Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 222, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1919 — Attractions of Old Warsaw [ARTICLE]

Attractions of Old Warsaw

A visitor to Warsaw who has enjoyed the advantage of a Polish cicerone points to the mistake, made by •visitors in a hurry, of confining- their attention to "the new quarters of the city. Warsaw ‘is not Cracow, of course, but off the beaten track she has many curious churches, many old

houses, and many quaint streets to offer for inspection. In this period of renaissance for Poland Warsaw' is considering the best means of showing her art treasures to advantage; It is probable that the large modem museum. with plenty of light but with little or no charm, will be adopted by the civic authorities. There are many who plead the advantages of the old houses as much more effective frames to old pictures and curios than the uncompromising aspect of white.walls and the flare of skylights. Each type V r W-. , . ; _

of museum has Its own advantages, and Warsaw will have to make her own choice.