New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-27

postotce Of one Of its butresses they paste 'ue
An their nrincina souares all over with adverusenon
and erect images of the Virgin on their "aIeho'o
ali this takes nothing from the glory VI W" -,
with the grandeur OF lits spires, the il0"'' t,s
decoration OF the doorways its mouu'"on'o -,
and stained CLASH and. above all i's Wv W., are
nth 90 ono NJ the few remaining In france iou ~
o., aar7Contances 20 make long stay at 81 10 io'
a., c.bedral at Coutanees is one OF the most eoinP
ann beautiful in all France free from ehuperan'
art and captivating the eye by eiegauoo " ' ~
- md arrangement The beauty OF tne s''"S'o "
,o'tarces could hardyI be exaggerated From tnele
vou 20 10 Granville by tho sea, hnu W A'i'N'
,Vht,h last Mr.. Blackburn Us;
Iis,rict in Normandy re sident assures rs anofns
more agreeable restingplace than the hl,s W. ~
ranches excepting pernp, wtbtn easy distance
we'll as Mont 81. Michael and Granvllle, aso' M
western shore OF the ESra az caneae in brittany
the prOmoutOry OF st. MalO; To the norm, inc vii
landscape of the CoIentnuSi ,rs IN the sUnshine-
the air melodous with the song OF tie lark anu
able nghtingales. 49,.
Time fails us TO accompany our picturesque ua'-
oler in his wanderings about Mortah wire anu -"
laise. hut we must pause with him for a moment ~
a corner OF the market-place OF Ronen, "nere e'oOu
but O few years ago, one OF the most picturesque ~
in all Normandy-from door OF WHICH, 10 1891, 'o"
OF Arc was led out TO be burned as soroeresS oeio
the people The new is fast triumphlpg over INC o'u
in Rouep and we must mako haste to go there II We
opld stndv the poetic mysterious, Old World beauty
Of The decaying old houses. Ancient Rouen - ds"p-
bearing like dissolvng view and soon the churehes'
the Paas de Justice the Courts Of law aud the tower
Of the Crosse Horloge will be all that is leIt us
The narrow winding streets of Gabled ended houses
with their strange histories VIII SOON oe do ~ fbst no
but the antiquary for there rs rutnless am .na.
more halftinbeTed houses shall be Du ana snV'ios
ia bonses INT cannot easily fnd them and when dis
eoyered they almost erumble at the tOnth lhey iao
% elnost saw of sanctity about Them which is indie
scrlabe tits az II the blossoms OF an cary sa,s
chung the old walls and gdflanueu WIN ueuo-
their totteT1ng ruins.
The chapter about Rouen s one OF the most admraoe
in the book Tie church, Of st. iOuen there must Dc
worlds wonder for its beauty TO generations yet 70
come when all dust and while that remains no
modern dissertation make R0uen commonplace
The watering-places OF Normandy are so well known
that there is little left be said OF them Trouve anu
Deauvle are the gayest Of gay places. Az TrouVlne
dreAs is the one thing needu whether In the water or
on the sands Owe are all delighted with TrGuVile''
Young English girl wrote home " We have to make hve
toettes daily the gentlemen are so particular book
might be written on the bathing costumes OF Trouyie
alone-he suts.of motley the harlequus the mephsto
phees the spiders grasshoppers green" and the
otherNeccentricitles, neuding Iadys dress trimmed
with deaths heads
In order to bathe rs the French understand IT, yon
must study costume and 10 make good appearance ~
the water must move about with the uextefiy anu
grace required IN ballroom; you must remember that
Won are present bal dG aud that you are not Ia
tub There are water velOcipedes, canoes for ladies'
and floats for the unskful lounge across the strands
and through the Establishment" before an adniring
crowd IN costumes seany than those OF Neapol
Hsl-gtrls
They do manage TO make bathing peasaDter and safer
in France than anywhere ese and every one need not
20 20 Trouyille. There plenty of duet watering
places where one may live az less cost than al home,
and find both comfort and amusement. Among them,
the little fishing village OF Eretat VIII commend itself
TO most people, for bold coast and bracing air.
= All this charming Summer programme can be accom-
plished for a song least II songs paid for at
Nilsson and Patti rates One can accomplish months
tour for $40 or one Of months for e35. The hotels
are poor but we do not mind that in the glad Summer
or Autumn days whenwe can live out Of doors among
this picturesque scenery and feast eyes on such
wealth Of architecturab Having read with thor
ough interest," ar. Blaobburns descriptions am pre-
pared 10 second his exhortaton Young America:
Come and see the buildings OF old France there Is
nothing like them IN the Western WOrd-neither the
wealth OF cities the culture OF ats younger gen
GRAFTON, can, present, produce ANYTHING Ike them
They waiting for in the sunlight OF inns summer
evening the gables leaning the waters are spark
ling the shadows deepening on the hills, and the
cOors the banners that trail IN the wafer arc reu
white, and blue ~
Let us 90 there before the picturesque old honses
have disappeared-whe still the peasant girls wear
their white caps ana priests and people march In got
geous procession pray for ran-while in short Nor
mandy remains Normandy Picturesque" l.. g. NJ