. Castles and chateaux of old Touraine and the Loire country. toCQ to 1^ The Blaisois and the Sologne 59 of the plots and intrigues of other days to thosecritics of art and architecture who have discov-ered— or think they have discovered — thatDa Vinci designed the famous spiral stair-case. From this one may well gather that Blois isthe foremost chateau of all the Loire in popu-larity and theatrical effect. Truly this is so,but it is by no manner of means the most lov-able; indeed, it is the least lovable of all thatgreat galaxy which begins at Blois and endsat Nantes. It is a show-place and n
. Castles and chateaux of old Touraine and the Loire country. toCQ to 1^ The Blaisois and the Sologne 59 of the plots and intrigues of other days to thosecritics of art and architecture who have discov-ered— or think they have discovered — thatDa Vinci designed the famous spiral stair-case. From this one may well gather that Blois isthe foremost chateau of all the Loire in popu-larity and theatrical effect. Truly this is so,but it is by no manner of means the most lov-able; indeed, it is the least lovable of all thatgreat galaxy which begins at Blois and endsat Nantes. It is a show-place and not muchmore, and partakes in every form and feature— as one sees it to-day^of the attributes ofa museum, and such it really is. All of itsformer gorgeousness is still there, and all thebanalities of the later period when Gaston ofOrleans built his ugly wing, for the person-ally conducted to marvel at, and honeymooncouples to envy. The French are quite fondof visiting this shrine themselves, but usuallyit is the young people and their mammas, anddetach
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