Church review . have honored the name of largest painting in the world ex-cept one is seen in the arc gallery. Itis a battle scene by one of the oldmasters, and I have never seen any-thing in the shape of a painting sogrand in conception and execution. We secured the services of Mr. JohnMitchell as guide, and he proved to bevery efficient. Although an American,he has been a guide there for the pasttwelve years. The gardens and walksaround Versailles are the finest to befound in France. There are six largefountains, one of which is said to bethe largest in the world. We spenttwo exce
Church review . have honored the name of largest painting in the world ex-cept one is seen in the arc gallery. Itis a battle scene by one of the oldmasters, and I have never seen any-thing in the shape of a painting sogrand in conception and execution. We secured the services of Mr. JohnMitchell as guide, and he proved to bevery efficient. Although an American,he has been a guide there for the pasttwelve years. The gardens and walksaround Versailles are the finest to befound in France. There are six largefountains, one of which is said to bethe largest in the world. We spenttwo exceedingly interesting and pleas-ing days in Versailles, and then re-turned to Paris. No tourist visiting Paris should missseeing the Palace de la Concorde, themost magnificent square in the description is adequate—it must beseen to be appreciated. In the centerstands the obelisk of Luxor, flankedby two sparkling fountains and guard-ed by a cordon of collossal one side is the Seine, spanned by. BOULEVARD DE LA-MADELEINE. a bridge 500 feet in length; upon an-other side lies the garden of the Tuil-eries; a third side opens into theChamps Elysees, while towards thenorth a handsome street discloses themajestic Madeleine. The people onfoot and in cabs congregate here bythe thousand. It bears a nickname ofThe Place of Peace. But Chateaubriand said: We may erect foun-tains here, but all the water in theworld would not suffice to wash awaythe stains of blood that has here beenshed. Close to where the obelisknow stands formerly stood the guillo-tine of Revolutionary fame, and herethe frenzied people gloated over the 8 THE CHURCH REVIEW. beheading of Lous XVI., Mary Antoin-ette and thousands of the nobles ofFrance; and here the mob assembledand sang the Ca ira as the heads tellinto the basket. And many heads ofthose who were the leaders of thebloody revolution were severed on thesame guillotine, among them Robes-pierre, Couthon, St. Just, Lebas, Dan-ton and Des Moulins
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