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Show Tomb of Marie Bashklrtserf. In tho quaint llttlo cemetery of Pas By, a near suburb of Paris, Is tho tomb of Marie Bnbhklrtson. It is considered consid-ered tho grandest private mausoloum in France. It la also the oddest of resting places for tho dead. Tho tomb 'rom tho outside looks llko a Ilussian ot j pel. Iusldo It Is n combination of studio and slulno. Relics and mom-oiies mom-oiies of mademoiselle nro spread about Just as If she had left the apartment apart-ment u moment ago. Brushes, paints, and easels and tho unfinished sketches tell of tho sudden death of tho girl and how sho was snatched from her life's work. An altar is opposite tho entrnnco nnd fresh flowers are kept hero dally. Below this chapol In tho crypt rest the bones of this brilliant young woman. Many visitors do not find their way to Passy. While It Is true that cometerics as sights have passed out of voguo slnco our puritan grandparents used to think them thp proper visiting place on Sunday, stilt many an American who has road tho book of Mario Bashkirtseff makes a pilgrimage to hor tomb when in Paris. "lft'A''"U-li.'i . r-g- ,... .. |