Evening star., 1924-07-27

from the living flesh and bone,
for the first great collection of hu-
lhan hands ever made in the world.
Here are great hands of peace and
war. now being reproduced exactly
IN marble, for q new and notable
American public institution.
Beside the lions paw of Pershing,
the war fist of Joffre, the hands of
artists and thinkers, and the hands of
Kings, Queens and pedigreed aristo-
Gratis of Europe, the hand of a United
States Senator's daughter was cast in
plaster from the life.
Now, according to all judges, the
American girls hand shows elegance
and race" quite equal to the hands
of these grand duchesses and royal
princesses.
Such is the first outstanding fea-
ture of the first great collection of
living hands ever nrade-that is to
say, Of hands east from life. which
may be compared and studied in
every exact and living detail.
The American girls hand!.
AS will appear.
The collection was begun shortly
before Samuel Hill. son-in-1aw of J.
j. Hill, the railroad magnate. con-
Quoted Marshal Joffre and his party
from Japan. to unveil the Peace
Portal between Canada and the
United States and visit our country
with him.
Samuel Hill, himself a railroad
man, lawyer, banker and good roads
promoter, is prominently known in
New York, Chicago, Minneapolis, St.
Paul, San Francisco. Seattle, Port
land and the whole Northwest.
Being also a great friend Of the
King of the Belgians and his royal
family, he actually built the fortress
palace of Maryhill, on a bluff of the
Columbia River, about three hours
down from Portland and not near
any big town, to receive the Bel
gian sovereigns on a visit which will
yet be made.
The royal visit was interfered with
by the war. The lone palace on the
bluff (walls l. feet thick) was never in
habited. But Ambassador Jusserand, on
paying it 4 visit, suggested the name Of
MaryhiiI in honor of Mr.. Hills wife,
Mrs. Mary Hill, daughter of ]. ]. Hill,
who made the country. And why" he
asked. should not Maryhill become the
new museum of a new land?"
What if Maryhill be grandiose and
alone upon it's bluff? Mr.. Hill was as
sociated with J. J. Hill in all his great
enterprises for the development Of the
Northwest. When the Great Northern
railroad was built every foot of the way
had to be walked over, not once, but
many times Mr.. Hill was young and
strong. and did more of that walking
than any one other person.
NOW. when the road was built,
there was not a living soul along
the line of it to use it," so l have heard
said. But what of that? They brought
people from Sweden and other countries
to settle the land, "and because there
was transportation ready at their doors
to carry their crops. the region Of the
great Swedish and other farming COM
inunities sprang up magnificently, "and
they are now, a real center of the farm
bloc"
So it will be for hill-alone, per-
haps, today, but already, even now, not
lonely!
The astonishing network Of the Wash
ington Good Roads Association. the Pa
cific Highway Association and the Co
lumbia River Highway Association
makes the land alive-as the sleeping
crop land was awakened by the railroad !.
Touring parties in motor cars and ma
tive sons on holiday make Maryhil a
multitudinous gathering place, like the
peace portal.
And, among the first things that
triumphant democracy will see at Mary
hill will be the first and only collection
Of hands in all the world!
Hands! Hands which do things
Hands which show character! Hands
which show destiny-how wonderful to
study hands which are cotemporary, or
verify the lines of destiny achieved. in
hands which are no more.
Hands that are beautiful and idle
Hands that are beautiful and useful !!
Hands that are battered. ugly, worn
with good works. Hands! Hands that
are all things!
THE most beautiful hand in Europe ="
have heard this phrase applied no.
tably, by people viewing the collection,
the the hand of 17-year-old Princess
Marie Of Russia, daughter of the Grand
Duke Cyril, who is nearest heir to the
throne of the Cars.
BY general consent Of the aristocratic
world this hand is as perfect as any
thing in the Old World. The cast, in
fact, is remarkable. AS the molder gQt
it, the hand seems to be reclining, as a
fair woman reclines on sofa, her re-
laxed body curving languid!y!
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TRULY, it looks like a hand that
never did stroke Of work! But
this fair languid hand has an aunt. who
is reigning queen, and she has a
hard-working hand!
Like this: Princess Marie's mother
was Victoria, granddaughter of Queer
Victoria and sister Of the present Queer
Of Rumania- Aunt to the beautiful
hand, she has a hand that wields ham.
mer and saw, paint brush and glue pot
The Queen of Rdmania has papered
walls of palace rooms. She has nodded
great cement flower pots. She has cut
and glued mosaics. planned and dug
gardens and done carpenters and join
ers work fit for the trade!
The Queen of the Belgians is another
royalty with working hands. Already
her father. before her-prince and issue
Of q Bavarian ducal house-gave him.
self up to humanity, as man Of science