San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-28
FRA NKLIN'S HOUSE IN
PASSEY.

A memorial tablet was unveiled on
March 8, 1897, inPassey, Paris, to mark
the site of the villa that was occu-
pied by Benjamin Franlink during his
mission to France in 1777 to 1855.
Several hundred persons were present
to take part in the ceremony and to
listen to the presentation speech
which was made by NJ. Manuel. presi-
dent of the Passey Historical Society.
| The American ambassador, Mr. j.
B. Eustis, acknowledged the gift of
the memorial by an appropriate
| speech. NJ. Faye, a member of the
French Academy, spoke of Franklin's
scientific researches and CALLED him
the greatest example of self-education
the world had produced. When
Franklin, as a commissioner of the
newly established American confed-
Grafton, arrived in Paris, in 1776,
France had not as yet recognized
| the independence of the revolving
colony, and that government was
forced to carry on intercourse with
the American agent with great
secrecy, in order not to arouse the sus-
| picions of the British ambassador.
| Shortly after F'ranklin's arrival ne
! was waited upon by gentleman who
seemed in spite of his unofficial
charachter, to be in reality an agent
of the court. this gentleman,M NJ. de
| Chagmont, pressed upon Franklins
acceptance an unoccupied house on
his estate in Passey. The huse had
been purchased only a few months
before. 1t is we'll known that Frank
lin was very careful never to place
himself under obligations to strangers,
and the fact that he readily accepted
NJ. de Chaumont's hospitality seemed
to be evidence that the commissioner
was well aware that his real host was
the king. 1t was in this villa at Passey
the king. Passywas an ideal place for
with the ministry, which were oblig-
ed to be carried on with the utmost
secrecy. 1t was in this villa at Passy
that Franklin wrote the larger part of
his unique autobiography, and where
The wrote those remarkable letters
to American friends. Here also he
composed important scientific mono
graphs, and here Franklin placed the
first lightning rod in Europe. After
he left Passy in 1856, the house remain
ed tenantless. In 1866 nothing but
ivy covered walls and fragments OF
THE ornamented facade remained.
The ruins were finally demolished by
the Germans in 1870. In New York
in 1865, a fair was held for the relief
of the sick and wounded in the war
Victor Hugos contribution to the fail
was a sketch of the Passy VILLA ac'
companied by AN autograph better
This picture was sold to the late
Samuel ]. Tilden, and is stlll in the col
lection which he made.
KINDS OF LACE THAT EXIST.
The question having been pskeC
as to the kinds of laces known, 1t ma!
be said that their names are many
A partial list of laces would begin Will
Albisola and conclude within Ypres
as follows: Albisola, Alencon, Brus
sells. Antwerp. Applique, Aras, Auver
gne, Ave Maria, Baby, Balllon net
| Basket Bayeux Beaded, Beggar
Bilinent Blond. Bisette,, Bobbin
Bone point. Border. Bourg Argenta
. Bride, Broad, Buckingham, Burano
!. lCadiz, Carnival, Cartisane, Catipil
lar point, Chain, Chantilly Chenille
Cluny Cordover, Cork, Cretan, Crewe
S lCrochet, Crown, Dalecarlian, Damas
: lcene, Darned, Devonshire, Diamond
lDippe, Dresden point. Duchesst
e Dunkirk, Dutch, Ecru, English point
s ish point, Fuseau, Genoa, Grammon
r False Valenciennes, Flat point, Flen!
Gueuse, Guipere, Henriquez, HooHi
point, Honiton, (made in Devonshire
I, England, Jesuite, Knotted, Lille,
Limerick, Macrame, Mechlin, Mignor
cite, Miercourt, Needle point. Oyal
: Parchment, Pillow Plated point, Pr
from pattern introduced, Powdere
d Covered with small flowers and dots
Saxony, Spanish, Statute Oace made
y accordance with sumptuary laws
1t Tambour Tape. Thrad. Torshol
= Trolley, Valenciennes, Ypres.