The morning call., 1894-12-16

arms of the kings of France. At the right
is an escutcheon, with a crown. supported
by a sword anu bordered with feurs-de-lis.
These are the rms of the Du Lys de-
scendants of Jacques dare and Isabella
Romeo. At the left is the escutcheon of
the Thesselns. allied to the Du Ly$. and
above all, Gothic inscription ''Vive
Laheur-l481."
The principal room in the house is the
kitchen. with broad and high chimney.
Ornamented with the arms of Jehanne. In
this room she was born, and beside the
kitchen is small room, hardly lighted by
the legendary little window. This was
Johannes bedroom. At the right of the
kitchen Is the room of her brother, and al
the left of Johannes bedroom is the cellar.
Monsieur Schiller, the skillfu architect
OF the historical monuments in Lorraine,
has restored to this dwelling its historical
lhysiognomy and Installed in the garret
little museum of local souvenirs.
ia ques d'Arc, OF noble Champaign
family, vas the father OF Jehanne, and
Isabella Romeo was her mother. Jacques
d Arc was the Principal parsonage at
Domremy and bis children we're Jehanne,
Pierre, Jean. Catherine anu Jacaurmin. 1t
was only in 1886, five years after the death
OF Jehanne, that Isabella Romeo having
lost her husband. went to live at Orleans.
Pierre dare, called Chevaler du Lys,
died In 1870, leaving a large posteriLy:
COdu "a atC Wdo SIUgUob VI huCOuiHuTS.
owned the house l have just described,
and died in 1860. Claude du Lys, sen of
Jean, married Nicolas Thiesseiin, and In
this way the Thiesselin arms were united
to those of the Du Luys.
Beside the birthplace of Jehanne is the
church that dates from the thirteenth CEN
fury: 1t was repaired in 1885. but in 1924
it was demolished in part and recon
structed. The affairs, vaults, columns,
hOly-water font and statue of St. Mar
garet date from the time of Jehanne.
Marble plaques, with Gothic inscriptions,
ornament the walls, and among them
read: "Ci-git Jacob Thiesseliu, qui
lrepasSa Pan Mil a. a. a. a. iii. Xxx ct iii
Q483), lie quinzleme jour de novembre-
Ddier ThlesseliD, son freTe, trepassa
Pan" 0he rest is effsced).
II was in this church that Joan of Arc
heard the voices of Saint Catherine, Saint
Margaret aud Saint Michel And, in the
little chapel OF Saint Joseph, hidden in
corner oil the church, | saw on the Wits
washed wall picture evidently made by
an unskllled hand. This picture represents
''Jehanne In her room at Domremy,"
kneellng before narrow window listening
in ecstasy to the heavenly voices. Under
meath the picture are these words that |
translate: May this stroke of an unskill-
ful brush induce artists to treat in more
worthy manner the first pages of an heroic
Lille. V sgien Amateur. c. B. 1872
Inquring, | learned that Louise Mon
genet, the young girl who had served as
model for the artist, died only few weeks
aflerward. aged IA years. Her resem-
biance 60 Joan of Arc. it appears, was re-
markabe After visiting the house and
church we wended our way toward the
baslica of Bois-Chenn. commenced in
1881. ana destined to bs one Of the finest
monuments of France. For the past
few months work on the basica has been
ra ndlV progressing. and sOOn the huj IdinU
! will be covered. In architecture the BASIL
lea resembles the Sacre CRur, at Mont
Marie, Paris. description of which was
given by me in recent number of The
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