Evening Star Newspaper, October 31, 1937, Page 74

" E—18 PALACE OF PEACE GRACES GENEVA World Travelers Pause Be- fore Monumental, Beau- tiful Building. QENEVA, Oct. 30.—In Ariana Park, at Geneva, on the sloping shores of one of Switzerland's fairest lakes, rises the new Palace of the League of Nations, dominating a landscape of unmatched beauty and lifting its eyes unto snow-capped peaks—syrgbols of spiritual uplift. The $7,000,000 edifice is one of the most monumental build- ings which has been erecied in Europe in recent times. It is of classical sim- plicity, and, in accordance with its international purpose, five architects from different lands collaborated in its execution, i. e, Mr. Menot, member of the Institute, Premier Grand Prix de Rome winner, general inspector of eivil buildings and national palaces and architect in Paris (Mr. Menot died in December, 1934); Mr. Broggi, architect in Rome; Mr. Flegenheimer, prize winner of the Ecole des Beaux- Arts, medallist of the Salon des Ar- tistes Francais and architect in Gen- eva; Mr. Lefevre, Grand Prix de Rome winner, general inspector of civil| buildings and national palaces and architect in Paris, and Mr. Vago, architect in Budapest. Building operations began on March 1, 1831, after the signing of a con- tract between the League of Nations and the Entreprise du Palais des Na- tions, called E. P. N., consisting of a group of important firms of con- tractors. The workmen belonged to about 10 | different nationalities, ranging from 300 to 500. Spreads Over Five Acres. According to the various parts of the League which the new Palace has to accommodate, the edifice is com- | posed of several buildings. There is the secretariat, with its 400 offices; the ‘Council Building, the assembly hall, with the necessary bureaus and serv- RESORTS, ‘WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. XMAS VACATION Spend in the Palm Beach Area THE HOTEL MONTEREY Rates Unbelievably Low Write for Particulars HOTEL MONTEREY West Palm Beach Florida 600D FOOD IS PART OF A GOOD TIME Thousands of our guests return year after year because of the good meals, large, airy dining- zooms, and the friendly service. The average menu offers you a choice of eighty items. CHALFONTE HADDON HALL Leeds and Lippincett Compeny ATLANTIC CITY RO0M BATH A ll& 14th 315 Yes. 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The assembly hall occupies the central part, and on its sides, facing each other, stand the Council chamber and tae library. The assembly hall is one of the larg- est structures of its kind in the world and is the most imposing part of the whole palace. It contains a huge main conference room, which can comfort- ably hold 300 delegates, 200 experts and secretaries of delegations and 100 League officials. There are also gal- leries with seats for 700 to 800 official guests and for the public, and others with room for 500 journalists. A series of chambers, some of them holding from 400 to 600 persons, accommodates meetings of committees, and annexes contain press and -public rooms, cloak rooms, restaurant, ete. !The Council Building, too, has a large hall for Council representatives and their assistants, and for some 200 Jjournalists and 200 members of the public. The edifice also contains the necessary office rooms for the Council and the delegations. RESORTS. NORTH CAROLINA 'KINGDOM FOR A HORSE | 2 haven for horse and horseman. For | hotel guests there are daily conducted riding parties over sandy trails (100 miles of them) free from rocks and stones, and with all-weather, non- slip footing. Many people ship their horses to Pinehurst for the winter. A half-mile track, a schooling course for { hunters and steeplechasers, three splendid polo fields, field trials, fox hunting, horse shows. Overnight in thru Pullmans via Seaboard Railway. Lv. Washington 1 10:35 P.M., arrive Pinehurst 8 A.M. Low round trip fares. Ship your auto by rail at low cost. For booklet WS and injormation, General Office, Pinehurst, N. Pmeluust OVERNIGHT BY TRAIN FROM WASHINGTON write o nr“.w*‘“" "SUHMA“ OF WINTER CRUISES and ether Travel Offerings” AMERICAN El'l!tl TRAVEL SERVICE ADVANCE EDITION ... Send today for this com- plete, helpful folder nl new suggestions 0o routes, rates and ships for *DELIGHTFUL WINTER CRUISES Over 100 thul to A:nl 16,1938...3dsys days ubs % Mexico s Callfornia iea R ca” e Wediterasesn ok Around he Work Write, phone or call in person Incinding: * llovl‘l Washington, D. C. Always carry Americon Express Travelers C1uut 1o protect your iravel funds PILSUDiKI AMERICAN EXPRESS | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, The Traveler’s Notebook A Guide for the Traveler Who Appreciates Out- standing Art and Plans Some Day to See the Originals. By JACQUES FUTRELLE, Jr. beautiful or powerful and compelling OT infrequently, the Notebook | through a reproduction, perhaps has ir. the past called atten- | Viewed in-a window of a picture atore tion to & famous work of art |Or through some excellent’ copy in a " casually and briefly pointing | Museum-—or maybe a likeness hangs out to those who may be mapping a |88 & treasured picture in one's home. pleasure travel itinerary that in a Abroad, where one expects to find the certain city, in & specific museum or | 8reatest canvases, the painting one plaza, is an artistic masterpiece they | 10n8s to see may pend from some his- have, perhaps, admired for years ' toric wall but & few hours to one side from afar. Such information hardly | Of the traveler's path. For Europe ls may be classed as news to_those who | Small, measured in United States ex- devote their time to art fhore avidly | Panses—the Louvre of Parls and its than the average American, but some- | “Mona Lisa” are less than 22 hours by times it comes as & revelation to those | Fail from Michelangelo's astounding who have' not followed through the | &rt in the Sistine Chapel of Rome. idea of locating it in the hope of | America’s material wealth has some day becoming a pilgrim to a|imported many European artistic shrine. riches of several ages. It may not be The favorite has become dear and | realized, however, that works of some RESORTS. RESORTS. More for your money to CALIFORNIA See hundreds of miles of spectacular Rocky Mountain scenery— the colorful cities of Spokane, Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Vancouver, Victoria— winter playgrounds at Mount Baker, Mount Rainier and Mount Hood—these and many other attrac- tions on the route of the air-conditioned Empire Builder. 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Havana and Panama’s old-world cities . ... 5,500 miles of carefree restand play on a globe-trotting liner with broad sundecks, an outdoor swim- ming pool,all outside staterooms. Stopover anywhere along the way. Continue on & following President Liner. WORLD CRUISE—$1094 First Class. Complete withallsightseeing abroad. 26,000 miles. A score of exciting ports in 14 far-flung countries. Get details from your own Travel Agent, or ... ‘TRANSPORTATION BLDG., WASHINGTON « METROPOLITAN 0695 Steamship Lines Eupress-Biitdin oty WORLD CRUISE Featuring ‘EGYPT « INDIA - BALI AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND From New York January 8, 1938 THE ROUTE MADEIRA GIBRALTAR ALGERIA MONACO FRANCE Let the prestige of “The Wofld's Greatest “Travel System” be with you on this luxuri- ous Empress cruise. Particularly in the British port of Hong Kong, in Australia, New Zealand and Fiji, where Canadian Pacific liners have been known for genera- tions, you will welcome the feeling of con- fidence which the famous Empress on her own “home waves” can give! up (less than B e el irim YOUR TRAVEL AGENT or_Canadian ,Pacific: 14th and New York Ave. N.W.. Wash,, D. C. National 4235. BadisnPucili hY THE WORLD’S GREATEST TRAVEL SYSTEM PHILIPPINES JAVA BALI AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND FuUI HAWAN CALIFORNIA PANAMA D. €. OCTOBER 31, of the greatest masters—Rembrandt, Turner, Reynolds, Gainsborough and Titian, to name but a few~—hang al- most at the doors of Washington. NE of the greatest art movements of the day—not a technique or & school, but the fostering of appre- ciation by people too busy to devote time to learn—ranks 21 pictures in the Metropolitan Art Gallery of New York among the outstanding paintings of the various ages. Brooklyn Museum are two more. In some cases their fame has not pene- trated through to the strata of per- song now being reached by the cam- paign of the National Committee for the Appreciation of Art. In this current art movement, which is being sponsored in Washing- ton by The Star, the world was sur- veyed to choose the 48 most repre- sentative paintings of the various ages and schools. Admittedly, the job was difficult and was given to expert critics and painters. When the selection was narrowed down to the first 44, 23 of the originals were found to be on display in America, six in the Louvre, four in Vienna, and one each in Edinburgh, Bremen, Rome, Munich, Dresden and Amsterdam. Several of the series of 48 are if STEAMSHIPS. And in the |- 1937—PART FOUR. Superstition Dies And Raises Cost of/ Hairbrush to $500 MOSCOW, Oct. 30.—Because the peasants of Siberia are giv- ing up their old superstitions, the world may soon have to go with- out its finest brushes, The wild boar of that regfon is no longer regarded as sacred and allowed to roam unharmed. As a result, Siberian peasants are eatirg its meat, and the 12-year-old ani- mals, from which the rarest and most beautiful bristle is taken, are becoming extinct. Hair brushes made from this bristle, known as XXX-lily, formerly cost $250 each. Now, because of the scarcity of bristle, the price has been raised to $500. private collections, display. not on general 'HE Art Appreciation campaign is . destined to transmute expertness and fame into popularity. The 48 paintings week by week are being brought to more general notice, and new favorites are being established. 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