Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-10-06
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EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENTS.


COLOGNE. August .. 1915
Nele'l fsT's last Miaday n.4ruieg ~ tie Diligence
fOr Bresels Il Vas With suae To ri uaxe asl llk
npfn us BEAUTIFUL monuments and interesting uak4 bal
.Ph reaching The country iaratd hs tiic pure -sl an
fof ntsineA congratulated uIsself IN 5ging without IA
foTiihca tuus ana uhaed barriers
VI me oeahlal country. rufal SCENES fields hufhen
I'd WIN leAarant eIofe seti, sliafa operations and he
lille me dents e cur lsUfHey s. vii wife IL oo
and vii onY say that reached Brussels lhe ,,i
Gay about O'elo K. shd vent Immediately ~ tie Io>
lei Belle We shieh Is siiasisd Ia lhe Face Ro,aI In
ihe centre 81 the cry. We bad rleasan fs,ue n1,lrh
"efooSed The Pave aud tn ktpa', Palace ltmnedi.
a'es aef alheef which nas, al hall pas faf 81, Cd
up Ia The French style, Walked 10 he Pafk vb.cb
ny me way Is The most alilacase .rl ia Tie CITY, I
pioinenade lie walks tety tcaIl, lad al. tIr,
Iried Win iafeo ifsrs. Whuse thifk foliage made a de
ighiui shade Several statues ate luefs efsed tlfsp
'' '"e MANS making II altogether que ATTRACTIVE
Pisep. otl II masi not he compared 10 The garden II
lhe inilefi's. 81 the many splendid places ai1ui Pans
Every lhhs mere Vas upon scale much smaller Than
We had heen accustomed Ia IN that clty lhai N ifs
impressions :" Bfusstls WIRE uiasofsblc. We Walked
s'"ahd TIE bonefafds, but they were nj itsdi,d IN
with The splendid cafes aud restaurants Il Pans NJ
Whg hui badet u Trees marked die streets
"edied WIN travelling all nthi, 81 san felnfnrd
anu 'e next utfiilng, after god breakfast fhoNc.ct
.hs could retcsl'e the bread aad eure Weir h thfe II
rams Win guide, reconnenred unf hsi II rnenify
bfuSseis Is situated parly M tie tlteylly al, Int and
suft"anofd ~ bIIck nai. We fra ysfed The Place
ae "a honhlr, which Is very pretty square, containing
'Seaie and lie mihi--ihe the grand SablIn. the lar.
gesi square IN The cftyli the centre IS 4 beautiful
fhun'ain erected By Lord Dfuce an English .,hleInaa
WHO las resided "a the CITY tony ,eafs IAs p.re Is
principally Appropriated h Markers winch are hsd IN
the "pan sirees ff3m lis Ne d,feeteI unf sirps 10
the lsiace al Tho Duke emhefe-lhls is very old
ou''"ine WIN court IN ifsui aud lnucuse gates " hrh
give entrance. Ne irst passed through a gallery II
very hue siaiuaty. and thence o large bfry u treat
variety and VALUE lae buiks ~.fe enca,ed, aud upou
Every eoitcl9n The painted glass represented fIurr
sghlhcaui oi the sHlJct ul The volumes Ihencc n .
went INTO The gaff, ol paintings which are not IA re
hnu aiief oieh seeing thaze Of .he anyrs perhaps dad
n"i GUY appreciate lhen, though there ste sor We,
nae ONES -lhe SUBJECTS were mozy drawn from humble
and pastoral HE. Oar Attention was next attracted Ia
tue mannlacory oi lace. which Is really The mosl nle
resting eufhsilJ ~ Bfussrs The cesbriy oil Brns
eeis ace has eAtndrd lat and utat, aud mere bad al
'frofiuni, to hno" AID See how / made. The opc
niIon Is very SLOW and i,dlau. A flower Two inehe
IA diameter Viii occupy Of the mofkmcn whole
DAY aud hive days 10 make quarter oi ,atd Vf very
nAhs" nee 10 "ofh snne patterns requires tAfc,
aondfsd bDbblns-Ihat Is. dttrent slu.. nj thread
"ey use g'eal many pms IA manufacturing IT, L.
pusseisi II sad thai ioly Thousand people ale employ
W W Tue manufacture of this article, ana tue ualos al,
rom 'he 10 Two lanes day. We wcir shown iii,
manner IN which they Manufacture the aleue rnes lace
,u "'te 'Nte taken into opn where were The beau
'io patterns o finished lace consisting al worked II ~
efs kiace fohts are hot Wurnl vells collars and
"'her aPpendages Of female dress the eos, ol Inch is
rom t"efe 10 iout or five hnndted francs Some Of lie
richest vels have sold as hlgh as 500 We were frs
.a','sse" ~ 'vIhan-in lew minutes aier ia En-.
ysn aud III lasi IA French In lhl. place there seem,
70 be mixture ui lanansges-he Low et els.s srr,L
oeIman, on rather pniois on ghber.h.
Inc .ahedtal 10 The oslr remarkable church In The
place II was sunded IN 1910. l. is splendid cdl6c,
VI pure oolhic architecture, bu In the form ol cross
oInamenied with splendid statues OF our Sayiont III.
virgin Mary, The twelve Apostles Sc The pa,n,e,
kAss W tue interior is considered among The best IN Flu
sope.
We next wen, to the Senate House and House Of
Representatives, is nublr building Of s,une situate,
~ he north end OF the Park opposite the ROYAL Palace
ne senate ehanber is small. and bear. comparison
with thal OF ousat Washington the other house Is un
aegoing repalfs-is built IN seniclfcuar fnfn. sur
iouhheo BY gslefesappmptated Tor ylsiters The pub
iis business Is conducted IN The French language The
humber oi The upper House is iihy and ii the lower
House one hundred and oae. There is large picture
here, representing The field Of " aerol al The moment
The Duke oil Orange received his wound Our guide
showed MS the place The wall where Lord Il RON role
his nane and frenchman eAt II out and carried II ia
Fsrls hess are all the Objects worthy of notice
them.
We bad an opportunity while here to witness LARGE
review Of The garrison soldiers al which there Was
some very hne mGsic-the soldiers were much Ener
looking men ihan these al PARIS The second morning
ahef our arrival, while stting the window we saw
King Leopnid Queen Louise pass In an onrn catfl,u,
which gave us mosi excellent view Of lhe Maeslles
The King Is rather old lon na-Na IS dressed in hs mill
fary uniiorn aud saluted oil he passed by nh hat il
Esid-i Qdeen was quite plainly dressed. The,
spend most OF Their lime al tue Palace oi lacken o
winch We had a good view as passed IL on leaving
Brussels vi our rUute 10 this place YOU have had de
scriptlun.
We fnuad all along. wei as here every thing in |
great state OF excitement In consequence Of the Roya
visers. aud The many thousands " no are nlckinp IL
tSnn Tor The celebration of the erection of statue 10
Beethoven, the great musical composer All are on
fpsoe here, awaiting the arrival OF tlueen Victoria
William. hing o Prussia, and the King and Queen o
The Beigians. They were at AK Ia Chaprle yeser-
day and are expected here This evening O'Clock
he place oi Their entrance into the ely is bordereo
WIN var1us fags, and every thing around is uayet,
ADD JOY. D has procured stand where We shall
nave an opportunity to see these great people for winch
NJ paid hall a dollar, and says must start mmedi
aiely 10 take ppssession Of IT, So must suspend wr,
ting I'LL The parade Is over, when will give you de
scrpiion VI II.
O'Clock al night
Ne--we set out with guide whu candueled III
a,ng the banks Of the Rhire The of the city
we saw lying IN The river the sieambnat which was Il
~sDasey the Queen down the Rhine 1 was very bean
iiiuy yet plsRly 6ted up, of plain black c1lr as al
the kngsh hoais We found The street u,roupl
which The Royal corege pass bordeed with lof
W trees, and the long adorned with ys of ever,
color. The Prassian soldiers were stationed in dale
mics; and splendid band Of music, on tower at IN,
gates OF the CITY, awaited the arrival of the nouarcbs
while on the opposite hills the arlrfy was stationed
with esnnon. We CT good position on the bank o.
me FOND, . lew steps distant from where the Roys o.
Ssfs2es were 10 pass We waited Standing from til