Salt Lake Tribune | 1901-02-17 | Page 19 | Handsome Gift for Czarina

HANDSOME GIFT FOR CZARINA When the Czar and Czarina were In Purls n few years ago they vlHlted dur ing one afternoon the wonderful col let lUon of Gobelin tapestries find HH one piece after another was shown them they did not fall lo express their warm admiration The Czarina inns especially es-pecially captivated by one s vplemllfl specimen of art work u gorgeous strip of tapestry representing Marie An tolntttto and her children She studied it long and earnestly and then praised It so highly that Fvllx haute who wits at the time President of the French Republic and xxho acorapitnled the two sovereigns 1lIte i remarked that ell I would give the rnph people much plecsurc If Her Mftjurty would deign to accept this plocc of tapestry as A gift from them I The CxHdua thanked him and Presi dent Faifre at once prepared to cary lout his promise As time Gobtlln tapestries tapes-tries are national property he knew that some formal action would be I nciewtar and under ordinary clrcum 4 stances It L4 probable that the matter would have been brought before Parlla menL After consulting with the mem ban of the Cabinet however who were I I I Just as anxious as he wire to please the Czarina he decided that the easiest 1 way out of thli difficulty was to hav < j oxact42 mad aiul ncordlnRlx tIt 1 t-It lift rar in ii it i rr r toy < < I to-y + altt In cittrgc of oJ + GulAhn I rtrlC1L I The work non begun at > nrf Ofn1 has I I jnit U n l Hnlnh J ulli faf > caf I t 11 I t i i