The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-23

Il tmmeubo kitcneu efe al lubb - tneI Wef
built. The original ceiling and interior wood
work remain. and their huge and still perfee
f1replaces stand to mark the degeneracy o
modern times.
Icaused two OF these 1replaces TO be meas
ured and found them each 6x feet high snt
upward OF IL feet between the lambs.
The external walls have all been kept in sr
equally good state Of preservation.
The reception hall 10 about seventy-five fee
BY forty and the rest OF the apartments IA
proportion. The whole edlHoe looks as II y
might have been built within half century.
The famous dungeon OF the Prisoner o.
Chillon" IL large and dry. with mild atmos'
| phere tits simply an airy. well-lighted eel
lar, cool In summer and warm in winter. The
roof is high and supported by seven stone
pillars In row, with Rroined stone arches.
| We had passed n whole day at the Hotel
| Byron, close by the castle, In the midst OF q
| storm Of wind and rain whistllng drearily
about our ears. with no other travellers In the
| whole vast establishment waiting for clear
| weather to 90 down the lake. The hotel IL
costly nestled at the foot OF the mountains.
close to the lake. and for three or four months
in summer is overrun by pleasure travel The
rest Of the year 1t lie banquet hall deserted.
1 find here what have seen nowhere else:
that is, a mountain stream carried over tho
1t must be 20 feet wide and 8 feet high.
The lake boats carry curious kind OF
anchor. made OF two long iron pronRs. into
which stout wooden handle Is set like o
handle into a hoe. It is com paratively light,
and must Z" hold" we'll in a mud bottom Their
sails are OF that curious sort SO often seen In
pictures Of Mediterranean scenes. These are
Of graceful but Of inconveniont shapes. having
only the advantage Of lowering suddenly.
which is o great one In this mountain country.
where summer squalls are frequent
We left the upper end Of the lake Saturday
morning at II. Dec. II. by rail. The sky had
cleared. and we had o complete view of the
outlines OF the lake. The rain we had at VII
leneuve was snow on the mountains and they
were everywhere streaked with white on all
sides Of US. Yet, as We skirted along the shore
on the railroad. We found the atmosphere
mild and no sign Of either snow or frost The
gardens were full OF vegetables. the roses in
bloom. and the working Of the land. which ap-
peared dry and mellow. was going on. In some
places We saw cabbage or turnip plants just
being set out. 1t was o striking contrast to
the state OF the country and atmosphere about
Borne. which we had just left As We passed
Lausanne regretted we could not stop day
at this memorable town where Gibbon lived.
The town stands high. but another town or
country about begins here to soften into gen.
tie slopes rendering 1t to me more attractive
as residence than further up the lake. whore
the scenery is moro wild and magnificent but
where one feels shut In by the high perpen-
dlcular mountains, against which it seems
as il you could put your hand.
In fact. the high Alps como directly down to
this part of the lake.
From Lausanne down to Geneva the gentle
slopes continue. broadening out into extern
sive fields covered with country houses. with
here and there small park. but there is gem
orally o scarcity Of trees. except those OF the
orchard. There is small park around tho
chateau Of Necker. and Of Madame de Stael at
Coppet. eight or ten miles before entering
Geneva, but very few others.
The tomb OF these two eminent persons Is In
an adjoining enclosure. shaded by clump Of
forest trees. The lake becomes scarcely wider
than great river here. and SO continues down
to Geneva. On the opposite or south side OF
the lake. the mountains. which for two-thirds
Of the way down seem to abut the lake. here
recede and give place to o strip OF rolling land
which forms the margin OF the water. It Ia
this variety that gives SO great q charm
to this celebrated spot Tho mountains all
around this lake are about 5000 feet In height
and In the gorge at the upper end may be seen
some TWICE that. Inc mist ana ciouos lorpade
our getting moro than a glimpse Of these.
Just before We reached Geneva the clouds
on inc s.y "hicn were no more scarcei'' than
those OF an ordinary fair day, rolled MP suffi-
GENTLY to give us the long sought view Of Mont
Blanc. We caught the outlines OF the high
est peak; but it was generally hid by clouds. |
One very striking peak. with snowy slope on |
one side. and black. perpendicular one on |
the other. stood persistently out against the |
clear sky. however. all the way down to Gem
eva ana still renamed IN view from our
chamber windows in the Hotel des Bergs |
Th. hlua aurrarts =, tbo o,t,.. =, .b,s noh,.
inc piue currents OF the outlet OF this noble |
sheet of water run wide and fast. beneath our
vipdows bevond which wa see tho main nor-
ton OF this beautiful town. the moro beautiful
from the many great names associated with |
Its history-the ereatest of which ara Calvin |
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ana 'oltaire.
How wonderful is the influence of q single
mindI Calvin TO-DAY sbuta avery sbon In
Ganev. ~ snna.r .uA' '"u's '''f' '"0p IL
This great mans theology was o massive