The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-21

most impressive and sublime spec
tacle in Europe. Our party, represent
ing various shades of belief, agreed
that it was the most beautiful thing
they had ever witnessed.
When we went to Holland we found
the chief attractions there were art
galleries. Dutch art is world-re-
nowned and has a peculiar charm of
it's own, being entirely unlike the art
of any other country.
Amsterdam has the finest gallery
of any of the Holland cities. A very
large collection is there by Rem
brandt, the most famous portrait
painter that ever lived; there are also
number of paintings by Franz Halls,
Israels and many others.
The Hague has small but very
exquisite gallery. There we saw the
famous Potters Bull The Dutch peO-
pie are plain, matter of fact and indie
pendent, no dickering with them in
their shops, if one cares to buy any
thing alright, and if not alright. 1t
seemed much the same to them. AT
ter we became acquainted with them
we liked them very much and felt
that we could have spent much long
err time there, both pleasantly and
profitably.
In France we visited Nice, the
French Rivera, distinctly winter re-
sort, located on the shores of the
Mediterranean. 1t is popular rendez-
vous for the bon-ton of Europe; its
proximity to Monte Carlo probably en-
hances the popularity, for the latter
town is only nine miles from Nice,
and is accessible by steam and tram
cars. We spent two interesting hours
in the great Casino, the most famous
gambling house in the world. Every
thing was very quiet and orderly
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thing akin to the diabolical in the
atmosphere. Quantities of gold and
silver were stacked on the various
tables and it was study to watch
the nerve tension in the faces of
some of the players and the utterly
immovable expression in others. The
place is most alluring and we learned
that many Americans patronize it.
Paris was the last great city on our
itinerary. We were all more familiar
with Napoleon and the French revo-
luton than we were with Roman his
tory and for that reason the things
of historic interest in Paris appealed
to us more strongly than those Of
other places. Napoleon's tomb, the
most magnificent in the world, is one
of the great sights OF the city. The
Palace of Versailles is not beautiful
from an architectural standpoint, but
it is full of interest. 1t contains much
of the furniture that was used by
Napoleon, Josephine, Marie Antoin-
cite and Louis XVI, and also has an
endless collection of pictures repre-
senting the great battles in which Ma
poleon figured.
The Lonore, an immense gallery
and one of the finest in Europe, is
full of treasures. Who has not heard
of venus de Milo?" Well, she is
there and will greet you with the
same smile that she did us, for her
smile is perpetual. The much-talked
of "Mona Lisa" by Di Vinci is there
with her sinpering smile. Mil,et's
Cleaners" Murillo's Immaculate
Conception" and thousands of others.
This gallery alone is worth trip to
Europe.
There are no more refining influen-
ces upon the human character than
art and music. Europe is full of both
but, after all, we all feel that there
is no country under Gods shining
canopy like America, no government
like republic, no people like the
Americans, and no town like Denison.
Marie B. Mcmahon.