Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-22
LUTHER K. zABRfSKIE
 LIKES NEW LOCATION,
Has Been at Moscow in Consular Ser vice Since April 26-Spring Breaks Quick Over There.

Relatives and friends have received | letters from Hon. Luther K. Zabriskie, 1 who was recently appointed consul to Moscow, Russia, and for which port he left in the early part of the year. That he arrived safely and likes his 1 new location is indicated by the fol- lowing letter dated May 25:
 Tomorrow I will have rounded out just one month of service in the American Consulate General at Mos month 1t has been. As already re- ported. the place and the people here appeal to me most favorably, and find my Consular duties more varied and even more interesting than they were in Callao. Peru. My first very agreeable impressions of the Consul General and his good wife have be- come even more agreeable, and I feel myself most fortunate to be associ- ated with them. I have just spent lover Sunday" at their beautiful sum- mer home in the country, where passed a quiet but most enjoyable time,-in the midst of green trees, grass and flowers. with butterflies and song-birds flying about, and every condition reminding me of the Knee Deep in June" period at home. The rapid transition here from chilly win ter to the Good Old Summer Time is most remarkable. Two weeks and half ago, as I have previously re- marked there was a heavy snow on the ground. the weather was decidedly wintry cold, and there was not a sign of spring. All of a sudden. though, the sun blazed out long and hot, and the trees, shubbery and flowers bloom ed forth like magic. Summer is al ready with us, in all of its gorgeous beauty,-and before we scarcely real ized that spring had come to stay. am enjoying it all to the fullest ex- tent, and especially so, as this is the first experience of such a, sort since way back in 1910. in dear. old Pres ton.
 The conditions surrounding me at the place that I am, temporarily call ing home, are really fine. The Baron and the Baroness are just as atten- tive and kind to me as if I was their long, lost son. and they appear so anxious to help me along with my Russian. Little by little, the French, that we employed at first (for they do not speak a word of English) Is giv- ing way to the Slavonic tongue and these folk appear to take the same delight in any improvement in their language as we used to at home when the baby first began to talk. The Russian word for yes is pronounced ''dah' and as this was one of the first words I learned, I felt in reality like the "mewling, pewking infant" that Shakespeare speaks of. when I
 
 I am still in the creeping stage of the language, but now and then make an effort to walk few steps from chair to chair. (Xenia, the maid, has just interrupted my writing by bring ing in for my desk a gorgeous bou- syrangas. They remind me of ours at home for their fragance and beauty.
 Moscow is famous for its beautiful and spacious parks, as well as for it's magnificent churches, which I have already written about and it is a pleasure to observe the well-kept and lovely little children. as well as others enjoying themselves here during these summer days. I have visited the Kremlin, but have not as yet gone through the Palace nor the Treasury, where the Crown jewels are kept so will reserve the description of this place until I can give it to you com plete. I am told that the Kremlin at fractions are even more wonderful than are those I witnessed during that make through the Czar's winter pal ace at Petrograd. I had the pieasu of witnessing the famous Russian bal let a few nights ago, and it was cer- tain1y a grand spectacle. There Is no singing or talking among the actors or actresses, but solely acting and dancing, with splendid orchestral music to accompany.
 I have been out for the evening but few times thus far, for I am so anx- ious to get ahead in my Russian, and in addition the work is so great in the Consulate that I scarcely ever leave the office before o'clock in the eve ming After dinner I usually labor on my studies, with the Baron's kind ;4s- sistance at times, until about 9:30, and then after a family cup of tea, the Baroness. who is an accomplished pianist, favors Us with a few musical selections, after which I go in for an- other round until the clock warns me it is time to go to rest.