Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . in which the King dresses for theceremony of the opening of Parhament. On tlie wallsa splendid series of frescoes by William Dyce, ,illustrate the beneficence of chivalry. The subjects,taken from the legend of King Arthur and the Knightsof the Round Table, are: Hospitality— the admissionof Sir Tristram to the fellowship of the Round Table ;Mercy—Sir Gawaine swearing to be merciful, andto protect all ladies ; Religion— the vision of SirGalahad a
Sir Benjamin Stone's pictures; records of national life and history reproduced from the collection of photographs made by Sir Benjamin Stone, . in which the King dresses for theceremony of the opening of Parhament. On tlie wallsa splendid series of frescoes by William Dyce, ,illustrate the beneficence of chivalry. The subjects,taken from the legend of King Arthur and the Knightsof the Round Table, are: Hospitality— the admissionof Sir Tristram to the fellowship of the Round Table ;Mercy—Sir Gawaine swearing to be merciful, andto protect all ladies ; Religion— the vision of SirGalahad and his company ; Generosity— KingArthur unhorsed is spared by his adversary ; Courtesy—Sir Tristram harping to La Bella Isidore. But the object which at once fixes the attention onentering the room is the Royal. Chair. It stands ona dais, beneath a canopy of carved oak. Beliind thechair, and forming the back of the canojjy, is a beautifuljjiece of tapestry with the Royal Anns artisticallyembroidered in the centre, surrounded by repetitionsof Queen Victorias monogram, The back ofthe chair is similarly embroidered in velvet. 73. SIR WILLIAM ANSON, BART. The faces on the Treasiiry Bench, whatevei- Party maybe in power, tell of energy, masterfulness, tenacity, thequalities in the Member of Parliament that smely leadto office. In the Balfour Administration Sir WilliamAnson, Parliamentary Secretary of the Education De-partment, thin and almost fragile of frame, with clear-cut face, and something of the reserve and aloofness ofthe scholar, seemed out of place in the row of robust,strenuous and pushful Ministers. Before he enteredParliament, as Member for Oxford University, he wasone of the most distinguished Dons at that historicseat of learning. He wrote a classic work on Parliament, The Lawand Custom of the Constitution, which, perhaps,explains how it was that he strayed from the quiet andsecluded groves of the University into the glare andturbulence of the House of C
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