tI I lles and cabs cab taking men to theIr places or ot and women C Cy y off oil to do a n morning shopping The walls are no le less leg 3 thronged with looking women taking their dally constitutional and simply clad shop girls hurrying for tor fear they may mn bo late Into But Dut time scene Is 18 far more more picturesque between 3 B nod and 5 in the tho afternoon when smartly gowned women drive by In their victoria and about to enter eater thu tho park on their way VOT to a n largo large reception There ore are plenty plent of ot men hastening to ono one or tho the other of or tho time many mony aristocratic tic dabs clubs found In lm tho the Moll Mall while others ore are on horseback out for tor their dally dully ride through the tho park The Thc Mall Mail is even more moro splendid looking between 7 j and ond 8 when hen the tho double row of ot lights arc are lighting up the other otherwise wise wine he dark darl street 5 and giving n a warm worm glow Ilow to the stately mansions The picture is made mado more splendid by men and women omen In evening going to the theaters or to tho the opera Another attractive part of ot London Landon Is South Kensington with Its streets shops and II nil many attractive houses But Dul best known for tor Kensington Gardens where hero tho children and nurses como to play phi and the men and Dull women TOlDen walk and drive on pleasant Sunday after afternoons afternoon noon The of ot London count their squares as ns an nn Important put part of ot their streets and It is of oC Trafalgar Square of oC which they are oro most proud prOad They TheT look 1001 with pride on oil the tho facade of ot tho the National Gallery the whiteness lI of ot St SG Martins Church with the large luc spacious houses house on tho ho east cant and west sides Tho The Nelson Noison column in is tall taU oDd end commanding made modo more BO so by b the bold and defiant looking lions Tho The square Is la made mado refreshing by bT bytho bytho tho large fountain sending Its tall spray of ot water into midair But the tho crowning point of ot all nil this splendor Is a n handsome bronzo statue of ot Wellington placed oa on a largo large and richly carved pedestal The cato case and regular temper at ot which Eng lish people live 1110 1 Is felt Intuitively as nil one stands in this square watching tho the omal buses bases and nud pedestrians move mOTO on In a n continual procession Though the English do not show the same fondness for tor decorating their cities titles with statues as II the tho Germans and French London U is adorned with a n number of ot statues especially noteworthy are aro those of ot Gordon Beaconsfield and Gladstone Glodstone But Bat there ther are oro plenty of ot others of ot states litotes taco men soldiers and kings The English h arts are especially proud of ot two of ot Queen Victoria Tho The ono one at of Black Filar rd Bridge represents her ber stand standIng Ins Ing tho the ono one In la Kensington Garden Gard a Is 11 seated ea ted Many MilD splendid building buildings play pillY n a most important part parl in 10 making London a bean city Thesa e Include churches gallo museums government buildings and splendid homes home Though Westminster Is IstAr far tAr larger and nail grander there are Iro many who find St Si Pauls the tho most attractive church In London I It represents the church of or the tho people Just as nil Westminster Westminster ster liter stands stAndi for tor the pIli place co of oC worship nod and burial of ot royalty This Thin In la l expressed in la law t r 1 w r e ti Y a r UA y dr r t o s C fit j jr yS I r eT a d Par e z m vr e j t ti r d sa t r i t a L a 1 a t t z y T yf 1 t t MP MPr i r 11 vt 1 A a aK the tho great Krent dome domo that rears Itself heaven heavenward heavenward ward high above the thc surrounding houses bouses The Time Cathedral is I built in a n beautiful Gothic Statuesque though tho the church is without It t is time the interior that Is I espe especially vast and lovely It is rather bare looking because of or its size simple decora decorations and many marble statues This Is partly relieved by bf a Do number of oC handsome old roso rose windows Westminster is lit the national Valhalla tho the Hall of oC Heroes to be counted among omon the tho most splendid churches In Europe Although tho the beauty of ot its architecture Is certainly unusual It is III made grand and splendid because of ot the time two western towers with nil their beautiful stone stono stonework work York their pinnacles 1 and niches traced ns as In ivory Again from tho tha river tho the two to fretted towers rise grandly and tho the Abbey appears to crouch behind the tho Parliament Par Parliament House HOWIe like a lion at bay ba Though tho lines and aud proportions of ot this church are aro exquisitely grand Henry chapel 1 Is especially beautiful because of ot Its fine carving and nud inspiring In turrets turret The Interior is la go vast and crowded with cold toms marble tombs as a to appear unfriendly but tho the many royalties along with great statesmen scientists end and pools soon loon awaken a n live lIw Interest The place Is 19 crowned crown ell with such renowned names nam as nB Chumming Gladstone Newton Nelon Darwin and amid Herschel The Tho artists end poets Cor Cot Corners Corners ners aers are arc also well filled with busts bust of oC such talented men raco at Watts Tennyson and ond oar our own Longfellow But Dut tho the lover of oC splendid architecture tarries longer before Henry VILs s chapel cb which IK its truly an n architectural Jewel The wood woodwork woodwork work nod and stonework ore are ar splendidly carved while tho the ceiling is III OB as light J ht end ont delicate as lace This Tills carving reaches Its Ita zenith in the tho two hero stone atone pillars sup BUP porting the altar of oC Henry VII The carving 1 is II BO so exquisite It looks looka like lacoy tracery Close to Westminster W and almost a aa a W T Y 1 f r ill l lII II L Un 5 I U i l n i ij S 1 j rn Id c I e r nl O GaZle T 00 Orza 1 oz e l e s In rn friendly rival Is II tho spacious House of ot Parliament Though the modern hall hIli of ot Parliament Is II extremely rich neb In wood woodcarving woodcarving carving card Us and upholstering it is time tho old Westminster Hall built by lIf William Rn nu fus tu that la is most mon unusual The stone pavement lit is worn with tho the steps of oC con cen centuries tunes for tor onto this now nosy empty hall was full tull of ot and action At U ono end was al altho tho Court of oC Exchequer quor and at nt the other tho the Court of ot Chancery and tho Kings Bench Deneh Historically the tho most Interesting of oC oCl l buildings is its of ot course the Tower Toner Though It hn has half been greatly changed since It was WIlH first t built it still sUlI has many of oC the tho aspects aspect of ot a n medieval fortress Tho The Tower as ns a 4 prison in IJ only one ono of oC the several aspects In n which this Interesting building may ma be considered It Is still a n barrack und nod n a store for tor ar or artillery tillery while many of ot the tho crown Jewels are arc kept In la state in ono one of ot the tho large balls halls Every Evor stone in tho the pavement and wall has hOB its ILs tale talo of ot tragedy On the ter terrace terrace race a 0 stone marks the tho site alto whore Anno Anne Annoot of ot Boleyn was decapitated d Beneath the quay qUa whore once flowed l tho the water to tho the moat Is the traitor gate tc Crossing Crossin over O r tho time drawbridge one ono passes passer under the portcullis of or tho the Bloody Tower London burr huo many modern modern buildings of or which she libo ha IK iii Justly proud Including the Albert Memorial Albert HoUr too the Impe Imperial Imperial imperial rial Institute the tho Royal College COllego of ot Music and ond the School of ot Science and Art rich In the old sho she has oral to keep Jeep abreast with the nun now She Sho boasts of ot model memorials model con 0 J s cert halls model museums flats Institutes otes anti nOlI so 90 forth Albert Memorial Hall though not a n magnificent building is splendidly proportioned and Interesting because of ot Its circular shape Tho seats seals ts arc are voll arranged and the tho stage Is la largo enough to accommodate moro more than a n hundred musicians The Tho Victoria and Albert Albet Museums u tums con contain thin tain n a valuable collection of ot paintings but this thin is only n a part of ot the tho Imperial pc 11 1 Institute which boasts of or Its riches 8 from India China Chinn Persia Egypt EI pt and Turkey These collections ore are so o complete one that these countries have havo given ap up their finest pottery glass porcelain embroidery tapestry try bronze bronz and ond Jade Hero arc ore seen leen Persian brocades so 80 lovely it seem scorn ridiculous for tor modern rn weavers to try and create creat anything so fiO beautiful Equally priceless Is a n praying carpet woven in the sixteenth century c for far tho the mosque nt at Tho T e collection In fur tur furniture furniture work and amid Jewelry is as com corn The best goldsmiths work In la the tho world is heru hero lu Iu electrotype the tho boat best sculpture In casts Tho The most priceless part of ot tho the collection arc the tho The Tho architecture of ot tho the gallery allery in is not good though it boasts having a fine Though the col collection collection lection Includes the works Vor of oC waster masters from nearly every part port of ot Europe at nt some somo period or another the early Florentine Florentino and ond Inter English motors masters are or especially worth while l time the pictures picture most moat greatly lJ admired 1 are oro Romneys Lady Lad with n a Child The Tho little girl Is 11 oa as real ren renand realand and living an ss any UI picture hu bu over paint ed ell Decidedly attractive Is the Par Parsons sons lions Daughter close by and tho the famous fa famous sketch of ot family Hamilton as a n Bacchante But Bat tho the l are arc proudest of or their British Museum which Is certainly c a Q miniature world record r ord For hero are arc seen sculpture and ruru turu inscriptions from Egypt and Assyria Ass Even E n more priceless ore are tho the beautiful Elgin marbles the lovely Demeter and the th great creot Julius Caesar The stranger stands entranced before the lovely Demeter so wise and spir spirItual Hual looking it is to Imagine that she is only marble Then there Is le tho the thorold gold rold work worl of or many periods tho the famous Portland vase of ot glaze and frescoes from Pompeii The library Is III very vory or large lure Including rare folios In prose and verse erse and aull a II wonderful collection of oC original manuscripts and letters letter I |