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Pencillings Erom The Sketch-Book Oe A Madras Officer.
PENCILLINGS EROM THE SKETCH-BOOK OE A MADE AS OEEICEE .
THE KINATIE , OR STRAKD OE MULL LAK . D—DISEMBARKATION OF " ( HUFEINS , " OR NEW-COMEES — THE CADETS * QUARTERS , AND CADET MESS BUTLER . Mislike me not for my complexion , The shadow'd livery of the hurnish'd sun , To whom I am a neighbour , and near bred . Merchant of Venice .
I / believe it is generally admitted by travellers to be a truism , that the contrast afforded to the eye of the spectator between Oriental cities when viewed from a distance , in the first instance , and the reality to which a closer inspection introduces him , is very striking ; and in this particular Madras is no exception , as far as the native part of it is concerned ; receiving , as it unquestionably does ,
a reflected grandeur , and imposing aspect , irom the many handsomelooking mansions of Europeans , and large public buildings , which are seen at once in bold and prominent relief along the shore , effectually hiding the narrow dingy-looking streets of Black Town . Compared with the side-by-side houses of middling-class pretensions in the cities and towns of Old England , as well as villas in their suburbs and neighbourhood , the mansions of British residents at the nresidencv
appear , both externally and within-doors , like the seats of our nobility and landed gentry ; and these are the abodes—the gardenhouses , as they are called—of the chief Government officials and merchants of Madras .
Perhaps , after landing , the effect on the mind is somewhat lessened by the reflection , that—although the buildings we see , if not very lofty , are yet of wide and spreading dimensions—the heat of the climate must render snugnesa impossible , and that plenty of room , much ventilation , and flat roofs arc almost indispensable pre-requisites to physical enjoyment . Thus , in this stvle all the houses of the highest
class arc built , while the internal decorations and appointments depend on the wealth and taste of the occupant . Papering of tho walls , as at home , has of late years , in some instances , been adopted ; but usually , in lieu thereof , a very finely-grained stucco , termed cfmnam , and which , in point of finish , often vies in snowy whiteness and polish with the most beautiful marble , is used to coat them , and if , as is not unusual , to the broad verandah of the edifice , a noble
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Pencillings Erom The Sketch-Book Oe A Madras Officer.
PENCILLINGS EROM THE SKETCH-BOOK OE A MADE AS OEEICEE .
THE KINATIE , OR STRAKD OE MULL LAK . D—DISEMBARKATION OF " ( HUFEINS , " OR NEW-COMEES — THE CADETS * QUARTERS , AND CADET MESS BUTLER . Mislike me not for my complexion , The shadow'd livery of the hurnish'd sun , To whom I am a neighbour , and near bred . Merchant of Venice .
I / believe it is generally admitted by travellers to be a truism , that the contrast afforded to the eye of the spectator between Oriental cities when viewed from a distance , in the first instance , and the reality to which a closer inspection introduces him , is very striking ; and in this particular Madras is no exception , as far as the native part of it is concerned ; receiving , as it unquestionably does ,
a reflected grandeur , and imposing aspect , irom the many handsomelooking mansions of Europeans , and large public buildings , which are seen at once in bold and prominent relief along the shore , effectually hiding the narrow dingy-looking streets of Black Town . Compared with the side-by-side houses of middling-class pretensions in the cities and towns of Old England , as well as villas in their suburbs and neighbourhood , the mansions of British residents at the nresidencv
appear , both externally and within-doors , like the seats of our nobility and landed gentry ; and these are the abodes—the gardenhouses , as they are called—of the chief Government officials and merchants of Madras .
Perhaps , after landing , the effect on the mind is somewhat lessened by the reflection , that—although the buildings we see , if not very lofty , are yet of wide and spreading dimensions—the heat of the climate must render snugnesa impossible , and that plenty of room , much ventilation , and flat roofs arc almost indispensable pre-requisites to physical enjoyment . Thus , in this stvle all the houses of the highest
class arc built , while the internal decorations and appointments depend on the wealth and taste of the occupant . Papering of tho walls , as at home , has of late years , in some instances , been adopted ; but usually , in lieu thereof , a very finely-grained stucco , termed cfmnam , and which , in point of finish , often vies in snowy whiteness and polish with the most beautiful marble , is used to coat them , and if , as is not unusual , to the broad verandah of the edifice , a noble
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? BY AN INFANTRY M . M .