Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-10-30

saw the Opera | just pinched my.
self to see il ! was quite awake OF
just having beautiful dream. 1t i:
a magnificent building from the out
side. and the next time write hope
to tell you something about the in
side. BY the way, there is bridge
over the Seine called the Alma" and
just wanted 10 take off my hat
when ! passed over il this afternoon.
There is also a splendid statue of
Washington in the Place d dina,
which was presented by the women
of America in 1900. and sat right
when we passed III never was so
proud of our American men as
have been since living in Europe. The
next morning | sailed forth To visit
at least a portion OF the Louvre. 1t
would take two hours TO simply walk
continuously through it, SO you can
imagine that il takes several visits to
really see much | visited the ancient
sculptures and very little of the art
gallery and saw four things which
lif had seen nothing else--would
have made me feel repaid for my
trip to Paris They are the Vic
tory" the Venus de Milo" the
Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vim
ci. and Correggio's "Bethothal Of St
Catherine" The Victory is very
happily placed at the head of the
grand staircase and as you stand
looking mp at il you can fairly see
It's triumphal progress and feel the
strong wind blowing the drapery
back And the Venus the wonder
ful Ncnusl--I can not even attempt
TO describe her or how she appeals
10 me She IS in the center OF a
room alone, with no other works or
art to suffer BY comparison, and
sat for twenty minutes and just lock
ed at her IN het grandeur, beauty
aid nobility ] expect to 90 again
TO h0rrow to the Louvre and the
first thing ! do will be TO look at her
again In the afternoon we visited
Notre Dame, the facade of which IS
particularly fine. and climbed TO the
top OF the towers-22s ieet--and Sc
cured splendid view of the city
The curious old gargoyles around
the balustrades Of the towers are so
ugly they are positively fascinating
The treasury contains some very in
teresiing objects. notably the coro-
nation robes Of Napoleon l. and
ancient religious relics. went into
the south tower and saw the great
bell--the "Bourdon dc Notre Dame"
which weighs I2I tons 1t is one
OF the largest in existence In the
evening we enjoyed little musi-
Gale and discussed things musical.
Yesterday. Sunday. morning we at
tended mass in the beautiful Made
leine The music was very fine; the
organ j. splendid has FIVE key
boards-and the singers are artists.
The light in the church j. very
subducd a. there are no windows.
the whole building being lighted by
skylights. and 10 me it added mate
rially TO the enjoyment OF the serv-
ice The interior consists Of a sin
gle large nave with chapeis, be
hind which are colonnadcs bearing
galleries The chapels contain some
excellent paintings The church was
full and we saw many OF our coun-
trymcn After luncheon the rain
came down in torrents 80 the decid-
ed to res, the remainder OF the day.
and accordingly spent the afternoon
discussing theology. very appropri-
ate subject for Sunday afternoon. but
hardly a rcstful one This morning
we went shopping and | made some
winter additions to my wardrobe /
wish YOU could see the shops here
They are tempting beyond expires.
( sion and contain such an infinite va.
riety OF things. particularly all man
ner of things dear 10 the feminine
heart and, so cheap. rhink OF long
kid gloves for a dollar and half. OF
ostrich pluines for two dollars Half
oi the time wished my pockctbook
I were shut with a time lock. and the
other bali I wished had a million
dollar, and nothing to do but spend
IT, And you would just stand In
( bli-siul content before some OF the
( gowns. The marvellous creations Of
Paquin Tor example Many are very
simply made So far a. trimmings
etc, go but such lines and curves
do hope that / may lind diamond
mine in the backyard or have some
such other probabci0 piece OF Mck
Every day receive cards from dif-
icreni shops iuviting me to call. They
probably secure names and addresses
from the Herald" also went thi.
: morning with Miss Pickell and met
Wager Swaync. the noted plane
teacher. who seemed very pleas.
ant indeed This afternoon visited
tlie tomb Of Napoleon and wished fo'
You all as | stood beneath the great
dome under which lies the man oi
great ambitions The tomb j. IN the
center OF church the Dome de.
Iuvalides'-in an open circular crypt
oi marble The sarcophagus. which
is i3xoHN41z feet. j. hcwn out OF Z
single block Of porphyry and Is sur
rounded by mosaic pavement IN ths