Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-18

Say boss, got any line on this YER
sailles place." asked Lon of Dopey
Dan, the other night after supper
YAH never get paid off pronounc-
in it Ver-sales, Lon" replied Dopey
Dan as he filled up his pipe. va
| might get by out in Kentucky calm
it thataway, but when speakin' of tn
historical old French town va wanna
stop up your nose an sneeze it Ware
81. with tn cut-out on 81!
Its a noted liz town. wee bit
southwest O. gay Paree, an is tn cap
ital of tn department o Selne-et-Olse
IVA whistle that one), an in its day
has saw some turrible excitin' doin's.
9TH town itself amt such much.
but there's a royal palace locat1d
| within it's limits, which, if it's walls
could only talk, would make your hair
stand on ends. TIL central section of
this great pile was started by Looey
XIII of France, an tn wide wings an
beautiful structures, added later was
arch Looey XIV. knowed all over tn
big swing as Looey tn Great, an was
TIL home address thereafter of all OF
tn French kings.
"a great part of tn palace Is now
occupied by tn Museum o, French
y,
liz personal dewdabs of tn kings,
queens an jack-spots of monarchlcai
France an fairylike gallery. cal!ed
tn Galerie de Glaces, all covered with
mirrors, is tn main stoppin' place Tor
Cooks tourists after they've got
sick'n tired O. Maxim's an wanna skid
along through France.
"It was within its walls that Will
lum O. Prussia, grandpap to Willie tn
Dauschound, was proclaimed Emperor
O. Germany in 1871, who no doubt hi
| dreamed, as he stood there grabbin'
every blessed thing he could lay his
'grabbers' on. that in forty-eight short
years another conclave would be held
in tn very same room to decide
whether his grandson should be cru
Gifted or just shot like boW-wow:
ut was also here in 1888 that tn
states general O. France met to voice
a kick against how things was bein'
run, an, after a mess o argufyin' an
protestin', tn unfortunate King Looey
XVI, an his beautiful Austrian queen,
Paris an there never to return.
versailles was tn seat of tn
| French government from 1871 to
1879, an it is here, too, that tn cleo
lions Of all French presidents take
place today. ~,
only sight to be saw in tn celebrated
town, for there's a couple o liz boy
size palaces, which for downright in
terest an romance has got tn big
show palace O. Versailles backed
clean off tn board, as they recall tn
trystin' places of some of tn fatrest
daughters Of France an their SCOT
ers, when trystin' places was featured
an love affairs win. TIL Big an Lii
Trianon are tn names of these villas,
an If history's correct, tn carryfn'-
on an tomfoolery that took place
within their walls amt never been
eoualed from that day to this.
"Ths Grand Trianon was erected by
Looey XIV for his second miesus.
Nine. Maintenon. an was afterward
used by successive French sovereigns
as a private residence. 1t is all
chock o. block with souvenirs an mo,
mentos Of tn big bugs O. France. an
- one of tn most interestin' build
ina to be found in tn old world to-
day; ~. r,,.non s,tuate,, in tn.
mark o. Versailles, was built by Looey
XIV. an was tn scene Of many gay
party arranged by that sporty old
monarch for. his particular lady
| friends, Du Barry, Pompadohr an
| Chateauneaux, but is more closely as
ISOLATED with tn memory Of Marie
Antofnette, whose favorite abode 1T
was. an where today are to be found
many Of that unlucky queens belong.
in's. Her famous 'Swis Village an
Dairy an Temple O. Love- Clay down,
GinRerD still stand as reminders of
them amorous days."
EXCUSE me, boss" interrupted Lon
"a DOGGY Dan relit his pipe, but how
close kin was all of them Leoeys?"