The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-07
WRITES OF HISTORIC
POINTS IN PARIS
Lieut.. II. E. Washburn of Putney Com
pleting Course in French University
for Degree of Phi. D.


Mrs. Hugh W. Gooden of Putney has
received from her brother, Lieut.. Harry
Z. Washburn, son of Mrs. J: f. Wash
burn of Putney, letter written in Paris
April Is, in which he writes of visiting
some historic buildings IN the city. He
returned to the University of Paris after
the war and is completing his course for
the degree of PhD, He is still first
lieutenant. He writes:
Dear Sister,
Almost by accident I dropped in at Rue
Gay-Lussac (my old address, and found
your letter of Feb. %. | found one from
Sara, as well as two or three Others of
less Importance Your letter did me a
lot of good and furnished me with your
photo of the really bright-eyed, good look
ing baby. l had already received one
which is slightly inferior.
| have just returned from visit to
an exhibition of Spanish, Italian and Ju-
go-Slav painting in the Petit Palais, which
is very near this hotel The Spanish
| modern painters made favorable i'm
preston on me, although | know nothing
of art. The building was very artistically
! decorated with potted plants and green.
| cry which with the national flags of the
respective nations gave a fine picture
| We We're supposed Il was, | mean) to
| take examinations this week as there are
10 regular lectures. | was excused from
| all because | am going to help read over
| the papers in one course What luck
again, for ! truthfully have done very
little in the study line, although always
trying to see plays on the stage to get
lasting idea of what / have already
read
Tomorrow night we have our weekly
hotel dance, which everyone enjoys. The
girls are mostly Y. NJ c. A, Red Cross,
ete.-very few French Everyone has a
great old time, a high class dance.
Have been to two parties in French
homes of late. 1t is an opportunity to
see French homes, notice their manners,
actions and incidentally TO find a French
girl who can dance fairly we'll These
girls are learning fast, must admit. The
cakes of various kinds, the chocolate
drinks, etc, are but of an auxiliary ma
ture.
Ny trip yesterday with Stevens was tC
the Notre Dame cathedral The sacred
relics mail of the cross, the crown Of
thorns and a piece of the cross, all SAID
to be authentic) were carried in process
sion around Cinside) the church, Carolina
Annette in full regala at the head. 4
sermon in English was preached and ev
eryone realized the solemnty OF the oc
casion-an audience of 1000 Americans il
one of the most historic buildings II
France
After this we stepped across TO thu
Saints Chapelle to see this most perfec
example of Gothic architecture built b,
ST Louis to house the crown Of thorn'
brought back from the Holy Land b,
the Crusaders Most of the beautiful
windows are still out
Next we entered the Palais de justice
r (law) and even heard a case being tried
r The criminal court had just adjourned
so we missed that We entered the room
5 where Marie Antoinette was convicted.
To change the subject, the weather her
IS quite streaky 1t may rain at an,
: moment, and seems to be when go out.
wonder if you had a good sugar season
h Prices are lower | suppose. Here Their
< is little change. | was glad TO get moth
d er's letter telling of Wills arrival an
e assignment in Texas. He viii see tn
y old T. S. still more.
Q | expect to get home in the good Of
$ summer time, so cheer up-and wish 20
were here in good old Paris.
HARRY.