Marlborough house and its occupants, present and past . l-known liberalityof view, has numbered amongst his most intimatefriends the late Dr. Ouin—the celebrated homceo-path—whom he used frequently to visit at VictoriaMansions, and whose witty sayings he greatlyappreciated. The above kind of hospitable entertainment isone in which the Princess is pre-eminent; and, asthe chairman of the weekly board of the Royal FreeHospital said, when the Prince and Princess wentthere last year to open the new buildings : Those who managed the Royal Free Hospitalhad for forty years been building a temple, not
Marlborough house and its occupants, present and past . l-known liberalityof view, has numbered amongst his most intimatefriends the late Dr. Ouin—the celebrated homceo-path—whom he used frequently to visit at VictoriaMansions, and whose witty sayings he greatlyappreciated. The above kind of hospitable entertainment isone in which the Princess is pre-eminent; and, asthe chairman of the weekly board of the Royal FreeHospital said, when the Prince and Princess wentthere last year to open the new buildings : Those who managed the Royal Free Hospitalhad for forty years been building a temple, not somagnificent as the temple of Diana, but designedfor the glory of God, and the healing of the sick,and they were glad to place the name of Alexandrain the final section of that great institution inremembrance of a royal, gentle, and graciousPrincess, whose nobility of character, kindness ofheart, and tender sympathy for the sick andsuffering poor, was known not only to them, but tothe whole world. ? g f S > 3 *, *% X r1> 73 a 3 7. n 730 o g. Marlborough House. 25 CHAPTER II. THE LARGE DRAWING ROOM THE INDIAN ROOM THE STUDIO OR PAINTING ROOM THE TAPESTRY ROOM THE STAIRCASES—THE ENTRANCE HALL THE EQUERRIES ROOM THE ROOM OV THE LADIES-IN-WAITING. The conservatory leads direct from the garden intothe great drawing-room—a noble salon, 65 x 25feet—formerly three distinct rooms, the handsomegroups of pillars against the wall marking theoriginal divisions. Coming suddenly out of thebright sunshine, it is somewhat difficult to dis-tinguish things clearly ; but when Brown, theobliging tapissier, raises the gracefully-festoonedpale silk blinds of the four windows overlooking thegarden, one observes that the scheme of decorationis white and gold, that the ceiling is picked out withcolours relieved with gold, and that the ivy-leafdesign on the triple pillars is very handsome. Covering the polished oak floor, is a splendid Axminster, supplemented by Persian rugs ; thewalls a
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