The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-05
TRIBUTE TO CRONJE.
Seventy Thousand Russians Unite in
q Striking Testimonial
tcorrespondence Of Assoeiated Fress.)


fCorrespondence Of Associated Press.)
St Petersburg, Jan at is quite nat
uraI that the Russian parusans or the
Beers should seek some unObjectionable
way Of expressing their sympathy and
adufraton, ana 1t was not surprising
that they selected CrOnje to be the re-
cipient Of their testimonial What was
surprising was that they should con-
ceive and carry out the notion of pre-
Eenting him with an told Russian pokai
or drinking cup-a 'bratina," in the Ian
Euage Of the cDuntry-and that they
turned the pOlxal into a monument Gen
eral Cronje IS at present inaccessible,
and the testimonial is being displayed in
the ceramic exposition which was
opened here q. few days ago in the pres
ence OF an iluStriOus asSemblage. in
Guiding United States Ambassador
Tower. It may safely be classed among
monumental curiOsities. One sees upon
a wooden pedestal of oval form and
about three feet high an ornament OF
silver. granite and Russian silver enam-
eled ware. "A silver equestrian figure OF
Cronje surmOunts a red granite httlock
overlooking the river where he made his
last stand. The hillOCk is followed be-
who are answering the English fire The
figures are simple and we'll executed in
detail but make no impression in the Pc
culiar ensemble The greater part OF the
space is covered with beaten silver in
tended to represent flowing water and
with granite fragments to Indicate ISL
character Of the gift are a dozen or SO
or enameled silver drinking cups Of the
after-d dinner coffee size, which are hung
upon hooks around the top Of the ped
estaI- It is explained that the pedestal
4tself represents the polxal and the &C
cessOries are merely the cover The ped
esta1 rs richly carved, the principal fea-
ture being a nfe-size eagle natural but
not symbolical- A bas-relief of the face
OF Peter the Great reminds one Of the
fruitful visit OF the carpenter car to the
Dutch republic. The gift - from 10000
Russians
braces 200 or 800 collective exhibits from
the Paris exposition, is the center Of at
traction for fashionable St Petersburg.
The exhibits are selling rapidly at fancy
prices. None are more admired than
those OF the Lockwood pottery Cincin-
natl. Ohio. and the Tiffany glasses Ma
tive Russian work occupies the greater
part OF the space. and 1t makes an ex-
ce1lent impression. In addition to the
output of the Baron Stieglitz school in
this city, the StroganofR school In Mos
cow. the imperial porcelain works the
school o1 painting OF the Imperial So
ciety OF Fine Arts and several other
schools. there are exhibits by nearly so
Russian manufacturers Of porcelain,
pottery and glassware.
A rival attraction for art lovers was
opened Sunday. It was an exhibition OF
French paintings containing 457 num-
bers many OF which received gold, sill
Yer OF DLuIIe HGua4S or nouoIa Die men
ffon at the Paris exhibition The paint
1nBs which attract most attention is Al
tired Philippe Rolls large canvas repre-
eenting the laying Of the first stone Of
Ghg Alexander III bridge by the czar and
Hhe president OF the French republic.
The most notable social event recently
here was the silver wedding of the
Count and Countess Stroganhof. who
rank among the highest dignitaries OF
the court The celebration began with
a religious service IN the private chapel
Of the Strogsnon mansion, at the close
Df which friends presented the count and
the countess a costly religious image
Among those present were the Empress
D0wager Marie F'eodorovna. the Grand
Duchess Olga Alexandrovana, the Grand
Duke Michael Nichalaievitch. the Grand
Duke Vladimir the Grand Duchess
Marie Pavlovna, the Grand Dukes Con-
Etantin Constantlnovitch, Alexander
1Lichaelovitch and Sergius Michaelo-
witch, the Grand Duchess Xenia- Alexan-
drovna. the minister OF war. General
Kouropatlkin. and the minister OF
finance, NJ de Witte. Mrs Charlemange
Tower. wife Of the American ambassa-
dor. was received with several other Ia
dies Of the diplomatic corps by the
Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna yester-
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