The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-05-15
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Convent des Usurlinea, at boulOgne--
aur-Mer, France, The letter Is dated
April 10Th. y Tho Cathedral Ia,
as have said before, the emont eonsplo
nous object OF tho boulonnaln, Thele
ID u legend that q boat containing, lhe
Virgin and the Child, surrounded by
a brilliant light, arrived Ia the haInof
during the reign OF Dagobeft, The
Virgin ordered, so tho story goes, the
statue 10 be taken 10 the chapel when
stood ON the present hlle or Notfe
Dame. She also told them 10 aug III
certain places and they would lnd ma
terial 10 build church worthy OF hef'
You may please yourself about belieY'
ing II, but / advise you not 10 say =
word against II 10 a matelot OF any
native OF this town, The countess lda
rebuilt the church IN the form OF u
Cathedral In the llth century, built was
entirely destroyed by the Huguenoth
was again rebuilt In tho l7th century,
but IL seemed doomed, for besides De'
ing razed 10 the ground the hlte was
sold 10 strangers, Long aitef an ADpe
purchased IL and IN this century no
began the present N0tre Dame, living
lust long enough 10 see II dedicated,
The ceiling ID d0ublei tho tower mas
spaces through which you SOC the upper
one with Its beautiful freheoeai repre-
senting Old Testament SUBJECTS, The
glance up az II is followed quickly by
one towards the High Altar that stands
directly In front of the main entrance,
This is considered the finest piece OF
Mosaic work Ia the world, IL was pre-
Bented by an ltalian--Prlnce T0rlonla
who only carried out his brothers
diving request. The altar stands W the
top OF flight Of white marble steps,
The slab rests on twenty columns OF
'lapia martyrum, 80 called because II
was used during Jhe ancient peratcu
tiOnB 10 weigh The bodies OF martyrs
before casting them into the sea- Why
did they weigh the bodies OF martyrs :
The "anlde' didn't know IL has Two
fronts at which mass can be said ana
the ten spaces made on them by lh0
GOlumna contain portraits OF the VIZ
gin, of eyangelista and saints, done IN
Mosaic, and the tlnta are so SOFT ana
we'll blended that they might easily DO
taken for paintings, Between the
columns on the aldeB are the arms OF
the royal dOnatOrs. SurmOunting oil
this ia the Tabernacle, Of Roman ala
buster, with a portal studded with pre-
clous stones that Ia never 80 we'll sol
OFF as " iB at grand high mass, when
the hundreds Of lights cause them 70
glitter and sparkle until they dazzle
your eyes,
The side altars are made Of Italian
marble and, as the great medallion
portraits show, are dedicated 10 81
Joseph and 81. Benolt Joseph The
latter was a native of Boul0gne and
his memory Is greatly venerated by the
inhabitants. 10 the north, and opp0'
site the side entrance, i8 the altar OF the
Sacred Heart, also In white marble,
with basso relieve, by Delaplanehe,
displaying the apparltl0n Of the Bless
ed Margaret Mary Under the dome,
which Is rich In frescoes OF the popes,
saints etc, are many affairs, the prlncl'
pal Of which 10 that OF Notre Dame,
also Of Italian marble, presented by an
Irish lady some years ago. This TOO,
has q baBsO relieve, done by Delaplan.
che, representing "the legend" Sus'
pended from o golden heart from The
boat is q hand said 10 be the only relic |
of the original statue. /
Under the cathedral iB quite q relic OF |
antlquity-a crypt. They are having
quite discussion about the date, but |
most persons favor the third and fourth |
centuries. The walls, which are cover
cd with old frescoing, are In better |
than you would think, aud are |
also representations OF Biblical stories |
Along the corridors are many ohapels |
used now as tombs for the dead, and |
some few are reserved for curloslties,
In one lies heap Of cannon balls used
In the selge Of Henry Vlll-nothing |
curious In that, Is thereY AT the end /
Of the crypt, and just under the chapel
Of Notre Dame, 10 the altar Of the Grot'
10 Of the Holy Sepulchre and beyond u
Of Calvary which, with
lights through stained glass, presents q
lurid effect Strange 10 say this under.
ground curiosity is entirely free from
dampneSs.
Convent des Ursulines, Is, ! should
Judge, the finest In B0ulogne. IL is a
great white stone building, extending
over a quarter Of the High Town, and
really quite ancient, for the newest,
aud the wing am now in was built In
1867. Over a hundred yearsl The prin.
cipal attractions In the Basse Villemay
be- found on the rue dc Victor Hugo |
and the Grand rue, but / am only
slightly acquainted here. You would /
really laugh at the shops. They are 80
very small ard always oVerorowded |
yet we generally manage TO find what
we want, although we English speak.
Ing people must be on our guard for
these cute shop keepers know the Eng.
lish money, and are quite fluent In tell
ing us the prices, "A shilling, madam,
-26 cents-.when II really is but q
franc-20 cents. That is cheating on q
small conscientious scale.
We frequently go 10 the Col
umn for a walk on Thursdays, and II Ia
by far the most pleasant of the school
day promenades, IL is really park,
prettily laid out, and surrounded by q
dense thicket. In the center stands the |
great Napoleon Column, with bronze
statue OF the Emperor surmountlng II. |
Inside is dark, circular stairway, lead
Ing 10 the balcony at the top, where you |
may 20 at any time, by giving o few |
sous nc the lodge for the use OF n liant.
ern. The cliffs lie just beyond and II Is |
10 80 there at sunset, lfit1
Ia not misty we have the double pleas.
ure Of viewing the white cliffs Of Eng |
land, far over the watery expanse, that,
for It's language Is ever welcome TO
Yours most sincerely,
M. LOUISE CoNRLIN.
Convent des Ursulines.