Evening star., 1923-03-20
Rumania. With Extensive SeabOard,
Boasts Merchant Navy OF 1000 Ships

high Spire OF the magnificent old u
thedral of St. stephen at Vienna
which was completed in. 1898. ever
since which time its gilded cross ana
double headed eagle, the old imperial
/ emblem of Austria. has glittered tar
into the distance on sunny days and
is recognizable from the mountain
tops miles and miles away as the dis
tinctive mark of the metropolis.
1t was from this spire. which IS
reached by 53S stone steps, that IL
1858 the Vieunesc watched the ep-
proach of the Turkish invaders who
enCirCled the city, and It was from
the spire, too, that the appearance OF
the relieving army under John So
bieski, afterward King of Poland,
was Signalized and the crushing de-
feat Of the besieging forces watched
with absorbing and anxious interest
by the commandments chief of the be
leagured city.
From the Turkish cannon captured on
that occasion the largest of the fly,
bells within this Spirc was east. 1t
weighs twenty tons, but it has not
been rung since 1925, when 1t was
tolled at the time of the murder OF
Empress Elizabeth. owing to the fact
that its vibra tionS shook the spirc.
and, in fact the entire cathedral too
much. Up to the time of the over
throw of the monarchy in 1918
force of fourteen men were Coutinu-
ously employed in caring for the
beautiful and complicated ornamen-
tatton of the spire, which, like t6e
cathedral itself is one Of the most
remarkable examples of Gothic art in
Europe. But, owing to the lack Of
money. this protective work was
abandoned and the result is that the
spire has suffered to degree call
ing for immediate attention. II
would seem a pity that for the Pack
of Il few thousand dollars which,
, when converted into Austrian cur
rency, amounts to hundreds Of mil
lioneS of crowns, so beautiful AND in
terestiug a memorial of the middle
ages should be allowed TO fall Into
ruin; and since the Austrians them,
selves are unable to provide tho
money, there ought surely to be Spine
| rich Americans of Austrian ofiEu
i relatively small sum needed for the
| purpose.
| Tho old Marquise de Trevise, who
has just passed away in Paris, WAS
very remarkable woman, who owned
the magnificent Chateau of ScsAux.
the gardens of which were laid sout
! by lie Notre who likewise designated
| InOSe OF TIE dIdSC VI VI Sdl4ltss
Sceaux has belonged, in turn, to the
Due dc Tresmes; then to the famous
statesman. Colbert, who with his
! three daughters, each of them a.
duchess, entertained there Louis XIV.
| 1t also belonged to the Dukes of
! Maine, to the royal Due de Pen
| thieyre, to the revolutionist Lecomte,
and finally to the latter's son-in jaw.
| the second Due de Trevise. If it'wasl
left by him to the youngest of hiSI
three sons. instead of to the Oldest, It'll
was because it cost an enormous1
amount of money to keep up and that
the Marquis de Trevise was the only
one of the three brothers who was
! rich enough, through his marriage.
for the purpose. For the MarqulSea
! dc Trevise, who has just passed away
was the only child and sole hciress OF
NJ. dc BelIcmc. the prefect of poltceI
of the reign of Charles y. and who ]
while in office entirely reorganizedz
The public charities of Paris. SceauXH
| has now been inherited by her onlyE
daughter. the childless Princess OF
Cystria, widow of Prince Rodolphe dc
Faucigny-L -Lucingc, who died tMFcryN
suddenly somo ten years ago or more
on the Island of GuadaloHpes