Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1919 — COUNTESS TO VISIT CITY [ARTICLE]

COUNTESS TO VISIT CITY

COUNTESS LISI CIPRIANI HERE FOR WAR TALK FRI- - DAY, JUNE 6. Countess Lisi Cipriama will address the Ladies’ Literary society, of this cfty, on Friday, June 6, in the Presbyterian church. The countess was sent to this city by the propaganda department of the Italian government. She comes thoroughly prepared for her mission, having traveled extensively in the Italian war zone. During this period, the countess madea series of pastels, the coloring of which is remarkable. Countess Cipriani knows America well, having received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Chicago University, where she taught for several years. The Ciprianis were an old GhibeTine family, driven into exile by the Guelphs. After leaving Tuscany they settled in Cqrsica, where they were intimately associated with the Bonapartes. • . ~ . This remarkable lady had three brothers who died wearing their country’s uniform. The youngest, Riccardo, fell in the present war. He was decorated by the king. Countess Cipriani will show her pastels after the lecture.