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Show pri on of Madame de Stael, and the throne of John Cah·in The mio·hty Alp amaze and the placid lakes res t. \Ve gaze upon the one and sit beside the other with thankful hearts. Geneva was our resting place, and for lo\'eliness of situat io n, it cannot be surpassed. Tts people are ind ustrious and modest and the lake that . pread'-1 out at its feet brin g-s ·onstant ret and deligh t. No wonder that T'ynclall Jo\'ecl it. water., that Dumas equalled it to the Bay of \aples. and that Victor Hugo sang its praises in poetic strai ns. nut apart from the lake, this city i. interes ting. T he Ri,·er Rhone divides the city into two parts. Its inhabitants arc noted for their manufacturing of watr:he s, musicboxes and jewelry. The buildings of special note are the Cathedral of St. J ierr e, in which Calvin preached, the Rath 1\[ usee, the Art Gallery, Ob er vatory, and the old School buildino· that was occupied by ·ah·in. This city was the birthplace of I ousseau and the residence of man) distinguished men, among whom we note, Cah in and l(now, Beza ancl LeSage, Necker and Sismoncli. The accompanying photograph afforus a peep into the Cathedral where John Calvin preached, the chair in which he sat, and my friend, ~ewell Deeman, silting in the chair. Our stay here was indeed happy, and our re st prepared u-; for the somewhat tiresome nine and one-half hours that would bring us to Paris, because the day wa rainy and cool, thoug-h the sky l1ad cleared when we reached the French Capital at eleven p. m., .\pril 27th. The '->lreets '-leemecl somewhat clescrtecl on our wa~ to the I lotel <lu Lounc, but there wer' sufficient eYiclences of life to inform one that the city of light and !if' and luxury and pleasure had been reached. That we were glad to reach Page One Hundred Eleven |