Days near Paris . rom the stone pavilion at the gate, the old pillars and terracesclose to the water, the feathery trees, the talJ gilt spire ofthe chapel, the brilliant flowers on the flat land beyondthe lake, and the groups of people perpetually feeding thefish, form a charming picture. * The races are in the second week in May ; on the Sunday towards the endof September which precedes the Paris races, and on the Sunday in Octoberwhich follows the Paris races. CHANTILL V 215 An equestrian statue of the Connetable Anne de Mont-morency, by Iatil Dubois^ has been replaced before thear
Days near Paris . rom the stone pavilion at the gate, the old pillars and terracesclose to the water, the feathery trees, the talJ gilt spire ofthe chapel, the brilliant flowers on the flat land beyondthe lake, and the groups of people perpetually feeding thefish, form a charming picture. * The races are in the second week in May ; on the Sunday towards the endof September which precedes the Paris races, and on the Sunday in Octoberwhich follows the Paris races. CHANTILL V 215 An equestrian statue of the Connetable Anne de Mont-morency, by Iatil Dubois^ has been replaced before thearcade of the Cour dHonneur. Opposite the chateau isthe Pavilion dEnghien, which the last Prince de Condebut one built for the accommodation of his suite. Theparterre is open from half-past twelve to eight. A bridgeleads over a sunken garden to wooded glades, wherenumbers of peacocks strut up and down. The name ofthat part of the grounds known as Fare de Sylvie comesfrom the Maison de Sylvie, a dull poem in honor of. CHANTILLY. the Duchesse de Montmorency, composed here by Theo-phile de Viau, condemned to be burnt alive for sacrilege,and to whom the Duke (beheaded 1632) had given anasylum. The noble domain of Chantilly was given in 1886 as afree sift to the France to which his life and heart weredevoted, by the most distinguished and public-spirited ofiier sons, Henri dOrleans, Due dAumale, immediatelyafter his exile by the republican government. The art 2i6 DAYS MEAR Paris treasures with which the palace is filled will be open tothe public, under the superintendence of officers appointedby the Academie de France, and will form the most touch-ing and lasting evidence of forbearance and forgivenesswhich Europe has ever seen. The pictures at Chantilly include the glorious Viergede la Maison dOrleans of Raffaelle^ the Venus andGanymede of Raffaelle, the Battle of Rocroi of Vander Meulen, some of the best works of Watteau in exist-ence, the ^^ Ecole Turque and Reveil oi Decamps, theD
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