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seum?" He laughed as he said, "That 

 is a difficult question to answer. There 

 are so many classes of beautiful things 

 that it would not be fair to put one 

 class before another." "Oh, yes, it 

 would," I replied. "At a show where 



MASK OF ANGEL OF THE ANNUNCIATION. 



THE FEMALE ATLAS. 



After all it is the woman that carries the burdens of 



the world. 



various kinds of pets are exhibited, a 

 blue ribbon is usually ready for the 

 best." Again my attendant laughed at 

 what seemed an absurd comparison. 

 "Well," he finally said, "I think I 

 would say on that principle that the 

 best thing in this 'show' is the 'Mares 

 of Diomedes.' You see we have 

 given it the most conspicuous place at 



