Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06

treasures. which We're taken away TO
adorn the Russian cities OF Pctrogrsd
and MOSCOW.
out the four main thoroughfares OF the
city. The KrakowsAi Przedmescie tx
the finest street in Warsaw II joins
the Nowy SWAT and the avenue Or
UjaZdowska AlsJa. which lead TO th.
Lazienki gardens Many of the city's
finest and most modern buildings are
on near those streets. The avenue
has lovely lfae trees ana Is lined With
cafes and places of amusement. 1t IL
the Champs Elysees OF WARSAW.
The magnificent orthodox Greek
Church is the cathedral OF -. Alex
ander Nevslzi on SAKE Square. II Was
built in 1874. and WAS completed ia
1912, only eight years later. II Is in
the Byzantine style Of architecture.
and its FIVE gilded domes and detached
campanile are most ornate. Russias
Greech churches are justly famous for
their almost oriental gorgeousness.
Close by the cathedral stands the for
mer Saxon palace. once the residence
of the Polish kings. but now used a.
the administrative Offices of the mill
tary contingent. Another prominent
street is the Marshall ow ska II runs
parallel TO the Pja-dowska Alicia ave
nue., from tine SaAe garden TO the Rus
sian parade grounds. on the southeast
side of which are located the Russian
barracks
Every street sign IN Warsaw is IN
both Polish and Russian. but stiil L
mystery except TO tre initiated. Sena
tors street. which begins a. Sieismund
Square. contains the finest shops in the
city, but the center OF TIA die swiris
around Palace Square. with its big
bronze statue of King Sigisiuund. which
is eight and 2 half feet tail. lie holds
:. sword in his right hand. and large
cross in his left. The statue was erect
ed in 1914 by the son OF SigiSmund.
we'll known traveller who visited
seeing a band OF Siberian exiles leaving
the city one morning. Under She chare"
of jailors armed with guns. and villain
Gus looking Russian ''knouts. they SCI
out on their iop. and terrible journey
to the cherries, snowy wastes of III"
Siberian penal settlements. lie de-
scribed how frail refined looking Pol
ish women. whose crime consisted
merely in some political offense, We're
chained to brutal looking rufians who
were convicted thieves and murderers.
Most pathetic and heartrendirg scenes
the American witnessed. He saw hus-
bands parting from wives. children bid
ding farewell to parents. ard young
girls shrieking at being separated from
their lovers.
In this connection Il is pleasant 10
remember that the present Car Nicho-
las II (who married Princess AK o.
Hesse, granddaughter OF Queen VIC
toria. Immediately after the assassina
ton of his father in 1890, has recently
issued a procla nation to his Polish
subjects. promising them a return o.
their national privileges. He agrees to
give them their laws. religion and Ian
guage, for which they have so long
struggled in vain. if they will fight for
Russia in the present war. While many
different views are expressed regard
ing the value of the cars promise.
the consensus of American opinion
seems to be that Nicholas ii Will keep
his word as pledged to the long-suffer-
ing Poles.
The Church OF the Holy Cross is one
Of the largest in Warsaw. It dates
from 1882. and consists of two churches.
one above the other. In the upper
church is fine IRON work pulpit II
also contains a monument to the ia
nous musician. Frederic Francois Chop
In, who was born at Zelazowa-Wola
near Warsaw. The celebrated com
poser and pianist was the son of q
Frenchman, but his mother was a Pole
Chopin's musical instructor was a Bo-
hemian. and he also was a pupil at the
Warsaw School of Music. At nineteen
years OF age. 1t is SAID, he was a nm
ished "virtuoso"
The bust of Chopin. which graces his
monument. is by Marconie. In the
lower church the heart of the great
composer Is buried. II was brought
to Warsaw from Paris, where IL was
removed from the body. which still lies
under q handsome memorial in the old
Pere Lachaise cemetery-the famous
city of the dead.
The University of Warsaw is one or
the finest In all Russia. 1t was found
ed in 1916. After the great Polish in
surrection in 1881 It was closed. and
not again opened until 1869. at which
time it became a Russian seat of learn
ing. in which the Russian language re-
placed the Polish tongue.
1t contains remarkably fine library
of more than 100000 volumes. II also
has a splendid natural history collec-
tion, as well as a large botanical gar
den and well equipped modern astro-
nomical observatory.
Warsaw's Medical School enjoys the
highest repute in the scientific world.
The city's school of art. academy OF
agriculture and for estry and conserra-
tory of music are all high-class insti-
tutions, of which the citizens of War.
saw are justly proud.