Smyrna times., 1889-09-25
Consul Knowles at Bordeaux.

The Morning NelUs has tidings of U.
:. Consul Horace GreeleyKnowles from
tne pen OF a spicy correspondent in
Europe to that paper. After speak
ing OF Paris, the writer says:
Another and leading reason whv 7
came to Bordeaux was to offer nv re-
spects OF courtesy to our new and re-
Gently appointed American Consul.
Horace Greedy Knowles. and doubtless
this letter will be of interest to MANY
WllmingtOnians and Delawareans who
ADMIRE our young consul. Immediately
on arrival mailed my card to the office
OF the American consulate. To nv
surprise In less than an hour Mr.
knowles hurried himself to my hotel
and with the most generous enthusi-
asm welcomed me. After the usual
exchange OF greetings, the consul ar
ranged dinner for me at his residence
In Bordeaux, the Hotel de Nice
After our table d'hOte we took a stroll
on the beautiful allees and cours of
bordeaux, and then went to the Grand
1heatre, the grandest theatre in all
Europe, save the Grand Opera House
III Paris, which is reputed to be the
most Imposing and grandest architec-
tural pile in the world
The American consul holds the high
est position among all the foreign con.
suIs IN bordeaux. The American gov
ernment has appropriated literally a
suhcIent sum to handsomely and at
tractively furnish a suite of apartments
IN more fashionable quarter-on the
Allies de Tournay.
l. took banquette seat on the tram
and made journey of all the uuavs
on the GarOnne, and / must saw / felt
just pang Of envy when beheld the
great piers and vessels laden with
thousands and thousands of tons of
bordeaux wine. No Just conception
Of the immense wine traffic of France
can be formed until visit is paid to
the great quays of Bordeaux.
On Saturday l was the recipient of
an invitation from Messrs. Barton &
Question, the greatest wine merchants
IN France, to visit their celebrated wine
cellars, or as it is known here-"the
tun." Accompanied by one of
Ihelr old pensioners, guide, l de-
scended to the catacombs of the tun.
three stories under ground, all hewn
out of the solid rock, and reaching
nearly thirty miles under the streets
and city of Bordeaux.
VI course l did not begin to do the
whole series of miles and vaults of this
great tun. With only IA small candle
ana the light on the brow of nv guide
coursed through vault after vault
ana saw mountain on mountain. thOus-
ands, yea, verify millions Of bottles Of
WINE OF every year and vintage. Here
was Cnateau MargeauX, there Chateau
Lahtte, yonder Chateau LeOn'lle, all
wines Of 1840-45 and 80. some
almost priceless and only fit for the
palate OF a king. Over MANY thou-
sands of these stacks holding the wine
was a moss growing peculiar to dark
uamp and Shiny places. Some of this
peculiar growth had assumed the shane
OF trees, stars, Crescents and mush- |
rooms, similar to that which we see on
a window pane in winter, caused bv
frost; only in this case the fungus
growth was heavier and thicker. The
ceilings and sides Of the hundreds of
arches and passages were all covered |
with a mushrOom-lke growth and |
various organisms of a low vegetable |
order.
Bordeaux, is full of bang, go, snap
and life. The streets are wide. adorn- |
ed with splendid avenues of trees.
many parks, grand fountains and great |
basins, elegant buildings, old cathe |
drals, and churches of great historic
value and importance. Saint Andre.
containing the ashes and tomb of the /
immortal Montaigne, the French phil. /
osopher and essayist; st. Michel. vast
crypt, containing seVenty-twO skele- |
tons arranged in a council chamber
apparently deliberating on some great |
theological question incident to their |
troublesome times. OF course these |
skeletons are monks. Do YOU know /
that the massacre of st. Bartholomew !
day had its inception in Bordeaux? ? /
For aught do we know but their |
ghastly, ghOulish cOnclave of TODAY is |
only typical Of that past cOnclave.
theatres, operas, balls and concerts /
are all on the 90 on Sunday. There is |
no difference in amusements and pleas |
ures IN France on sunday from other |
days. Everybody enters into the spirit.
Sunday is day wholly of pleasure.
The population of Bordeaux is nearly |
20O,OOO persons, and the richest in |
France. | should indeed be unfaith. /
ful to my trust as a relator of affairs |
were to neglect to say one word con-
corning the beautiful Bordelaise ladies
whom l have seen on the promenade, |
at the opera and in the park on the |
drive. They are exceptionally the
most beautiful women I ever saw, not
withstanding the far-famed CITY of
Aries, near Marseilles. Aries has the
reputation of being the banner city of
beauty in EurOpe-that is l mean our
type of ideal beauty. ROumania also
has a strong second claim, but the type
of beauty there is more original in
character. The character of the
beauty of the Bordelaise Is one of a
blend between the Moorish and Cas-
tilian, but it is not the dreamy kind of .
Spain, because it is dashed with the /
animation and chic of the French.
These accOmpaniments lend great
charm to the deep, velvety, soulful
eyes, and the rich olive complexion
still more enhances the great beauty.
To add much to their beauty, many |
ladies wear bright gaudy silk scarf |
"a la Espanol" around the lacie knot |
and one end hangs gracefully over the
shoulder. This is peculiarly a charac-
teristic of personal adOrnment of the
GarOnne and Gascogny districts of
France. To say it is charming and
attractive need not be impressed.
Sunday night at 730 p. NJ. Mr..
Knowles hOnored me with his pres
ence at dinner at the Hotel de France.
The hotel unfurled the American flag
in his honor. The menu was spe-
cially prepared by the chef the Hotel
de France, and one of the most re-
nowned in Europe for the excellence of
its cuisine.
She Would not Wed an Infdel,
A WOMAN WHO WAITED TWELVE YEARS