The Washington times., 1922-12-31

But that Is not all the attrac-
ton of this new Polish exposi-
ton, which opens today at the
Art Center, ITO Connecticut ave-
nue. northwest, for the new min
lister of Poland and Madame Wrob-
lewski have lent their patron
age to the event, and they will
receive. with other members Of
the legation. including the Coun-
selor and Madame kwapisewska.
as well as the secretary, DR..
Sokolowski, all OF whom are art
collectors. and keenly interested
In the new revival OF the arts
In Poland.
Admission. will be free, as
usual, to the Art Center and the
tea, but on account Of the ex-
pense of assembling this rare
collection. there will be a small
admission charge to the gallery.
POLAND TODAY.
Probably the real students will
begin by studying the maps, one
of Poland itself as a country. and
another of Europe as a whole.
showing just how this new and
progressive country Of between
twenty-five and thirty million in
habitants and an area of roughly
10000 square miles is sandwiched
in between Germany on one side,
and on the other Russia, with
Ruthenia and the Ukraine, while
on the south 1t borders Czecho-
slovakia and Rumania, and on
the north East Prussia and Lithu-
ania. A grand country now. Po-
land, with the fine seaport of
Danzig on the Baltic.
Poland ranks sixth in population
among the nations of Europe. and
only twelfth in density of popula-
ton, happy comparison, as it
leaves so much room for growing.
1t is even predicted that in fifty
years Poland will surpass in num-
bers every country Of Europe ex-
cept perhaps Russia, Germany and
England. That it is now won.
derfully wide-awake and progress
sive nation no one can doubt, es-
pecially if he has actually visited
Poland. where Viktor Flambeau
was so delightfully."- entertained
in his long tour.
But it is more than a lesson in
geography to visit this little show,
gathered from SO many cities OF
Poland. Cracow. Warsaw. Wilma.
aver so many more. besides the
country districts where they make
the queer peasant toys. always
with touch Of strangeness and
originality. for the Poles are great
artists. The old-fashioned native
costumes are illustrated In one
.er,es of dolls, country boys and
rirls. figures so fantastic that they
fascinate the older people as well
as the children.
WHOLE MENAGERIE.
Then there's q whole menagerie
o., animals carved in wood and
ra,nted with lifelike naturalness,
The lion, tiger. elephant. camel and
rider, besides farmyard OF chick
ans. cows and ducks. with a nice
little hopping rabbit, a moo-cow'
. nert little dog that almost barks'
ord two wooden peacocks. gayiy
a.corated. There are some wooden
.ernents that the youngsters would
ure. 70 run away with. and several
,,gurines. 80 beautifully carved and
co,ored that they are true works OF
art.
yet this was what a leading
American encyclopedia said Of Po'
land only ten years ago. an au-
,boritative work, the New Inter
NATIONAL:
"PoLAND-A former kingdom
~ Europe, whose territory 10 now
included in Russia, Austria-Hun'
gary and Prussia
But nations, like people, some
.At,mes have a new birth, and 1t is
upon a renaissance. no doubt the
,.reatest in it's history. that Po.
" and is now entering. One sign of
n In this new exposition. just
Akpg in Washington. to the sue.
Z which 30 many Polanders