The house of Louis Roederer founded by a plodding German named Schreider--The central and other establishments of the firm--Ancient house in the Rue des Elus--The gloomy-looking Rue des Deux Anges and prison-like aspect of its houses--Inside their courts the scene changes--Handsome Renaissance house and garden, a former abode of the canons of the Cathedral--The Place Royale--The Hôtel des Fermes and the statue of the 'wise, virtuous, and magnanimous Louis XV.'--Birthplace of Colbert in the Rue de Cérès--Quaint Adam and Eve gateway in the Rue de l'Arbalète--Heidsieck & Co.'s central establishment in the Rue de Sedan--Their famous 'Monopole' brand--The firm founded in the last century--Their extensive cellars inside and outside Reims--The matured wines shipped by them--The Boulevard du Temple--M. Ernest Irroy's cellars, vineyards, and vendangeoirs--Recognition by the Reims Agricultural Association of his plantations of vines--His wines and their popularity at the best London clubs--Various Champagne firms located in this quarter of Reims--The Rue du Tambour and the famous House of the Musicians--The Counts de la Marck assumed former occupants of the latter--The Brotherhood of Minstrels of Reims--Périnet & Fils' establishment in the Rue St. Hilaire--Their cellars of three stories in solid masonry--Their soft, light, and delicate wines--A rare still Verzenay--The firm's high-class Extra Sec. [Illustration] The house of Louis Roederer, originally founded by a plodding German named Schreider, was content to pursue the sleepy tenor of its way for some years--until indeed it suddenly felt prompted to lay siege to the Muscovite connection of La Veuve Clicquot-Ponsardin, and secure a market for its wine at Moscow and St. Petersburg. It next opened up the United States, and finally introduced its brand into England. The house possesses cellars in various parts of Reims, and has its offices in one of the oldest quarters of the city--namely, the Rue des Elus, or ancient Rue des Juifs, where the old synagogue formerly stood, and the records of which date as far back as 1103.