. Art and criticism : monographs and studies. ed down at Chantilly. It wasin 1660; the chateau wras such as Anne de Montmorency hadleft it; but in six years the new seigneur pulled down the wholestructure except Le Chatelet, rebuilt it in the style in fashion inthe reign of Louis XIV., canalized the waters, arranged won-derful fountains, and had his gardens laid out by the famousLe Notre. The Grand Conde was as magnificent a seigneuras Anne de Montmorency had been, and so when he had fin-ished rebuilding his chateau he invited his Majesty Louis 2j6 ART AND CRITICISM. XIV. to honor the house-wa
. Art and criticism : monographs and studies. ed down at Chantilly. It wasin 1660; the chateau wras such as Anne de Montmorency hadleft it; but in six years the new seigneur pulled down the wholestructure except Le Chatelet, rebuilt it in the style in fashion inthe reign of Louis XIV., canalized the waters, arranged won-derful fountains, and had his gardens laid out by the famousLe Notre. The Grand Conde was as magnificent a seigneuras Anne de Montmorency had been, and so when he had fin-ished rebuilding his chateau he invited his Majesty Louis 2j6 ART AND CRITICISM. XIV. to honor the house-warming with his glorious visit of the king was the occasion of a dazzling fete, andalso of the tragic incident of the suicide of the cook Vatel,immortalized by Madame de Sevigne in a letter which every-body of course knows by heart, except our country cousins,for whose benefit I will beg leave to quote a passage from 26th of April, 1671, Madame de Sevigne wrote to herdaughter: Here is the matter in detail. The king arrived. GRAND ENTRANCE TO THE CHATEAU. on Thursday evening; the promenade and the collation, laidin a spot all carpeted with jonquils, passed off admirably. Wesupped, and some of the tables were short of roast. This up-set Vatel, who said several times: My honor is lost; I shallnever get over this disaster. He said to Gourville: Myhead is swimming; I have not slept for the past twelvenights; help me to give my orders. The prince invited Vatelinto his room, and said to him: Vatel, all is well; nothing CHANTILLV. 277 could have been finer than the kings supper. He replied: Monseigneur, your kindness overwhelms me ; I know that attwo tables the roast fell short. Not at all,said the prince;do not worry yourself; all is going on nicely- Midnight ar-rived; the fireworks were not a success, for they were envel-oped in a cloud; they cost 16,000 francs. At four oclock inthe morning Vatel made a round, found all asleep, and met asmall tradesman who brought
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