Show KING EDWARDS HOME special letter PALACE Is today B one of london a meet most g comfortable mansions ex alterations altera tlona carried out at the bt gInnIng of tho the year and the private apartments apart menta were completely modernized ills maJe majesty atys 8 suite of at rooms Is alt sit bated in the right wing looking on to the gardens gard cris which run up conati corlett gutlon hill fill they are forty acres in extent a particular feature of them Is tho the lake covering no less than fave acres there are boats on it and sad at royal garden parties they are man nei tied by the royal watermen in their the ballroom vi fulch alch la Is feet by 60 feet by 45 feet in height Is a magnificent apartment it as corn com plated in 1856 and Is aid said to hav have cost the ceiling Is to ina map painted and running around beneath the frieze are copies of 0 raphael twelve hours at inq on end stands the organ which was for merly in the brighton pavilion ani an 1 beneath it Is it is tac las ing of imson ani and gold once the tut of sultan the palace has a beautifully decor abed private chapel it was conse cause crated in 1813 1843 the supporting pit idra lars were brought from carlton bouso house e 4 JF re t 4 X MAI ar a A IN THE GARDENS state verlea liveries ll tor for the pleasure of any 0 of the guests who may care for a row the gardens are beautifully laid out ai d are well wooded tle proa pros peet from the kings apartments does not in the suggest that the palace lies ties in the very heart of the metropolis girt by a belt of brick and mortar from half a dozen to a dozen miles in breadth the hause was originally called gor gar inc house the name was next hanged to arlington house and when in 1703 john sheffield eld duke of at buckingham bought it it became buckingham house the duke of buckingham demolished moli moll shed the old structure and built la in its place a mansion of ril brick ahen hea george III was looking out for a more commodious town house than st james palace buckingham house happened to be in the market and he bought it for only with the exception of george IV alt all the children of george III were born under its roof root la in 1775 the prop property arty was nettled by act of parliament on queen charlotte la in exchange change ox for somers fc house and ahn became berame known as queens house the old came of buckingham house was revive revl vec when in 1835 1825 the present building was begin by george IV 11 ll it liam IV never cared for it and so did not live there it was only in the last reign when queen victoria took up her residence that the mansion at last came to be styled buckingham palace hero in 1810 18 10 their first child on ta wills pani panned led in crimson vel vet aro are some rare oil paintings ona on dated 1330 the alar allar la Is quite plain tut above it hangs a fine piece or of tapestry tho subject being john baptizing christ the spacious picture pire g Rill erles con tsin superb and paintings it Is tho the intention of the king to add gradual y masterpieces of our present great artists here Is frith a neu known picture of the marriage of their Ala majesties jesties lord leighton 9 cima bue bues a madonna carried through the streets of florence Is also hung hero here the state dining room Is another superb chamber being 75 feet by 31 feet A very great number of people can bo be entertained hero here on the walls are portrait portraits of former members of the royal family painted by great artists among others the dak of cumberland george III quen charlotte and anne duchess Du ciesa of cumberland alt all by gainsborough the throne room the scene acene of the king kings a courts Is of magnificent proportions being 60 feet by 35 fe fet fel L the ceiling Is richly with shield shields and armorial bearings em ble matle of th united kingdom and the annexation ot at hanover th frieze below Is adorned with realf as illustrative of the wars of the faes F aes magnificent aai a the rooms are they are but worthy resting places for the superb treasures which adora adorn then them the clucks clocks by are glorious works of art the china la Is beyond 01 4 06 t 14 I 1 10 TT r I 1 ri r 4 r 4 1 I 1 vw t if ak lion W FRONT OP OF THE PALACE the princes princess royal the empress era press frederick waa was born to queen victr ria and the prince consort and here alao also in the following year on norem novem ber 9 was born their second child ong iong I edward VII king edward edwards a private apartment apartments comprise about elx six room there 13 1 a long corridor running by the kings alte suite and the walla walls are painted green which has a delightfully fresh effect coupled with the snow white moldings and the bright mahogany door queen apartments aleo also face the gardens but are in fhe the opposite wing ot of the palace taky too have been entirely r fila pits acar ear and are now most comfortable compare her are devres dresden and chelsea Dij celesa celess and matL matchless bless rare ment of 0 dieu du hoi rol vert pomme bleu dieu de vincennes Vincen nee and roae du barry A turpen tureen lar to one in the palace but with laws raw from which the royal specimen li Is ire freo 0 was old sold not many years ago tor for 10 there are am immense indian on glided pedestals having hand painted scenes upon them ot of all the splendid mans mansions lons cl of mayfair buckingham palace IA 1 th the moat most splendid abere never cm can be b any danger ft rf it being gold sold or its treasures eurea altered so its cence will continue to Inc increases In durina durin succeeding genet o 0 gions |