The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-01

Attractions OIL the Uay Wy
DIES InyaIides-The Tomb Of NapO-
Ieon-VerseiIIes- Residence OF Mac
MnhOn-The Palace and iIs Mag
nificent ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nOrg"e
-CIuney n useum-FrOm Paris TO
Geueya-Scenes in Switzerland.
PARIS, July 70, 1877.
Editors of the Register:
The stranger in Paris need never lack
for an attraction or place OF interest, be
his taste what 1t may. From early dawn
until midnight there Is something To
smuse until he is worn out in body and
mind. The public buildings, with their
varied contents. were to me at all times
inviting. The Hotel dts lnvalides Is enc
of the grandt 81, built and designed orig
ioalIy kv Louis the XIV. rs home Tor
his crippled soldiers, capable OF caring
for from five to six hundred OF them
with r-eat comfort, and here the old vet
Grams are seen in the quiet enjoyment Of
their declining years. Here, asp, are
the remains of the great NsE oleon, and
its maenificence seems entirely appropri-
ate for such man. You enter the dome
OF the church by corridor on each. side
O which are hung the bsnLers, torn and
stained. captured by Napoleon In his
various battles. Immediately In front Is
the high altar above which is an I'm
mense golden crown supported by eight
SPIRAL black marble columns, on each
side o! which are two large windows OF
amber oolored glass, the sunlight pouring
trough which, rejecting back the rays
from the gilded surroundings, gives II
rich golden tinge TO the interior On
either side of this altar you ascend to the
main floor OF the church and looking
down from the centre is the crypt con-
tanning the tomb surrounded by balls
trsde, on which You read the names OF the
twelve principal battles represent,
ei by the same number OF
aLues. The ssrcOphsgus is single
ock of porphyry twelve by SIX, resting
ora base OF green granite The hoor OF
inc crypt is u laurel crown OF mosaic
york. Above the same you read the
Emperor's request, that my remains
inal ne on the banks OF the Seine IN the
Iuids. OF the people have ever loved.
l. is a graz receptacle for grand man,
q d worthy Of one whose genius aston
ished the world.
Paris has the finest opera house in the
wo-!d. Its msgniticenCe is unsurpassed,
and the stage alone would almost con
tin some other buildings OF this Kind.
The grand staircase alone is worth the
price OF admission, varying, rs 1t does
from five u fifteen francs. Connected
with il is an elegant promenade or crush
rom, 800 feet long and oO wide, To-
which there Is tree admission from
all parts of the house, and at the end o.
each ACT the entire audience gather here
and midst mirrors extending from floor
- ceiling, dazzling gas lights, splendid
chandeliers, marble columns, lavish use
of gilt and frescoes of brilliant colors,
the wealth, the beauty, the gayety OF
Paris roll by in continuous streams, n
living panorama nowhere else to be
CT. 1t is rare sight, standing on one
ot the balconies projecting over this
grand staircase, TO : 20 this mass of beauty
ascending or descending to their boxes
in the fascinating attire used by the
Partisan ladies attending grand operas,
nd u" stranger in the city should fail to
witness it.
To Versailles :, twelve miles, passing
tour miles out the spot where kaIser
William had MS headquarters aud made
pasce with the French In the late war.
Many buildings still mark the progress
of the German army, and remain in
rims To your right You sc ~. Cloud,
the fsvorrte residence of Napoleon the
81 p Wall ~ the first and of Maria An
totnette. The villa WAS destroyed by the
Germans and has not been rebuilt, al
though it is expected it will be one o. The
iects Prince Napoleon upon his return
w II restore. The Grand Cascade is an
object OF much attention, and the jet
from the basin rises us feet dis.
charging 5000 gallons of water II
minute. Two miles further on you
VISIT the scores OF workshops and muse.
ums kept up by the government for OK
p.rImenls in this line of art. Here are
the finest specimens Of the work in vases
of enormous value, from 81 900 TO $780,
600; tea sets of rarest beauty, and in fact
pottery o the cosrseSt to porcelain OF the
finest. You are politely shown around
by n guard, but his eyes are never OF
You. Why YOU may infer. Copies OF
Rubens, Angelo, Titan and other mas
tsrs seem 10 excel the colors put on can
vass, ani with dellcaCy that is marvel
oIs wncn YOU remember the process OF
GRINDING the colors III glass, then paint.
IL and burning. A vase of purest
wlite. Ornsmcnted with n delicate green
vine, conir0nts you entering, and stands
eight feet high, with diameter of 4 } feet.
A very plain unpretendlng building is
tne r, sldence of the Marshal President
a. Versailles, and no flag flying indicates
b absence. lie is now cndeavoring IT,
cuncrlate the Conservatives with view
t the elections soon to occur. Twice
already has the day been postponed, but
it. IL expected to take place in October il
nothing of q different character does not
Occur before and he Is making use of the
lntcrva. IN his own interest. Rumour
slyS the Prince Napoleon will marry his
d tighter at the proper time. And now
We III COQiu convey ~ you SOHle Aue-
qu ito cor ctplion o tins noted locality, O
q $40. loved by Kings and Queens, and
t uly worthy of beng the abode
O ROYALTY, costing two hundred
IN lions or more, The western front
alone is 1000 ieet i'll length, before
which is the Parterro de Eau, with its
two oblDng marble bases, and the two
noted fountains of Crowns and Pyra.
mids, the former of which throws it,
sprays IN laurel crowns and the latter
the basins OF which arise IN the shape OF
n pyramid, surrounding which are TWEEN
ty four breRZe figures. on either side OF
which are beds OF flowers. grottOes and
mailer fountains Descending gentle
de l,vity you are in the oranSery, where
YOU see the tree in tuli vigor planted
by Leouors, wife OF Charles the Third,
over 400 Yeas since. In the centre OF
ths grove YOU see the Baths Of Disuna,
a fountain OF rare skill and to run which
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