The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-02-23

story, was permitted to bring back his
wife Eurydice from the Internal regions
TO the light of day on condition that he
should not look at her Oh the way, but
he failed to fulfil, the condition. Hermes
(the leader of the dead) gently but
firmly grasps the hand of Eurydice to
conduct her back TO the empire or
shades. Here is also the Sale de la
(room of the) Venus de Milo, dedicated
10 the Venus OF Nilo,the most celebrat-
ed of the treasures of the Louvre. This
Is the only statue banded down to The
present age Of Aphrodite which repre-
sents her not merely as beautiful
woman, bnt as a goddess. The form ia
powerful and majestic, and yet instinct,
with All iude ,crl6abIe ch trln Of youth
and beauty, while the pure aud noble
expression OF the head denotes the
goddess Independence OF all human re-
quiremeuls and the calm seli-snifi1ieDcy
Of her divine character, The lact that
this beautiful work, Notwithstanding
iIs great excellence, is not one OF those
which have been sperially exlUlled by
ancient authors, affords AL idea of tho
beauty oi those lost master pieces
which formed the marvel of antiqIity.
| nave seen her at last, the beautiful
Venus, the possession OF France aud
envy OF all nations. On ny first visit [
rushed through all the galleries OF The
Louvre, gazing at all other statues
scorutully until found the Venus, of
course | was prepared TO faint and had
carried along pillow and a bottle Of
hartshorn as a provis0. Though all The
world has sung her praise much could
he added. After u while she seems al
most alive and like Pyg'nalion,you feel
like breathing your own lie into her.
In fact person falls in love with her
downright. The exquisite roundness of
her form, her graceful pose aud the air
oi womanly chastity which surrounds
her lends the whole statue an irresisti-
bic beauty. She was found la Milo,an
island in the 1onian Sea, near Greece,
by Greek peasant lin 1925, and offered
to the English ambassador for a small
sum but he rejected it as not being
genuine or something of the kind and
an official of France bought it for the
SUN OF about 5000 francs. She is con-
sldered about the finest i'm the world.
VI course there are just oceans OF fine
slatues,a ,aDd many very celebrated ones,
and you see plenty OF students and
artists copying ihem, but few try their
hands OIL the Venus. She is, by the
way not a young. fragile, delicate
creature, but tall, finely formed,
healthy woman, L judge about thirty
years OF age, tor that is the developed
perfect beauty age OF woman mostly
admired by artists. The greater part of.
both arms are gone, however many Of
the French servants suppose that she
held all object in her upIifted left hand
and her drapery with the right. The
picture gallery of the Louvre comprises
upwards OF 1900 works of high rank.
This contains one OF Raphael's most
famed Madonnas, whose eyes are
slightly effected with divergent stra-
bismns (out ward cross eyed) which
looks very pretty when it is not too
much so. On the second flour is the
Musee de la Marine, a collection Of
various objects connected with ship
building aud navigation, such az
models of vessels and machines, plans
of harbors In relief, drawings and relics
OF historical interest. Most of the
models of ships are one-fortieth of the
actual size The garden of the Tuile-
ries for only few columns are left of
that once beautiful palace) lies east Of
the Place de la Concorde. The palace
derived its name from the tile kilns
(tuileries) which originally occupied
its site. In July, 1892, the Palace of
the Tuileries was attacked by mob
of about $4,000 rioters armed with
pixies, but on that occasion they con-
tented themselves with threatening
and insulting the king Louis XVI. On
the 10th OF August the storm at length
burst forth in all its fury. Al mid.
night alarm bells began to ring in the
suburbs. Thousands of armed men
! reshed to the Palace. The fidelity of
the national guard posted in the palace
yard and garden begsa TO wever aud
, they were deprived of their COM
, mandiDg officer by strategem. They
might, however, in conjunction with
/ the Swiss guard of 1900 meu, have
! successfully defended the palace had
l not the king, yielding 10 solicitations,
r which were in some cases treacherous,
: Quilted the palace with bis family
. The national guard then dispersed,
) but the Swiss guard and about l20
noblemen, who were faithful 10 the
king, occupied the palace aud refused
{ to surrender IL. AS the mob pressed
! forward more vehemently the colonel
3 commanded his men to fire and the
3 palace yard was speedily cleared. The
3 swiss guard now believed that victory
, was assured, but the king sent orders
3 TO them to discontinue firing aud to
: surrender the palace. Finding that
] the guard ceased to fire, the assailants
t renewed their attack and reopeued
their fire with redoubled yiuor and
: Within few seconds they had
r inundated the palace, killed every man
they encounted, wrecked the furniture
8 and fittings and stole or carried off
g numerous objects of value. The re-
D treating Swiss guard were almost all
Q shot down in the garden. In 1900
o Napoleon l. took mp his quarters here
a and Napoleon III resided here till 1870,
d when he Quilted Paris to take com
Q mand Of the army of the Rhine. The
history of the Tuileries as royal
It residence closes with the departure oi
the Empress Eugenie after the battle
@ of Sedan. In May, 1871, it was set on
n fire by the communists aud wal
v speedily reduced to a gigantic heap OF
/ smouldering ruins. The Gardin (gardenl
a des ruileries is one of the most
p popular promenades In Paris and the
q especial paradise of nurse maids with
h baby carriages, and OF hoop-running
: children who persist in rolling their
t hoops directly between your legs
d The southern terrace was formerly the
q play ground OF various youthful
n princes and commands an excelsn,
d view OF the Seine.
!. To be continued