graph; beside it, the cabinet which contained his MSS. ; on the left wall,
Victor Hugo on his death-bed, by Bonnat; over the fireplace, portraits of
his children Georges and Jeanne.

Third Floor. — Vestibule: Photographs of the poet's funeral. —
Room I (on the left): Family portraits, including that of Mme. V. Hugo,
by Bonnat (left wall). — Room II. 1st glass-case, plaster casts of V. Hugos
hands, also specimens of his hair, at various ages; pens; bound volume
of 'Les Châtiments' adorned with a gulden bee from the imperial mantle
of Napoleon III. 2nd case, aub graphs. To the right of the exit, Portrait
of General Hugo, the poet's father. — In the CoRRidor is Roll's Ovation
to Victor Hugo; and in the Musée Populaire at the end are theatrical
posters, small busts, pipes (effigies of the poet), etc..

The Rue du Pas-de-la-Mule, to the N.E. of the Place des Vosges,
leads to the Boulevard Beaumarchais (p. 85), near the Bastille (p. 174).
The Rue de Birague, where Mme. de Sevigne was born (at No. 11
bis), leads on the S. to the Rue St. Antoine (p. 173).

6. Quarter to the N.E. of the Louvre, as far as the
Boulevards (Place de la République).

Station of the Métropolitain: Rue du Louvre, near St. Germain-l'Auxer-
rois (see p. 91, and Appendix, p. 36). — Restaurants in this part of Paris,
see p. 19.

The N. portion of the Rue du Louvre (Pl. R, 20, 21 ; III) was
laid out in 1888 (S. portion, between the Louvre and St. Germain-
l'Auxerrois. see p. 91). It terminates at present in the Rue Etienne-
Marcel, not far from the Place des Victoires (p. 201).

The Hôtel des Postes et Télégraphes (Pl. R, 21 ; III), near
here, occupies a detached quadrangle of immense size. It was rebuilt
in 1880-84. The main entrance is in the Rue dn Louvre, through
a gallery, 55 yds. long, where all the offices dealing directly with the
public are situated. Behind is the loading-yard, used by the post-
vehicles, and, adjoining it, the yard where the vehicles are housed
(the sculptured railing was designed by Bonin). The sunk floor ac-
commodates the stamping-offices, the apparatus for the pneumatic
post, and the stables ; on the first floor are the sorting and distribut-
ing offices ; on the second, the diligence offices and official dwell-
ings; and on the third, the archives and stores. — The Poste Restante
and general inquiry offices are at the end of the gallery (Rue du
Louvre entrance), on the right. The telegraph office is also on the
right. — Postal regulations, etc., see p. 31.

In the centre of the rear-facade of the post-office, in the Rue J. J. Rous-
seau, a marble tablet commemorates the Hôtel Herwarth, in which La
Fontaine died (1695). J. J. Rousseau resided after 1770 in the N. part of this
street (beyond the Rue Coquillière), called at that time the Rue Plâtrière.

In the adjacent Rue Gutenberg is the Hôtel des Téléphones,
built of glazed bricks. — Opposite the post-office is the building
occupied by the parcels post service (p. 32).

About midway between the Post Office and the Louvre rises the
Bourse de Commerce (Pl. R, 20 ; III), formerly the Halle au Blé or
corn-exchange, converted to its present use in 1888-89 by Blondel.