The Washington herald., 1911-12-10
AMERICAN WOMAN WRITER
GETS HONORS IN EUROPE
Mrs. Tryphosa Bates Batcheer, After Sojourn Abroad
Is Visiting in Washington.

given an Illuminating picture not only
of the interiors OF TtaIys beautiful sum
mer homes, and graphic descriptions 0f
the gardens and parks. but We arr told
! OF the life in these villas, not only by
a passerby. but by an hOnOrei guest
over a considerable period of time. NO-
does the book present only the present.
but one of its especial merits is the
fact that in these ancestral estates
the old family archives have been at
the disposal of the writer, and we read
not only of the present-day Duke Of
Visconti. but OF the history of his an
cestOrs. which made his name so famous
not only in the peninsula of Italy. but
throughout Europe. We are taken in
these lively letters to the ancient palaces
built by that great Pope Plus II tPicCOlo-
mimi, whose advent to the papaCy mark
ed an epoch in the history of the church.
and we are told much that we are glad
to remember, and more that we have
never known before OF the history OF
SilyiC Piccolomini
Picture Of Queen MarEhcrita.
Mrs Bates-BatcheIler proves her ex-
perience in photography I'm her excep-
tionally clear pictures Illustrating her
brilliant volume. There are many groups
of her friends in the enhancing sur
rOundings Of their Villas and the photo
{
charming and intimate impressions OF
Italys first Queen.
Mrs Bates-Ba tChellcr has-reCeived
many honors from foreign courts and
Europe's sovereigns. and had exceptional
experiences, not only for the number OF
courts at which she has been presented
but for the favOrs bestowed upon her.
In each country where she travels she
makes it point to take up some interest
which interests the people where she is.
In England she is prominent in the
League of Mercy, the Queens favorite
charity.
No less bright light than her literary
ability shines this young Americans mu-
steal gift. She has studied with the best
masters OF two continents for languages
and singing and has received the praise
and commentator OF the best critics or
Europe's capitals as we'll as those Of her
own country, though she is not pro-
fessional in the accepted sense of the
term.
Gift from the Queen.
In her present volume she describes a
musicale given 10 her by Queen Mar
gherita who was pleased with her
singing that she afterward presented her
with a jeweled pendant as recognition
of her talent and vocal abilities.
Mrs Bates Batcheller and her hus-
Of Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Hol-
land, Portugal when 1t was monarchy,
and Austria.
In Austria II. l. r. A. NJ. Emperor
Francis Joseph bestowed upon her an
honor never before granted an Ameri-
can woman. He summoned her to
special audience in Schonbrunn Castle
after learning of her writings and sing
ing, and being so impressed with her
bearing and beauty.
One of Many HonOrs.
The mere presentation to the Austrian
Court is a distinctive honor and one
rarely granted; but it seems to have
been only one of the many hOnors
granted Mrs. Bates-Batcheler in Aus
tria and Hungary.
Though so much of the young Ameri-
cans life has been spent in Europe she
is a descendant of the old New England
family Bates, who count their ances-
tors from the founder of the family.
Sir Thomas Bates, somewhere about
1875, a descendant of whom came TO
America shortly after the historic May
flower. She is the daughter of the Hon.
Theodore Bates, of Worcester, Mass,
and is American to the core in spite
of her deep appreciation of and en-
thusiasm in typical characteristics OF
the foreign lands in which she has so
endeared herself.
The COPY of italian Castles and
Country Seats shown the writer was an
autographed one to be presented to
President Taft while Mrs. Bates-Batch-
eller is in Washington.