Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-10-20
Madam Ida P,eifer.

This lady, WHOSE remarkable talen, for
travel has made not only her name bot her
face familiar 10 every.part Of the globe, paid
a visit TO The Tribune Office Yesterday, having
understood that IL is the mos. complete news
paper establishment, 10 the eonn'ry, and spent
some tims in inspecting is various depart
meuis. Madam PfeifTer is about hny years
of age. rather under the medium sire, and Of
that apparently slight build which is Usually
combined With great powers Of endurance.
Her face is mild and benevolent in its eI-
preston, yet her keen, bright black eye con-
veys the impression Of remarkably energs,-
ie and enthusiastic nature. Two years spent
under an East Indian Son. have given her
almost a creole complexion. She is quiet,
genial. and unassuming in her manners. and
seems admirably 6iied BY nature 10 sneoun-
Isr all climates, and make her way among all
raees Of m,nknd.
This is Madam Pfeifer's fourth journey.
She Grt visited Turkey, Palestine and Egyp,
and then, aher an interval Of reposc, sweden.
Norway md Iceland. Mr Bartlett, The Eng.
lish artist, who was her fellow traveller in
Palestine. informed NJ. that he lad never met
with anv otc who horc the annoyance, of
travel with 80 much patience. or wa, ,us-
tanned by 80 much quiet energy and ,slfcon.
fdenoc. In June, 1915, she sailed for Drril.
visited the Indian tribes Of the interior. and
resided some time in Rio Jlneiro she then
doubled Cape Horn, explored Chill. and sail.
ed ior the Society Islands. Thence she went
to Canton. Singapore, CsylOn and Calcutta:
iraversej tho vast interior of India sailed
from Bombay tn the Persian Gulf, and So
cended the Tigris 10 Dlgdad and the ruin, Of
Nineveh crossed over into Persia, visited
the Caucasus and southern Russia, and finally
returned to Vienna by way Of Constanlinoplc
and Athens, aner an absence Of three years.
We have seen il stated tha, she accomplished
this remarkable tour at an expense Of less
than $1,000.
Her published accounts of her travels now
began to attract attention and helped to furnish
her with the means to undertake new jour
neys. Early in 1851, she received grant, of
$500 from the Austrian Government, and in
May Of ih,, year sailed from London Tor the
Cape Of Good HOPE. II had bcen herirten-
tIon to undertake an exploration Of the in,s-
rior II South Africa, but she was obliged TO
relinquish it on account of,hc expense. She
then sailed for the Fast Indies, after touching
at Singapore. proceeded to Dornco. Not con-
tent with visiting the Dutch settlements on
the southern par, Of the island, and the do
minions Of Rajlh Brooks, at Sarawak. she
penetrated into the interior, among tho Dyak
tribes, where no white person hal ever been
before her Aftcr spending several months
in Bomeo, she visited Java Sumatra, and the
Moluccas In Sumlira, she spent some time
in the Kingdoms of native Mlylay prince,
10 sl,y noriLs'n part of;hs island. She speaks
OF lhi. part Of her trip as having been Of un-
usual interest. She desired extending her
trip to Japan, in the Dutch vessel which lsit
Batavia during her residence there, but wa,
prevented by the fact ,ha, no women were al
lowed to accompany tho Dutch Ia Nagasaki,
or to land there.
Aher year and half IN the Fast Indies,
Madam Pfeiner, went to Australia, and aher
a short ,ojourr, sailed to California. She
visited the NOS, interesting part, oftha, State
and Oregon, and then took passage for Lmn.
from which place she made a trip to the head
waters Of the Amazon. Thence, through
Ecdador, by way Of Quito and Bogo',, she
travelled NorlhNard To Panama, and took
passage from Aspinwall to New Orleans.
Since her landing in ihi, country in July. she
has asccuded the Mississippi to st. Piui sa /
ed on all our great lakes, and visited Canada
and Montreal Now, aficran absence oflhree
year. and half, her long and eveniful Jour.
ncy is drawing to close, bot We should not
like to promise that sfier llr, she will be con-
tented TO cit still within the walls OF her na-
tive Vienna. Certainly no woman has ever
shown a greater smount ofcourags and endur-
ancc, and she seems to have good stock yet
on hand for future undertakings. Madam
PfeGer is undoubtedly the greatest female
traveller of whom we have any record
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