The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-09


ness. But her growing infirmity OF deafness
takes away the pleasure OF intercourse with
strangers, and she resolutely secludes herself
from all company. She however confessed to
feeling tho deepest interest IN America"
Among her numerous productions she has
written an elaborate and entertaining guide
book Of this region.
A Return to Paris.
The Pantheon at Paris 10 m sgniflccnt pile.
II has small accommodations In tho way OF
ohapeis. having but three affairs one at the
end OF the three arms OF tho cross, whose
shape the edilce forms. This cross Is nearly
OF the Greek form. Tho building has far more
light than the Madeleine tho arches at the
ceiling in each transept forming somiolrcu-
lar windows The sides OF the columnar por-
tons OF the domo arc also Widowed. The
style OF the circle Is Roman and tho pillars OF
the Corinthian order. and there are over thirty
OF them in each arm Of the cross. The entab-
laturo they support 10 heavy and highly orna-
mented. Over each arm is o finttened dome
In small panel work. with grained arches light
and graceful 1t has no sculpture and only
few paintings, which arc not In frames, and
seem to DO present on sufernnce.
It's most remarkable feature Is tho double
central domo: tho lower OF tho two being open
like that OF the original Pantheon, and covered
with loiter one. whose interior ia frescoed
The general appearance OF tho church
within In extremely noble and imposing. It's
chief disfguremcnt is the succession OF Gllded
Ms under tho dome. which the usurper whose
name they typify never lost an opportunity Of
thrusting In the face OF the world
Notre Dame has been undergoing the pro-
cess OF restoration since 1851. and its orna-
ments are all removed.
1t lie a prodigious structure. for the most
part one vast floor OF an oblong form. only
broken by columns. The ceiling OF the nave Is
enormously high. but the pillars arc not So as
there Is a gallery. and still a tier Of windows.
above that The whole church is Gothic. At
present It Is without ornamentatton OF any de-
scription. but there are a few beginning.
which indicate that this state is to follow the
moro substantial restorations. which now
seem about completed Tho lofty nave and
the two great oriel windows are the principal
interior features that mpress the beholder.
The Gothic architecture is not here seen.
however. in anything like tho vastness OF pro-
portion that Is exhibited ut Antwerp and Co.
logne. The pillars are comparatively short.
and not imposing. Still 1t is q prodigious edi-
fce. and especially 80 in Its broad interior
roominess. where q coach and four could we'll
be accommodated. and In its exterior appear
ance. the huge towers dwarlng everything In
their vicinity and rivallin2, IL not surprising.
everything of tho kind in northern Europe.
The vast length OF the navc and choir is only
to be comprehended by q close observation.
The length OF the church is 800 feet. height
OF vault 1O2 feet: towers. 204 feet: diam eter
OF oriel windows. 80 feet; width. 15S feet.
The exterior ornamentation. which Is elabo-
rate. Is being restored to the condition 1t was
in before tho fury OF Partisan mobs and revo-
lutionary Successes had left their mark upon it.
The Partisan mobs have rivalled the most
devilish Of mankind in many OF their acts but
their assaults upon priestly domination are
only worthy OF praise.
Tho history Of France may be had in the
statues Of Paris.
The great men OF the nation are all here and
many OF the eminent women. The latter are
found In the gardens OF Luxembourg to tho
number OF thirty. beginning with Ste. Clo-
thilde. A. D. 543. and coming down to Anne OF
Austria, In 1866.
The statues .of the great men throng the
courts OF the Louvre. where they number
eighty-six. In its galleries and on the front
are found many others. At tho Hotel de Vile
is Charlemagne. and in the inches on the face
Of the ediice are forty six statues of distin-
gulshed Frenchmen.
Many OF them find duplicates in the court OF
the Louvre. others again are found within
the Luxembourg palace. and at the Church Of
st. Denis are the long line OF figures. busts.
and fuuereal monuments Of the royal families
Of France.
st. supice is another marvellous structure.
In critically examining this church or that OF
Notre Dame. or the Pantheon. 1t is the last
ono visited which always excites tho highest
admiration.
This church has the square pilla" g and tho
Ron, n rcbea md iS hirhly nmpntpd in itS
sculptured decorations as we'll as in frescoes.
1t Is Of vast size. and yet does not seem to be
so long as Notre Dame. although roally forty
feet longer. and its width at the transef is Is
likewise greater. but tho great square pillars
occupy much room and break the effect.
st. Sulpice Is remarkable for its gorgeous
gilded chapel to the Virgin and her piano.
ramic representation among the clouds 1t
has also decorated and frescoed chapels to
Ignatius Loyola, St Charles Borromeo. and
Vincent de Paul. the latter attending tho death
bed Of Louis KILL
The Pantheon stands on high hill. the
streets descending to tho river toward the
Halle des Wins. having quito a steep descent.
In the general process Of dwelling going on in
tho city 1t Is hardly too great an extravaganza
to expect to hear some day OF tho Pantheon's
appropriation in ordor that the uniformity
Of level may reign in Its place. There Is seem
tngly no end to the destruction going on all
over Paris in order to mako way for the new
streets and boulevsrds. The old St German
quarter. which Is we'll built. with generally
commodious streets. and not being infested
with revolutionary population. escapes the
general dem oil tion.
About the Pantheon and tho Luxembourg
the new boulevard Sebastopol IL adding
greatly to the attractions Of the , yisinage II
Paris for O. resident. There are the Sorbonne
the Hotel Cluny. the Library Of st. Genevievc.
the Luxem ourg gardens and palace the Pam
theon itsslt. st. Subtle, the College OF France.
Vile. and tho Jardln des Plantes.
The Closerle du Lilas. which rs Is IN this neigh
peculiarly French and peculiarly Partisan.
Here for franc ono may soc, three or four
e1temporized dancing he ever conceived OF.
all It's luxuriance. Two or three hundred
couples may be seen on the floor at once. OK
hlbting fantastic antics offrenzed zeal In this
amusem}nt until the senses reel with tho OK
Tho girl. nre all OF easy virtue. and. as a
body, It cannot be said they have great at
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