Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-14

Especial to the Kennebec JournaO
Tallwood Inn. Lake Maranacook,
Winthrop, Me, Aug. 13-Russia,
GOODNESS and uncertainty, banished
nobility, raving, reigning peasantry,
samovars and vodka, suppressed art
istry, is the conjured picture to us
who have always lived in Maine and
who CLEAN our education of that
country from Russian novels, movies
and the newspapers-to say nothing
disparaging of them ALL But Mrs.
Harry r. der Taube, who was born of
the nobility in Moscow, who lived
there and beside the beautiful Dead
Sea where many days of happy girl
hood found expression, who married
and who had her home life, her
friends, her books and her music, but
who, with countless others lost all
that when the peasantry came into
power. she who is a refugee brings to
us word picture that Russia is like
youth, lusty and strong, ignorant of
his power who is emerging from the
darkness of strife into the sunshine
of reason and stability.
1.-THE present generation is more
practical, the next generation will
look more to the value of the dollar
and her dark brown eyes lighted with
fire and enthusiasm, as she looked
across the placid summer lake, while
seated, on Tallwood Inn porch, con-
Versing with friends. 1.-THE genera
ton beyond that will be like your
beautiful America. The nobility will
never come into power again. New
er. But the present government, the
ones who are now in power will see
the light. SO will their children and
their children's children.
when my Russia becomes like
your America! To me. America has
always been a fantastic dream; a
land of plenty and comfort. You
healthy and so happy. While we in
Russia are different. But we will
change.
Mrs. Taube came to Maine by q
devious path. With her husband,
who is located with a steel concern
in Havana, Mrs. Taube left Russia
at the outbreak of the last revolu-
ton. She cannot return to the land
OF her birth unless she swears alleg-
fence to the new regime. While her
faith in the new governments power
Is evident. still she does not say she
Will return there as a citizen.
She went to New York City to
visit with friends and then came to
Maine to Squirrel Island. There she
did not find the hospitality of which
she had been assured. Perhaps they
were too busy in their own pursuits
to notice the little Russian lady. Be
that as it may, her next objective
was the Capital of the State. Here
she was pleasantly received in this
county. At the Salmon Lake House
she enjoyed a week of quiet and then
she came to Tallwood Inn. And she
still wants to see n week of salt wa
ter before returning to New York
and eventually Havana, her adopted
home.
To mention her country, its aims
and its ambitions is to set afire an
enthusiasm that is contagious. She
is a clever conversationalist and not
only speaks her native tongue, Rus
sian and American but several other
languages very fluently. Urged by
her husband. she is writing memoirs
of her life in Russia. She writes 1t
in her native tongue and Friend Hus-
band translates it for her. Giving
the impression of being n woman of
sound views and clear insight, doubt
less what thoughts she has to pen
will be Illuminating.
" our educational advantages here
In America are not to be surpassed.
And you Americans realize that l
recall to mind an American living in
my country. He loved Russia; he
wanted to live there a long time.
asked him, Why don't you bring your
daughter to Russia to be educated
And he replied. No. l want that my
daughter be educated in America
and than Shh fn ptteoio'
wish that l might have come to
America about ten years ago and
raised children here" Mr.. and Mrs.
Taube have no children.
But perhaps it is better So" the
little RUSSIAN woman followed up.
Her features in repose are typical
RUSSIAN. She has the high cheek
bones. the clear olive skin, dark
brown eyes fringed with heavy eye
lashes. When she talks her features
portray her feelings so wildly. BY
times, in a quizzicai mood. her eyes
are almost hi: behind the deep LASH
es with Just a CLINT of humor peep
ing through. Then, frankly and like
wondering child, she opens her.
eyes wide and you are surprised be-
cause the are SO deep and so brown.
She is very small but very lively.
Her hands. very capable looking, are
always busy; perhaps Dlucking at
the white tie of her simple pink linen
dress or pushing back a truant lock
Of hair.
You have the bob?" she queries
OF an acquaintance as she peeks be-
meath the hat brim. And is 1t con-
tagious?" she laughingly asks.
Mrs. Taube is of the firm belief
that the Crown Prince Michael of
Russia is not dead. She believes as
do many others of the nobility that
he is living The life of simple farm
or. in far corner of the country.
About the Gear and his family she
does not reply. but shrugs her shoul-
ders. 1t is all so uncertain.
in London talk with the Russian
representative who came there to
meet the King. He talk to me much
about Russia and he speak very Free
~. Then say, DO you think Prince
Michael Is alive? and right off he
stop talking and then he change the
subject"
The mother and the sisters and
many other relatives are in Russia
today and it may be that Mrs. Taube
Will return there. Her name is VAL
entine and her birthday comes upon
the goth of February. which is the
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