The morning call., 1893-03-12

took place in the chapel of PAbbaye-
aux-Bois, the home of NJ. Recamier, The
Abbe GTegore's tomb is in the cemetery
or Montparnasse, and on the stone is writ
ten, Mon dleu, pardonnez mes ennemis." j."
Durlng my visit to the GObeins l found
that NJ. Gerspach, the manager, Eas added
technical library that will be OF great
service to both visitors and workmen NJ.
Gerspach says that often he receives re-
quests for information concerning the
tapestries, questions that are impossible
TOT hin to answer, because he has not the
necessary documents. In consequence NJ.
Gerspach has obtained every work relating
to tapestry, historical works and technical
works, all that he could find in France
OF elsewhere. To these he has joined
everything concerning every celebrated
fabrication. or those fabrications that have
led to much discussion. NJ. Gerspach has
also added wonderful collection of photo
graphs or engrayingS of French and foreign
tapestries. OF these there are about 1000,
including all tapestries OF any artistic or
historical interest
Although the ensign of olden times has
almost disappeared from Paris, yet in pass
Ing through the old streets one still sees
some OF these curiosities. Many of the
Faris streets owe their names to ensigns,
as the Rue du Cherche- Midi Ouok for noon)
was so called because of an ensign that
still exists. This is dial plate on which
are painted figures looking for noon at ii
O'Clock according to the proverb), III
cherche mid IA heuTes."
Ia the Rue de Rennes we still see carved
in stone the famous Dragon, in the form of
which Satan appeared TO St. Margaret
and swallowed her so delicately that in the
stomach of the monster the saint was able
TO make the sign of the CROSS and come forth
alive.
At the Place du Chatelet is the ensign
called Aux FORCES de Vulcan." Now this
Is in enameled porcelain. but the first was
so well painted, 1t is said, that DelacToix
never sed without gazing at the ensign
with admiration might speak of the Rue
uu Jour with the fountain of JOuvence of
the ensign "Au Petit Suisse" where a Swiss
soldier Is seen camping before a gate: of
me dutch eet' in Boulevard SebastopOl: /:
OF "L'Enfant Jesus" on which is placed
the infant Jesus, and of many otner en-
signs, but will only refer to one at The
Hague that caused great excitement in
France.
In the Spuistraat not far from Wagen-
straai. Is an ensign on which is writ
ten ia de rOode kat'-to the red cat.
a French Tefugee-the cutler, Bertrand
opened cutlery establishment in the Ach-
terom, street n The Hague. As Bertrand
hated Cardinal MaZarin on one side Of his
ensign he placed the portrait Of the Cardi-
nal, and on the other red cat, with de-
vice not very complimentary TO his Emil
neuce-leS deuX mechanics betes-the two
wicked beasts. The French Embassador
was very indignant, and Bertrand received
an order from the French Government to
take down his ensign. The Cardinal disap.
peared, but he was replaced by another cat
and the device remained. Long ago the
cutlery establishment was sold and the en-
sign transported to Spuistraat. where, al
though the two red cats remain, the device
has been changed from les deux mechanics
Detes 10 In de roode kat'-tO the red cat.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.
Paris, February 90