. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . and the fact of the sides being linedand the top beautifully arched with stone almost favours thesupposition that it may be part of that underground passage ofwhich there has long been a tradition. The Chapel, which opens out of the Drawing-room, is oneof the most interesting parts of the Castle. Thirty feet bytwenty ; walls and ceiling are divided into thirty-four panels,each one containing a picture relating to the life of our Lordand the Twelve Apostles. These paintings were executed by aDutch artist named De Witt, whom Earl Patrick e
. More famous homes of Great Britain and their stories . and the fact of the sides being linedand the top beautifully arched with stone almost favours thesupposition that it may be part of that underground passage ofwhich there has long been a tradition. The Chapel, which opens out of the Drawing-room, is oneof the most interesting parts of the Castle. Thirty feet bytwenty ; walls and ceiling are divided into thirty-four panels,each one containing a picture relating to the life of our Lordand the Twelve Apostles. These paintings were executed by aDutch artist named De Witt, whom Earl Patrick engaged by con-tract, in [688, to paint all the Chapel (as well as a good manyceilings and portraits) for the sum of £90. The contract for thiswork is still among the family papers, and is very curious, as DeWitt was evidently a slippery fellow who required a good dealof binding. When the present Lord Strathmore succeeded to thetitle, in 1800. he found the paintings in perfect preservation, butthe Chapel in a sadly neglected state ; he therefore had it. QLAMIS CASTLE IN 1730(from an old print) n6 (Blamis beautifully restored and rededicated, and daily service has been heldthere ever since; the painted walls and ceiling, stained glass,beautiful embroidered altar-cloths (worked by the present LadyStrath more), and flowers, render this little chapel peculiarly at-tractive as a place of worship. The Billiard-room, with its fine and valuable tapestry, repre-senting incidents in the life of Nebuchadnezzar, and of whichonly three examples were known to exist,1 is on this same floor,and is the last of the large rooms, being fifty feet long, but it isnot part of the ancient building. Here stands a great chest filledwith beautiful costumes in flowered silks, velvets, and satins, aswell as old uniforms, all belonging to Lyon ancestors of severalcenturies ago; besides these a fools dress remains, cap, bells, andall complete—a rare possession nowadays. Sometimes these an-cient garments se
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