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THE HOMES OF ROYALTY
VISITED BY MRS, HYDE
HonoIuIan Tells of Magnificence and
Grandeur of Palaces Which She
Saw in Europe Recently.

take her daily drive with her grandcnil
dren We're of special interest TO US.
! We only saw the exterior of Bucking
ham Palace, the kings town residence
and st. James's Palace, on the opposite
side of St. James's Park, occupied by tbs
Prince of Wales. 1 believe the memoria
to the late queen is to take the form o.
identifying this park, and the erection
here of a statue of Victoria.
One of the most enchanting days OF
our trip was the day We spent at Hamp
ton Court. This palace was built by Car
dinal Wolsey, and presented by him &c
Henry VIII. Edward VI was born here
Afterwards IL was occupied by Cromwell
Charles II, James, William III and the
Georges. / and II. Since then only by
I the retainers of the crown. 1t takes one
back to the early times. for nothing here
has been modernized. The Clock Court
with its astronomical clock, is of inter
est. Here are the coat OF arms OF Car
dinal Wolsey, and the grand colonnade,
leading to the kings staircase, built by
Sir Christopher Wren of St. Paul's Ca
thedral fame. The Great Hall, loo feet
long in the time of Elizabeth and James
was used as a theater. and some of
Shakespeare's plays were originally play
ed in 1t. 1t Is said that George III COM
manded Shakespeare's Henry VIII. with
the fall of Wolsey. to be performed in
Wolsey's own building. There are over
1000 paintings in this palace.
The gardens are beautifully laid out,
and at the time we were there, I'm Sep
TENDER. were a blaze of color. The park
on the north furnished a most delightful
drive
A day akin to this in enjoyment was
one We spent at Fontainebleau. a nearly
two hours ride by train from Paris. 1
think 1 have a special fondness for OLD
unoccupied palaces. This medieval
fortress was converted into chateau by
Francis in 1917. and though not having
a very imposing exterior, is magnificently
finished and furnished within. The addi-
tions and improvements of Henry " arc
evident by the numberless places where
you see II. ". This was a favorite res
idence. of Napoleon, and IL was mere ne
was divorced from Josephine. = niue
round table in one of the rooms is of
historic interest, for on II Napoleon sign
ed his abdicati ton. The tapestries, furni-
ture, jewel cases, vases, the porcelainS
and marbles are beyond description. In
deed, we have now reached the point
where we drop all our adjectives and ST.
lently absorb. In the salon of Louis
XIII is mirror of Venetian glass said
TO be the first mirror introduced into
France. The day was perfect. and Nellie
and / sat under the trees by the side of
the canal and dreamed away an hour.
and then went and fed the carp in the
pond in front of the palace, numerous
and fat, from the attention received from
visitors. The afternoon was devoted to
driving in the forest of Fontainebleau.
which is 63 miles in circumference, and
the most picturesque woods in the world.
The Lonore. situated at the central
point of the city, is said to be the most
public building in Paris. L: is
Of historic interest and contains the fin
.st and largest collection of art treasures
n France. 1t was built originally in the
thirteenth century, but has been rebuilt
earNl q
of architecture. For the last
century IL has been used almost entirely |
rs an art museum but We must not for
ret that it was once the residence of |
de Medici and her son. Charles |
Y, who were the instigators of that ter |
ible massacre of the Huguenots on st. |
night. The Princess Mar |
,aret of NaloiS was here married to |
Henry of Navarro. afterwards Henry ", |
which brought together most of the |
iuguenot chiefs, and five days later the |
massacre took place. The adjoining |
'alace of the Tuilleries was built by |
catherine de Medici and continued a
oval residence till 1871, when it was fired |
" the Communists
The Louvre would have shared the |
anne fate at that time, had not the |
roops from Versailles arrived in time
o save II. The two connecting palaces
overed As acres. On the way to Yer
allies we passed the ruins of another
alace, st. Cloud, destroyed in the |
war, and the favorite
esidence of Napoleon, because associat-
d with his first rise in power. for it was
ere he was nominated First Consul. As
re descended from the coach at St.
loud, We saw. on the top OF another |
zach. gentleman from Hawaii. One
must needs 1--we in the Hawaiian Islands
r travel in Europe TO realize how very
mall the world really is.
Versailles. or Versayu. as the French
all it. originally a hunting seat, was
Inverted by Louis XIV into one of the |
lost magnificent palaces in the world.
took n years TO complete it, with
ometimes 5000 soldiers at work at one |
me. and so enormous was the cost that |
he king burned the accounts. so that |
% records might be left. He made IL |
ne seat Of government and residence of
he whole court, and with its dependen- |
les, II numbered 10000 inhabitants. 5000
eng in the palace alone. II would be
ard TO find anything more beautiful
han the parks and gardens. with their
'orld renowned fountains. which play |
nee month in summer. and the exhi-
iton costs the town of Versailles 10000
-ancS on each occasion. Louis XIV was !
orn and died here. and here lived Louis
VI and Marie Antoinette until carried
y force to Paris, where they were ex-
cuted. There is a beautiful portrait in
he palace of Marie Antoinette. painted
y Madame lie Brun. II was from the
ate bedroom of Louis XIV, in which no
ne slept after he died. that Marie An
'inette stepped out on To the balcony
nd tried in vain 10 pacify the mob. Over
his balcony is the clock which was set !
the hour Of the death of one king and
remained fixed till the death of the |
EXT Versailles contains the greatest
iHery of pictures illustrative of the his |
ny of France in existence. Here Ma S
'leon III entertained Victoria. and here {
front of the statue of Louis XIV. in |
ont of the palace. King William of &
russia was crowned Emperor of Ger s
any in the presence of his victorious c
my. \ description of Versailles would ?
Il be complete without an allusion 70 :
lie Grand Triouou and Petite Trionon. I
Tilt respectively by Louis XIV and Ky }
T their favorite mistresses. Here the a
dies Of the court would go and person {
e dairy maids and shepherdesses. 1t G
as here that Marie Antoinette. when C
Id OF the starving condition OF T
e people because they had no 5
cad, said; why don't they give them @
Ike TO eat2'' +
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