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Urns, on the wall on either side of the doorways and in the rotunda, designed by William G. Merchant. Suggested by urns in the Vatican, Rome. Maiden of the Roman Campagna, by Albin Polasek. A Fawn's Toilet, by Attilio Piccirilli. Apollo, by Haig Patigian. The Scalp, by Edward Berge. Primitive Man, by Olga Popoff Muller. Youth, by Victor D. Salvatore. Soldier of Marathon, by Paul Noquet.
His friend Popoff, an intelligent, vivacious Russian, with very Calmuck features, susceptible as a girl, and passionately fond of music, hung over Sybil's piano by the hour; he brought Russian airs which he taught her to sing, and, if the truth were known, he bored Madeleine desperately, for she undertook to act the part of duenna to her younger sister. A very different visitor was Mr.
The enterprise soon attracted the attention of other governments also; Admiral Popoff, on behalf of the Tsar, having come all the way from Russia to visit Mr. Froude in connection with it. But the pilgrims to Chelston Cross were not naval experts only. Torquay was at that time nearing its social zenith, and the rumor that Mr.
She is notable from a purely nautical point of view being the outcome of principles that may be said almost to revolutionise all pre-existing ideas of shipbuilding, though something like the same principle may be found in the circular ironclads of Admiral Popoff.
Nevertheless, a few intimates made their appearance as usual at Mrs. Lee's. The faithful Popoff was there, and Miss Dare also ran in to pass an hour with her dear Sybil; but as she passed the whole evening in a corner with Popoff, she must have been disappointed in her object. Carrington came, and Baron Jacobi. Schneidekoupon and his sister dined with Mrs.
An important question of meteorology, the study of atmospheric discharges, at this date led a few scholars, and more particularly the Russian, M. Popoff, to set up apparatus very analogous to the receiving apparatus of the present wireless telegraphy.
I look in the Court Circular every morning to see if Princess Pop Pop Popoff isn't it? if Princess Popoff has popped off to see her cousin the Czar again. Dear me!" The amount of malice, envy and all uncharitableness which Lucia managed to put into this quite unrehearsed speech was positively amazing.
Little Miss Dare commonly known among her male friends as little Daredevil who was always absorbed in some flirtation with a Secretary of Legation, came in, quite unaware that Popoff was present, and retired with him into a corner, while Orsini and Jacobi bullied poor Sybil, and fought with each other at the piano; everybody was talking with very little reference to any reply, when at last Mrs.
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