Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-09-11
EUROPEAN CORRESPONDENTS
Pans. July 50, 1916,

-. Pans. July so, 1915
we renewed to>dsy onr vsi 10 the Hppodfome
""en y o" taxing The lead among The amusenenis uf
The farlsians IL consists Of afue enclosed circular
piece OF ground, outside VI the walls of The civ fy
ssius nom The lfntl hal Arch. The seats are eesa
ted Ike iiose Of an amp iueare, with lempraty avn.
lns extending only evei The From the top oil he
Arch one can see the proceedings beneath very we'll
which opportunity Is made nse of by msny who save
lhelr franc and see quite WE'LL without any inconye.
nencF except the penng rays OF the SUM- from uniil
o'clock. The crowd was immense that queue Of
people was formed and We being distance in the
line, II iook nearly an hour reach our seals The en-
closure contained upwards Of 20 700 peopleeyety sea,
was occupied, and about 800 had stand during all the
performance. The Orchestra consists OF a hundred mu
sicans OF The hist class Opposite the pavilion of the
orchestra there Is very handsome lur the Royal
Family and the htIIe Count, WIN attends sometimes
The hist exhibition was that OF lrumpha procession
representing ladies aud gentlemen in Their ancient COS
iume-ihtn series OF races. IN which The ladies often
eAceied-lef DRESSES were white and from Their heads
were sus@hdtd IahZe wells, which bad a very pTelt,
APP eafance, each ut eTenl colr noatinp in III, mir
then came the steepe chase, noled anonn the En-
.sh and Afterwards a race IN which the riders were
all monkeys, dIt sstd most Enthusiastically. deer hunt
came neXi; aud after the poor rg hlened animal was
caught, the remains (nol however OF the original were
given 10 The dogs, which dtvoured most voraciously
that which was c"nlaned under The skin. In the deer
hunt the ladies were dressed very beautifully. in green
riding dresses aud cap, attended by cavalier with his
]
ml,d was a chariot race, in which the charols were
must splendidy oJnamenied, drawn by one horse, and
the chariot dressed correspondence with the color OF
his chariot. The race WAS Won by red chariot, and
The yc,oi received "a laurel wreath for his pfZe. The
Olympiad next, aid after tia, horse race where
the horses are without riders, decked very gaudy
with rlbbands, ,altrs. &c. ! his closed the amuse-
mens Of The day, wh,h had much pleased aud gallfed
We buhd NJ tlieuliy in refining. many doors
were thrown oIen and gave free egfess 10 any On
return through the Clamps Elysees il as tee
tsy great Was The number OF carriages and people.
We TO The garden OF The TulIleres and seated
ourselves in front of The palace, in the midst Of the flows
ers, whose delightful perfume regaed after little
shower. II WAS las; q, and The just shedding
his last rays tie old palace. whose dark columns made
quite cuntas with he beautiful white statues, half
concealed by Ne thick foliage u The orange and the ole
andeT.
We visited Seyre few days ago, which you know is
celebrated for the anuiacloy o; pore lain. II is about
Two leagues west o he capital When we were getting
out vi HE onnhus that conveyed - tins place, hat
surprise IL ttd that there Ind been six Ameri.
cans III the carriage viii, us Among them were Mr..
Walsh and his daughter, young lady Of great beauty
and accom- psln.,nis, who is destined 10 great
SENSATION the beau monde IT she Amer
lea. 1E-y were ON their way 10 Versailles Mrs.
ash had lett The day peiure tor America, TO WISH her
nolt.er, aud will return in October. After claiming a
promise ui 10 visit them al Versailles. we parted dl
Iectlns steps Immediately 10 the manuacery, which
is PLAIN buldnp one W. ud nol suppose, from its
aid apI tarance That within manufactured the
cosIly aud beautiful porcelain III he world. The
are acious and large, Containing tables on whlch
Laced the porcelain, which exceeded splendoi Of ap-
arance aly thiig Lad ever imagined. The sets ol
d,i ltn n,a ar. arranged IN large cases. lined while
hue sain. On one set were the portraits oi all The
Ko1 al Faulty Which sad 10 be quite Striking like
r,ss,s. Tie drsl arliss are employed here, and The
portraits are sud 10 be more perfect Than those
,ass One ot Il e most Striking that o tie Duke of
ORLEANS, aud ty II The liule Count OF PARIS. Bu The
most SPIT, ndId III els The Vases which cost sixty
usiuns OF francs each. There WIRE some representing
ahc,l scenes, Il Immense slz; the plates describing
Ia SCI nerS remarked the old spelling book
~ Of l. et'y seaeg apples, and the farmer detecting his
iiIf. And lien there Was the Obellsk stood at
heb,s, surrounded by the woods and wafer, sc. We
Dunsh portrait ol the King and Queen in While poce-
lan, Nlt cost three liaics, memorial Of
WISH Than e d' If our loyalty. One for
Ina sell 10 Judge OF The exquisite ase and hnlsn display
I'd IN the wothG.aushr. | regretted much could not
ste TN al wGrk; but We had missed The day of the
week v hen strangers are admitted 10 the museum and
The introductory but what we did we'll repaid
tor visit. II | had had spare $500 would have
poush You large coffee cup aud saucer which bore
lac ul Iial lnce. 1 his place Is near ST. Cloud,
whose palace, surrounded hy noole resls Of and
parks shaded by lovely Sau1Je.y ndisliucIly
Al tle dis. nee.
We went last week The Church Euslache,
Inch is among The lsI IN farIs-bul in beauty and ell
e.ance IL did not answer Expectation. II is true the
structure Is III n,ensc, and ne work very fne-Sull,
eie Is noi dat APP taitnte vi IL aiutss winch is
M kabe III all Catholic churches. Tie organ which
Was burnt toAn, is not YET replaced by anotlei for
which IA lu,itfy drawn last wLter. From thence
We 81. Vincent, a church ot modern structure
aud uu a siilitf >calcNu he archilcc tue and
Iotn. and Tia Gh.iuu i've fully made up
~ tie nagn ce &c bestoN cd upon It, The entrance is
by nudIu2 Steps; rather. Is situated liule ee
vsliun the Steps ascend al three different Spaces
lie galleries supported by noble nalbe pillars. with
Curulillao cal.ls-lhe ceiling, The most brilliant Tres
co-bui there such diversity of colos and 81 much
RICHNESS displayed III small space, The effect was
oyerpuv efing than pleasing. he priests
singing psalms, accom- panied by IS iorn, which was
| The only IN, sc.
On aving his church, entered again
rage whch We had hirtd by the hour, and proceeded
10 tie o noble deilveIer, Lafayette
HIS tomb Is rarely VISITED except by the Americans who
ne ,ei TAI. pay her grateful tribute 10 Tie memory OF
him WHO fought gaanlly for their liberty. 1t is Sill
ed tic distance liz HE garden OF conveni-a
school the Faubuurg 81. Antoine he buTyng riund
is u small dimensions, containing tie T.ihalns oil the
Marqus's ancestors and tew oler distinguished iani-
lies. iew steps after leaving the carriage broug ut
! 10 tomb, walch consists simply OF marble
slab, and by lis side very modest tomb
OF his wiie-No tree shrub lends lis shade or
fl iwer sheds It's fragrance the silent spot
but The sun and rain, without impeachment, weep or
sale this simple sione. o think vas near
our d.slnlen sled aud brave defender melancholy
,asute, not asy 10 be felt except by those who have
eAlertbc,d ii themselves. picked up little pebble
that lying tn lie umB, mtuento Of my visit &c
HIS taiiVatd SPOT.
On cur ntutn passed hy the BasIile, which is al
| The Il .lnaiitn u very VIDE seei-Ie C0iOHhe dt
Jntt, rs 1t is 'efred, is erected immediately over the
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