Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1863-01-21

Rothschild, Ferrieres contains eighteen
complete suits of apartments for visitors.
The entrance is through an extensive
porch, remarkable for candelabra in Ital-
ian earthenware. A winding staircase
leads into the hall, a room which is
unique in France, and which occupies
the center Of the building; it is forty
metres long by forty broad, and twenty
metres high, and is covered in by a glass
roof
at is in. this room that the chief por-
ton of the artistic riches of the chateau
is to be found. Their number and value
is SO great that it has as yet been found
impossible to catalogue them. A libra
ray containing upwards of eight thou
sand volumes, Italian cabinets, collec-
ton of gems and medals, noble canvasses
by Felasquez, Vandyke, GiOrgione, &C.,
are arrayed round the walls, the upper
part of which is surrounded by a gallery
hung with tapestry from the Gobelins.
This gallery is reached by an immense
stone staircase, protected by a richly
carved ebony balustrade and decorated
with two pictures by Snyders. Under
meath runs a frieze of Limoges enamels,
let into the wall She staircase leads to
the hall gallery on one side, and on the
other to a sumptuously decorated lobby,
which communicates with the private and
reception rooms. The style Of the din
ing room recalls the great Garter Room
at Windsor, only is is more sumptuOus
and in better taste. 1t "opens into a small
family dining room, decorated with fresco
paintings by Rousseau.
The Emperor, and the few guests in
vited to accompany his Majesty, left Par
is at half past nine for the station of
er-la-Ferrieres, where it arrived in
about an hour, the distance being about
twenty miles. At this station (Which
six villages, formerly deprived of com
munications, owe to Baron Rothschild)
the baron's equipages, in blue and yellow
liveries, awaited his Majesty, who took
his seat in an open carriage with four
blood horses and postillions. Five other
carriages, also drawn by splendid horses,
were placed at the disposal of the guests.
The barOns four sons were waiting at the
station to receive his Majesty. At a
quarter to eleven the Emperor arrived at
the chateau, and the imperial flag was at
once raised on one of the towers.
After looking oyer the interior of
the edifce the Emperor took walk in
the park, where he planted a cedar to
commemorate his.yisit, and then return
ed to the chateau for breakfast. The
service Of silver plate, made from models,
where Immediately destroyed to preserve
it unique, was accompanied by the cele-
brated service of Sevres porcelain, every
plate of which bears-an authentic picture
BY Boucher; signed with the B. At this
table sat all the baron's family and the
guests. After breakfast a numerous
shooting equipage awaited the guests.
who proceeded to the great park, which
covers 1900 hectares C3,7OO acres, en-
tirely surrounded with walls, and con
tanning three farms. The sport was
splendid, and one thousand head Of game
were killed.
"0n returning to the chateau, about
half-past five, the Emperor found all the
population of the environs assembled in
the courtyard, headed by the mayors and
cures. A collation. had been prepared in
the hall, the gallery of which was occu-
pied by the male chorus-singers from the
Opera, who, under the direction of Vic
tor Masse, executed the Hunters Cho-
rus of Rossini. At six o'clock the sig
nal for departure was given. The keep
ers, huntsmen, and other persons employ
ed on the domain, holding torches, lined
the road for the Imperial cortege from the
portal Of the palace to the gate of the
forest, which was also brilliantly lighted
all the way to the atation at Ozouer.
His Majesty then returned to Pmis."