The London parks—Old prints—Rural London—Deer in Hyde Park—Its
gates—Proposed railway station in the Park—Riots—Origin of the name
“Rotten Row”—An unlucky suitor and his trousers—Lady Diana
Beauclerk and the Baron de Géramb—Decadence of dress—The
_vis-à-vis_—The end of duelling—Lord Camelford’s will—His
burial-place—The first Lord Camelford—His Lines on Lady Hervey 160
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Family pictures—Nelson and the Walpoles—A group by Devis—A fine old
French picture saved by Mr. Cobden—Eccentricity of Lord
Hertford—Dr. Schlieman’s bequest—Some beautiful books in Lord
Carnarvon’s collection—Fashion in art—Sir Patrick Grant and the red
cloak—Mr. Graves—Lord Leighton—Mr. Aidé—A genial artist—Sir David
Wilkie—Scene-painting and art—Stewart relics—Silhouettes—Anecdotes
of William IV.—Lady Georgiana Curzon and “Ugly
Mugs”—Watch-papers—The origin of Christmas cards 179