Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-02-29
THE TRAVELLING GIRLS.
Fourteen Fair Daughters of America
on their Travels through Europe and
the Orient.
ALEXANDRIA. Egypt, Dec. %.


abroad will induce the derision of the
reader, because the American is HIM
self a novelty to foreigners, notwith-
standing he has been on exhibition for
nearly a century. But what shall be
said of party of fourteen young ladies
travelling over Europe, Asia and Africa,
matronized over by lady instructor, IN
order that they may learn from the
great book of human life? Beng in
Milan some two weeks ago, | had an
opportunity TO observe an itinerant
seminary, composed of more than
dozen of the fairest of our American
girls, III charge of Mrs. Stone. The young
ladies varied in age from fourteen to
twenty-one, and represented every quar-
ter of the Union, typifying all the
shades of innocent beauty.
THEIR NAMES
are as follows: Miss Nancy M. San
born, Miss Annie NJ Fuller, Miss En-
ma Ethridge, Miss Kate b. Leisenrig,
Miss Lizzie Bell Fuller, Miss Nancy A.
Sanborn, Miss Gertrude Thomas,
Miss Flora Bella Van Husan, Miss
Kate f. Mitchell, Miss Lena NJ. Gould,
Miss Clara A. Avery, Miss Hattie c.
Baxter, Miss Mary /. McNaughton,
Miss Mollie Y. Gibbs and Lucinda II.
Stone.
THIS PARTY
! left New York nearly year ago, under
/ the direct supervision of Mrs. Stone,
/ but for male protection they have Mr.
! H. c. Gilbert and courier, who
| attended to all the details OF travelling.
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where they were greeted with the gen.
erous hospitality which only an Irish
man can offer, and then passing through
! Scotland visited England, France, Ger
many, Switzerland and Italy. OF
course such an aggregation of young
and attractive girls, blushing with
health and vitality, attracts the curious
gaze of the
ASTONISHED EUROPEAN
who can little understand why young
lady should have anything beyond a
shallow property in music and domestic
accomplishments. Still, it touches a
new system for educating the American
young lady, and one which, from the
results already achieved, is worthy of
the highest commentator. 1t is simply
taking the undeveloped girl from the
close and deletenous airs of the school
room and acclimatizing her to the
healthy air of Ireland, or the hot, fe-
verish weather of Africa.
EDUCATION A LA MODE.
With her history and guide-book at
her elbow, she visits the very scenes
described III Roman history; she climbs
the Alps wanders IN solitude which
her favorite poets have immortalized,
and by turns becomes gay at the ca
rousals of great capitals, and serious
and thoughtful in the stately palaces
and imposing cathedrals. The most
famous ruins, the grandest living works
and great natural wonders move before
her young appreciativo eye. one NC
holds nna ela>iree- She is ii true tray
eler, because she has not come abroad
when her taste has become neglected
by age, or her appreciation chilled 10y
domestic ties She moves in the poe
/ try of travel, and without that girlish
/ instinct her IDEAS must resemble those
of Mr.. Twain. | have rarely, | might
say never, seen such a collection of
such freshlooking girls as composes
this party. They all enjoy their excur-
4 sion, and do not fatigue by travel.
/ Now 1t is Venice for a week, then Rome
I and Milan. Landmarks famous IN lit
erature, churches and scenery that are
i in the knowledge only of those of spec
/ ial culture, are carefully visited, and
! the good madame takes care that the
/ young ladies do not leave without am
1 pie instruction. Thus it is that they
4 learn-what can never be forgotten-
/ impressions which Will serve them to
/ become accomplished women IN the
i drawing.room. Why should not the
4 system become more POPULAR 1t has
I certainly a good effect on society, and
\ is not Il very expensive system OF ia
struction.
RECEIVED BY THE EMPEROR OF BRAZIL.
The young ladies have been over
whelmed with pleasant adventures.
! Upon arriving in Egypt they met the
Emperor of Brazil, and expressing to
His Majesty their desire to have his
autograph, the transatlantic sovereign
Immediately sent for the entlre party
and spoke a few pleasant words tof
each, at the same tihe presenting his
photograph duly Ell dorsed. by a 4
strange fatality. Wheh the young ladleS
VISITED THE PYRAMIDS
photographer was engaged in taking .
a negative Of Don Pedro, with the
mammoth mausoleums in the. back /
ground The seminary was conse-
quently taken ut the time, and the En-
peror declared that he could wish moth
ing to remain immortal except picture
which had fixed him in the company Of
such Il charming circle-not even the
Pyramids themselves. Nhereupon, the
acquaintance was renewed, and each
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