Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-07-22
Examining Stained Glass and will Select
Some for New Cathedral
MISS HELEN GOULD is DlspLlAsED
Niece Visits Vatican and She Receives
NotOristy Not Wanted.
NORWEGIAN SCULPTOR VISITS THE POPE
Man who Created statuette of Leo
Presents One 10 Plus and
Receives Gift of
Medal.

ROME July A.-(Special Cablegram to
The Bee e)-The pope, who now takes his
regular daily walk in the Vatican gardens,
is in excellent health and continues to give
audiences every day, both private ana
public The most important of these are
by the very nature OF things, those given
to cardinals, bishops and other eccie-
slastics who are connected with the sacred
congregations in which the manifold busi-
ness involved in the direction Of the church
at Rome and throughout the world Is ac-
complished
Miss Helen Gould and in fact the entire
Gould family, have been somewhat an
noyed by the reports widely circulated to
the effect that Miss Gould had been granted
an audience by the pope and that she had
attempted to influence his holiness in the
matter of the securing Of a divorce for her
sister, Anna, the Countess de Castellane.
The absurdity Of the situation is demon
strAted by the fact, for it is a fact that
Miss Heien Gould has never left France.
The Helen Gould who was presented TO
the pope was her little niece, Miss Helen
Vivian Gould, and the presentation oc-
CURED at the time that her parents, Mr..
and Mrs George j. Gould. visited the Vati-
can.
much visited 10y a large numoer of eccle-
siasttcs and laity at Florence, in Germany
and Bavaria, has been examining the
stained glass Of these countries, In oroer
to select that which will best suit the new
chapel recently aoded to the cathedral Of
NeW \ Ork.
Feast of Peter and Paul.
The time -hoLored and ever popular festi-
val of SAINTS reter ana raul nas Just been
at the ancient capital, Notable. The pretty
valley Oh boschetto was the center vi az
traction. where The Malta Agricultural So
| ciety held ITS annual snow 0f cattle, farm
proouce ana industries under the auspices
4 of Its patton, the governor, VINO mace q
very appropriate speech. Nobility and gen
! try We've well represented and the attend
ance generally appeared to have exceeded
/ alf reeofds. fn the evening ths horse facds
we're attended by a large concourse of peo-
pie.
The Norwegian sculptor, Lerche, who has
become Roman by election, was received
in audience the other day by his holiness
! Plus X. lie is the creator Of that charming
little colored statuette in terra-cotta rep
resenting Leo XIII seated on the pontifca
throne. The little work was charming and
was much sought after, for it was no less
work of art than It was excellent as
likeness. Now he has presented to Plus y
a similar statuette representing the present
pontih, In this case, however, the pope il
not seated on the throne; he is kneeling il
prayer at the faldstool. This position il
chosen as being better fitted, in an artistic
point of view, for the representation of tn,
person of Plus X, who, as is well known
has not the spare, almost diaphanous igur'
OF Leo XIII, but resembles more nearly tn,
full stout hgure OF Plus TX. The sculpto
has had recent opportunity. when the pop
was kneeling at prayer in st. Peters dur
ing the veneration Of the relics OF the latel.
beatfed. Of studying his outline AM
features and expression. Plus himself 1
pleased with e. and declared II very good
in the audience which he accorded to Sig
nor Lerche, and in which he gave him al
admirable French medal in silver rep
resenting him.