Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-05
AS AN ENGLIsHMAN SEES Us,
A well-knoSn British Traveller and
His Impressions.

n Weu-AnoSn briti>h Traveller aud
His Impressions.
HE eors N sAprunrs OVER TIE CHARMING y,p-
ERAL CrTr-How WESTERN CITIES sURrRrssp
HrM-Hrs ESTIMATE or AUTHORIZATIONS
FEELING ron oEoRG { WASHINGTON.
In America all roads lead 10 Washington
sooner or later, and travellers from ali parts Of
the world who come here TO stady and admire
what they are pleased 20 call the inherent
greatness OF the American character" know
tha' they must come to the capital CITY or
their study will be incomplete. Great trav-
eiers ana other interesting people from every
country on the globe inscribe their names
some time or other upon the registers Of Wash
ihgton hotels. bat II is not often that more
Travelled or more interesting person Is 20 be
seen here than gentleman who mas been At
Willard Tor more than a week past he is Mr..
Merton Russell Cotes. FRGS, OF Bourne
mouth. England, and the rest of the world
he is travelling through the United STATES with
his wife and his son. Mr.. BERTHE Cotes aud will
spend "A month or more in the east before sail
ing for home. Mr.. Russell Cotes who is n man
OF great wealth, is the owner of the ROYAL Bath
Hotel at Bournemouth. aud OF this famous re-
-ort he has made an entirely unique aud origi-
mai establishment Travelling and his hotel are
his two fads.
ODDITIES HOTEL
He is said 10 have spent hundreds Of thou
sands OF pounds upon his house. which has
been described as the one hotel of England.
His own personality is expressed throughout
the hotel 10 whose decorations he has con-
ufouted vast deal from his extensive travels.
FOR instance, one section il furnished with
examples OF Japanese workmanship which
were collected during a SIX months trip
through Japan. Another will probably be
enriched by his travels during the last few
months through this country, Mr.. Russell
Cotes Is a friend of the Prince of Wales and
during the latters visit 60 Bournemouth Mr.
Russell Cotes gave banquet in his honor that
was considered to be one OF the most mAgnia-
cent ever given in England
KNOWN Az TRAvrIFI-
As traveller he is even more widely known.
he is a fellow of the Royal Geographical So
ciety. this honor having been conferred upon
him as a testimonial to his neutrality-suspicious.
TO knowledge from hls researches in the Ha-
walian Islands. Such men az Stanley and Du
Chaillu are members of the society. and with
Mr.. Stanley MIR. Russell Cotcs is on terms of
close mountaineering. Speaking of HIM to-
day TO a STAR reporter he said that IL is only a
question OF time when Stanley becomes
a really great governor generG. in the Congo
region. 1t is hardly likely, however. that it
Will be possible for Miss Dorothy Tenant, Mrs
the heart OF Africa on his next trip.
HIS TRIP THROUGH AMERICA.
Mr.. Russell Cotes and his party have taken
an extended trip through the west IN order to
learn more of the real nature of the country.
They came over to the West Indies, across the
Isthmus of Panama and up by steamer to san
Francisco and then across the continent by
slow stages, making very many stops both
west and east of the Rockies. Speaking OF his
trip Mr. Russell Cotes said that the first thing
that struck HIM was the amazing advance that
American business interests we're making ia
Jamaica and the other West Indies. The
English seem 20 be at a standstill. while the
Americans are rapidly forging ahead putting
up handsome buildings and branching on. into
all possible lines OF progress.
HIS IMPRESSION
"What strikes me most favorablv about
America" said Mr.. Russell Cotos to THE srAs
reporter. Briefly everything. We are I'M
mensely pleased with everything We have seen
and done. But perhaps the characteristics
about Americans that most fayorably nlprcs,es
foreigners Is their wonderful energy and self
reliance. Every man relics upon ms own
abilities and has to ASK fayors OF no one. That
Is not so much the case with u.s. Was In tho
west for several months and | could only
wonder at the progress that the country las
made in the few brief years of its existence
The people out there have push and energy.
They feel they can do things and they go head
and do them. They have n great deal of con-
ceIt about II all, or perhaps had better call
IT self cCmplaccncy. For example. CalItornians
talk so much OF their wonderful fruit-groWIng
resources. True, they have them TO a marked
degree, but there are other sections of the
world like parts OF India aud Australia. that
leave them behind even on that score But do
not understand me ar trying to underrate any
part of this wonderful country The cities,
the natural advantages, the resources. the
scenery are simply too much for one man to
attempt 10 describe with fairness. San Fran
cisco, Denver. Kansas City and Chicago all in
turn were a surprise to me. One cannot real
ize until one has seen.
TIE MOST CHARMING CITY
What city delighted us the most? Washing
ton, by all odds. 1 never have seen a more
charming city nor that was so pleasing
from every point of view. There is no city In
the world that has such a wealth of marble
structures, except. perhaps one two IN Cen
tral lndla. The public buildings con-
tlnuai source OF pleasure and surprise and
see nothing that an Englishman could possibly
criticise unfayorably. As for the Capitol well
words fail me there. 1t is one OF the most
magnificent buildings in the world. both from
without and within. and the oftener I see it
the more like il. Really, you know. every
thing about here Is lovely and the suburbs.
which remind me greatly of DevoushIre arc
delightful But here am rapidly eNhausting
all the stock OF favorable adlectlves Il have In
my possession and wall have nothing left ~
describe my
IMPRESSIONS or MOUNT VERNON.
the most interesting and delightful spot in
the country to me. Its natural beauty, ana
more than that the wealth OF historic memories
that hang around il, unite TO make II even
more than interesting. queer sentiment for
an Englshman To express, you think! Not at
all The truth Of il is that you Americans
hardly appreciate the interest and affection
that England has for America today. More
think, by great deal than Americans have for
the English. While it Is of course true that
Washington was the very embodiment of the
spirit that separated the two countries. vet his
memory,I really believe. lis cherished with much
the same feeling by us as by YOU 4
may seem to be expressing this a little
strongly but hardly think L am. Whatever
is Az can interests an Englishman. ] have
jusI he in from "A visit to the spot where Mr.
GarNld fell He WAS a man who wassreally
great. aud am sure that he was more gener-
ally approx lated at his true worth in England
before he was in America. Every English
school boy reads his life and doubt if there is
a more popular boys book IN England today
or one that English father would rather
give to has son than the story of the boy that
came from the cabin to the White House; from
the towpsth TO the highest office OF n great
country"
Left Legge1ness.
From the Sinetec nth Century