The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-03
LEOPOLDLOEB TELLSOFI
 RECENT TRIP ABROAD.
Visited His Mother at Mutterstadt and Went to Ober ammergau to See the Passion Play and
 Later to Paris
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE


 In making our trip to Europe this summer Mrs. Loeb and myself and our little son decided that we would see both sides of ocean travel, so we went over on a small, slow boat, the Noordam of tke Holland American line, and returned on a fast, b.. boat. tIse Berengaria. Co., ing over we were II days at sea, and coming back we got home so quickly that we scarcely knew we had start ed, but it was all very pleasant, and we enjoyed our trip immensely"
 Mir. Leonard Loeb of the big mer- cantile emporium of Loveman, Jo- seph x Loeb, who returned a few days ago from two months visit to European countries, prefaced his con- versation yesterday with the forego- ing statement, following it quickly with the asseveration that while Eu- r0pean countries were interesting, America, to his way of thinking, is the greatest country in the world, and he was glad to be back home once more.
 Family Reunion
 My brother, Leo Loeb, and his family also went abroad and one of the objects of our trip was to visit our dear old mother, who Is now in her eighties and have her meet our little families. It was wonderful to see her with 90 per cent of her own family gathered about her. five boys and one girl; all visiting her except one of her children, Robert, who lives in New York and was unable to go abroad this summer for bus mess reasons.
 We made our headquarters at Mufterstadt, our old home, and wont out on sight seeing trips from there.
 Landing at Rotterdam, we spent four days In Holland, visiting The Hague and other points of interest.
 V had never realized before that one of the finest art galleries in all of Europe is located right at that point, most wonderful collection of pictures, including several Rem- brandts and work from the brushes of many of the most distinguished of the artists of Holland. being on exhibition.
 One of the interesting places that we visited was the exposition that was in progress which assembled the great industrial crafts of that coup- try. Particularly beautiful was the exhibition of china--the Rosenthal china being considered the choicest and most beautiful of all.
 There was also q wonderful dis play of toys, from the home of toys, Nuremberg, and all sorts of unique novelties were shown.
 The Mad Kings Extravagance
 We hear great deal of talk about extravaganoe ip these days but if one wants to see the height of extravaganza ono should visit the palace which the Mad King of Ba- yaria. Ludwig II, designed and built. "Only 29 days did he remain In the palace after thousands and thousands of dollars had been expended on It, Just an example of the extrava- gance theA Mad King indulged in. was employing 300 needle women for seven years to embroider the cur tains and upholstery for his palace
 "The curtains weigh 200 pounds each, so heavily embroidered are they and such handsome material used that one might easily say of tharn tEat they are worth their weight in gold.
 The chandeliers arc further pieces of extravaganza. 150 pieces of DOT oelain. picked and matched. being used in one chandelier alone.
 Other Interesting Points
 Munich, Chiemsee. old Heidelberg, which Ia very different since the War, In fact everything is, and Baden