Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1901 — VICTORIA'S RESTING PLACE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

VICTORIA'S RESTING PLACE.

Sleeps by the Bide of Her Husband at Frogmore.The remains of the late Qneen of Great Britain were laid at rest beside the grave of the prince consort in the beautiful mausoleum which she built for the purpose. The royal tomb is situated within the ground of Frogmore House, which stands in Windsor Park. From the windows of Windsor Castle the Queen had a fine view of the mausoleum and frequently in summer time she used to drive to Frogmore for breakfast •or afternoon tea. The grounds in which the mausoleum stands are very ornamental and many of the trees were planted by the Queen’s hands. The mausoleum erected by Queen Victoria for her own remains and those of the prince consort is beautiful and cost $1,000,000. The interior is filled with handsome Italian carvings, heroic stat- , ues, colored marbles, bronze ornamentation and mosaics, all in medieval fashion. Years of loving supervision were

spent by the Queen in elaborating the details. The sarcophagus of fixe prince is richly carved. On the marble slab containing the remains a marble effigy of the prince reposes. By its side there will be placed an effigy of the Queen. At the head of the granite steps are two bronze figures of angels guarding |fie door, and near the portal is a fresco of Christ breaking from the tomb. The crucifixion and the adoration are also the subjects of fine frescoes. Among the statues are those of David, Solomon, Daniel and Isaiah. There is a blue and gold cupola, and the windows are of stuined glass.

THE ALBERT MAUSOLEUM.