The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1882-10-18

and L constantly thought that the picture
l was looking at was the finest in the
gallery-sometimes it was that Giorgione
in the Salon Carre, sometimes it was a
Titan, sometimes it was Raphael, some
times Paul Veronese, sometimes Claude,
sometimes Van Dyke, sometimes Sebas-
tian del Piombo. There are great many
large pictures by Rubens, and few Lee
onardos and Rembrandts, but I admired
them less-only less. 1 did not see a
Tintoretto, though I presume I over
looked them. Guido is largely repre-
sented also, but he is not of the first.
was surprised to find myself admiring
extravagantly two pictures by Annibale
Carracci, who does not rank with the
older schools, but changed my opinion
of him. Correggio has two fine works in
the Salon Carre.
There are few pictures at the Lux
embourg gallery by the living modern
school of French art, which is so cele-
brated. This school is pre-Raphaelite
and realistic, and it is claimed by many
that it produces pictures equal to those
of the old Italian masters. Among the
leading names are those of Messonier,
Cabanel, Henner, Laurens, Jerome, Bon
nat, Cormoy, and others. I only saw
one by Messonier Ga small battle-piece of
Solferino), and could form no opinion of
him; but his pictures bring sometimes
100000. was much struck with two
or three pictures by Cabanel, and others
by Henner. Pictures by living French
artists of eminence are placed in the
Luxembourg; ten years after their death
they are removed to the Louvre.
One of the loveliest spots about Paris
is the Bots de Boulogne, short distance
out beyond the Arc de Triomphe. Here
one is reminded of the English garden
ing-there is plenty of green grass, and
beautiful artificial lakes, with numbers of
swans and geese and ducks, while I saw
in the woods number of gazelles.
But trees do not seem to grow large in
Northern France; it is astonishing to
note the difference in this respect with
the neighboring shores of England.
There is abundant opportunity to hear
Protestant worshipin Paris. The French
Protestant church is, as you know, rep
resented by the celebrated Bessier. There
are also two Anglican churches, an
American Congregational chapel CDR.
Hitchcock), a chapel of the Scottish Ma
tional Church, another of the Free
Church of Scotland, an English Congre-
gational chapel, and Methodist chapel.
1 was particularly pleased with the SER
vices at the English Congregational chapel
(Rue st. Honor6), where the company
was small, but the worship earnest and
simple, and the sermons among the best
l ever heard.
do not like the English and French
railway carriages as well as ours; they
are not as private This may seem
strange to your readers, but I found it
SO. The European cars are divided into
compartments or carriages, seating eight
or ten persons. If you can secure (Which
is done in England often by small fee
to the guard carriage for your party,
it is very pleasant; but in the second
class carriages on the continent this can
not be done, and you ride shut up side
by side and face to face with strangers.
The baggage is not checked it is regis
tered; that is, you have printed ticket
which you have to present in person at
the station. This is very inconvenient.
But enough-farewell.