The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-10-10
FROM Ia BELLE FRANCE
THE HOMES, FIELDS, SKY AND
CATTLE OF NORMANDY.
Tho Ilopny Common People shops on
UE,el,-Womcn as burden Lear
er,-Tue Language of Shout
der, and Eyebrows.

month dvelt on her coast lhere - SV'"
closer. or Mt least a more attractive chrome
of t,is favored scC,io, OF France T'hie'o'
Inv tbos, great artist, who have found sucn
de,iobt in he, charms. Througn tur'F lao"'
of low, even IN our tar-a"aY "'m ~ we '.o
in some degree familiar with i'a am "a'"',
IN Normandy. 10 these faithful recH"t'9
mn + p Id my mite OF testimony Us 10 'n'
absolute truth OF th,ir works. MII''aN Ore,
ton and Van Marka hay' lrarAuAy anu
oarne,tR placed the world On i"llu'"'
term. with Tia people, tn, homes, the heIl''
the s.sy and the cattle Of Normandy ""."
in Normandy there j, Tut one oCh r p.''' ~
France tina. yod might exchange y y"
and that Is the Wild, rugged coast OF DIN
,any. There the charm does h"0 t'''o'
whether resting in the quioy hamlet Oh l"'
petite pallcs, rambling through the fu'Ha'
ohhev of Vannunt, a,u lying tho renc' III
the museum OF Eec.mp, drnN'hS-oh '''o
very srot wher, Tor ccltulIc' TIE u'I h''
been consciuu, Of It's splc'd oroina--Oh' W.
licious B,nelictine, visiting III me cary
morning, tne sunny afternoon OF by i''''"
boht the grand oil Catbe irai AZ houeh,
These Il assure, on.y rival each other, ana
cannot suffer by any comparison
Les Petite Dale, AMI Grande Dalie' are
two seaside re .orts of COM aralV'Iy iec'hU
nopular.ty not yet uncomioroabIy ia'l''o"'
mile 1Lc hitls ham.et' with the'r ono
,ratcntiou. hotel and their many plc'ur-
,.ono cottages, are suugIy nestled on shah
uebblcl beucn,S b'tT cen INN 'h'1 Ju"'"S
palisades of whit and red chaih ioi'"
lions. These towering III, MAKE oI"''
,,,,,,or,uco from the cDanncl When the out
Inn, of those Y ending further nofth are h'S'
dscerned, il may be easily mistaken ior Vno
.os,la volls of sOms feuial hOme-n mo-
ment, rs other, are seem II p'eSeh'9 81"
array of ROM defensive worKs-soo1 'h'
red and VIII &c ayers of chalk becolh' WISH
Bile and The deep rich covering OF nV'hs
Green. such as palisades are rarely SPiro"
With md the coast o, Franc Is lien,iheL
These obruut SUBMITS present. bul"arR III
aool oc,,i,st winch the sea has moaned Tor
aces. and which the brave il'herlhh h"'"
to he more pitie,s than III soorhl
Attho it'd, hotel, accommodating ABOUT
me hundred BESIDE our small party OF Eng
h.h and Americana an an occlSoaal "''.S'
mr. scholar. there wert on.y bourgeois, ho
,li,oot France are not met at IA seaside mn
am sorry. Such guests might ue'l''" '
better supplies Tor their tables oAiy aofiJ
m that ncccu 1t, howave". The p'op''' ho'
the lords. are far the more n le'e'unI s'u'N
maintains IN art, lrttrrs and war Sitting
beside Us at the hotel table was the wcll-to
10 widow Of fnrme,. She discusses crlt
ical Y the opera Yet You would ratne not
allow your eyes to rest upon her, "a vita
,uagglcd teelh she attacks her second break
fast. You wish her back in the fields with
Ter Teasant cap and her wooden ,ho"s. On
your LETT is "A r.ch glut -OnouS butcher He
and his wife discuss with an artist, who la,
inst received a salon prlZs, the merits of
Mc,Sonicr
Ny CONCLUSION il that half the glory of
Franco is tue result of her well systemizsd
art patronage The rulers of thi; country
learned cary tn magic power of art En-
pre- aud rcpubi, alike reCognz, it. These
people, saint II sinner coarse b. nature,
lh''' ~ I'l'A'i'ii u. d'il'' iUl ItlON lUt
me iiun classes in England or America In
general Intelligence, ara not ambitions; yeJ
they would die, Willingly ii, for France.
They are amusinsiy happy when in good
humor In the casino at nigit, al watering
places, there is music, dancing AMI game;
fast and furious if II be- SUNDAY evening",
and it is Letter than play 10 watch them en-.
joying life They ar polite and quick to
remark upon ur re- sent any rtmiSsuess, es-
pecially in n stranger. These are full Of
contradictions. Every woman, It proper
age, Is addressed most punctiliously,
Madam, because the do not believe
without PROOF that 81, has n right to the
title. Every thing produce, an excitement.
A naturalist bringing IL a butterfly will
stir the multitude When the aag i, down.
slgnitylng 1t to b. too rough for bathing.
there is, In corridor and hall, an audible
moan; if suddenly run up, there Is clapping
OF hands and rush for the waves.
Among the many novelties clioJel were
the shops on wheels. Their chief commodity
seemed to be Colored hose, brigh. WOODEN
skirts and cloth CATERS To get near enough
10 hear the wrang ling and contest between
saleswoman and purchaser is amusing
Though their patois is exacrabc, SO French
scholars declare, Their shoulders, their
hands, their eyebrows have language UNI
mistakable Finally each woman leaves
with package stockings, gay potticoat,
snowy, cap, bright ribbons, ctc-scolling
and frettng at the face until distance lose,
the lra!e tones Of her voice. They are very
keen in trade, and a Norman, If he looks
dull and wants to sell you u hor,e-well, it
IL wise To beware of him Our acGuaint.
ance IN the village was limited. Tn, cure
and the resid,nt of the chateau called. A
Glasgow designer of prints who had risen
in the world, several artists and widely. |
known newspaper man, such we met. But
one can find learned and refined people |
often. a French peasant on his native soil |
Is rarer object
party Of ten, of which was one, drove
over to see the ruins of the Abbey Vamont,
an environ Of the old seaport city of Fe.
camp. From my seat on top Of the coach
obtained a magnificent view of the coun.
try. The roads are as fine as any part of
the United States, not even excepting the
famous Lexington pike" in Kentucky.
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