Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1880-09-16
ROBIN" ABROAD.
spiders and the silly Fiies-In a
London Fog-A Day at the Crystal
Palace-A Night In the House of

longer, We Hrs NV uotnink more tb.p
individual Tuarleans, scattered about II
various countries of this mixed up
Europe, or ont on th1 vastly deep, p-ssilue
of into the lon2ed. for NesI. We dropped
goudly share Of our eoodg company
away back i'll Gsaevs, two weeks ago
We left yet o.hers in Paris last Monday,
when VIZ .av tl., teri Jrs OF tnae dresd-
ful Cap uiei, "a whesi Oh v edu, ,ta.
last, nj er our two dsys in London
together, our tour undec the charge OF
Henry axe " Son W.. audei. Ne scat
tered like chat b4fne tile Wind. A few
went directly TO I'll ,e tOa, ahi sailed Oh
Thursday last on the good atcsmer
Idp0nm o. which NO uauis over
Othcis re travelling Iu var,ous parts
of th,s [ lltei Kingdom. aud Of those VINO
r"iia,4 Loui1i. SON" b9ra gone to
boarding. houses mi few rtIusn a, the
hOir,s, A tu"ls a.u ch"s.. The ati, plnp.
going ~ @,ssr toin tue lULey West End
1fnsNeh iSAs,, - wDioa Se Sere tsAen
with tue party, Ia tne more central lnns OF
Court Hute which 10 in the heart of the
city, aud delightfully."- convenient to those
tempting parlors which the wary spiders
prepare Tor silly tlies-ths shops. Some
what like our own precious common in the
very midst II business Boston, ia the
charming park called Lincoln's Inn Fields,
upon which our window looks and thence
away over the roofs and spires and towers
of this vast city. CT the famous London
fog, we have had most excellent erpe-
rlehce for the sun has not shone out
clearly single morning, but neither has
it raired, 80 We have been fortunate.
What time is not devoted by us to shop.
ping is given to sight seeing, and lying in
bed principally the latter. For our
meals are matter of charming uncer-
tainty, being taken Just when and where
the notion sei2ss US. Like Gail Hamilton
in "Gala Days when we have nothing
better to do, W. get something to eat A
delightful mode of existence, after our
long enshackled s.ato when we had to
come, go, sleep, cat, see sights and enthuse
to order, and one that wa thoroughly
appreciate. Such funny episodes az we
experience; such odd sights as We bee :;
and such quaint old places as we explore
There is one bit Of evidence that must
give, aPropos of the above, in favor of
London people and manners. So often
have heard and read that ii was impos-
sible for lady or ladies to 20 about
London streets unprotected by male
escort or elderly chaperone, without en-
countering dsagreeable and even insult.
ing glances and words, that it has been
with desl Of pleasure that | have proved
the contrary. Not especially ancient or
unattractive myself, and accompanied by
| .lady who is very decidedly young
and attractive, We two American girls have
been out of the hotel, early and late, here
there and everywhere, and not once have
we been molested or made afraid. NV
old theory tina. woman who behaves
herself may go through the world safely
on her own responsibility and in her own
care. has been very greatly strengthened
by this summers experience and observR-
| ton.
Where have We been ard what done /?
Well, it would bo hard to tell. To begin
with, as | observed before, doubtless, we
have been shopping and TO such an extent.
too, that our purses have become 10 de.
pleted that beeisteaks and bus fares loom
up in awful proportion in the vista of the
four days still remaining before we sail on
Thursday next.
Then we spent day at the Crystal Pal.
ace--that perfectly wonderful conglomer
alton OF everything artistic, everything
beautiful, and everything tempting in the
way of astonishing bargains for sixpence
apiece, even to big wax dolls that open
and shut their eyes, and squeak most beau.
.luly Wnen you squeeze them hard
ehouBn' no" csn LohuonerS ever be un
happy Wneh sueh delightful resort ID
open 10 tnen nrst class railway fare there
aud back included for only shilling?
AN afternoon IN the Tower with conf
cal Ola gniue, Ill still more comical
uTessi Vi winch tue GROWING point was a
plb bel-cro"hed black hat, into the band
Oh "hlch were thlcsly knotted alternate
Ho"ou9 OF very ihued rei, white and blue,
gave VIZ very good notion OF the old
buildings SO iull OF richest and raddest
hs7oc'aVohS' ana OF the ancient armor,
I tAe crown Jewels ana other curious relics
| thertlli preserved.
SoinlhR out OF the rover into the
crowd OF Feh'cles, ana asking the nearest
way 10 LONDON Bridge, where We were
1 10 take Dhs, Tue hansoms and cabs
Ill "hlch we drove about the city at first
we were greeted to the Subway, which
was pointed out to US, and to which We
turned without the falntest notion as to
Where the subway was. Entering little
ps8oda-hke building, We saw descending
STAIRS, ana followed those ahead of us,
Gown, down, down a winding way, into
dlmiy lighted darkness, till we finally
Drought up at "a turnstlle where was
10y cuilse'lhg mar penny tolls,
p"yins WIZ" anu pasSins ou' we tound
oats a'',t ~ "a uhJ 'uhhei, nareiy high
" o'"ha up ~ 'ai man oehlnu
lau 70 'aAe w MS hatoshu barely Wide
ehVuHn W "n'h SlhBie ME H. wnile the
maits lounuee ou. on DOM SIDES making
petiaos onoe' away ausau' III the dim
"lsl"Hoe, 'ne tunnel looked smaller and
sula'ler ~ cue perspective while from cell
sb aou "e'lS ooHeu very perceptihle
uHH PueHS' hiaAihR oNershoes anu rubber
cio'ha "i'uos' hecessl"' VI course II
was not long Deiore we realized that we
were neheath Tue Thames river Strange
aau varied Indeed are the modes of getting
ABOUT ihls big CITY, where in single day,
walked beneath the Thames, rode over
poth underground anu elevated railways,
anu LOBE hahsom' cab, and numberless
puSseS' VI course on Know the hanson
IL Is fnnny and romantic little two
wheeled vehicle, covered at the top, but
open IN front with driver perched up
behind entirely ont OF sight, whom you
immediately forget all about, and irrtsisti-
oiy fancy that the thing goes of itself
1t is fascinating riding and really wish l
hadn't spent all my money and become
reduced 10 omnibus travelling
One tyeninr--nre N. NJ ,,s, atn,o,.
say-we spo,i; in the ccunciI nl.ca to
which ladies' nre naaipn.d ,ho s;ui, ,ba
House of llnmmona nod ott.n -;