The Open court . ionists. Onthe whole, the scene did not remind one of war. On the pavementsof the broader principal streets passed crowds of people, militaryand civilians, smartly dressed ladies and. beggars. In the streets,in the snow, one saw sleighs and peasant wagons, and sometimesa drove of cattle—few motors, except those bearing German officers. Warsaw to the eye of an American is not a large city. Astranger could visit it in a day and see most places of interest, withthe exception perhaps of museums and picture galleries, of which 1 We are indebted for the illustrations of this article
The Open court . ionists. Onthe whole, the scene did not remind one of war. On the pavementsof the broader principal streets passed crowds of people, militaryand civilians, smartly dressed ladies and. beggars. In the streets,in the snow, one saw sleighs and peasant wagons, and sometimesa drove of cattle—few motors, except those bearing German officers. Warsaw to the eye of an American is not a large city. Astranger could visit it in a day and see most places of interest, withthe exception perhaps of museums and picture galleries, of which 1 We are indebted for the illustrations of this article to the Rev. FrancisGordon, of Chicago, editor of Free Poland. They give an idea of the archi-tecture of the city in general, but do not illustrate the portions here describedas affected by the war.—Ed. 466 THE OPEN COURT. there are several. In modern Warsaw there are some fine widestreets and parks and some interesting and beautiful the latter, two of the most conspicuous were the post-office. CHURCH OF THE HOLY the foreground is a typical Russian sleigh-cab, such as is used by every onein going to and from all kinds of functions—especially this winter whenno automobiles were available.—M. H. and Russian church. The post-office, a large, light-colored stonebuilding, covering nearly an American city block, had been startedby the Russians and has been finished and opened by the Germans WARSAW TO-DAY. 467 since the occupation. The Russian church is a typical modernByzantine structure and occupies a prominent place in one of thelarge squares. The Russian church has been the subject of much controversybecause the Germans have taken the copper from the domes. The
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