The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . Scenery—The Gardens—Their Antique and PicturesqueCharm—Their formal Trimness—The Private Gardens—The Shrubs in theFlowery Month of May—The delightful Fountains, Bowers, and Arbours—The old Pond Garden—Its Rare and Dainty Beauty—The Public Gardens—The Wilderness — The Gardens in Spring and Summer — The Gardens byMoonlight—Exquisite Loveliness of the Scene—Impressive Stillness of thePalace at Night—The Fountain Court by Moonlight—The Watchman on hisRounds—Visions of the Past—Memories of Days gone by—Fleeting Time—Permanence in Change—Hampton C
The history of Hampton Court Palace in Tudor times . Scenery—The Gardens—Their Antique and PicturesqueCharm—Their formal Trimness—The Private Gardens—The Shrubs in theFlowery Month of May—The delightful Fountains, Bowers, and Arbours—The old Pond Garden—Its Rare and Dainty Beauty—The Public Gardens—The Wilderness — The Gardens in Spring and Summer — The Gardens byMoonlight—Exquisite Loveliness of the Scene—Impressive Stillness of thePalace at Night—The Fountain Court by Moonlight—The Watchman on hisRounds—Visions of the Past—Memories of Days gone by—Fleeting Time—Permanence in Change—Hampton Court a Symbol and Monument of EnglishH istory— Conclusion. E have now reached the final stage in theseannals of Hampton Court; but before our closingv^ords, we have first to devote a few paragraphsto the occupations and amusements, which Hamp-ton Court affords its inhabitants at the presentday. In regard to this, within the Palace itself, besidesthe dinners, parties, dances, and occasional balls that take. 1890] Occupations and Amusements. 421 place, there are now and then private theatricals on thecharming little stage, which, with several set scenes, and allthe needful properties, is set up, whenever required, inthe Oak Room, where many a piece—from Shake-speares Hamlet and the Tempest, to WoodcocksLittle Game —has been presented with great success. Within the precincts of the Palace, also, there is the attrac-tion of the Tennis Court, one of the best, as it undoubtedly isthe oldest, in England, and the prototype of all the existingcourts. The Tennis Court and its marker are maintainedby the fees of the gentlemen in the Palace and neighbour-hood, who are members of the club, and by those of any-body—for the court is open to the public—who likes toengage the court to play in. There is, likewise, a lawntennis court, in the Private Gardens, kept up by subscrip-tions from among the inhabitants ; while Bushey Park is, inthe summe
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