The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-01
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Extracts iroma private letter from Miss
sizzie A. Lipptncott

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Extracts from n private letter from Miss
Lizzie y. Lippincott
PARIS, June 30, 1890.
Here we are in the most charming city
you can imagine; it far surpasses any we
have visited yet. We came here from
Geneva on sixth.day night, leaving at s
?. NJ. and arriving about : the next morn
ing. After having breakfast We took a
| carriage and went to see the Ctabelin tapes
try works. 1t is very wonderful indeed.
and very slow work as it : all done by
hand. They have cords stretched on a
| frame. just As they do for weaving, but
the frame Is fastened up perpendicularly
instead of horizontally, and the men stand
behind, having the frame between them
and the light. On the wall back of them
is q painting of the pattern they are work
ing. They weave It in with things that
look like large needles. Ofcourse, don't
know enough about it to explain it we'll,
but the effect produced is wonderful. The
flesh colors are very beautiful and make
some OF the richest shades in the draperies.
After We had looked at the old tapestries
This is the most dazzling place you can
fancy: that il. for a museum and picture
gallery. The Louvre and Tuilleries are
joined together and look like one large
palace instead Of two. which they were
originally. Part Of the latter is a museum
in connection with the Louvre, while the
remaining portion is used for public
Offices, etc. The buildings themselves are
very grand indeed, quite beyond deserip-
ton; then 10 think Of the priceless pictures
in such quantities. We spent some time
looking at the crown jewels ard trying TO
find out from the guard (Hho canld not
speak a word of Engllshj To whom the
different things belonged. We saw the
crown, sceptre, ring, spurs and sword OF
Charlemagne, n most beautiful diamond
brooch that had belonged to one of the
Queens, and the sword ofNapoleon, which
is beautiful beyond description ard looks
to he Just as priceless. The entire handle
is OF diamonds, and not small ones either,
and there are also some on the sheath.
July 5th-I will try and finish my letter
which stopped so abruptly. l took cold
Sightseeing in the rain, so was nnable to
write more It began tie rain ON Monday
morning and has raincd ever since. ! Am
really afraid We are going to have another
deluge, or something Of the sort. bnt then
The parisians are so wicked / should think
they would have some kind Of punishment
soon. Il is simply terrible the way they
do on First.day. 1t seems TO be their
great fcte day. They have horse races,
the only day they do have them), the
circus, also tho stores open, and many Of
the mechanics continuing their work. You
never would dream what day it vas.
Although it las rained 50 much since We
came, We have managed to see the prin-
cipal sights. To-day we went down in the
Catacombs. 1t Isl very wonderful sight,
as well as an appalling one. We went
down sevcnfy-fve circular steps, each
armed with a candle, aud came to a low,
dark passage. We walked through this a
long way without seeing anything, but
wishing in our hearts We were in daylight
again. At last the passage broadencd.
and on each side were piled bones in the
most beautiful order. The skulls were
placed so as To divide Tire walls Of bones
into three sections. and then every once in
q while were the thigh bones crossed, with
the skull in the centre. Tie bones are ar
ranged very carefully, So that a great
many are in a very small space. When
you walk, and walk, and are still sur
rounded ny bones, you fnlly realize that
"The dead reign thete alone.
think the solitude of this place cannot
be rivalcd.
Several days ago we vent 10 PeFe-La-
ehaise and sa" the famous tomb OF Abe