Sacramento daily record-union., 1889-09-29
THE QUEBEC CHURCHES

Are very attractive. Notre Dame, in the
lower town, was built in 1890, and is very
small and ancient looking. The most in
teresting, perhaps, to strangers is the
Basilica, or Cathedral of the Catholic Arch
diocese of Quebec. Nearly everyone drives
out to Montmorenci Falls, but we did not,
as we had seen them from the steamer and
they were beautiful. Indeed, they are said
to be among the most beautiful in the
world.
Along the Grand Alice are many fine
buildings and homes and several converts.
On this street is the great big gray House
of Parliament, very handsome building
of modern style of architecture.
Such mingling of the middle ages
and the present time makes Quebec the
very interesting city it is. The mixture
of foreign and domestic, and the peculiari-
ties of the dwellings, all tend to make the
place picturesque, if not strictly beautiful.
That it is attractive for this very reason
no one will dispute, and we should all
have been glad of more time to spend in
this old French city In the churches and
converts are most beautiful pictures-regu-
lar art galleries in themselves-and in
these places are relics centuries old. In
the Chapel of st. Ursula, for instance, is
the body of st. Clemont, from the cata-
combs of Rome; piece of the holy cross,
and parcel of the Crown of Thorns.
Our last drive was to the Citadel The
winding road up between the high stone
walls is interesting. The entrance is
through a chain-gate and then you pass en-
to Dalhousie gate, where Canadian artil-
lerist acts as guide, and we dutifully fol-
lowed him to the flagstaff bastion, where
can be obtained the grandest possible
VIEW OF THE ST. LAWRENCE.
Beneath is the Dufferin Terrace, beyond
the white villages, that cannot be seen ex-
cept from here, as they are hid from sight
by the ramparts of Quebec. We spent.
half an hour in this fortifcation, and then
did not want to leave. We thought of
cannon to the night of them, cannon to
the left of them," and, in fact, cannon all
around. Such gigantic guns almost made
me tremble. Quebec has been called the
Gibraltar of America, and | guess it de-
serves the name, for if ammunition and
cannon, iron gates, unscalable walls and
such things count for anything,
Quebec certainly is well fortified.
1Hc HlSub DelOTc we were at Lle
citadel the Governor-General had
given ball, and as we passed by the resi-
dence we saw the removal of bunting and
general clearing up taking place. We
had the pleasure of seeing her ladyship,
the wife of the Governor General, drive
by in her victoria. We didn't want to
appear curious, but as we folks from the
States don't often see real live English
peeresses, we took good look at Lady
Stanley" unbeknownst" to her ladyship,
of course. All these little things are
minor considerations, but they prove of
interest when you are out to see what
you can see."
We didn't find the hotel accommoda-
tions very good; in fact, for high-priced
hotels the meals were very interior. That
is about all we have to complain of in
Quebec. We were pleased from first to
last with the old French settlement. We
don't quite know about permanent resi-
dence here, but we are all agreed that for
beauty of scenery, and interesting sights
generally, Quebec, son her noble nights"
is well worthy visit.
LEILA J. LINDLEY.