The record-union., 1891-11-09
SEEING TEE WORLD.
The Journey of Five Young Cali
fornianS.
Sacramento Girls Wow tho Beauties
and Giories of the Old World
Ancient FortificatIons.

enough TO possess a liberal share Of the
worlds goods, and who has liking fol
travel, can find no more thorough, practi.
cal and pleasant way of obtaining an ed
ucation than by travelling, with view &c
observing closely all that is of interest &c
him or her in the way Of historical oh.
jects, the manners and customs of the
various nations, important personages
and significant events of the time and
country in which he or she travels. Il
he is keen of observation and bright in
memory he may store his mind with
treasures that will be of inestimable value
10 him through life.
1t frequently happens that young men
after completing their school life, are en-,
abled to better their education by travels
but it is of rare occurrence that youna
ladies enjoy such luxury. Exception;
are noted now and then, however, Us il
the cases of Misses Mamie and Ella Dem
ing, two well-known and highly re
spected Sacramento young ladies, who
have but recently arrived home from ~
extended trip of year and half dura,
ton through the United States, Europe
and the northern part of Africa. 1t was
journey which they viii never forget
and all the more eventtul from the fact
that the small party of Travellers of which
the young ladies were members, did moi
consist OF even ono gentleman. There
were i've girls IN the party, and they
made the trip with Mrs. Nj. a. Wills ot
SAN Francisco rs chaperone.
It was on the 22d day of April, 1890,
that they left Sacramento amid good-byS
from scores OF friends. They had not
Iaia 4,... 4,.s,, Il.
United States, but, before leaving Amer
lea, they visited almost all of the princi.
pal cities in the East, including Chicago
Detroit, Boston, New York and many
other OF the great railway centers of New
England. Niagara Falls and the great
lakes, were among the important places
visited, and New York was reached sew
oral days before the time was set for
starting on tile voyage across the broad
Atlantic.
ON the 18th of May they left the harbor
on one OF the transatlantic steamships
and bid good-by to home. The ocean
trip was one of the toughest experienced
by steamers during the year. 4 very
heavy storm rnged inceSsantly. and, in
stead Of reaching the Eastern hemisphere
in eight days, eleven had passed before
land was sighted.
1t was NhltSunday when the travellers
left the ship aud walked from the Liver
pool docks into the great seaport city.
ihe streets were crowded with peopio
vending their wav TO church, business
being very generally suspended on the
Sabbath. The party boarded the train
and were soon in the old walled town OF
Chester on the River Dee. They Were
just in time for the services in the old
cathedral, and after the devotional oXer-
clSeS were over everyone in the party
took a walk on the walls and through
the towers, the most perfect remains OF
ancient fertilization in England. The
view was beautiful, for they could look
down on the curious wooden dwellings
OF venerable age, the ancient throe-gabled
building known as the Staulev House.
and the remarkable cathedral of Gothic
structure. The Almshouses, Government
School of Art and other interesting places
were within view, and it was with feel
Ing of delight that the young Americans
stood and ga2ed upon the scene.
Tho next day Eaton Hall. the estate of
the Duke of W estminSter, was visited.
and there they saw the elegant residence
ot the Duke and the beautiful gardens
with the thousands of hawthornes i'm
bloom. \ row on the River Dee was en-
Joyed, and then the party made their
way To the elegant stables of the Dnke.
Their request To see the famous stallion
Ben d'Or was ut first refused by the stable
man, but when the young ladies told him
who they We're and where they were
from, he could not refuse, and they were
shown the noble horse which the Prince
OF Wales has been endeavoring to pur-
chase for several years. The stall was
moro handsome than most pariors. and
the ladies declared that the animal was
the most beautiful they had ever before
seen.
From Chester the party went to Ha-
warden Castle. 1t was shortly after noon
when they arrived, but already the peo-
pie had begun to gather in crowds about
the home of Gladstone To hear him speak
1t was his custom To make short address
every afternoon, and the masses were
eager for the great statesman To appear.
The young ladies cid not see him, but
gust before they left Mrs Gladstone. n
hearty and noble-looking old lady. ap-
peared, and her presence was the signal
Tor great cheering.
The tourists next stopping place was
the town of BettwS-y-coed, in the noun
tainS of North Wales. The region was
dotted with many beautiful lakes, and
that OF LlamberlS was visited. II is nj the
loot OF Mount Snowden. the highest
mountain in Wales. and the Young ladies
were able u boast that they had made the
ascent ON ponies TO the top. While in
thls district they had difficulty in making
the people understand their language, and
10 themselves the Welch dialect was the
most puzELng and mysterious they en-
countered on their journey.
London, the great metropolis of the
world, was the stopping place of the
tourists Tor the next five weeks. and
while there they saw all that Was worth
seeing, frequently making excursions
into the country and visiting all the his
toric places. Hampton Court and Wind
sor Castle were seen, ana the visit 10 the
churchyard of Stoke PogeS. where the
poet Gray wrote his famous elewy. will
long be remembered 10y the young ladies
After searching for some time they
finally found the grave of the poet
marked very obscurely by a simple
tombstone.
The great British Museum, Westmin-
ster Abbey. st. PauGS Church, and, in
TACT, all the remarkable places that are
read OF IN relation TO London, We're seen
before the party LEFT the great center.
The next stopping place was Leaning
ton, aud from there excursions were
made te Stratiord. Warwick Castle and
kenniiworlh. Stratford WAS the birth
place of Shakespeare. his abode in youth
ana age, and the place of his death and
burial. The ancient house in which he
is said TO have been born is still standing.
and this, IN addition 10 his tomb in tho
church whore he and his wife are buried,
was one ot the places which il was the
privilege of tue young travellers 10 see.
Pursuing their journey the party went
10 the Lake District in the north Of Eng
land. and there visited the homes OF the
English poets Southey, Coleridsye and
Wordsworth, in the vicinity of keswick
and GraSmere. They saw the Falls oi
I42dore, and returning 70 Penrlth took the
tram for GIasgow, arriving there ON the
is of July.
An excursion 10 Ayr, the birthplace OF
the poet Robert Burns. WAS one of the
first things in order on the programme,
and delightful day was spent there.
The tiny-thatched home OF the Scottish