La Junta tribune., 1912-10-05

have prayer stools and the friends
On the altars are the usual Catholic
Images and candles.
In France Was that on which We
visited Versailles. In the company OF
ten other American ladies. This
place is about twelve miles ou, from
Paris. and the chief objects OF In
,erest there are the palaces. The
principal palace. which has been tn.
residence of several OF the soVer-
eigns OF France IS beautifully sitna'.
I'd on high ground just aboS. a
fine wooded valley Louis XVI and
Mari. Antoin.tte made their state
residence and added much to its
beauty. II was here that the Pa.
risian rioters and angry market WON
en assembled In 1879 and clamored
for the heads OF their soyereigns.
The Queen. hoping TO appeal 10 the
sympathies OF the mob. took her
little boy In her arms and stepped
out on the balcony overlooking the
court wher. the rioters we're gather
ed. but her efforts we're in vain. for
they we're made prisoners.
The palace Il nov devoted to pic
ture galleries. the rooms on the
ground floor having a large collection
Of the portraits Of rulers and gener.
ais Of Franc On Ia. second floor.
and one OF the finest features of
the palace. Is he"Gallery OF Bat.
ties. nearly 400 feet long The pic.
,uros IN this gallery represent the
battle history Of Franc. from the
first empire. Napoleon being very
conspicuous figure IN most OF them.
During the German occupation Of
this palac. Ia the winter OF ls70.5l.
this room was used as hospital.
but 81 careful were they 10 protect
the pictures that almost no visible
trao" Of their occupation are seen.
In one Of the rooms is picture rep
ressutiug victory over the Turks
in which the principal personages are
portraits This picture Is one Of
the largest ia Europe being 20 feet
long and ~ feet Wide.
The trrraced gardens at the rear
Of this palace are the most bcauti-
fully laid out 1 have ever seen There
Is a large. well-kept lawn With some
of tho nBest fountains In Europe.
Leading down past the fountains
through the Grand Trisnon Ayenu.
is the Grand Trianon Palace II is
villa of the Italian style. all the
rooms being on one floor This pal
ace was built In 1858 by Louis XIV
f1r Madame de Msinteuon and af.
tcrVard occupied by Lonis XV and
his Queen. Louis XVI and Marie An
toinctte. Napoleon and Josephine.
and Louis Philippi Here We ar.
shown the apartments Of different
soK.rrigns Of France. including a
suite OF apartments prepared by
Louis Phnippi for the reception of
Queen Victoria Of England on the oc-
oasion Of her Visit TO France In 1876
The apartments were elegantly fur
nished. but Queen Victoria did not
So" fit 10 occupy them
Across the courtyard from Grand
Trianon Is very celebrated coll-c.
tion Of state carriages. Among them
are ia. gorgeous coaches OF Napoleon
! and III. and on. used at N. coro-
nation OF Charles \ which is said
to have cost about $4,000 and
weighs seven tons
Tn" Petit Trianon, another pslac.
on this estate VAS built by Louis
NN for Madame du Berry. This pal
ace was aftervard given by Louis
XVI 10 Marie Autolnc,te. and few
of the rooms are shown with the fur
niturc OF that period. including the
fayorito plano OF this Queen
Marie Nntoineti. had the gardens
Of this palace laid on Ia English
style and built Swiss village ,h.r.
consisting OF several cottages with
matched roofs and some Of them
covered with vines In this yillag.
the Queen and court were wont To
amusc themselves by playing at farm
life. making butter, raising poultry,
etc. and distributing the proceeds
of their sales 10 III. poor Of the
noighhorhood.
!, Was from this beautiful place
at Versailles that Louis XVI and
Mari. Antoin.tte ~cr. taken TO the
Bastilc. The day befor. ". went ia
Versailles ~e saw the room At the
Concorgcr,-. = famous prison of that