The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-09-03

help and pleasure AZ al places ofAmuse-
ment, 20 interpret the sayings which
called forth the greatest applause, and
Yet me keep some sort II run q the
play; also At picture galleries, churches
and ali such places be vas very useful
Our visit 70 the Palaces 81 the Tuilsries
and Louvre was very .ateresting ! viii
give 700 some idea ~ il The name u
Tuileues Is derived from the ground
where the tile tuilej was made, tile was
used for roofing aud a great majority
Of the bindings in the city are covered
with it. The present Palace and Low
re form hollow square. and cover aud
enclose sixty acres. il was founded by
that cruel and perhdous Princess Cath
arine de Medieio, in 1904, few years
after, in the days Of the reformation, she
gave a fete day and in the Palace, amid
music and dancing she sat at the win
dow and looked out, giving the signal
Of command, and beheld that horrible
massacre of ST. Bartholomew, when
100000 souls were sent into eternity,
you know the history, need not repeat
it. This old Palace is land mark on
every page of the revolutions OF Paris,
and has been entered by mobs and des-
peradoes every time, even up to the
time Of Louis Philippe, the time OF the
revolution Of 1S4s, when party Of rio
tiers in company with some loose girls
entered. and occupied it for ten days,
turning the Kings and Queens bed
room into dining-rooms and celebrating
their orgis night and day in the most
magnificent apartments in the Palace
This Palace which as said before, faces
the garden Of the Tuileries, is about
1000 feet long and is the residence OF
the present Emperor; back OF this al
most quarter Of mile distant, stands
| the Louvre, which is the same style OF
architecture. 1t was an idea of Napo-
leon LIST to connect these two by build
ing up side wings the same style, and
it was commenced under him and is now
being completed and nearly done, SO
that you can form some idea OF the vast
structure when you bring to mind one
building 1000 feet by one quarter of a
mile square, with large towers every
1000 feet all the way around and of
beautiful architecture, highly ornamen-
ted with inches filed with statuary.-
The yard or inner court is paved, and
in the evening presents a fine appear
ance; the building, aside from the Pal
aee-front, is occupied by Ministers of
State, also as barracks for the court
| guard, domestics of the Palace, impe-
rial stables, riding school, the library Of
the Louvre, containing 10000 volumes
The whole of the old Louvre is occu-
| pied as a museum, where may be seen
all the pictures, statues, antiquities
and curiosities which have been dona-
ted and collected for many years. There
are many valuable pictures here Of old
masters, many Of Reubens. To go thro'
this Palace, room after room, seems
like ON endless task, mingled with such
exciting pleasures and all the while be-
ing tempted with new objects, you hard
ly know when or where to stop; Of
course ! can give you no idea Of what is
seen, enough to say that this alone
would pay for a trip across the ocean.
| Our next visit was to see the church
called the Madeleine. This magnif-
cent edifice was commenced in l764,
but on account of various revolutions
was not completed until the reign Of
Louis Philippe. The building stands
on platform, 1913 by 1873 feet, and is
approached by fight Of IS steps. 1t
is supported by 81 Corinthian columns
40 feet high, and 81 feet in diameter at
the base. There is no wood employed
in the structure. The doors are bronze
and the largest in the world, except
those in st. Peters at Rome. The in
terror is handsomely decorated with
sculpture and paintings. 1t is lighted
by three cupalos, resting on arches.--
Around the choir are numerous chap
els, each containing statute of its pat
ron saint The great paintings on the
ceiling represents the progress Of chris
tianity since tho death Of our Saviour.
] viii describe it: The Magdelen ID
borne before the throne Of God, sur
rounded by vast multitude Of mortals
who were instrumental in propagating
the christian religion, among which are
st. Louis, Constantine, Peter the Her
nit, Richard Cmurde Lion, Godfrey de
Bouillon, Charlemagne, Dandole, "the
blind old Dog Of Venice" Clotilde Queen
Of France, Joan Of Arc, Raphael, Mi
, oboal Anoalo Ionic XIII and Richa