New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-26


tieth year.
Balzac's delightful perfumer. Cesar
Birotteau. has Just appeared upon the
stage in Paris. the novel having been
turned into drama by NJ. Emile Fabre
a correspondent says that NJ Gemier. as
BirottesU. the bankrupt. IS marvellous in
his makeup He ages suddenly at the
crash, and from scene TO scene after that
gradually sinks until he IS a broken
down old man. still resolute. but with
one idea. to obtain his discharge He
gets it. having shaved 10 pay his credit
ors, and, able at last TO hold up his
head. returns TO his old shop. cheered
by neighbors and servants, and then
falls dead from JOY upon the counter
where his old ledger lies
Mr.. Frederick LawtOn's book on Bal
FAC. by the way, is 10 he reprinted here
Immediately by the Vessels & Bissell
Company. The volume viii contain
many illustrations.
The preventative works which have
been conducted IN the Chapel Royal of
Holyrood Palace during the last two
years have revealed many interesting
historical features The old, low Coor-
way, which since the days OF Charles II
has been partly built up by a stone wall.
has been freed from this obstruction and
its ornamental arch and its ancient oak
door are now as they were in the reign
# "a of L. .
this doorway and up the winding stair
beyond that the conspiratOrs passed to
murder Rizzio on the night of March y
Loo. That staircase still communicates
between Darnley's rooms on the first
( floor and Queen Mary's rooms above.
The historical apartments Of the palace.
which have long been neglected, have
now been excellently restored The
cleaning Of the Gobelin tapestry in
Mary's bedroom has brought back %
those precincts the aspect of freshness
familiar 10 the beautiful eyes of the
Queen. 1t is said by The Scotsman"
/ that a very interesting discovery was
made in Darnley's room on the first
floor Of the palace:
Against the wall opposite the window
stood the bed of Charles J. 1t completely
hid a fine piece of tapestry. The bed was
brought forward, the tapestry taken down,
and on the wall was outlined what looked
like q small window. On further inYesti-
cation . small wlnuow-like aperture was
laid bare about two feet square with
moulded stone facings To the room. and
opening on the other side into the secret
stair leading from DaTneyS to the Queen :
apartments. 1t is not required to give a
| borrowed light TO the stair, SO that Il is
cOnJectured the window is Of the nature
or The 'Luggle," which is met with in some
feudal castles. from which the baron could
survey unseen and hear what was going
on In the room underneath. Holes in the
upper and lower stones show that at one
time the window had had iron stanchions
in the depth of the wall between the room
and the stair the window hole had been
4 filled with rubble work. and there was no
suggestion from the stair side that such an
aperture existed. Instead OF the tapestr..
the wall from which il came has been pan
elled according to ancient pattern and viii.
Ike the rest of the woodwork. hc oak
grained. The bed OF King Charles has been
renovated, and in the process some modern
mahogany supports of the canopy have
been removed. The canopy will now be
supported 10y chains from the frieze This
IS the bed in which il Is said Prince Charles
Edward Stuart slept during his short oc-
cupation of Holyrood in September, l745