The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-03-30
A ROWING SEMINARY.
Departure Of Fifteen American DamStls on
Study Tour 10 Europe.
SCENES ON BOARD THE FRISIA
A Young Western Prma Donna Among
the Party.

In a recent number OF the HERALD thorc was given
an outline OF Dr. Ebell's plan for 'study tours' to
Europe young ladies' and account OF the prepar
for the departure Of what may not inappropr
ately called the rowing seminary Yesterday after.
the first Glass; composed OF fifteen ladies from oil
parts OF the country left board the Frisa. OF the
Hamburg steamship line. The occasion was marked
by unusual iollty, a great many OF the friends and
Of the fair tourists having como to see them
of. Tho grand cabin was fairly submerged under tho
magnificent floral offerings, which werc made add
tonally delightful TO tho eye by the choice exotic
iruits such luscious grapes and golden oranges.
that peeped out from between the lovely
flowers AS It happened, there was an unusual
prcpopderance Of lady passengers board the Friss
quite apart from the travelling scholars and never was
there such amount OF farewell kissing and EN-.
bracing and champagne drinking aud general joh-
cation. But the Frisa took out not only an unu-
suay heavy burden OF female loveness, but the great
est number OF babies European steamer.
Dr. Easton, the Now Orleans baby lover who revels IN
the possession OF half dark babies but cravsd
fair buc-cyed to such an extent that he car
red OIL the other day, would have been bssful ON
board the Frsa for bhc-eycd, yellow haired babies
laughed and beamcd and gigglcd and crowed from
every corner OF the noble ship
THE TRAVELLING CLASS.
But the cynosuro OF oil eyes the 'ssudy tour.
ss who going abroad to seek INSTRUCTION at the
OF the Khino, in tho orange groves OF Italy, on
the bouicvards OF Paris, on the mountain peaks Of
Switzerland and maybe, ut the brink Of Vesuvius
crater. The following are the names OF the iair NE
Mrs Edward b. Church. San Nateo, Cal. Miss Emma
c. Wixom Austin, Nov. Miss Nellie f. Cameron, Oak.
land, Cal. |; Miss Sarah H. woodhouse, wethersneId,
Conn. Miss Mary Harris Wethcrsleld Conn; Misc
T May ouo MISC Fanny J. WASH
Seminary Bethlehem. Pa. Miss Helena Eckert Read
Pa Mss Agnes M kSndaE sk "a MsS PA:
Miss Mary A. Burr, New York city; Miss Laura Tap
scott, Hamilton, ONO; Miss Sarah d. Hubbard Cor'-
A NOBLE soX3sTREss.
Miss Emma Corinne Wlxom was tho youngest Of the
party, some of whom were quite mature and sedals
ladies' But Miss Emma Corinne Wtxom, OF Austin,
| New, young. plump, rosy checked elrl, VINO
locks as though seventeen summers had passed
over her head. Having worry sweet voice. and being
fired with the audabe desire 10 WIN an honorable posi-
ton the lyric stage, sho had leit her father "a
physician IN Austin only child she is to study
| music under the best masters oil Berlin, Pars ana
| Florence. II this young girl puts her voice in the
future to Ms good uso as she has already done the
| past every charitable heart Will wish her VOL MOI
| ionr aco n Young man In Austin had to have both his
| feet ampuiated and lett penniless in the place.
The little girl who Ia quite renowned tor her oeautiu
voice in her native State OF Nevada, went bravey 70
work organized concert and Noted nearly $o0O ZOE
Slt was TIC happiest day of my life, said the noble
hearted fair creature yesterday on boar" Inc Fish,
Miss WHOM who had come all the way from Austin
| ~,
| tho only married lady, and Miss Cameron, who had
travelled still creator distance, coming all the way
from California OF the great fear OF all the
lair students was whether they should be seasick or
not. Would 1t be well TO cat much or littief ina:
was their great topic oil discussion, but Dr. Ebc ana
young Mr. Richard son OF the agent Of the Hamburg
line soon soothcd their anguish In his respect until
farewell shouts aud hand kisses utterng OF hand
kercneis the great crowd on the per- forged slowly
but impressiveiy out OF her sup.
THE PLAN OF TRAVEL
The pupils proceed directly ~ Berlin wncre tncy
study until June 81, when the summer vacStion DO
gins. On saturday, June 80 they leave for Dresden.
Seeing It's sights carriages Tor three days, ana on
Tuesday, July they travel through saxony sw'tz.
| crund and Prague Alter visiting the cnthedrals aud
palaces of Prague they journey along the banks Of the
Danube to Vienna After spending three days amid
the gayetes OF tho German Paris ihey 60 through the
romantic Sommering Pass 10 Adesberg, where they
inspect tho grcat cave, illuminated for the occasion
with IS 900 burners besides several magnesium lights
PRODUCING an effect indescribably grand" Inen along
The shores tho Adratc to Venice, whose Antiquities
arc visited in open gondoas for four days, ono day IN
Verona. two In Milan and tnonce to Lake Como The
lauies take boat tor ugano. on The lake of that name
then go from Lugano or baresv oy carriages 20 ,hs
length Of the lake TO Baveno; from baveno ny car
rascs through tho smplon Pass spending In the
from Sumption along tho winding mountain rouu over
bridges, through galleries and tunnels ana under
waterfalls down into the Rhonc Valley, by the khone
10 Brrnc TOR lunch Martigney; from Martigncy In
small mule up tho zicxag mountain path over
Iy Mont Blanc, and two days spent in excursions
in the valley where Miss Wixom VIII have an appro-
pirate opportunity Oh singing tne .aio Vi S'".ou
nix.' Illustrated lectures on tho geology o.
Switzerland and the structure ana action OF
glaciers will be given to the class during these
travels Then through the mountain gorges, with relays
OF over fifty horses, 10 Lake Geneva Two Gays ~
Geneva. the length OF Lake Geneva by steamboat 10
Muptena and TO Castle OF Chhlon, to Berne, LII.
zernc and by the coswhcel railroad, OVERLOOKING inc
most wonderfully grand landscapes OF mountain chains,
valleys lakes and villages, to the summit OF the kegi
Kuhn season OF rest Luzcrne, and so on 70 Baden-
| Iaduu Heidelberg. Frankfort; along the Rhine 10
Cologne Brussels, PARIS ITO which eight ia!
| viii he dcyoteG) London, Mclrose, Edinburgh and TO
| Cascow whence some OF pupils who only make
tho partial Jour- embark for New York on the Isl Of
septeber while others return TO Berlin 10 their
reguar studies IN ne academy Tho next division OF
tho spring class OF this rowing seminary VIII embark
on Apr II the Hamburg line steamship Geiierl.
Tho Fris,a took out hty-our cabin passengers yes