The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-21
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY
AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM
CONSUL GENERAL HOLLOWAY.
American Life I'm the Gay Russian
CapitaI-LOcal Functions for
Thanksgiving Week.

Below is an excerpt from letter from
Col. w. r. Holloway, consul general5to st.
Petersburg, who has arrived at his destina-
ton. The letter, which was written Sun
day. Oct. 81, contains bits of social gossip.
1t says: "Was at the British-American
Church this morning. There is also an En-
glish Episcopal Church here, but 1 will at
tend the former. 1t is congregational and
must have 200 attendants, principally En-
gIish. Our minister Mr.. Breckenridge, at
tends there but his successor Mr.. Hitch
cock, of st. Louis, will be here about the
18th. He has a wife and two grown daugh-
tiers. The secretary of legation, a Mr..
Pierce, of Boston, is a splendid fellow and
has a nice wife. They entertained me a
week ago, when met the minister and his
wife. There is an American family named
Hill here, with three daughters and son,
who were members of Myron w. Reeds
church in Denver. dined there last night.
Am to dine with Mr.. Dunstan, former vice
consul, tomorrow. He has been connected
with the Russian treasury, looking after
the printing of their bank notes. He has
been here twenty years. I have just been
calling on Mrs. Greenwauld, a bright To-
ledo-San Francisco girl, who married a rich
Russian fur dealer. She resembles Mrs.
ing. have not had wet or a cold day
since left home. 1 am at the only first
class Russian) boarding house here. All
the people speak English. Mrs. Governor
Matthew's niece was here all Of last week
and will return in a few days from Moscow.
Her name is Clara E. Whitcomb. She at
tended school at Indianapolis and her half
brother is young attorney there She has
Deeen abroad WI md hacs 49, ell
of the countries except Great Britain and
France. She will go home in another year
1 met Margaret Reid in Paris She is doing
Wen. she met success in London as well as
IN cannes, where she was complimented by
the Prince Of Wales. / am going to see
il can get her an engagement here during
the next season. The opera here is under
the patronage or the government, which
trains the greasef portion of the ballet
dancers and singers. I saw the imperial
ballet Monday night, the only night 1t APP
pears. IT was Immense. Almost up to the
The art gallery mere Is the finest in the
world; has 1000 pictures selected from 1000
all are gems. 1t is. not so large as the
Louvre, but the collection as whole is
not excelled in the world. They have orig
mai Dutch and Flemish pictures purchased
vases are very fine. especially the latter
many of which are malachite and other
equally valuable stone, worth their weight
IN gold. Some of them are five feet high.
The Russians have always been famous in
gold and enameled work Gold is used
mere as we use silver in America, especially
where the imperial family is concerned"
Colonel Holloway has visited the Winter
Palace, where he tons of gold plate
studded with immense jewels. There were
reception, audience. ball, music, concert
banquet and throne rooms galore. The
private suite was very handsome, with
marble bath tubs sunk in the floor, cabinets
thirty feet high for dresses, dainty desks
and beautiful dressing stands, clocks, bric-
a-prac, bronzes, Conservatives, fountains
and seats.