The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-07

shelled and burned and cathedral'
that had been shelled and their tow
ers RACED to the ground. At Brussel!
we stopped at very good hotel ant
had to pay only six francs ($1.10) fol
a very beautiful room, overlooking one
of the big city squares. From the no
tel we started out and took a car ant
rode about mile and then we got ou1
the kings palace. Before the palace
are many large and different types Of
German guns and we took some pic
lures of them. The boulevard thai
faces the palace is lined with great
flags Of the allies and it is a beautiful
view to see it all from the corner OF
! the Luxembourg park which faces the
kings palace. a. J.
Next we tried to go to the museum
but it was closed. l was very sorry
that it was for they have many of
Rembrandt Ruben's, Van Eyck, Nor
and men OF the Flemish, Dutch early
French and German and Walloon
school. We then went to the "Palais
de Justice," and here we had a guide
to take us through. 1t is the largest
building OF it's kind in the world. 1t
covers an area of six acres and is a
very beautiful work of art. will have
to explain it more in detail later on.
The Germans occupied this place and
used it as headquarters. They pill
LACED it of its electrical fixtures, the
hand ratings that were used on the
staircase were also carried away. They
carried away tapestries and what they
could not take they cut with knives.
They removed the large exterior doors
of brass, weighing twenty tons each.
beautiful marble in the main foyer.
The dome is four hundred feet above
the main floor and the Germans used
is as an observation post. A German
major fell from it to the main floor
and cracked the marble which lines
the foyer Tt will always be left there
and will not be removed or remarbled.
The main foyer is very beautiful with
its extensive Italian marble.
J, We next went to the market square
where the place is literally covered
with beautiful flowers. Facing this
square are the Hotel de Ville,' town
hall, the kings house, the house of
King Philip II, when he was monarch
OF Belgium 1t is a beautiful piece of
The Guild house also
faces the square and is very DID,
wanted to go to the church of st. GU
dule but it was closed. 1t is a very
beautiful cathedral The pulpit is
hand carved and it took twenty-six
years to complete it. The exchange,
corresponding to our stock exchange,
is a wonderful building. i did not have
time to SEE the interior. In the eve
ming II went to the Royal theater and
saw the opera aida" 1t was lavish
production and the cast was a very Sc
lect one. The performance is as good
as the one at the Metropolitan in New
York. The kings box was empty
should have liked to have seen him
there for the people do love him dear
ly; he is indeed a peoples king.
There were many places did not
get chance to see, but it is very
beautiful city and I hope may be
able totreturn to it again. Food is not
scarce, it is all shipped in and home
and production is very
small. The Germans have carried
away all the farm and actory machin-
cry and the returning Belgiafls cannot
go to work on this account. Y The tales
have heard of the Germans are very
atrocious. and I VIII notibe able to tell
them now. The people are:#Very nice
and they speak good English so one