, 1880-01-11
ST. PETERSBURG.
A Chicago Lady's Visit to the
Museum Of Queen Cathe.
rine's Hermitage.
Rambles Through the Gorgeous Halls
eViewing the Superb Art
Collections.
A Breakneck Drive, with n MuscoTitc
Jehu, Around the Russian
.Capital.

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The City In q Whirl Of Excitement Over
A., n..yu A+.oc,+od Aa.
sAo oeaa 3A'11'"fs
easination.
Tho following Is IN cxtrnct from per-
so,ol ,ettor written by Chicugv lady now
trovn,ir,r In RussIn:
Sr. Trrrnsu,1ng, Russia, December, 1870.-
1fu Dc1,r -; You will be surprised at tlso
data md ndtlress OF this letter, but scarcely
more thun Mn To find myself III this greatCar
tnf f,uss,a. ra,llr very yYuddenly,w With light
,,,na,,1r m4 7 wuntrt to bu as free from care
NJ nnssihlc. our Journey from Berlin was |
comfortnhlc. lie slceping-cars IN Germany,
~. asn'.olal,v In Hussla' from tho frontier, |
put espes,"y ~ ".I ,ralI ,..rmntl Tho huirrts
belhe very hsce UNI ,',,. Msat " ,,,,.,,r ,r,nt
being frequent ala cSce!leh1* He'eA u'
such coffee or saw such folls as "e sot u.
breakfast. The weather Is clear, con'' N'a
sill, 80 tint with our fur-llnetl clohNs, ooots'
etc., W. did not feel 1t even when We left tle
cars. On the why ,R,p wy KEEP tHel',"s tx aM,.r,
ut the great feseino."nse na.,a
len, especially some parts OF Uhio.
uno .,c'tnl,as conm.,s ~ n,rtISsenrsd tud, and
a1e st.essnes ~ "ao.t"r,ti nv rrn,,nrI in VII
wooden houses sea.te1eu , VI ,.,. st"pIo 80 " ,,to
inges, wnsn ,se ,v'r rs', ,ar ,v CO. o. did not
snns ss's ms,nc m "bout forty feet loug, IN their
r1tenlousy nnin.es.u,o r' a,'ss Srr forcin, Iot!
soil. Brother Ii cat' read some Of thein,
whIcl, nre purely Greek; but It Is rather an
amusing and voxa.Ious experience not oven
to be able to read ing ,r sigMs. ,,,, ,,d. uorn.
Ing started to SEQ tho Hermitage: 1t must be
that only comparatively snail number OF
travellers visit t's Mar's.oas e'syt n,'"1 '"1 ~
wonders are not more geheFa'ls sounas".
n,J i rlrh treasures from antique ton,Ds be
anu licn tsesI seaar', tnaatl,"r IN tbls o,le yss
ss1s sossoaso e% sau0 ass eesss specimens #
branch Ut art. W. nrc apt q thlnk OF =. r.
Prte,sburg MS Itter Moasr;;! city, Us
buildings Of perIapa me, nsie't'c'ous s's1e'
ur i,,,.,s sH If r"rnl % spleu,ior. Approaching,
n,'c ny la sitsrs d lorch supported ,by ten great
ssryStiss t;1 tS'ywS yscd fs9t So S s sec st n i.
@Saatoinica(ly @ aesnrate Tint vsns an!i muscles
sal ot u.i! My sse srsat gints t,,'; Peirl !,1
ssiyes I indeed III marble halls, will, u wilder
nsss IT nonolil c9ln,!s Of vaIisa hMes
ssnE " nnr s,rauoxs sa;
~ 3asn rooGS ~ 'i;u liza Vnicnn. tonk 5ur wraps and
oss ,,,, ,,s us rm;a,nms breul, II, the gallery
sc & scuipur I' witch vii Rot pnrtI%qG,ixs Gi
T., tIn M y5,msfui MD flowing ,lrapurlrs OF his
1 ~ .hs l,sf fnrs tI,o nils becal,.c tic iaslIom; op
,,1ost lovely Venus; others BY prax
itsies sH oeG; dGw' t1ssk to Or thS oa! ~
~, Tint wSs nf mnst absorbing Interest
.vns 4,r KnrtnG colectlo1,s Of Antltiues frull
tnu titn, La., he.,, cnn,,tte ut tIp expense o
tia t'2 2rt',vn IN ,hn ,uIrtliorn shores Of tht
HIac! e s,a slice iii, nia tl,s rasll, Is, ii
issoysrysf tss trensrs,s W1f saHnl En'ln' !,
IN Tolnpsil or Troy. In oiie cilAIllber Of
tou,b spt wps tonutl Tia rcnains Ut a Seythial
ruler, lis wife, his horses, nnu c1,lerry, Will
uoIS liz anather a ths priesess ot Cerss, 6urie
With four horses, their trapplngs, and a
lrrss thsr Itch oss sH o ot Sae so of esfrs
nf v;ctnrv' ' WItl four Horses, caell nbout
o,,nrtsr n NJ, Eucll long, but absolutely pci
1gGi nai7 tus "m Inch' vt tlraussI an1 Eraecinl.
aess of nest In pwerk. n hers are twenty ,nor
perfect nnl beautiful. Soine even retalnc
teF fsa,e 4snSs sse q bfhss hs1s aqs go S9s Sa
s nsanner q ornaments ef men ana ;sl. wo,ns1 !!
funniest idea Of the interest ni these % %oilus
sinithhfs arf:, Thers arS objects q pure cl'ss y
form In silver, finely wrought housel!ol
utensils, ami mirrors and combs, Quo hnyll
tbs Greek Inscription "a present lrol
slster";. buttons buckles, nuts nnd IrIp pr
visions: all Just as they were tount: M Ihe
wero other objects III bronze, ard the who
IS certainly uneQualcd !n variety, oxecntlo
nnsl interest. There nro other ruo,ns, i'lit
witt, barbarian guild and silver work wllc
contrast strongly with tho Greek. ,,, :,
we pass tiirougl, halls lined with u
richest marbles md supported by grand e, &c
vases hive ever seel,, and nm always
tractcd to them, you know. These Hre
tie most 1ellcAtp drawing, aIld rare eliaeu
parts, while QUE y PARTICULAR ls the. te ilgar "
or cream Oh blnck ground, Some Of the