The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1932-11-25
WofPoint Traveller On
TourEuropeanC Countries
BY Miss Belle Donaghue


Versailles, historic spots nearby
So Sunday mprning, July third
found our touring party scramt
ling for seats on the large sight
seeing buses engaged for the oc
casion. A mad rushing for desiI
able seats on the bus was a mark
ed characteristic of our party. An
other prominent trait was the firm
determination not to become sep
arated from ones particular crowd
for it would never do to get in with
a strange clique, even if it were
composed of fellow Americans
This period of storm and stress was
always followed by one of calm
of patient CD waiting for the lag
CARDS to show up. Finally the roll
call was complete and we rode
happily on through a Paris gay
with American flags in honor OF
the approaching holiday.
NdpOIeOnS home
A short drive brought us to Nal
maison, the home of Napoleon and
Josephine, and built while he was
the First Consul of France. 1t was
MT nearly as large as the palaces
to which we had grown accustom-
ed, being something on the order
of Washington's home at Mt. Vern-
on. 1t was considerably more elab-
crate having cost about two million
dollars when millions were spoken
of in awe. Napoleon, however, was
as good a financier as he was a
general and Josephine was as art
istic as she was extravagant so
the result was they had a charm
ing, comfortable home.
1t is now the French National
Museum, devoted to the mementos
of Napoleon. Here are collected his
medals, coronation robes, gorgeous
uniforms, furniture, important pa
pers and portraits. Among the sill
yer used by him was a large COW
cred dish formerly used by French
royalty. In this dish it was custom
airy to place the kings knives,
forks and spoons and all who met
this dish while it was enroute from
the kitchen to the king were ex-
pected to bend low before it.
Napoleon's personal habits were
not luxurious. He used an army
cot at Malmaison as well as on
the battle field. He was a very
light sleeper, averaging not more
than four hours a day and that Of
ten taken in intervals. Our guide
informed us that u word map"
comes from Napoleon, meaning to
sleep, a la Napoleon.
His council room resembled a
military tent, the walls being COW
cred with striped military canvas.
We saw the round table where he
had conferences with his generals
md the little collapsible desk he
lad used during his campaigns.
A study of his state papers vas
interesting. At first he signed his
'ull name; then he followed the
precedent of using his given
lame; finally he used the single
initial N. During his flight to the
he was glad to S an
assumed name.
Napoleon didn't use Malmaison
much while he was Emperor but
t was at this early home that he
pent the last few days before the
ateful battle of Waterloo. We
rendered if thoughts of the de-
erted Josephine haunted those
asst days in the house that they
ad planned and built together.
1t was to this home that the per-
onal effects of Napoleon, used by
i'm at st. Helena, were taken af-
or his death by his devoted friend
bertrand. It was a good thing that
T~apoleon's tastes were simple for !
ne English did not keep him very
l~xuriously at st. Helena. We /,
,und the death room quite depress-
lg and we're glad to pass out into s
lie gardens and enjoy the gorgeous
and sunshine.
At Versailles 3
We reached the town of Versail- ,
IS in time for lunch and proceeded {
/, eat before exploring the palace. t
uring this interval some of our 7
passengers tried to steal our {
tide saying he belonged to them '
he had shown them around V
arts. We would not have relin- {
lished him even if we had not
lien captive to his debonair t
larm to the extent Of clubbing v
m Maurice Chevalier". The re
'urceful Maurice saved the day t
2 announcing that his trip entail O
much more walking than the v
lie taken by the other guides so
a were left in peaceful DOsSeSS-