Show BERT HADLEY SEES TIlE THE MUSEUMS OF LONDON The he following letter from London is 13 written b by Bert Derl Hadley who Is tour touring lag ing Europe with Dr Forbe London Sunday August ii H 1909 Dr Forbes an and I tool a long walk to today today day yo Ve went down Euston Road a amile amile mile or two to Wallace Collection where we from rom 2 p m until 4 I p 01 nL This lit i 5 1111 pl superb tho word spelled i capital letters By her will the ilia col was to the nation by Lady widow of oC Sir Rich I ard on condition that a een cen trally located In London should be 10 provided and n a special museum to contain It The old Wallace home the bou house e was rc ra modeled at a cost ot of over You mn may ie he sure tho they did not nol spend half hair a million on 1 a building to house housea a cheap collection Th The collection con 81 f porco Jams s arm anti DI It holh ot h 4 s j s lisi I al Hr thins I tint ant Ii js b noh ing of tho ho ordinary museum arrange mont The rho grand old mansion was sd sc ns as to destroy the tho home effect ts as little as possible Marble staircases mantles sail galleries eries corri corridors corn dora dors and are aro retained and Instead ot of great grent halls with sides shelved ed and floors covered with long rows of glass cases there thore arc about thirty rooms so arranged as to destroy destro muse nitis earn cum effect Armour Instead of oC hang hanging Ing In frames frame are upon models that yell on almost feel hike speaking to The arms In ono one room crossboWs arrows pikes and mall for tor men melt and horse pf an early ago and aud In an another another other room swords helmets saddles etc beau beautifully 11 inlaid and decorations or of a later lator period all ar arranged arranged ranged as if read ready for actual use UBe Rooms containing and wonder wonderfully fully uIT carved furniture l anti and Intricate work In ha ivory Jory arid aDd boxwoOd find Onti unequaled Inlaid work or of differ different ent nl times 1110 Tile porcelains are aro simply magnificent cent hut but the cap of the tho shear la i the thep p paintings and statuary All ot of the old masters are arc represented for the past four hundred years ear I send you ou a d do catalogue I 1 have mark marked ed and I 1 will talk your NUl arm oft off when I set get homo home From the tho Wallace we wont over to toH H Hyde do Park By the wa way H Hyde dc Park Parkin in not to be at aL It covers acres with grounds lakes ponds drives and autI every cerv convenience and conceivable device delc for or comfort and pleasure for a leisure hour of oC rich or poor pOOl I enclose a 3 descriptive map We crossed to tho south of oC th I park the tho famous RoUen Rotten Row is 18 located The name namo Is 13 a corruption QC du ro roi It Is a riding course of a mile and a half Tue line fino horses anti wonderful are arc arevell vell wurth OI th Ito tho trouble to see From there thore to Palace the royal residence Then up tip HIll HIli HIllon I Ion on drive attempts to as 55 Queen Victoria were roa made madeWe e eWe We Jt through St Janios Ta Park to St James Palace the former royal ot of the tho sovereign Our am amI and ministers are arc still ac C cr to the Court of St James nl al although I though It has bus lung since o ceased lo toIe Ie the royal roal residence Wo VO Went mt up UI the Prall lahl Mail to the Duko or of Yorks ment The Poll Pall Mali Is for or I its I great und antI noted club carBon club Oxford club anti antia n a scare of WO 0 our ont valL ill Il late Jalo In 1 lie and I as asU a U 11 c aua a to con over ever when we get gel to the look hook hack back period People complain of the heat here herc but It does not bother Ui ti much I to mention that I met Judge In pleasant stir ur r assure you OU At Edinburg we unexpectedly mot mel young Dee In an anart anart art gallery Ho l I returning home from a mission In New ew Zealand I thing he will call on his return We have met a number or of old ac acquaintances I We Ve meet travelers but bitt buti i seldom overtake them at as the thc globe trotter has hili a gait that allows I its liS t It only see seo the tho flick ruck or of his coat coattail I tail as lie he goes n a or a corner Doctor and I aro of oC oCI the tho slow show but bul sure Hure kind I send you I several pints and guides London August AUgURt 20 is 13 a 11 I rainy day and I have been shopping Doctor had not finIshed the Natural 1 History Museum yesterday and ts Is there thore this morning When I 1 finish this letter latter I shall shull go up tip to the ho pilL ishi Museum for Cor the tho afternoon noon I I Signed BERT i |