This Of
Course Was A Temporary And Necessary Evil; But Even This Was Hung
Around With The Vilest Of Portraits.
From the hall, turning to the left, if the entrance be made at the
front door, one goes to the new Chamber of Representatives, passing
through that which was the old chamber.
This is now dedicated to
the exposition of various new figures by Crawford, and to the sale
of tarts and gingerbread - of very bad tarts and gingerbread. Let
that old woman look to it, or let the house dismiss her. In fact,
this chamber is now but a vestibule to a passage - a second hall, as
it were, and thus thrown away. Changes probably will be made which
will bring it into some use or some scheme of ornamentation. From
this a passage runs to the Representative Chamber, passing between
those tell-tale windows, which, looking to the right and left,
proclaim the tenuity of the building. The windows on one side - that
looking to the east or front - should, I think, be closed. The
appearance, both from the inside and from the outside, would be thus
improved.
The Representative Chamber itself - which of course answers to our
House of Commons - is a handsome, commodious room, admirably fitted
for the purposes required. It strikes one as rather low; but I
doubt, if it were higher, whether it would be better adapted for
hearing. Even at present it is not perfect in this respect as
regards the listeners in the gallery.
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