The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1880-09-19
TnE following extract is from letter just
cceived hy lady In this city from friend In Iiavre:

received hy lady In this city from friend IIavre:
FRAsCATI's HOTEL.
AS you perceive, have changed the base Of opera
tons from the middle OF France to tho northern coast
and deestable transit cannot lbs conceive-hOt,
dusty, and packed with eight other specimens Of SUI
fcrng AMI perspring humanity In the same compart
ment, two of whom were enormously iat women, by
things 1t came 10 end, and II was with no little alac
rity that we descended at Fontaineleau and found
most grateful cOOncss AMI refIeshment at the Aigle
N"ir, - old and very comfortable hotel founded IN
I72O Water removed the stains OF travel and
We enjoyed nice little dinner IN the restaurant over
iuoking the garden where flowers the twittering OF
birds, and murmurs Of fountain combined 10 make
us forget the days discomfort. We found clean.
comfortable beds, which, truth to say, Is usually the
case throughout France however humble the abode.
The next morning We devoted to the Chateau, most
famous and interesting In "reminiscences, beginning
with St. Louis, its founder, and coming down To tho
great Napoleon, who there sigucd his abdcation II
consumed two hours merely 10 walk through the
superb apartments which arc decorated with every
species Of magnihcenco. The chiRros 0f Henry "
and Francis ara seen at every turn. II was here
that the latter monarch received Tenyenuto teIi,ni
with such kingy honors, who left among other speci-
meas of his genius In carving, an exquisite chimney
piece There are traces Of poor Marie Antonette In
her bedroom ewei-case In most lovely enamel and
the superb he'd and furniture covering Of brocado
presented To her on her marriage by the Lyons silk
weayers-and what a commentary on the ylcissndes
huzzaei and threw their caps In tho air when the
tidIngs came that her beautiful head had fallen
the block Another celebrated hut less interesting
pcrsoiage, Nine. de MaiDtenon, Is remembered here
In the snug suite of rooms remaining lust rs she
left them, the sofa and chair covers embroidered
by the pupils of the sclnol Of St. Cyr, which she
founded, looking as fresh as " the needle had only
left them yesterday. The tragic event that gives
special Interest Ia the grand gallery of the palace is
tho murder of Monaldcsohii, secretary 10 Queen
Christine of Sweden, by the order oi that erraic
the sword ~ the victim and the coat of mail
bearing marks Of the assassin's dagger The precise
onrnse Of the unfortunate italian was never made
known, The Queen ignored the fact that In solemny
ahdcating the sovereignty Of Sweden she had for
folted her scf-assnmed preTogatiye of cutting oil
heads This cr0wnlng defiance Of law and the
sanCiiy of hospitality exhausted the patience Of the
GrnHd MpndrIue, and she was civllly expelled from
the court that She had kept In fcnnent by her start
Hing freaks In dress aud manners. She died At Rome,
In the Catholic faih-this aposaie daughter Of the
Immortal hero of Professionalism. In = letter "ne can
only touch few Of the salient points Of Interest Ia
spot 81 crowded with memories Of the great past.
| The lake In the surprisingly charming grounds Is
famous for its carp, one of which has reached the
spectacle age 0f hundred yeara u hoaiy hnDy
brother perhaps. of the ono at Chaf0tiehburg, that
old Kaiser willem delights to feed. We re-
| luctantly left ono Of the most fascinating OF
| kIngIy residences. Another hour of heat aud
( dust whiled MS to Paris. On the eve of tbo
great national itte Flags were already ilylng from
every building, public and private, and not unfIe-
quently the star spanged banner, which on
reaching hotel we found floating from the balcony
The whole fesiyity bore striking likeness Ia our
Fourth of July In the ring IN All directions uf every
description Of explosive Instrument and the passing
~ bands Of music and bodies OF troops The lllumua-
lions were the great feature, the French cNceng all
nations In artistic grace and skin, consCuouSy IN
their Iurd drtlGcc. day was seamng hut crowd.
surged through streets, bouleraids, and Iardns.
hone never again 10 hear the Marspaiset WAS sung
| In every possible aud impossible key, and only died
away IN sleepy echoes at O'cuck the next morning
think the most significant feature Of this pUpual
uprising lies In the fact that there not tie occa-
| sion an arrest for misconduct throughout France.
our friend, Sir Ii, came over from England f0l
the fcte. lie was hmseli distinguished lawyer and
a member OF her Maiesiy's Council IN India, aud ht
| tells me that our eminent CouDtryman, Mr. BonIa-
min now Queens Counsellor, Il lu1ked upon as In
foremost lawyer at the Englis bar, aud II N rumured
In legal circles that he Is 10 lie called TO the bench.
| Sir r. also mentioned having on some occasion
| asked Lord RrOughau whom lIu considered the
| greatest orator who ever lived. " Demosiheles,
among the anclens, - replied iiroughan f" but ihpf,
was q man ia the American Revolution, Patllcl
| Henry, who surpassed all modern eloquence.'' -
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