Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-05
\ CHENoNCEAUX.
Historic Chateau Which, It Is Said,
Mr.. Vanderbilt Has Purchased.

Prem I.Opin.ea.
Chenoaeeaux. the fairest ef all the
chateaux IN France. IL to be eeld. And
s1cooco will buy il. a little enough pun Of
money for the requirement Of q terTes-
trial paradise.
IL /. tho most livable chateau in all Eu-
rope. az complete In modern arrangement
as Il IL rich in tradition.
Renaissance IN architecture, the cha
teau has changed IN outline and owner
ship many times since il was built in the
beginning OF the sixteenth century. Fran
co.'s l acquired it soon after Its compile
ton from NJ Bohier and from that date
commenced its housing of royalty and Its
merry episodes of king and waiting maid.
Diane de Poitiers occupied II during
twelve luxurious years OF the lifetime OF
Henri III, whose favorite she was, and
left only at the insistence OF Catherine
de Med.cis who wished il as a residence
for herself and who turned Diane de
Foitiers out al the death Of the king.
ton OF the bridge which connects the
main building and tine opposite bank OF
the River Cher, along which the chateau
was originally erected Catherine de
Nedicis covered the bridge and added two
stories which rise apparently out Of the
river itself. and cast deep shadows on the
stone arches of its support and the tur-
Fets of the chateau
IL was at ChenonceauN that the beauti-
ful Marguerite de Valois was courted by
another Henri. the Due de GGisc. Al
night in the dark OF the moon. the Low
ers met and pledged an eternal faIta-a
faith which was soon broken By the
worldly daughter of the ambitious Cath
crime de Medicis. The latter arranged Z
marriage between Marguerite and the
King Of Navarro, ard ne. too. cam.
s-wooing TO ChenOnceau and won ths
fair Margot.
At GATHERINGS death the chateau again
changed ownership.
Later Jean Jacques Rousseau passed
season at ChenonceauN- Here he wrote
the comedy. Il Enlargement Temeraire'
and several musical trios for the voice
In his Confessions he speaks erroneous
~ OF ChenonceauX as having been built
by Henri III for Diane de Poitiers. Rous
seau writes of the carefree living there
and mentions that he is gaining flesh un
der It's regime, Mime. Dupin was his host
ess.
In the beginning OF the eighteenth cen
fury its ownership passed 10 bani
through the necessary foreclosure Of
mortgage.
Then the chateau was occupied in turi
BY a general. a financser and a states
man. until about ten years ago. when
Cuban woman. Mrs. Terry. bought it. Sh,
lived at Chenonceaux during the summer
months OF each year and has added he
share in bringing the place 10 its presen
perfection.
Today. In the full flush of its prime. il
renaissance turrets and dungeon. it's ar
gallery housed in the long sale which
forms the bridge across the river. IL
gardens. forests and modern tennis cour
Enclosed in trailing woodbine. are again
offered for sale. Half palace. half cha
teau. isolated by moat and the Rive
Cher, which is one of its attractions a
wen as one of Its projections, Chenon
ceaux Is today more Lowell ythan in I'M
heyday of It's youth.
The stiffness of the ages is in the gar
dens. Grave cypress inclose it's profusioI