The Washington times., 1922-11-19

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which even Madame Rozental has
never seen. and others still
are in private ownership. Up
to 1915 or later Rozental was
painting In his most brilliant
style. There is young son.
very poetic and temperamenta
in type. who 10 sure to follow
his artistic fathers career. or
that of his musical mother. who
sang in all the large cities OF
Europe before her marriage TO
the artist. She was the model
for his most beautiful pictures. as
one may readily see. In Riga,
one may find many other
churches. including the striking
Russian church. Farther south
the churches are always open for
visitors. but here It is not the
custom to open them except for
Sundays.
The Central Park Of Riga forms
the nucleus about which the city
seems to cluster. or rather to
spread out. for It Is by no means
small, and the climate is espec.
tally agreeable, combining rs It
does the sea air with the country
SO near at hand. Flambeau was
as usual fortunate in fine weather.
but he was told that earlier they
had O very rainy summer this
year.
do not get arrested moro than
three times in Russia" laughed
tho friend In Washington who had
given Flambeau his letters OF In.
PRODUCTION in Riga. Twenty would
be too manyr'
"IIaben Sic Elm Peltz!" anxiousiy
asked a Polish acquaintance. "Es
list sehr kalt in Russland."
SHOES WORN OUT.
Flambeau had thought 1t might
be hard to get out Of Russia. but
he had not dreamed 1t would be
such slow work getting in. All
over Europe he had journeyed.
and everywhere the people rad
been his friends, giving him such
kind'- welcome 20 their country.
Ty's hoes were worn through with
ho'os when he arrived IN Figa. "
vss only because Russia Is today
80 disorFanized that one .9urnaiis-.
more OF less, where there are %
many coming and going. does not
matter. Louise Bryant, Of the As
ISOLATED Press. was already In Rus
sio. And there were others In Mos
COW at the headquarters OF the
American Relief Administration.
you must 60 with us in the dip
lomatic car" again smiled pretty
Frauelein Backman. otherwise.
travelling in the ordinary cars. you
might get a louser' And she
laughed. But the seats are hard.
sometimes third-class compart.
ments. You should take bed with
you for the nights. Frau Rosental
will lend you q mattress"
They were all 90 anxious to help
Flambeau In Riga, to 80 on his
mission. And, meanwhile. the days
slipped by.
At the summer theater Of Riga
Latvian company was playing
Shakespeare's Twelfth Night"
and In the National Opera House
aida" was being given. the open.
ing Of the opera season. Many
motion picture places were In
operation. The Latvians are great
lovers Of sports. as well a. Of the
arts and education. Sailing Is their
favorite pastime. There were few
beggars In Riga. but there were
some. They sized UP Flambeau ~
an American.
ARE YOU RICHs"
"sind Sic reich?" anxiously asked
an old woman. who had wandered
into q restaurant where Flambeau
was eating q modest meal.
"Nein. nein. sehr arm." was
F1ambeau's reply. 'Sshreibere
sind immer armr But they had
some tea together. with ''weiss
brodt," and she wrote her auto
graph for him.
The two museums Of fine arts
hold interesting collections Of paint.
inEs. representing. besides Latvian
art. to some extent the schools Of
all lands. but Flambeau wAs a.
sured that many Of their best had
been taken by the Russians or the
Germans 10 grace much larger Gal.
ler,es than those Of Latvia in
Riga
There was, however. . mar
veious effort at the best possible
display. and Il was quite wonder
ful to find. here on the outskirts
Of the world. such \ vide repre-
sentation as they possessed. with
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