The Hawaiian gazette., 1881-09-07
8alraiialr 6azette.
EST MoDUs IN REBUs.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER I, 1881.
Madamo carla sorena, the Traveller,
From be Orea.

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Nine. Serena is an italian by birth, and first
went through the ordinary routine Of woman's
ffe-marrying, bearing children, and educat-
ing the same. 1t was by mere accident that
made her choose travelling as 4 profession.
In 1878 she went to the vienna Exhibition,
and described Der impressions in a series Of
spirited letters, which were we'll received in
the highest circles Of Austrian society, includ-
ing the Imperial family. On the first OF Au-
gust, the following year, she again left Lon
don, fully intending TO celebrate the ensuing
New Years Day at home, but yielded to cir
cunistances, which shaped different course
for her. The first stage was Stockholm, where
King Oscar received her with special favor,
preparing an itinerary through Sweden and
Norway for the enterprising traveller with ms
own hand. The record Of this tour she en-
bodied in her "Lettres Scandinaves," the
merits of which were acknowledged by the
Swedish Society of Arts and Letters by be-
slowing a gold medal on the writer. Return
ING 10 Stockholm, Nine. Serena embarked for
Russia, visiting first 81. Petersburg, and pro-
ceeding from there TO Moscow. Odessa was
her next stage on her way to Constantinople,
where she only made short stay, and then
continued her journey to Alexandria and Cairo.
of all these places Nine. Serena gives most
interesting sketches, interspersed with Well
told personal adventures in her delightful
book: "Mon Voyage: SOUVENIRS Personals.
1. De Ia Baltique Ia Mer Caspienne. In the
same book her visits to the Pyramids and the
Sphinx and her iourneyings on the Suez Canal
between Suez and Port Said are described
with great freshness and vivscity. Re-em-
barking, she proceeded to Jaffa, and, landing
there, visited jerusalem and Bethlehem, con-
corning which celebrated places she relates
her impressions in a manner highly interest
ing. Returning to Jaffa, she proceeds to Bel
nut, and has an excursion to Lebanon, Of which
she gives the account by giving us graphic
sketch of the Maronites and the Druses, their
murderous feud, and the lull which for the
present has come over it.
Later on Nine. Serena visits Trebizonde, and
crosses the Black Sea to Yalta. She explores
its antiquities, and gives the reader some in
teresting details relating to Civadia, the Cri-
mean retreat of the late unfortunate monarch.
Afterward, Nine. Serena visited the Caucasus,
spending two years in studying the character
and the habits of the tribes dwelling between
the Caspian and the Black Sea. Whilst there
the Russo Turkish war broke out, and the in
trepid lady had many opportunities to distin-
guish herself by deeds of valor and abnega-
ton in the disturbed districts, tardily but fully
APPRECIATED DIV altAauutI lllc
Grand Duke Michael. Cut off from Europe,
Nine. Serena went to Persia, and spent the
winter in Teheran. From there she retraced
her steps to the littoral Of the Caspian and the
River Volga, penetrating to the Calmuc terri
tory, and being received by their Lama or
Grand Priest, who never before had been ap-
preached by a woman. At the sameS occasion
she visited tile tents of the Buddhists and q
convent of the Moravian Brethren at Sarenta.
After six years absence the now famous
traveller returned TO Europe. The merits of
Nine. Serena were fully acknowledged by the
geographical societies of Austria, France, Por-
tugal and Spain, which all held special meet
ings in her honor, and bestowed upon her their
diplomas of honorary and corresponding mem
bership. The French Government conferred
the title of Officer d'Academie on her, and
Victor Hugo paid high compliment to her
pruwess in the following note: "Paris, 3,
Aout, 1880. Vos recits, Madame, 'ont sin
guierement increase. Parmi les yoyageurs
utiles ct vaillants de ce steele, une voyageuse
sera compete; ce sera vous. L'avenir vous
rendra Phommage, que je vous rends des
auiourd hui. --VIcToR HUGO" The records
of Nine. Serena's travels are all written in
French, language which she handles with
consummate grace. Besides the letters and
Mon voyage, &C., mentioned ABOVE, announcer
volume, under the title "Une Europeenne en-
Perse, Souvenirs personals per Nine. .Carla
Serena" has Just been published by Dreyfus.
The graceful style in which she describes the
life in many countries, the vivid inauguration
which she brings TO bear even on matter-of-
fact incidents, while frightening those of graver
import, endOw her writings with singular
charm. Well qualified physically and intellect
uslly for the hardships as well as the sweets
of foreign travel, Nine. Serena went every
where and saw everything.
Never daunted is written on her face, which
has lost but little of its fiery expression and
vivacity through all the troubles she has had
to encounter; and no one who has seen her
sparkling eyes can doubt her extraordinary
mowers of observation