The =Chalice of St. Remi=, with its gold filagree work, six rows of chasing, and precious stones set in a _collier_, is a remarkable work of art. It was in this chalice that, by special privilege, the kings of France communicated in wine at the conclusion of their consecration. Tradition has it that the gold of which it is made was that of the Soissons Vase, whereas in reality it is 12th century. Confiscated in 1793 and deposited in the _Bibliothèque Nationale_, it was restored to the Cathedral by Napoleon III. [Illustration: ST. URSULA'S SKIFF. (_Cliché LL._)] =St. Ursula's Skiff= is a reliquary given by Henri III. It represents a ship carved out of cornelian, floating on a sea of enamel. The ship, whose mast bears the royal crown, is adorned with the escutcheons of France and Poland, and contains eleven small figures. That of St. Ursula is said to be the portrait of the Queen of France. Amongst the other remarkable works of art in the Treasure are the following: the _reliquaries_ of Archbishop Samson, St. Sixtus (12th century), St. Peter and St. Paul (14th century), and the Holy Sepulchre (16th century); a _monstrance_ of gilt copper (13th century); a _liturgical comb_ of ivory, said to have belonged to St. Bernard (12th century); a rock-crystal _cross_, which formerly belonged to Cardinal de Lorraine; _orfrays_ embroidered with silver thread (13th century); the _credence_ and _oil vessels_ of Abbot de la Salle; a _fragment_ of a carved wood crozier (incorrectly said to be the crozier of St. Gibrien), two other fragments of which are in the Town Museum (12th century); the _vases_, _utensils_, and _sacred ornaments_ which were used at the consecration of Charles X.; the _reliquary_ of the Sacred Ampulla, designed by Lafitte for the consecration of Charles X. The original Sacred Ampulla was broken in 1793. The present one, which has only served for the consecration of Charles X., is a replica said to have been made with the few drops of balsam of the Clovis Ampulla, which pious hands saved from the broken fragments of the sacred vessel. [Illustration: CASKET OF THE SACRED AMPULLA. (_Cliché LL._)] [Illustration: FRAGMENTS SAVED FROM THE RUINS. (_Cliché LL._)] [Illustration (Map)] =FIRST ITINERARY FOR VISITING RHEIMS= =Starting-point: Place du Parvis Nôtre-Dame=