Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1868-04-03

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Thas tvo palaees cs;ssnsllv sep>saas A.
. qasrtes q . oi,e apass. no. contribute b.
one, o. they may be % regarded IL % con
s':eraeiy more than . mile srosad The walls
asa VITA NJ iusess~r courts, 1t covers I
spaes Of oors tAaa 50 screa- !, is sitsAse<
on the Seine, suh . street running be<ueer
= asd " uvss. TAe facade Of lbe froasa
psrs Of Ne Tsiierses 10 about 300 feet, with
seAaiassi garden adjoining. adoraed vai
tounsains Asd vsses sni numerous statues,
Iee eoes1as q tAis fAsads are Of IL loaiS
CoUposste and Coe;ntkian orders II vA,
Catherine de Aedicis, regent Of France AZ
ter The death Of F~aem Ii and daring tbs
majority Of Charles iX-,--shas wicked, ut,
prineirsed woman, so devosa Of human SYN
patty. TO whom this paiao- owes its origin
The site - procured and The building be,
gun In l5SA. Il We Afterwards enlarged
and improved, and made % edi6cs in which
the Psrsians and The shcle nation took q
jass pride. The name Ta;leriex, by which il
. called. = taken from the word :" tubes, y
snd applied 10 the palace, because formerly
eli ID tiles thas vsss made in the city, were
oeSs - - ~ grossA shsre the building
no. saneds.
wAas i callsd ~ oad Lssvrs vas bseus
amer u Tsilsriss and ahhosgh vsrsous
hiap sesss 49, s1Rs e soeey sPsa H.
80 made 4 . Wy spknla e1i9eat + -
sos sasissly coopssAs1 Ill Nspo,soa !. eaas
- tAs tAsoss I; ssa il was be vhs eoeeeivsd
ths dea a ssiaiag d uisA The othes palace
| by ecatinUsd sssiss q buildiaes on each
6de. TAe pessane sapseoe took ths nattef
u hAod, 80 - eAs1tp3 4 foewam viii
eE0aa exPsai11ss = : - Of nAey nilioas
q dollars 70 ~ naAisa. Wiz saaissly Co.,
pls>ed, aaA will - spoA, Il vin isassd - .
marvellous structure. The Empssos and
family occupy apartments in the front pos-
tioa Of the Tsiseriss looking out upon the
garden. A large part q the Old Louvre Is
appropriated to works Of science ard Art,
constituting the moss extensive museum in
France. Many large galleries are hlled
With these works, and are visited By ssran>
gers with mach interest The centre of the
facade Of the Louvre palace 10 . femarsabls
piece Of architecture. No one CO look at
Il from the opposite side Of lhe street with
out aamirAtion. There are e double COLI
nmns Of The ornate Corintkian ssyle. anj
thsy are 90 placed in The faeaAe q 70 pre-
sent On beholdiag them sssiking appear
ancs and effect.
In going through the courts ssd roons Of
this palace, IL sveas asd scescs Of the
Pas. = recorded in hisassy ass vividly call>
Cd to 1isd. Aany dissiaguished person.
agss a he aatiss, iron smpsron and kiags
- thoss q leWw asa sshoediaaGs saa6ions,
Asss dush u L vii allsde 70 cse hissoe.
isal $500. Ssea arr ~ Lssvrs vas opsn
tfss - adainiss Il ~ seyal eeeapAaas,
gvsas sspAiAi faslivisiss vsss ~ u 4 &C.
easioasd b. the marriage e MasEarss, ths
yoangeA Of Qsesa Catherins's daaghters, 70
Hesry Of Navarro. Both Catholics And
ProtestAnu we're present. The queen bad
prepared = ba1let " dramatic poem in the
form Of IN alegory, 10 Be acted for the
amusement Of The guests. In this. her son-
in-lav, Heary, who vas Protestant, and al
the Prctes.ants Of the kingdom we're repre-
scented ~ being refused admission 10 Paea-
disc, and forced down TO the lowest rsxious
OF HadsA The Representations was dssiksed
to foresbadow . terrible evess which the
queea>regent and her own son, Charles TX,
Esd others had arfslly ard lFselly planned.
Only four Ass after the ps@unonce Of this
ballet, the iearfal aAAacsoaGGk Bsrhole-
nevis Day occurred, which i6fas % DARK Z
spot on the page Of French hisscry, asd pr.
ticularly the history Of the French church.
No less thaa leo, 600 persons we're put 10
death, bseaass they were Professionals. Hem
y escaped b. enbsscisg Catholicism.
On one evssiae, durisr ~ lAs yis;t 70
Pasis, I ~ the gardens q sie Tsileries il.
ls1isated. he appearance vas vesy ssau-
siful and ths eGees mos sesikise. Ths iIlu>
uinaaion vas By 0eaAs Of isnuDesable eas-
banners, attached 70 syssem ofpipes which
bad been introduced fDe the occasion. On
that evening ban 49, gives By the Empe>
roe e . select party Of guests in honor and
Rass.s, and William ", King Of Prus>
ala
] bad the opportunity ofseeing the French
Eopercr ~ several diGeseat tines a. aiss
the Enpress Eugenie, uso is SO much e..
tesned for her noble and generous quail
ties.
rArArs ROYAL.
VERY near the Louvre, and dircc.ly oppo.
site on the other side Of the Rue or street de
Rivoli, with . hmised square intervening,
stands the PalAis ROYAL, the trout part OF
which j. occupied BY Prince Napoieon, the
cousin Of the Emperor, aud son-in Law Of
Victor Emanuel, King of Italy. The Pal
zee was erected BY the French Cardinal,
Richsl;eu, about TOO hundssd asd & rty years
ego and il vas called the Casd:nAf. Pa
80 10: IN imitation Of Cardinal wolssy,
80 gsse Hsopeos Cosrt Palace 70 Hssry
WILL, King II RnelAad. Richslisa, nave
~ plsss y Leuis XIII, who w. thea sp>
- - tAeoas a Fmscs. Louis oeesp;sa
= - ~ = , - saaA, which ! SOW
besrs.
vasis~s kiaeiy. dseal, asa sshsr ssssa
pessosaees, hsvs SssiAs1 h il, fsun sise 10
tios. Il y Il vass si,s and hAs oae vsrv
spaeioss cssss, ~ garden, osnaaestsd With
= hsaaeifil S6eataia h ~ centse, sud With
sboies slaesosy. 81 ssnssous shs1e 49,.
IL Dske Il Oslsasa, 6h1hes a kim Losis
PHILIPPE, caovestsd H. Palace 81 \,
grounds into e. great aAst Of trade. II
dske. Who va IL proprietor Of IL building.
being luxurious and peodigal, and greatly
involved In debt, resosted 70 this course. IN
order to keep up his expenses. Such was
the character Of this prince, and such the
character Of those who songrcgated and con.
sorted here with him, that the Palace and
the gardens soon became not only ! mart Of
trAde, and market Of laxury bat the scene
Of rcvelry and midnight orgies. Hero was
indeed the cradle Of the bloody revolution.
Both the prince and the Palais ROYAL were
the real csntrs Of that grea, nspirscy form.
q against the throne, and The reignisg dy>
oasty Of he country.
This duke was exscsted Nov. 1898, a.
~ splesdid nsasiea, which - had oecs.
pisd, We eonesestea 70 the sAtioa. Al psss
eat. ~ that past Of Il ~ occapied By Prince
Naouleon r aneeonriatsd IN n~,ro.>. ~