Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-22

mobiles, and Miss Free has one OF the statute
of william before the gate Of the royal
palace, ISSUED at the time of the unwilling
upon the occasion Of the hundredth an
niversary Of the old emperor's birth, Many
others in her collection bear fine portraits
OF members of the reigning family in full
regalia and others of their palaces and Of
historic places about Berlin.
Equally expensive and precious are cards
bearing copies Of great paintings and origl-
nal sketches by famous artists. some in
water colors. Still others show the Oldest
wine cellars i'm Leipsic, the locale Of a
scene from Goethe's Faust" and another OF
the castle figuring In "Tannhauser." Per-
sonally dear are cards from cafes where
she has dined with friends, including
some from Mary Munchof and Essay
Barmas, written at Eyersvalde.
Like "a Tour of Europe.
Mrs. Mcwhorter's collection, filling two
large albums, is perhaps, more distinctly
scenic. though not entirely so. A journey
through the albums is almost a tour OF
Europe, beginning with crowded Plccadilly
Circus. Regent street, Leicester square.
Victoria station, the law courts In Fleet
street, 81. James palace, the House Of
commons and the ever-eongested bridge Of
London. Ostend has representation to the
extent OF q picture Of the entrance to the
port. a bathing party. and the Grand hotel.
the last mentioned being given life and color
by delicate tinsel ropes woven dexterously
about the contour of the building, and the
outlines Of It's multitudInous windows. The
Russian palaces are given a Bemblance OF
moonlight and lamplight effect by per-
forating the outer picture card in hum
dreds OF places and placing under It a
glowing yellow card. In the same portion
OF the albums are cards showing sledge
races and the native Russians In many
garbs. together with the palaces and tho
royal cannon at Moscow. The examiner
then stTays into Finland for a few pages,
to be precipitated next TO sunny France,
with It's historic avenues. its palaces gay
with tinsel and memorable figures Of the
Napoleon era.
The cards most gaily colored are those
from Luzerne showing the quantity CARRIED
peasantTy. In contrast are somber ones
from Siberia. The others are I'm such d.
versity as to show almost everything from
an English hunting scene TO the log of the
steamship Minneapolis. from the memorable
points about Dresden and Leipsic to the
E%squimauX village at the Buffalo exposition,
and from the city hall and court house OF
Chicago TO SATAN" Colorado's most his
toric donkey.
Men Not strong on Cards.
Very few men own collections, and none
own very large ones. Albert Watkins,
IT,. has one that atones for any weakness
In quantity by It's strength IN diversity
and gaiety. A college chum touring Europe
made IL a point to send Mr.. Watkins the
breezies; card 20 be obtained at each par
ucular point, and in this way Mr.. Watkins
has come into possession Of a panorama
OF risky bathing parties. Bohemian lunch
eTs, eccentric musicians and romantic boat
ing excursions
The fad, II II be a fad, has reached the
children and some OF them al very early
age have made excellent beginnings. Albert
Calm. IT,, has quite a number. greatly
diversified In design, and Nellie Elgutter
has a collection which includes the Worlds
Fair set, Transmississippi exposition set. a
particularly hne Italian set, and indiyid-
ual cards showing views In Berlin, Hano-
yer, Amsterdam and even the old City 81
Mckee.