The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . le passed a day or two, duringthe summer or autumn, at Ermenonville, the splendid gardens atwhich place rivalled Chatsworth or Belvoir ; at Mortefontaine, wherelandscape gardening had enhanced the beauty of the scenery ; atChantilly, famous for the chateau and palatial stables belonging to thePrince de Conde ; at Fontainebleau, where, in addition to the royalchateau of Frangois I. and Henri II., the forest always attracted manyvisitors ; at Montmorency, where donkey-rides in the woods formedthe chief attraction, a
The XVIIIth century; its institutions, customs, and costumes France, 1700-1789 . le passed a day or two, duringthe summer or autumn, at Ermenonville, the splendid gardens atwhich place rivalled Chatsworth or Belvoir ; at Mortefontaine, wherelandscape gardening had enhanced the beauty of the scenery ; atChantilly, famous for the chateau and palatial stables belonging to thePrince de Conde ; at Fontainebleau, where, in addition to the royalchateau of Frangois I. and Henri II., the forest always attracted manyvisitors ; at Montmorency, where donkey-rides in the woods formedthe chief attraction, and in the ancient towns of the He de France, inwhich there were always to be seen some local curiosities whichformed a contrast with what Parisians were accustomed to witness athome. These excursions also formed a topic of pleasant conversa-tion afterwards, and the recollection of the various episodes connectedwith them broke the monotony of business. The people of Paris also had their excursions during the summerand autumn months, frequenting the fetes given in honour of the. 440 THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY. patron saints of the villages outside P^ris, making pilgrimages toArsfenteuil, St. Genevieve-aux-Bois, Larchan, &c., and visiting eachSunday the rural communes outside the walls, which have sincebecome an integral part of the city. Artizans, after completing theirterm of apprenticeship, generally made the tour of France, plyingtheir trade in the different places they visited, and settling down asmasters, after having travelled as journeymen. These journeys wereaccomplished on foot, and the young workmen, who travelled some-times alone, and sometimes in parties of three or four, always foundat each stage a cordial welcome from the centre of it was that most members of the trade corporations had, whenyoung, visited various parts of the kingdom. The Kings journeys, which were very rare, excepting theordinary visits to Marly, Fontainebleau, or Compiegne, and whi
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