Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-05-15 | Page 1 | French History in Famous Tapestries

Frencji History in Famous Tapestries Wonderful and Rich Furnishings From the Grand Trianon During Reign of Louis XIV. Special to The Tribune. ST. LOUIS. May 14. Priceless old tapestries that adorned the walls of the Grand Trianon at Versailles during the reign of Louts XIV. have been brought from the Garde Mauble museum In Paris to decorate the walls of the Hall of Slates in the French Pavilion at the "World's Fair. Even to the elaborate candelabra and the door and window fittings, the hallway hall-way is furnished in the stylo of that period. The title of each tapestry Is woven into the fabric and thc effect produced by the silk and metal resembles resem-bles an old and rich oil painting On the first tapestry appear the escutcheon and coat-of-arms of the King. On another Is the scene at the seige of Douay In 1666, when King Louis XIV. narrowly escaped dath coming out of the trench, a cannon ball from the city killing tho horse of a bodyguard. The audience given by King Louis XIV. at Fontalncblou to Crrdlnal Chlgl Is thc subject of another, .-.ml the fourth represents the triumphant triumph-ant entry of the King Into Dunkirk after af-ter having won the city from the English. Eng-lish. The French building at the exposition Is a reproduction of thc historic building build-ing at Varsallles where the rich furnishings furn-ishings were first placed.