. Memorial of the royal progress in Scotland . ion of Lord Breadalbane requiredto exert considerable authority, before he could induce a gatekeeperto admit one of Her Majestys principal Secretaries of State, anda lord of the bed-chamber. The Queen walked up the rivers bank,until she came to the slopes of shaven turf, leading up to the Dairy,which stands on the flattened summit of a very beautiful little hill,clothed with trees and shrubbery of the richest luxuriance of is a lovely spot, and the building is worthy of the scene in whichit is placed. It bears some resemblance in plan to
. Memorial of the royal progress in Scotland . ion of Lord Breadalbane requiredto exert considerable authority, before he could induce a gatekeeperto admit one of Her Majestys principal Secretaries of State, anda lord of the bed-chamber. The Queen walked up the rivers bank,until she came to the slopes of shaven turf, leading up to the Dairy,which stands on the flattened summit of a very beautiful little hill,clothed with trees and shrubbery of the richest luxuriance of is a lovely spot, and the building is worthy of the scene in whichit is placed. It bears some resemblance in plan to the dairy cot-tages of the Swiss chalets, and is built entirely of dazzling whitequartz rock. The western front commands one of the most beauti-ful views to be found anywhere in the grounds, and it is still moreperfect when contemplated from the rustic balcony of the upper storyof the building. 320 THE ROYAL PROGRESS. The Queen walked in by the first opening that offered itself,which happened to be the kitchen door. The damsels of the Dairj-. were astonished to see so fine a lady, though they could hardly haveguessed that it was the fair Sovereign of these mighty showed Her Majesty the rooms, however, which are pavedwith tesselated marbles, and of a delightfully cool temperature. Themilk was all laid out in nice brown Rockingham ware, and some of itin clean wooden milk dishes, which are much preferred by the dairy-maid. Many of the vessels are of fine raised china. These wereall placed on a shelf running round the apartment. Her Majestyexamined every thing, and made many enquiries, and expressed greatpleasure and gratification with all she saw. With her own hand, shealso essayed the operation of making butter, by turning the woodenhandle of a beautiful little china churn, worked by very nicewooden machinery. The Queen asked for some oaten cake, but thedairymaids had nothing of the sort. They, however, producedsome cakes of a more delicate description, which had b
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