. Three weeks in the British Isles . un-cover it, sir. Temple Bar, once the easterly boundary of thecity, is gone, but the place is marked by a hand-some monument bearing the effigies in bas-reliefof Victoria and Edward VII. A model of the old gate decorates the entranceto Temple Bar Inn, near by. We are awakened the next morning by thetooting of coach horns. This is Derby Day, and,notwithstanding the bad weather and the doubleloss of King and stable owner, many are goingto Epsom Downs to see the races. The attend-ance was smaller than usual, however. If the day had been brighter we would have
. Three weeks in the British Isles . un-cover it, sir. Temple Bar, once the easterly boundary of thecity, is gone, but the place is marked by a hand-some monument bearing the effigies in bas-reliefof Victoria and Edward VII. A model of the old gate decorates the entranceto Temple Bar Inn, near by. We are awakened the next morning by thetooting of coach horns. This is Derby Day, and,notwithstanding the bad weather and the doubleloss of King and stable owner, many are goingto Epsom Downs to see the races. The attend-ance was smaller than usual, however. If the day had been brighter we would havegone, if only to gaze on the scene, where, accord-ing to- Henry James, gypsy matrons, as genuineas possible, with, glowing Oriental eyes, offeryou, for a sixpence* the promise of everythinggenteel- in life, except the aspirate, including allthat heaven contains except the h. Our time is too limited for frivolity, so withcarriage and guide we try to see as many of thelittle things of London as can be viewed in ashort drive. owo H W o. London Sights 21 m II London Sights E start from Trafalgar Square, pass thetowering Nelson Monument and thestatue of Charles I, and turn downWhitehall Street, on whose pavement,in front of the Royal Service Museum, is a platemarking the place of execution of the same un-happy King. A glance up Downing Street shows the houseof the Prime Minister and its iron fence, wherethe women of the suffragist movement chainedthemselves and refused to move. Parliament House is on your left, strung alongthe bank of the Thames for nearly one thousandfeet. Big Ben is tolling the hour with all thepower of his thirteen tons. Farther on is Margarets Church, where areburied Raleigh, Caxton, and the mother of OliverCromwell. Marshall Field of Chicago was mar-ried there. We turn in at the gate of St. James Park andlook down Bird Cage Walk, practically deserted. 22 Three Weeks in the British lisles Horse Guards Parade is dozing away the earlyhours. A royal trumpeter rides
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