LXII Tuesday, Sept. 6. We left London this noon for Canterbury and are spending the night at the Royal Fountain Hotel. This afternoon we drove about Canterbury—first visited the Cathedral. This Cathedral is by far the most interesting one we…
LXI Monday, Sept. 5. We shopped again this morning. Queen was fitted for a winter coat, and Emrick for a black lace dress. This afternoon we went into the Houses of Parliament and partially saw them, but as our pass…
LX Sunday Sept. 4 – We all heard Spurgeon in his Tabernacle this morning, and thought his sermon from the text Psalms 136-4 very fine. In the evening we heard a-nother good sermon at Whitfield’s Chapel
LVIII Saturday Sept. 3, 87 This morning we spend in shopping. I had my dress fitted and found it in every way satisfactory. In the afternoon we went first to London Bridge. It is a tremendous affair so solid as…
LVI Friday Sept. 2 This morning we spent at the British Museum where we saw so much that we came away with our heads in a perfect whirl. The most interesting room was the gold room filled with ancient gold…
LV Thursday, Sept. 1 -87. Today we have devoted to shopping. Father was not feeling quite well this morning, so we were a little late in starting out but spent the day in Regent and Oxford Streets. I ordered a…
LIII Wednesday, Aug. 31. Westminster Abbey was our destination this morning. We went to it quite early and spent several hours there. We went first through the nave of the church looking at the numerous monuments. The most striking ones…
LII Tuesday, Aug. 30 Today we have visited St. Paul’s Cathedral. After looking at all the monuments and statues in the auditorium, we went into the crypt. There we were very much impressed by Wellington’s and Nelson’s tombs—massive affairs, with…
LI Monday, Aug. 29. About eleven o’clock this morning Emrick Queen and I went to the National Art Gallery—father having gone elsewhere on business—where we spent a most delightful morning. We were more interested in the Modern than the ancient…
XLIV Sunday, Aug. 28 Our first day in London. This morning we went to the Foundling Hospital Church and were immensely interested in every thing. The Foundlings were seated on either side of the organ, the girls on one side,…