The Washington times., 1923-03-18
SPI. ENDID PROGRAM
ARRANGED FOR TRIP
IN COMING SUMMER
VIII Make Possible Tours of Length
From Thirty-nine Days to Three or Four.
Months, and Visits TO Practically Every City
of Special Interest In Europe Chance 20
See America First ON Way to Steamship.

"a
70 Dresden, the capital Of
sAxony. II Il little more than .
hundred miles, or three hours ride
BY express train. and there the
great thing to SEQ Ii Raphael.s
wonderful '.Sistins Madonna IN
the famous Picture Gallery, which
has also Z remarkable rcoufuI Of
glowing Rubens canvases. beades,
many others of Importance. inciud-
ing AIbrecht Duerer's WeIlknOwn
'Crucifixion."
In . side gallery here one may
find Liotard's Chocolate Girl, 2 90
familiar from the chocolate adver-
tisement painted IN Vienna. We are
told. from Mile. Baldauf, whom The
artist saw serving chocolate.
But there's 4 marvellous castle,
the ''Schloss," and ever % much
more to see In Dresden, besides
purchasing here perhaps the best
German color prints obtatnable.
before We are once more en- route
by special train for the old city Of
Prague. the capital Of the new re-
public, CzechoslovaIkia, modelled on
the American plan Of government.
Here we are sure Of q hearty
welcome. The Americans who
visit Prague are 30 few and Ear be
tween that they are really novel
ty In this wonderful old city, some
say the most beautiful in Europe,
with the oldest university. the
VItava river SPAWNED by ten
bridges and . castle, one Of the
grandest known. Hrdcany. Here
President Mazarylx, whose seven
ty-third birthday was celebrated
the other evening ut the Czecho-
sIovak legation IN Washington a.
well a. at home. meets with the
Parliament.
PLANS IN PRAGUE.
DR.. Jindrich MaIy. q former city
councillor Of Prague, has written
Flambeau recently that the city
win be delighted to see The Times
Herald party there, and win make
special effort for their entertain
ment. Probably q visit WIN be
made to ]. Waldes' Museum. where
the manufactures Of the Kohinoor
snap-fastener. well known. too. in
America. has rare collection Of
dress fastenings.
Theaters, galleries, public gar
dens. old palaces, museums of
chronological and other collections,
and the historic city hall. the
churches OF Marta pred Tynem
and st. Nicholas, besides the beau
tiful Charles bridge, with its quaint
statues, and the Golden street in
the old city quarter beyond WIN
come In for a share OF attention.
And our group viii be one Of the
very few from the u. s. A. to visit
Prague this year. owing to special
courtesies from the Czecholsovak
government, because not many
leaders have yet ventured to go
into Central Europe with parties
since the war.
Those who wish a faint idea of
Czechoslovak arts. painting, etch-
fngs and sculpture, Bohemian
glass. handicrafts and native cos
tune are invited to the Art Gen.
ter today and during the next two
weeks to the CzechosIovak exhibit
ton Just opening there.
Leaving Prague on Thursday,
July 26. the route lies through
Marienbad. another beautiful
Czechoslovak city of renown as a
watering place. and then we spend
a day in quaint old Nuremberg.
the birthplace of AIbrecht Durer.
Much more, too, is to be found
there in the ancient redLroofed
city, called the most picturesque
in all Europe. One curiosity Is
that instrument Of torture, the
''iron maiden" still preserved In
the medieval city ''schloss" that
tops the hill.
BAVARIA.
From Nuremberg, through Ba-
varia by flying express. The
'Times-Herald Special" win pro-
coed southwark by way Of Stuff
CART to Zurich, In Switzerland.
Here German viii still be spoken.
Some Of the most inspiring Of
Swiss scenery Is here. and then
we go on to Lucerne, with its
lovely lake shaped like q GROSS.
md the famous Thorwaldsen lion
carved in stone keeping guard.
the Rigi-Kulm by the
cog railway. we shall
spend a night there, to be ready
or the sunrise, which Is sure to
30 fine at this season.
Next day. by the ST, Gotthard
our train takes us- to
Augano, where we embark by
steamer on the lakes of Lugano
md Como for a night at Beilagio.
most noted for scenic beauty In