Weekly journal-miner., 1918-10-23

wonderful glass WINDOWS IS lOSl art. I shall not try to describe any of these wonderful old places or give their history as you can read about them to much better advantage.
 We went through the old La Sainte Chapelle, built by Louis TX, who was so afraid of being assassinated-hc had killed so many people himself that he built little room in the wall near the altar of his chapel where he could sit and see the services through little barred window.
 One of the most interesting places to me, of course, was the Palace of Justice, and particularly the Supreme Court room The American soldiers are granted privilege which not even French lawyers have. We are permitted to walk down the corridor reserved exclusively for the Supreme Justices. The room cost 100000 francs. It IS a gorgeous affair with some mervolous allegorical paintings on the ceiling. Unfortunately the courts, the senate and the assembly had a recess while l was there so l did not get to see their sessions.
 We visited other famous churches, St. Genevieve and the Madalaine. We saw the Pantheon, the last resting place of famous Frenchmen; the Sar- bonne and many other famous places which I do not recall just now. l bought book telling all about them but loaned it to a friend of mine who { is spending his leave there now.
 Sees Napoleon's Tomb.
 While we were unable to get into the Invalides Gin which is kept the tomb of Napoleon D because it was not visiting day, the old keeper open ed the large wooden doors so that We could look in through the gates. The interior is very beautiful and is light ed by a soft pale glow at all hours of the day, reflected through two windows set in peculiar manner to secure this result. In the court at the rear were a number of war troph- ics. We also stopped at the Eifel tower and the Ferris wheel, near which we also saw a huge German cannon, mounted on a railway car, which had been captured few days before.
 An Ancient Forest.
 Finally we drove out to the Bois de Boulogne. a very large park, which was formerly large forest left standing from the carly days and, like all the large parks and gardens round Paris, were hunting preserves for the kings and nobility, and not an artificial park In it are two ia rnous race tracks which we used to read about a good deal before the war. As we drove through the forest we saw a great many deer.
 We returned by way of the Boule- yard de Boulogne, beautiful resi- dential street. Many American mil lionaires have homes there. We ar rived back at the Y. hotel for lunch.
 In the afternoon I went to a the ater and had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Frenchman who was refugee from northern France. He had travelled all over the world, i been to America twice and spoke English very well, so l spent a very pleasant afternoon.
 How Could They Be More So?"
 Tn the evening I went to the the atrc. It was French show on the order of the American ''Follies,' only more so, I guess, because never saw the "Follies" in the States. l at tended another French show Satur- day night Monday evening attend cd an English play put on by an Eng fish company Tuesday night I heard the Tales of Hoffman" at the Opera Comique, the interior of which is very handsome. The large Grand Opera was closed, the season opens some time in the fall. l regretted that could not at least get a glimpse inside as I understand it IS very beautiful.
 Historic Versailles
 I Saturday afternoon I took a trip to Versailles. also under the guidance of Y. NJ. C. A. man. The train go- ing out was drawn by an electric locomotive. Coming back we rode on the second story of double-deck- cd car. It was very fine as we could get such good view of all the coun- try as we went through and especial ly got a birds-eye-view of Paris as we came in over a high viaduct.
 The Versailles palace was begun by Louis XIV and was added to from time 10 time. It was here that the mob came for Louis the XVI and his family at the time of the French revo- lution. It was fitted up as mus cum in about 1880. It is so large and interesting that we could just get a flecting impression in our limited time and it would take me too long to tell all about the little did sec | shall do that when I get home. The park and gardens behind the palace arc simply marvellous. I do not re-