Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-29
THE CHARM Of RUSSIA
ELUDES DESCRIPTION
Difficult to Live in Big Country
and Not Fall in Love
With 1t.

aC..,col tho greatest of Russian hui
,,x,;sts has a massage in one Of his books
wherc in exilc he cries out to his country
Ia reveal the secret of her fascination
What is the mysterious and IN,
scr,tabIe power which lies hidden IN YOU
be exnlaims. Why does your aching ana
melancholy song echo increasingly IN one
e.rsp Russia. what do Won want oi me
Vbat is there between YOU and me
The country is devoid oi the more
obv,.,,s and unmistakahle signs oi glani-
orr and attraction. rs t'ogoi says hot
here arc those astonishing miracles Oh
nature which arc madc s'Iii more starting
bv the truimphs OF art
in Russia there are no gold pa'ac's ana
towers
Ouver,ng within the wave : intenser day :.
All sovergrown with azure moss anu
flowers;
no 1.n,hlc wreck in ruInous periectlon'
where the stars twinkle through 'he
looms of time: no castle. precipicf'h
curled in a cash of the wlnd-GrtVeu
Arsnnine' no 'rosc-red city ha'i as o'' as
time ;.
"And vet the charm is there Maurice
Barring writes IN The MainslrlngS W
Russn at IS fact when Is 'ei1 nF
ouar.aties Of people at different natlonah-
ties and races: and IT Is ditlieult II you hV'
IN Russia, to escape 1t, and once You ny ~,
felt il. YOU will never nc Tree from " nI
schinr, melancholy song whlch '"H >
saws wanders from Sea 10 sea 'nto"E''u,
the length aud breadth oi the land' WI
forever echo in Your heart sho ha'u'' Wv
recess.rs of your memory
s.Rut IN those who have never been to
III
there, Turgcmcvs descriptions 4" ="
country will give an idca ol 'hiS "'i"f"
and peculiar magic 81
irish To travel IN their armchair magical
gl,nnses of inst those particular episodes.
nictIIres. incidents, sayings and u9ihSS'
touches of human nature, phases OF land
scapcs, shades of atmosphere, With
s,,rstitute the charm Of Russian ltc
sI was favored with such glimpse tins
.,mmcr wa. staving in small wooden
bonse in Central Russia, not tar from
railway. hut isolated from all other house
md at fair distance from village. me
harvest was nearly done. The heat was
s~eIterinr Ono had no wish 10
venture out If doors until tho evening
The small garden of the house, when
was cav with asters and sweet peas was
surrounded by birch trees, with here ana
there fir tree IN their mcfs'
''Or.~,sitc the little house a broad path
vay. fanked on each side hy row Ct tau
birch trees. led 10 the Margin at tho garden,
which ended in a rather steep grass Sione.
and q valley, or rather DIP, likewise
wooded. and on tho other side ol the dip,
On q level with the garden, there was =
pathway. half hidden by trees So mat
from the house, IL Won looked straight IN
front Of YOU. you saw a broad path, wlth
birrh trees on each side of IT, forming rs y
we're. a prn.cenium for a distant view 81
trees: and If ANYBODY walked along the
uatAvay On Lhe other side OF tho DIP, a.
though YOU saw no road. YOU could sec
sheax figures N outline against the SKY, rs
t1n0,,Vh tbry were walking across thc
back of stage.
".JIst as the cool Of the evening began
no fall. out of the distance came rhyth-
pr,cal song, very high, and ending on 2
nca< that seemed to last forever. piercing
clear and clean. Then the music came
little nesrer, and one could distinguish
firss solo chanting phrase, and then =
chorus taking il UP. and finally, solo and
chorus became one. reaching cllmlN on
opeshieh note, which went on and on,
setting purer and stronger, with out any
seeming effort, until il eventually 'dieb
A~Ay.-
The nrrsie drew nearer and II fhlcd
the air with . stateliness and calm m
ne>crlhah1e And presently. IN the dis
tance. beyond the dip between the trees,
and in the center Of the natural stage.
made bv the garden, saw against the sky
figures OF women wall ing sloul IN the sun
sct :, and singing as they vs'sed. carving
their scrthes and their wooden rakeS
With them: and once again the high pure
rhra Sc began. to be repeated by the chorus
And once again chorus and solo melted
together in 4 high and infinitely long
arawn-oyt note. which seemed TO swell
ike the sound Of some crystal CLARION, 10
grow purer and more single, and to 60 "n
and on until II ended suddenly and sharp
". like friere ends And this song seemed
10 proclaim rest after toll, and satisfaction
for labor accomplished 1t was like hymn
of praise, broad benedlct,on, grace
sung for the end Of the day, the end OF the
summer. the end OF the harvest
Slowly the women walked past and DIS
apresred into the trees once more