. Leaves from the journal of our life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861. To which are prefixed and added extracts from the same journal giving an account of earlier visits to Scotland, and tours in England and Ireland, and yachting excursions. ! The effect of the whole isvery fine. no Gardens, &c. round the New Castle. August 31, walked along the river and outside the new offices and the yard are excellent; and thelittle garden on the west side, with the eagle fountainwhich the King of Prussia gave me, and which used tobe in the greenhouse at Windsor^ is extremely pretty;as
. Leaves from the journal of our life in the Highlands, from 1848 to 1861. To which are prefixed and added extracts from the same journal giving an account of earlier visits to Scotland, and tours in England and Ireland, and yachting excursions. ! The effect of the whole isvery fine. no Gardens, &c. round the New Castle. August 31, walked along the river and outside the new offices and the yard are excellent; and thelittle garden on the west side, with the eagle fountainwhich the King of Prussia gave me, and which used tobe in the greenhouse at Windsor^ is extremely pretty;as are also the flower-beds under the w^alls of the sidewhich faces the Dee. There are sculptured arms on thedifferent shields, gilt, which has a very good effect; anda bas-relief under our windows—not gilt—representingSt. Hubert, with St. Andrew on one side and St. Georgeon the other side: all done by Mr. Thomas.^ * He died in March, 1862. The Prince had a high opinion ofhis taste. ?>•>?> •>>1 ?> 5 ?>?>?> 15 3 15 15 5 5 5 5 55 5 5 5 5 ?> 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5, 5 5555555 5 5 15 5 5 5 » 5 5 5 5 5 57555 5 5 5 5 5 5515)55 5> 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 c c cc c c c c <;,< ( c c. f- I < u ?J< C 2: \i< w Ill Love for Balmoral. October 13, year my heart becomes more fixed in this dearParadise, and so much more so now, that all has becomemy dear Alberts own creation, own work, own building,own laying out, as at Osborne; and his great taste, andthe impress of his dear hand, have been stamped every-where. He was very busy to-day, settling and arrangingmany things for next year. 112 Opening of the New Bridge over the Linn of Dee. September 8, 1857. At half-past one oclock we started in Highland state,—Albert in a royal Stuart plaid, and I and thegirls in skirts of the same,—with the ladies (who hadonly returned at five in the morning from the ball atMar Lodge) and gentlemen, for the Linn of Dee, to openthe new bridge t
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