Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-01-14

tending meeting of that body
We attended a picture show in the
afternoon and later were sitting. on
bench on the sidewalk waiting
for him to join us, when woman
went by who attracted my atten-
tion instantly from the fact that
she had very high tan colored kid
shoes on. They looked soft and
comfortable and fitted foot, ankle
and leg beautifully as high as ]
could see. My sister Name nudged
me and said THAT is the Princess
Cantacuzene.'
Now this lady we will have you
understand is one of such illus
trious background" as to make
anybody take notice when she pass
es by. Her grandfather was the
late General U. S. Grant, president
of the United States, and her moth
er was sister of the late Mrs.
Potter Palmer, famous for social
position and wealth, and she her
self is the wife of Michael Can
tacuzene, Russian prince. If
mad known at first it was a lady OF
such distinction passing by, !
would have looked more at her her
self and not so much at her high
shoes that were so different" In
addition to her other claims for
distinction, she is, or has been. I
am told, woman of rare good
LOOKS, also of intellectual attain
ments.
Prince Cantacuzene. her husband,
holds an official position in the
Palmer bank at Sarasota, at pres
ent, and they have home in Sara
sofa, on the bay front. We saw
him in the bank, and | must saw
that for all he is prince, who has
adopted America for his home. he
IS no homelier, nor for the matter
OF that any handsomer, than the
many gentlemen of like position
one sees in such places.
Princess Cantacuzene, am in
formed, always wears high shoes
when she is seen on the streets of
sarasota. Sometimes they are
white ones
Wednesday, we drove up to the
RlnglIng art museum, between Sar-
asota and Bradenton. 1t is mag
nlflcent-cost several millions
don't know how many. 1t is not
yet open to the general public. and
can be entered only by special pass
one of which we had from Ring
llng's agent. The museum build
ing was erected in 1928 and is ded-
1cated to John and Mabel Ringing
the latter is now deceased. and
John Ringing has his second wife.
AS one nears the building his eye
is instantly attracted by the beauty
OF the surroundings-great beds of
blooming petunias in front of the
wide hedge of Australian pine
which encloses the grounds. into
which one enters through a high
wide iron gate, f1anked with i'm
mense white pillars. The lawn is
covered with the most beautiful
green grass. There is a fountain.
ana there are mammoth beds of
flowers, and at either side of the
steps where one enters the build
ing, are masses of plants and flow
ers, including great cleaning poin-
5ettias. High up over the three
arches of the entrance are eight
large marble statues. The building
itself is of concrete. There are
marble floors, and one passes from
the middle and wide part of the
structure at the front, down the
rear steps and into the court in
which are grass plots and foun
tains and flowers. and huge statues
OF bronze and marble or of other
And surrounding the
court, at regular distances apart
are great vases, each one of which
is filled with blooming bougain-
vlllaea- purple in color. At the
top of the building surrounding the
court are immense statues of mar
ble-We counted 76, and every one
of these, as we'll as the other
statues referred to, we are inform
ed were mported-coming from
different parts Of the world, and ev-
cry one of them means something
NEUROLOGICAL or other
wise, which the uninitiated could
not know unless he had catalog
TO consult But up to this time no
catalog for the museum has been
issued, we are told. The arches of
the building on the three sides of
the court are supported and adorn-
ed by columns hardly any two of
which are alike in material or de-
sign, and these also like the stat
uary which is found in the court
and throughout the building, were
gathered by John Ringling from
all over the world, and imported.
Leaving the court, to come back
INTO the building, we proceed to the
picture galleries which are a mar
Eelous part of this marvellous art
museum, and which contain master
pieces of such wonderful beauty
ana magnificence as to fairly stag
ger you. These like the statuary.
)usts, ETC., have been gathered from
oyer the world, and at sums we
iaresay fully as large as any that
nay have been imagined by those
Who do not know.
There are great tapestries paint
I'd by Rubens, such as "The Tri-
imph Of the Church." and others,
lone in the 18th century And
here are many other paintings by
tubens, including "The Fathers
# the Church" abraham Receiv-
ng Bread and Wine from Melchize
Ieck !" t'The Jcraalitac Co+bor;