, 1881-05-16

u Vtntnr-fResort OH the French Riviera
Tho Old Town aud tho Now-ycEc.
tntton-The View from Castle 1Illt-
yotive Pictures In Tho Church OF tho
Ernttuge,
Special CprTfspondents Of 1hs Chicago 7tthune.
1IxEMEs, France, March, 1Ssl.-The "Gnr-
den of IIyGres I" Is the most southerly Of the
w1ntcr-resorts on the French Riviera, md Is
exceptionally well situated rs station for
invalitis. It is protected to tho north, west,
allti east by high hills or low mountains
ranges, md is about three miles back from
tho open sea. hut the bay inside Of the Islands
cannot De lnore than half that distance. The
plain In front II the town Is perfectly level.
and 1t is believed that. formerly, the sea
came right up to tho foot Ut tho liflt OF tie
side 0f which the old town was built and Its
summit WIS crowned by n strong fortress,
whose history cannot bo traced buck Of tho
Tenth Century, though 10 doubt the plnco
wns fortified lohE before tint ttino. Tho
Moors occupied tho ptace from time md time
when they were the masters In Spain,
and during civil wars tile castle
would lombard tho town, and the town
wuu:A starve or smut off the supplies Of tho
castle; bat the most important historical
event ti,at occurred hero was when st. Louis,
that good boy, and afterwards grand old
ANuAA4El"pN&AbH1 AAOAA Wa At'V4AoH
crusade, landed ut this plnee.
Now the old town Ia surrounded by new
town. that IS more English than French: and
tho two parts ara rs different lit character rs
one Of st. Louis crusudMg knights was dtf-
fGrent from ltho oYeglassel London c0ckney
you meet on the street to-day. Tho old
quarter ~ NIL on the steep stde 0f the hill,
with narrow. t0rtu0us passageWuys.-they
cnn hnr.lly be cnll0d strepts,-anti tall. but
close. ,,tal,ealthy houses. like stakes set up
on es,.l l,-hnrllty my on tho snnlo leyel, ant
the whole emitting tlfsea6erdcallng Ol1ors. j.
nulnbur Of the old gntes remain. adding much
tn tho p!cturcsq ueness OF tho town; bMt they
generally carry loads Of ugltncss III tho
slIape of modern French houses tllat have
been built over them. The new quarter Is
matlo up Of, wider strests. soma tlne bcnIe-
yArds, niottern FEenci, end English villas,
tlle vegetation Is moro Tropical than Euro
.Thia' marvellous vegetation y not only ono
l'of the great attractions vt Ilyores, but at-
person. pit tlowM here, without ls!iowing
where le was Wuuld bUiEHyu himself In Al
r!ca. road to-day Of terrible s,lnwetnrnss
i'!st now bIock'aE tie railsoatls ~ tho u4!te.
nclllhBr, nra,lRes ase rtpsntllK 1!s tho trets,
roses antl tultps-ll, faet, nI0kt Ut the flowers
That blnoh, ilt Ohio ut any t!hln MAr[ng thu
1$s xs epn@ q oy aeiy err fs sa Il to Gts bs %
s.!perlor 4ue!lty; so'nssHIrHnatcs @ "re RAISED. d
ba,Iana.tfses " ulU burdens. aloes, nlnK.
"1sa ay u ss a sa't1s% tEpci sips's; sss Ut "s sa tG %
easer 10Y tie i'!iscs. ~ md io tsii ani sracsai
patnl.tEees. There H. " pro,nvllatle ot. pa!ns,
= ttoIbIo row of t'no tytes, sixty iii hll,-
truly q beautiful sight; md slu:a ohps ruiso
| thejr erests in tue fields about thu town.
! l'yetty Ma It IL nov. lly6rcs will la much
prettfrr Il! ten ycars, when lie improvements
tint aru lell,g 1natlo. have been completed,
ltlst the talnts that nru being SIT Uut alng tho
new bouluyards have hal ti'ue to attaln solnu
Tie surrounding couutry-tho low lands
unit tho hi1ls!tles where not TOT! steep-is .!e-
voted IL rntslna vegetables and s'nnll fruits
fnr thB 1'urls market; UNI! from any hlEl.
point you lnAy aen hundreds OF wo,llell, all
wearing slrnw hats, bs,,tllng to thelr wt,rk III
among tlesu higlly-cYltiyatad gardens, only
restraining u natural 4fs[r9 10 titck the bios
saEna, mud cyery nally1 yau meet will politely
ralsa Ills hat. III II yon wefa tho proprietor
slst the feeling that yuH ure somebody. tluugll
you llaver suEplcEolled 1t before.
F9ls y ths kreat,est IT,. ntt!.ctton at llyares,
lnok over tho beautiful land, just buck ot
the town. cnstlp siil rises nearly 100 feet;
1t Is IL linz excursion fur alt AFTERNOON to
tramp u uIe top. taking plenty vi rests and
rnI1ytn4 thp scenery. VI ANu aScal,sl. un
tbs summit there aro tic rnina pf tic
old eaBtte and tho walls to c!ulllber
over; nsld OIL tho yury :.peAk
| ts tl.o t1lll Of u former pEoprtetar anu his
wiie, aid. It We llay telieye tia iaSctIptpns,
they both deserve u be iN,icl neuEur Heaven
tha View Is very ~llne ~ lhs snath arc thu
bay. alM thu open gateway bctween tha