I spent an afternoon in Bath the day before yesterday, with the advantage of a cloudless pale blue sky. Though Thad been there before, some years ago, I had forgotten what a Incomparably beautiful city it is, grouped about the Avon and spread-when "Gone With The Wind fecvontually fined. "3tiss Leigh hes Been called the prettiest. woman tt ing up a deep fold in the hills. It the only city one can think of Which gives the impression of having] been deliberately planned (by the Georgian architects too, who have never been equalled in domestic architecture) and even in the poorer streets the houses are mostly of stone, spacious-looking and at least externally well designed.
Of course I visited the Assembly Rooms, recently redecorated _and opened by the Duchess of Kent, 3 where the door is Kept by a tall and ceedingly handsome white-halted porter in turrey-coloured. uniform, fen ight realy have served Beas Nash. "the Grand Hall, 80 feet long by ao fect wide and 40 feet high, 12 Luthing, the most beautiful room nave ever seen, and is It by "five loious chandeliersmade in 1771 when {he oom were bull of Waterford Eltss, which most really be prices garlands of fruit and" flowers which adorn the cornices and. doo Ways are of carved and gilded wood, Tot' plas: "Although "the. style
all the building. wi throughout casa x that pilasters, iis not Reavy as case Star architecture so often is Dbl Scilgneutly Mgnt and' ary.
Th the card-room are cases containing woodcuts of famous occasions Bath's history including one of a fancy tress dance by Cruickshank, here for nee on his Best Uebaviour. There T'sieo. the badge of the. former Master of ure Ceremonies, an oval of hamel tet in fold. and' diamonds writh'a figure of 'Minerva in the cen= Ure Gaiety was closely allied with Wit and' Warning' tu those comely faye tle botge was, worn from 17H to 1Ol4, when Masters of Core: monies vanished with many good In-
'Two other things impressed one Baththe exceptional quality of an= Tiguity' shops: with jewellery. paste furniture which 'Jane Austen's people would recognize at once; and the retfulness which, pervades every rect 'The hateful. Belisha beacons have invaded the lovely old cit, but fre'ns needles here as they are' ies "everywhere. For no" motorist Seeds in Bathy no one moves quick isto of any kina "would be out 6 hat she is and have never ost thelt face dignity ana decorura ma
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