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Chapter 7—Integer Linear Programming
MULTIPLE CHOICE
6. The graph of a problem that requires x1 and x2 to be integer has a feasible region
a. the same as its LP relaxation.
b. of dots.
c. of horizontal stripes.
d. of vertical stripes.
ANS: B PTS: 1 TOP: Graphical solution
9. Let x1 and x2 be 0 - 1 variables whose values indicate whether projects 1 and 2 are not done or are
done. Which answer below indicates that project 2 can be done only if project 1 is done?
a. x1 + x2 = 1
b. x1 + x2 = 2
c. x1 − x2 0
d. x1 − x2 0
ANS: D PTS: 1 TOP: Conditional and corequisite constraints
10. Let x1 , x2 , and x3 be 0 - 1 variables whose values indicate whether the projects are not done (0) or are
done (1). Which answer below indicates that at least two of the projects must be done?
a. x1 + x2 + x3 2
b. x1 + x2 + x3 2
c. x1 + x2 + x3 = 2
d. x1 − x2 = 0
ANS: A PTS: 1 TOP: k out of n alternatives constraint
11. If the acceptance of project A is conditional on the acceptance of project B, and vice versa, the
appropriate constraint to use is a
a. multiple-choice constraint.
b. k out of n alternatives constraint.
c. mutually exclusive constraint.
d. corequisite constraint.
ANS: D PTS: 1
TOP: Modeling flexibility provided by 0-1 integer variables
TRUE/FALSE
1. The LP Relaxation contains the objective function and constraints of the IP problem, but drops all
integer restrictions.
2. In general, rounding large values of decision variables to the nearest integer value causes fewer
problems than rounding small values.
3. The solution to the LP Relaxation of a minimization problem will always be less than or equal to the
value of the integer program minimization problem.
4. If the optimal solution to the LP relaxation problem is integer, it is the optimal solution to the integer
linear program.
5. Slack and surplus variables are not useful in integer linear programs.
7. In a model involving fixed costs, the 0 - 1 variable guarantees that the capacity is not available unless
the cost has been incurred.
9. The constraint x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 2 means that two out of the first four projects must be selected.
10. The constraint x1 − x2 = 0 implies that if project 1 is selected, project 2 cannot be.
11. The product design and market share optimization problem presented in the textbook is formulated as
a 0-1 integer linear programming model.
ANS: T PTS: 1
TOP: Product design and market share optimization problem
12. The objective of the product design and market share optimization problem presented in the textbook
is to choose the levels of each product attribute that will maximize the number of sampled customers
preferring the brand in question.
ANS: T PTS: 1
TOP: Product design and market share optimization problem
13. If a problem has only less-than-or-equal-to constraints with positive coefficients for the variables,
rounding down will always provide a feasible integer solution.
14. Dual prices cannot be used for integer programming sensitivity analysis because they are designed for
linear programs.
15. Some linear programming problems have a special structure that guarantees the variables will have
integer values.
16. Generally, the optimal solution to an integer linear program is less sensitive to the constraint
coefficients than is a linear program.
17. The classic assignment problem can be modeled as a 0-1 integer program.
SHORT ANSWER
1. The use of integer variables creates additional restrictions but provides additional flexibility. Explain.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
3. Give a verbal interpretation of each of these constraints in the context of a capital budgeting problem.
a. x1 − x2 0
b. x1 − x2 = 0
c. x1 + x2 + x3 2
ANS:
Answer not provided.
4. Explain how integer and 0-1 variables can be used in an objective function to minimize the sum of
fixed and variable costs for production on two machines.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
5. Explain how integer and 0-1 variables can be used in a constraint to enable production.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PROBLEM
1. Solve the following problem graphically.
Max 5X + 6Y
a. Graph the constraints for this problem. Indicate all feasible solutions.
b. Find the optimal solution to the LP Relaxation. Round down to find a feasible integer
solution. Is this solution optimal?
c. Find the optimal solution.
ANS:
a. The feasible region is those integer values in the space labeled feasible region.
Max X + 2Y
s.t. 6X + 8Y 48
7X + 5Y 35
X, Y 0
Y integer
a. Graph the constraints for this problem. Indicate all feasible solutions.
b. Find the optimal solution to the LP Relaxation. Round down to find a feasible integer
solution. Is this solution optimal?
c. Find the optimal solution.
ANS:
a. The feasible region consists of the portions of the horizontal lines that lie within the area
labeled F. R.
b. The optimal relaxed solution is at X = 1.538, Y = 4.846 where Z = 11.231. The rounded
solution is X = 1.538, Y = 4.
c. The optimal solution is at X = 2.667, Y = 4, Z = 10.667.
Min 6X + 11Y
s.t. 9X + 3Y 27
7X + 6Y 42
4X + 8Y 32
X, Y 0 and integer
a. Graph the constraints for this problem. Indicate all feasible solutions.
b. Find the optimal solution to the LP Relaxation. Round up to find a feasible integer
solution. Is this solution optimal?
c. Find the optimal solution.
ANS:
a. The feasible region is the set of integer points in the area labeled feasible region.
b. The optimal relaxed solution is at X = 4.5, Y = 1.75, and Z = 46.25.
The rounded solution is X = 5, Y = 2.
c. The optimal solution is at X = 6, Y = 1, and Z = 47.
4. Consider a capital budgeting example with five projects from which to select. Let xi = 1 if project i is
selected, 0 if not, for i = 1,...,5. Write the appropriate constraint(s) for each condition. Conditions are
independent.
a. Choose no fewer than three projects.
b. If project 3 is chosen, project 4 must be chosen.
c. If project 1 is chosen, project 5 must not be chosen.
d. Projects cost 100, 200, 150, 75, and 300 respectively. The budget is 450.
e. No more than two of projects 1, 2, and 3 can be chosen.
ANS:
a. x1 + x2 + x3 + x4 + x5 3
b. x3 − x4 0
c. x1 + x5 1
d. 100x1 + 200x2 + 150x3 + 75x4 + 300x5 450
e. x1 + x2 + x3 2
5. Grush Consulting has five projects to consider. Each will require time in the next two quarters
according to the table below.
ANS:
Let A = 1 if project A is selected, 0 otherwise; same for B, C, D, and E
s.t. 5A + 3B + 7C + 2D + 15E 25
8A + 12B + 5C + 3D + 1E 20
C+D1
6. The Westfall Company has a contract to produce 10,000 garden hoses for a large discount chain.
Westfall has four different machines that can produce this kind of hose. Because these machines are
from different manufacturers and use differing technologies, their specifications are not the same.
a. This problem requires two different kinds of decision variables. Clearly define each kind.
b. The company wants to minimize total cost. Give the objective function.
c. Give the constraints for the problem.
d. Write a constraint to ensure that if machine 4 is used, machine 1 cannot be.
ANS:
7. Hansen Controls has been awarded a contract for a large number of control panels. To meet this
demand, it will use its existing plants in San Diego and Houston, and consider new plants in Tulsa, St.
Louis, and Portland. Finished control panels are to be shipped to Seattle, Denver, and Kansas City.
Pertinent information is given in the table.
Develop a model whose solution would reveal which plants to build and the optimal shipping
schedule.
ANS:
Min 350000B3 + 200000B4 + 480000B5 + 5P11 + 7P12 + 8P13 + 10P21 + 8P22 + 6P23
+ 9P31 + 4P32 + 3P33 + 12P41 + 6P42 + 2P43 + 4P51 + 10P52 + 11P53
8. Simplon Manufacturing must decide on the processes to use to produce 1650 units. If machine 1 is
used, its production will be between 300 and 1500 units. Machine 2 and/or machine 3 can be used only
if machine 1's production is at least 1000 units. Machine 4 can be used with no restrictions.
(HINT: Use an additional 0 - 1 variable to indicate when machines 2 and 3 can be used.)
ANS:
s.t. U1 300S1
U1 1500S1
U1 1000K
S2 K
S3 K
U2 500S2
U2 1200S2
U3 100S3
U3 800S3
U4 1650S4
U1 + U 2 + U3 + U4 = 1650
9. Your express package courier company is drawing up new zones for the location of drop boxes for
customers. The city has been divided into the seven zones shown below. You have targeted six
possible locations for drop boxes. The list of which drop boxes could be reached easily from each zone
is listed below.
Let xi = 1 if drop box location i is used, 0 otherwise. Develop a model to provide the smallest number
of locations yet make sure that each zone is covered by at least two boxes.
ANS:
Min xi
s.t. x1 + x2 + x5 + x6 2
x2 + x4 + x5 2
x1 + x2 + x4 + x6 2
x3 + x4 + x5 2
x1 + x 2 + x5 2
x3 + x4 2
x1 + x2 + x6 2
10. Consider the problem faced by a summer camp recreation director who is trying to choose activities
for a rainy day. Information about possible choices is given in the table below.
a. Give a general definition of the variables necessary in this problem so that each activity
can be considered for inclusion in the day's schedule.
b. The popularity ratings are defined so that 1 is the most popular. If the objective is to keep
the campers happy, what should the objective function be?
ANS:
11. Tower Engineering Corporation is considering undertaking several proposed projects for the next
fiscal year. The projects, the number of engineers and the number of support personnel required for
each project, and the expected profits for each project are summarized in the following table:
Project
1 2 3 4 5 6
Engineers Required 20 55 47 38 90 63
Support Personnel Required 15 45 50 40 70 70
Profit ($1,000,000s) 1.0 1.8 2.0 1.5 3.6 2.2
Formulate an integer program that maximizes Tower's profit subject to the following management
constraints:
1) Use no more than 175 engineers
2) Use no more than 150 support personnel
3) If either project 6 or project 4 is done, both must be done
4) Project 2 can be done only if project 1 is done
5) If project 5 is done, project 3 must not be done and vice versa
6) No more than three projects are to be done.
ANS:
Max P1 + 1.8P2 + 2P3 + 1.5P4 + 3.6P5 + 2.2P6
s.t. 3x1 + x2 9
x1 + 3x2 7
−x1 + x2 1
x1, x2 0 and integer
a Solve the problem as a linear program ignoring the integer constraints. Show that the
optimal solution to the linear program gives fractional values for both x1 and x2.
b. What is the solution obtained by rounding fractions greater than of equal to 1/2 to the next
larger number? Show that this solution is not a feasible solution.
c. What is the solution obtained by rounding down all fractions? Is it feasible?
d. Enumerate all points in the linear programming feasible region in which both x1 and x2 are
integers, and show that the feasible solution obtained in (c) is not optimal and that in fact
the optimal integer is not obtained by any form of rounding.
ANS:
a. From the graph on the next page, the optimal solution to the linear program is x1 = 2.5,
x2 = 1.5, z = 10.5.
b. By rounding the optimal solution of x1 = 2.5, x2 = 1.5 to x1 = 3, x2 = 2, this point lies
outside the feasible region.
c. By rounding the optimal solution down to x1 = 2, x2 = 1, we see that this solution indeed is
an integer solution within the feasible region, and substituting in the objective function, it
gives z = 8.
d. There are eight feasible integer solutions in the linear programming feasible region with z
values as follows:
x1 x2 z
1. 0 0 0
2. 1 0 3
3. 2 0 6
4. 3 0 9 optimal
5. 0 1 2
6. 1 1 5
7. 2 1 8 part (c) solution
8. 1 2 7
x1 = 3, x2 = 0 is the optimal solution. Rounding the LP solution (x1 = 2.5, x2 = 1.5) would
not have been optimal.
13. Tom's Tailoring has five idle tailors and four custom garments to make. The estimated time (in hours)
it would take each tailor to make each garment is listed below. (An 'X' in the table indicates an
unacceptable tailor-garment assignment.)
Tailor
Garment 1 2 3 4 5
Wedding gown 19 23 20 21 18
Clown costume 11 14 X 12 10
Admiral's uniform 12 8 11 X 9
Bullfighter's outfit X 20 20 18 21
Formulate and solve an integer program for determining the tailor-garment assignments that minimize
the total estimated time spent making the four garments. No tailor is to be assigned more than one
garment and each garment is to be worked on by only one tailor.
ANS:
Define the decision variables:
xij = 1 if garment i is assigned to tailor j; = 0 otherwise.
Number of decision variables = [(number of garments)(number of tailors)]
− (number of unacceptable assignments) = [4(5)] − 3 = 17.
Define the objective function:
Minimize total time spent making garments:
MIN 19x11 + 23x12 + 20x13 + 21x14 + 18x15 + 11x21 + 14x22 + 12x24 + 10x25
+ 12x31 + 8x32 + 11x33 + 9x35 + 20x42 + 20x43 + 18x44 + 21x45
Define the constraints:
Exactly one tailor per garment: No more than one garment per tailor:
1) x11 + x12 + x13 + x14 + x15 = 1 5) x11 + x21 + x31 1
2) x21 + x22 + x 24 + x25 = 1 6) x12 + x22 + x32 + x42 1
3) x31 + x32 + x33 + x35 = 1 7) x13 + x33 + x43 1
4) x42 + x43 + x44 + x45 = 1 8) x14 + x24 + x44 1
9) x15 + x25 + x35 + x45 1
Nonnegativity: xij 0 for i = 1,..,4 and j = 1,..,5
Optimal Solution:
Assign wedding gown to tailor 5
Assign clown costume to tailor 1
Assign admiral uniform to tailor 2
Assign bullfighter outfit to tailor 4
Total time spent = 55 hours
14. Market Pulse Research has conducted a study for Lucas Furniture on some designs for a new
commercial office desk. Three attributes were found to be most influential in determining which desk
is most desirable: number of file drawers, the presence or absence of pullout writing boards, and
simulated wood or solid color finish. Listed below are the part-worths for each level of each attribute
provided by a sample of 7 potential Lucas customers.
Suppose the overall utility (sum of part-worths) of the current favorite commercial office desk is 50 for
each customer. What is the product design that will maximize the share of choices for the seven
sample participants? Formulate and solve, using Lindo or Excel, this 0 - 1 integer programming
problem.
ANS:
Define the decision variables:
There are 7 lij decision variables, one for each level of attribute.
lij = 1 if Lucas chooses level i for attribute j; 0 otherwise.
There are 7 Yk decision variables, one for each consumer in the sample.
Yk = 1 if consumer k chooses the Lucas brand, 0 otherwise.
Define the objective function:
Maximize the number of consumers preferring the Lucas brand desk.
MAX Y1 + Y2 + Y3 + Y4 + Y5 + Y6 + Y7
Define the constraints:
There is one constraint for each consumer in the sample.
5l11 + 26l21 + 20l31 + 18l12 + 11l22 + 17l13 + 10l23 − 50Y1 1
18l11 + 11l21 + 5l31 + 12l12 + 16l22 + 15l13 + 26l23 − 50Y2 1
4l11 + 16l21 + 22l31 + 7l12 + 13l22 + 11l13 + 19l23 − 50Y3 1
12l11 + 8l21 + 4l31 + 18l12 + 9l22 + 22l13 + 14l23 − 50Y4 1
19l11 + 9l21 + 3l31 + 4l12 + 14l22 + 30l13 + 19l23 − 50Y5 1
6l11 + 15l21 + 21l31 + 8l12 + 17l22 + 20l13 + 11l23 − 50Y6 1
9l11 + 6l21 + 3l31 + 13l12 + 5l22 + 16l13 + 28l23 − 50Y7 1
There is one constraint for each attribute.
l11 + l21 + l31 = 1
l12 + l22 = 1
l13 + l23 = 1
Optimal Solution:
Lucas should choose these product features:
Participant 1 (Y1 = 1)
Participant 5 (Y5 = 1)
Participant 6 (Y6 = 1)
15. Kloos Industries has projected the availability of capital over each of the next three years to be
$850,000, $1,000,000, and $1,200,000, respectively. It is considering four options for the disposition
of the capital:
(1) Research and development of a promising new product
(2) Plant expansion
(3) Modernization of its current facilities
(4) Investment in a valuable piece of nearby real estate
Monies not invested in these projects in a given year will NOT be available for following year's
investment in the projects. The expected benefits three years hence from each of the four projects and
the yearly capital outlays of the four options are summarized in the table below in $1,000,000's.
In addition, Kloos has decided to undertake exactly two of the projects, and if plant expansion is
selected, it will also modernize its current facilities.
ANS:
Adieu.
LETTER XXVII.
Palais de Justice.—Account of the different tribunals or courts of law.
my dear sir,
I went this morning to the “Palais de Justice,” in order to visit the
different tribunals. The “façade,” or front, of this building has a
commanding appearance. A handsome iron railing, with three gates,
forms its barrier; after passing through which, you ascend a lofty
flight of stone steps. The avenues to the principal hall are filled with
shops of various descriptions, and particularly those of booksellers.
The hall, or central room, which is of considerable extent, forms a
kind of antichamber to the different courts. I went into one of the
“tribunals de premier instance,” in each of which three judges
preside. They wear long bands, and black coats, from which is
suspended a cloke or gown of black silk. The advocates plead in a
sort of bar; but, excepting being dressed in black, have no
distinguishing badge, or professional decoration. The judges had a
grave appearance; and, though they did not seem to be men of
much importance, conducted themselves with decency and
propriety. I was present while some causes were argued; but they
were not of sufficient consequence to enable me to form any
estimate of the talents of the advocates, now called, in the general
change of name, “des défenseurs officiaux[74].” As to their outward
garb, it was not prepossessing; and, if it were not unjust to form any
conclusion from mere exteriors, I should say, that a french counsel
and an english one appear to be drawn from a very different class of
society. I next saw a court, which, under the title of “tribunal de la
police correctionelle,” is charged with the investigation and
punishment of petty offences. I here heard the trial of a man charged
with pawning, for his own use, some goods belonging to a shop, in
which he was employed as a workman. The witnesses were
regularly examined; after which the criminal was very patiently heard
in his defence. As he had nothing to urge but his poverty and the
charges of a large family, he was found guilty by the judges, (for I
observed no jury) and was sentenced, though an old offender, to
only six months imprisonment. This trial having satisfied my curiosity
about “la police correctionelle,” I next visited the chief or supreme
court of the republic, which is called “le tribunal de cassation.” Here
every thing bore a more dignified appearance. The room was lofty,
the seats elevated, and the judges (whose number was
considerable) seemed, by their dress, their manner, and their
language, to be well suited to the important functions of their office.
They wore black and red gowns, with cocked hats, the cords of
which were of gold lace. Nothing can be more respectable than the
exterior of this court; of the proceedings of which I could form no
idea, as the judges were employed in reading papers relating to
mere matters of form. I imagine, that this is the tribunal intended, in
some respects, to replace the parliament of Paris. The magistrates,
as far as I could form an opinion from this cursory visit, seem men of
education, learning, and polished manners.
Before I left the Palais de Justice, I looked in at the criminal court
of the “départment de la Seine.” A culprit was reading a long written
defence, which I had not the patience to hear concluded. The room
was handsome, and the proceedings orderly and correct. I saw here
nothing like a jury; yet I am told, that all capital offences are tried by
that mode of process. An Italian was a few days ago tried in this
court, and convicted of assassination. I regret much, that I was not
present at the trial. I did not hear of the circumstance till to day. He
yesterday underwent the punishment of the guillotine, being led to
the scaffold in a red shirt, this disgrace being added to the sentence
in cases of murder. I ought to mention, in honour of the present
criminal laws of France, that this is the first individual, who has been
condemned to death, during the six months which I have passed at
Paris.
Underneath the “Palais de Justice” is situate that fatal prison,
called “la Conciergerie.” It was here that the sanguinary Robespierre
immured the daily victims of his wild and unrelenting tyranny; who
awaited, within its dismal walls, the signal of death, under the
insulting and degraded name of trial. It was here, that rank, beauty,
age, philosophy, virtue, and patriotism, took the places of vice; and,
in the caverns destined to receive the blackest perpetrators of
hideous crimes, were hurled, among multitudes of other innocent
and dignified characters, the learned Condorcet, the ingenious
Lavoisier, the respectable Madame Roland, the venerable
Malesherbes, and the lovely, courageous, and once haughty queen
of France. When I have been forced to make such painful reflections,
in viewing the different objects which present themselves at Paris, I
have always found some consolation in looking round me, and
seeing how completely that system of suspicion, bloodshed, and
injustice, has passed away. Those horrors, so disgraceful to France,
took place in a moment of national delirium (if I may be permitted the
expression); and the inhabitants of Paris, who committed, or rather
suffered, the scenes of judicial murder, which every day
contaminated the streets of the capital, now, restored to their senses,
are the first to deplore and execrate them. I am persuaded, that
crimes like these can never again find their way into the polished
metropolis of this great, brave, and ingenious people.
With this hope I shall conclude my letter—a hope, in which I am
certain that you will warmly and cordially unite.
I am, &c.
LETTER XXVIII.
The gardens and walks of Paris.
my dear sir,
Whenever you come to Paris, come with the smiling month of may.
On my arrival here, at the end of october, I was disgusted with the
dirt of the streets, the mire of the Thuilleries, the ruts of the
Boulevards, and the general gloom of the town. Accustomed to take
a great deal of exercise, I could not persuade myself to be shut up,
the whole of every day, either in a hot room, or a close carriage. I
therefore continued to walk about: but, while my feet were cut to
pieces at every step, I was frequently in danger of being run over by
a rapid cabriolet, or squeezed to atoms under the ponderous wheels
of an overloaded cart. Nor was I consoled for this hazardous
undertaking by meeting with any conversable persons of my
acquaintance.
The parisians, who have carriages, never think of walking during
the severe days of winter; and those who do not possess that
convenience, spend the greater part of every day at home. To save
the expense of a fiacre[75], they will, indeed, sometimes use their
feet in going to a restaurateur’s, a spectacle, or a ball, or in paying
some of those innumerable visits, in which an inhabitant of this town
passes half his life; but, as to taking exercise for health, it never
enters into the calculations of a frenchman. Nothing, therefore, could
be so dismal as the streets in the months of november, december,
and january; and a severer punishment could not be devised for the
daily murder of time committed by our Bond street loungers, than to
condemn them to a three months pilgrimage, at that period of the
year, round the streets of Paris.
The spring has, with fine weather, changed the face of every thing
here; and a person fond of exercise may now have all the
advantages which he can possibly desire.
The Thuilleries and Champs Elisées, which in winter are almost
impassable, now offer excellent gravel walks, and delightful shade
under the long avenues of lofty trees. Here crowds are collected at
almost every hour of the day; and, besides long lines of pedestrians,
rows of chairs are filled with ladies eating ice, and politicians reading
newspapers.
The Bois de Boulogne affords an admirable ride for persons in
carriages or on horseback, and a lengthened walk for those on foot.
Besides these, there are several delightful gardens open to the
public in different parts of the town. The Boulevards, which surround
Paris on every side, are now seen to great advantage.
The walks are in high order, the trees are in rich foliage; and the
number of mountebanks, printsellers, quack doctors, and shows of
all kinds, collected here, and the crowds of persons and carriages
which are constantly passing, make them present a very curious and
lively scene.
The “Hameau de Chantilly,” or Elisée de Bourbon, very near the
Champs Elisées, has a very pretty, though not an extensive garden,
into which, for a few sols, you gain admittance. It was hence I saw
madame Garnerin ascend, about a month ago, in a balloon,
unaccompanied by any one. The day was fine; and we were all
much delighted with the courage of the fair heroine, who was the first
female that had ventured alone on such an expedition.
She descended a few leagues from Paris, and supped, the same
evening, in public, at the Hameau, where she was received with
universal and merited applause.
I am particularly pleased with a garden, called “Mousseux, ou les
délices de Chartre,” situate in the Fauxbourg St. Honoré, and within
the gates of Paris. It formerly belonged to the duke of Orleans; but,
having been confiscated with the rest of his enormous fortune, is
now national property, and open every day for the use of the public.
The garden is arranged in the english taste, commands an extensive
view, and has all the advantages and appearance of grounds at a
considerable distance from a capital. Fine verdure, trees of every
kind in the must luxuriant blossom, variety of flowers, a clear sky,
and birds warbling a thousand wild notes, make you entirely forget
the town; and the whole seems a fairy scene produced by
enchantment.
The only things in bad taste, I mean the modern antiques and
drawbridges, are now falling into decay; and the artificial ruins are
daily becoming real ones.
The salon or house consists of a long gallery; but it has been so
much neglected during the revolution, that it is now in a very tottering
and dangerous state. “Mousseux” is still a most delightful spot, and
must have been exquisitely so, when kept in proper order. I doubt
much, if such a garden is to be found within the walls of any other
capital in Europe.
I ought to mention, that, though the town is completely hidden in
the shady walks of this charming retreat, one of the best views of
Paris is enjoyed from a hillock of easy ascent, situate in the centre of
these grounds. There is a traiteur at the door of the garden, where
dinners may be ordered; but his accommodations (as far as can be
judged from the outward appearance of his habitation) I should
suppose not very superiour. I have heard, however, of large and
fashionable parties, who have dined here. Nothing is paid for walking
in the garden.
At the further end of the Bois de Boulogne, about two miles from
Paris, there is another place of this kind, which, whenever you come
to Paris, I recommend your visiting. It is called “Bagatelle,” and
formerly belonged to the Comte D’Artois, who is said to have built
the house and arranged the grounds in the space of six weeks. The
building, which is now an inn or tavern, is light and elegant; and the
garden (allowing for some few exceptions) is laid out with
considerable taste. Near the house there is a very pretty and very
striking view of the bridge of Neuilly. The accommodations here are
good, and a person fond of the country cannot pass a fine evening
more agreeably, than by dining at Bagatelle, and strolling afterwards
about the grounds.
Before I conclude my account of the gardens of Paris, I ought to
mention two, which, are opened at this season of the year, at a late
hour, and usually frequented after the opera, or other spectacles; I
mean Frescati and Tivoli.
Frescati consists of a large house and small garden, situate on the
Boulevard. The gate stands in the corner of “la rue de la Loi.” The
apartments, elegantly painted with italian landscapes, are large and
numerous, and splendidly lighted every evening. The garden was
illuminated last night, for the first time this season, and is as pretty as
its limited extent can permit. It is the fashion to come here about ten
o’clock; and the amusement consists in walking about, chatting with
your friends, eating ices and cakes, or drinking tea, punch, or
lemonade, the sale of which articles constitute the whole profits of
the landlord, to whom nothing is paid for admittance. Frescati is, in
short, a kind of coffee house; and, notwithstanding the smell of
brandy, gin, and rum, generally prevalent, is frequented by ladies as
well as gentlemen. When I first came here, I supposed that these
ladies were of a certain description: but I was soon undeceived; and,
besides seeing at this place the most respectable families of Paris,
was assured by a ci-devant comtesse excessively rigid on matters of
etiquette, “que toute la bonne compagnie y alloit[76].” After this
authoritative decision, it would be presumptuous to doubt the
propriety of going to Frescati; and our most scrupulous
countrywomen may, without apprehension of being taken either for
“filles” or “parvenues,” enjoy this strange and singular amusement.
Tivoli is but just opened for the season. I have been there once. It
is a large and beautiful garden, situate in “la rue St. Lazare,” in the
“Chaussée d’Antin.” It was illuminated with much taste; the trees are
lofty; and the whole seemed to resemble what I imagine our Vauxhall
was, before it was covered in.
There was a band of music, and dancing, on a platform erected for
the purpose. There was also a party of tumblers. The company was
not either very numerous or very genteel; but the night was not hot,
and fine weather is necessary to render this place agreeable; as
there is no house or shelter of any kind. In the months of July or
august Tivoli must be delightful.
I forgot to mention, that there were roundabouts, (as they are
vulgarly called in England) on which full grown people were very
gravely amusing themselves. I heard, the other day, of a duel, which
took place in consequence of a dispute for one of these places. You
will scarcely believe the report; yet I am every day convinced, that
there is nothing so ridiculous, that fancy can suppose, which does
not actually and frequently take place in this most extraordinary
town.
Having given you this short sketch of the amusements “al fresco,” I
shall conclude with repeating my recommendations to you,
whenever you come to Paris, to come in the spring. Winter is,
indeed, the time for private society; but I have found from
experience, that a foreigner has so little to expect on this head, that it
is much wiser to choose a season, when an infinite variety of
amusements, and all the charms of Nature, in their richest and
happiest colours, offer a sure and constant fund of pleasure.
I am, &c.
LETTER XXIX.
The manufactory of “Gobelins,” the observatory, “les Enfans trouvés,”
“Champ de Mars,” les Invalides, and the temple of Mars, containing
the colours taken from different nations, and the tomb of Turenne.—
Le Musée des Monumens françois, or collection of monuments.—List
of the most esteemed of these.—Note to this letter contains the
account of a dinner at the first consul’s.
my dear sir,
As my stay at Paris draws towards a conclusion, I have occupied the
three or four last days in visiting those objects of curiosity, which as
yet I had neglected to see.
The manufactory of Gobelins deserves all its celebrity. The
colours, the design, and the execution of the tapestry made here, are
equal to the productions of the finest painting. I was shown some
specimens, which were uncommonly beautiful, particularly two
pieces, one of which represented the assassination of the admiral
Coligni, and the other the heroic conduct of the président Molé,
copied from the picture at Versailles, an account of which I have
already given.
There are ninety persons now employed, of whom I saw several at
work. It is astonishing with what facility they seem to perform the
most difficult tasks, but I am told that the art is not learnt without
much time and considerable attention. The apprenticeship requires
six years, and at least eighteen are necessary to make a proficient.
The workmen are not locked up within the walls of the manufactory,
as was the case during the monarchy, but they are kept under the
constant “surveillance[77] of the police.” Most of the pieces now in
hand have been ordered by the first consul, and are destined to form
the ornament of St. Cloud, and other public buildings.
From the Gobelins, situate in the most distant part of the
Fauxbourg St. Germain, I drove along the new Boulevard to the
observatory. I found here only some common sized telescopes, on
which I observed with pride the respectable name of “Dollond,” of
London. I was informed that a magnificent instrument of this kind is
preparing on the plan of Herschel, which is to be twenty-two feet
long, with a speculum of platina. It is to be moved on a platform, for
the purpose of making observations, by means of a machine
invented for the purpose. I ascended the top of the building, and the
view thence, which commands all Paris, is grand and striking.
Near the observatory is the nursery of that humane establishment
called “les Enfans trouvés,” which is still kept up on the old
philanthropic plan. Orphan children, deprived by death of their
parents, or abandoned by them, are received here without question,
recommendation, or inquiry, and are nursed with tenderness, well
fed, properly educated, and lastly, qualified for some trade or
profession, in which they are afterwards placed at the expense of the
public. Their infancy is passed in the building shown to me; they are,
at a certain age, sent into the country, for the benefit of the air, and
then return to the principal hospital of the institution at Paris, where
their education is completed. Their number is seldom less than a
thousand.
I shall continue to speak of the different objects I have lately seen,
in the same order in which I visited them.
The Champ de Mars, where, on the 14th of july, 1790, I was
present, when the unfortunate Lewis XVI received and repeated the
oath of fidelity to that constitution which was so soon violated, has
still the remains of that vast amphitheatre, made by the activity and
zeal of the parisians in the course of fourteen days, and on which
were seated nearly a million of people. I recollected all the spots,
where the principal authorities were placed on that memorable day;
and it will be needless for me to repeat the innumerable reflections
which were created by a remembrance of the extraordinary and
many-coloured events which have since occurred. The École
Militaire, which is now a barrack for the consular horse guards, forms
the front and principal ornament of the Champ de Mars, which is
terminated on the other side by the river Seine. L’École Militaire was
built, in 1751, from a plan of Gabriel. It has a handsome façade, and
a lofty dome, with a dial, and the figures of Time and Astronomy.
The building of “les Invalides” presents one of the most striking
objects of Paris. Besides the beauty of its construction, its handsome
entrance, its four courts, its celebrated clock, its lofty dome, and
elegant pillars, it contains, in the principal hall, or chapel, now called
“le Temple de Mars,” the colours, or ensigns, taken during the war,
by the republican armies, from the different powers opposed to
France. This beautiful room at least a hundred feet long, is lined on
all sides with the badges of triumph, many of which bear, from their
tattered appearance, the most convincing proofs of not having been
obtained without considerable difficulty. Among the innumerable
colours of all nations, I perceived, with pride, that there were only
two or three english; and these, from their size, had belonged to
some ship, perhaps to a merchantman, or to that man of war, which,
after sharing the glories of Aboukir, was taken by five french vessels
of the line, after a resistance no less honourable than her former
success. In the centre of this spacious apartment, to the right,
surrounded by the trophies of his successors and countrymen, is
placed the tomb of Turenne. This monument was removed to the
Temple of Mars by the present government, and placed here, with
considerable pomp, after having been saved from the fury of
jacobinical rage, and preserved, by the care of le Noir, in the “Musée
des Monuments françois.”
The circumstance which I have just mentioned, naturally leads me
to speak of the last named institution, which I visited yesterday for
the second time. On my arrival at Paris, I went to see le Musée des
Monuments françois; and not being as much struck with the
exhibition as I expected, from its great renown, I purposely
postponed speaking of it, till I had had an opportunity of examining it
again with all the attention it deserved. After several hours employed
in this second view, I continue of my former opinion, that the spot[78],
in which these monuments are collected, is infinitely too small; that
the garden, meant to be the tranquil site of sepulchral honours, and
the calm retreat of departed grandeur, is on so limited a scale, is so
surrounded with adjoining houses, and altogether so ill arranged,
that, instead of presenting the model of