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Prom the Zoo we went to the Museum, and turned oyer to 
Dr. Bertha Luta the "box of pickled frogs that Doris Cochrane 
had sent to her from the National Museum. Dr. Lutz turned out 
to he much younger than we had expected, a nd spoke fluent Engli ah 
The Museum, which was once the palace of Dorn. Pedro II, Emperor 
of Brazil, houses a good collection of Indian material, baskets, 
feather jackets and head-dresses, etc., a large geologi 
cal collection, and a floor of rather moth-eaten animals. 
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We then went past the Gillettes’ house, a very pretty 
place, with wide windows and a general effect of coolness and 
spaciousness, where we had a cocktail with Dorothy. Then we all 
went to the Gloria Hotel for lunch. 
After lunch we called first on Dr. Vital Brazil, now a 
dignified old man with white hair and military mustaches, and 
heard him tell about his pioneer work in the making of antivenin. 
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'rom there we called on Mr. andMrs . Nosek, great animal 
lovers. Mr. Nosek was the former Czech minister to Brazil, and 
they are truly a pathetic couple, with no job, no homeland, no 
concept of how they, a young couple, are to plan their lives from 
now on. They have let their animal collection subside, and have 
now only a monkey, a parrot, a few budgerigars, and a crab-eating 
raccoon. 
The Gillettes invited us to come out to their house for 
cocktails at seven- thirty, and at seven we left the ship, hired a 
taxi and sallied forth. Our driver, who said, he knew exactly where 
Avenida Epitacio Pessoa, Hr. 2296, was, took us on a thorough 
exploration of the city, and although we regretted taking quite so 
long to get to the house, we were really rather pleased to see 
the Avenida Elamengo all lit up, the beautiful beaches, the 
Copacabana and Atlantica Casinos, and the rest of the city. The 
Gillettes’ house is right at the foot of the Corcovado Mountain, 
where, 2300 fefet above 'the city, the great statue of Christ, ICO 
feet high, stands with outstretched arms. At night the Redemptor 
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illuminated, and even more impressive than during the day 
We found many mutual friends among the guests at the 
cocktail party, but the late hours in Rio are a bit wearing. 
The guests who had been invited for cocktails did not leave 
before ten o’clock. The dinner guests waited another hour before 
starting for the Casino de Urea, so that it actually was close co 
midnight before we had. any dinner. This Casino, said to, berths 
finest example of Rio’s famous night liie, had a spectacular 
curtain of diamond- shaped mirrors that folded and unfolded between 
acts, and two stages for the orchestras - one band would sink out 
of sight just as another came up, and not a beat, of the music 
lost.' Come of the floor show was very good, and the star of the 
evening was Carmen Miranda, a fair, blue-eyed Brazilian who has 
made a specialty of negro songs from Bahia, and sings with so 
much gusto that it is not necessary to understand a word 
Portuguese to enjoy her thoroughly. TT er use of her hands was 
exc ept i oral ly dram&t 1 c . 
