France -- Description and travel; France -- Social life and customs
Procession at the Première Communion.--Processions at the Fête
Dieu.-_Reposoir_ in the Avenue Sceaux.--One of the Children's
little 'Petites Chapelles.'--A Passing Soldier in the Street.--The
Troublesome Boy in the King's Garden
Garde Royale. Infanterie Chasseur, 1er Régiment
The Shepherd of the Andalusian Sheep.--Priests carrying the Host to
Sick People.--Dancing upon Stilts.--Beggar Woman in a Bower of Dead
Leaves.--The Virgin in the Church of St. Remis
Louviers Woman
Old Woman with a Cotton Cap
Fruit-woman with Gilt Cap
Dieppe Woman and Children
Dieppe Market-woman
[Illustration: THE HOME OF MARY BROWNE, WITH DISTANT VIEW OF SOLWAY
FIRTH AND CRIFFELL
_From a drawing by Lady Alton in_ 1842]
JOURNAL
_April 25th, 1821._--We arrived at London about eleven o'clock: all
the hotels we enquired at being full, we drove to the British Hotel,
Jermyn Street. We passed through Cavendish Square, which was very
pretty, but I was rather disappointed at not seeing London till I was
in it. After we had rested, we walked through Burlington Arcade: it
was quite cool and pleasant, although the weather was as hot as the
middle of summer. There were rows of shops along each side, which had
many pretty things in them, particularly artificial flowers; not far
from this is the Egyptian Temple, which has sphinxes, etc., carved on
it: we saw the Opera House, which is a very fine building. Regent's
Street and Waterloo Place are built of white stone. Regent's Street
(when finished) is to extend a long way; at the bottom of it is Carlton
House, which is very much blackened by the smoke: there is a great
contrast between it and St. James's Palace, the latter being built of
red brick, and looks like a prison. In the evening we saw the lamps in
Regent's Street, which was lighter than any other street I saw; one
house was illuminated. We saw Waterloo Bridge.
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