A young friend has written to me as follows: "Could you tell mesomething of the location of the porcelain works in Sèvres, France, andwhat the process is of making those beautiful things which come fromthere? How is the name of the town pronounced? Can you tell me anythingof the history of Mme. Pompadour? Who was the Dauphin? Did you learnanything of Louis XV whilst in France? What are your literary habits?"It is with a great, bounding joy that I impart the desired information.Sèvres is a small village just outside of St. Cloud (pronounced SanCloo). It is given up to the manufacture of porcelain. You go to St.Cloud by rail or river, and then drive over to Sèvres by diligence orvoiture. Some go one way and some go the other. I rode up on the Seine,aboard of a little, noiseless, low-pressure steamer about the size of asewing machine. It was called the Silvoo Play, I think.