Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-12-13

teen cents a day, after having served
as apprentices for six years. Much
Of this lace is so fine that magnify
Ing glass is required to make it. The
girls were eager to display their stock
Of English and would say good
morning and goodbye" The
saleswomen spoke beautiful English.
We were told they had spent several
years in England especially for the
language. We were in the ball room
in the Hotel de Vile in which the
ball was held the night before the
battle Of Waterloo. The picture gal
lery Of Wieitz, the crazy artist, is ex-
tremely fascinating.
Sunday here is spent as is any
other day. Market is held, stores are
open and streets are paved. On Mon
day, II was said, they proceeded with
the paving because they did not
finish on Sunday. On the mound Of
earth at Waterloo carried up there by
800 women in three years with bas-
kets on their backs or heads, we
heard lengthy description Of the
battle. From Brussels we proceeded
to
COLOGNE, GERMANY,
whence we steamed up the Rhine to
Mayence The day was beautiful
and the trip novel one. The river
Is narrow and runs mostly between
low mountains. The water is blue
and dotted with many islands. The
hills are clad from bottom to top with
grape vine terraces, which gives them
a strange appearance. Men and
women-more often women = were
trimming and tying vines. Doors Of
many wine-caycs were seen. Castles,
too, crowned most OF these heights
and our guide would tell the legend
Of each, of
"'Tlc maid behind the ircIlls,
And the prince who kissed her hair"
Berne, Coblentz and "fair Bingen
on the Rhine border the rivers
banks. Though very picturesque, it
does not reach the grandeur and sub
Unity Of our own Hudson. We Wis
tied both Heidelberg and Baden Ba-
den, the famous university town and
noted health resort Of Germany.
From the latter we went through the
beautiful Black Forest mountains,
which take their name from the black
hue Of the immense fir trees. Our
train wound up and up, through tun-
mel after tunnel, until we could sec
five tracks below us. At the height
Of four thousand feet we saw the
source Of the blue Danube. NIGHT
found us at the Rhine Falls
IN SWITZERLAND.
oh. land Of beauty and Of dreams!
thy charm is rare. Though very
small in territory n whole summer
could be spent there, roaming up and
down It's perpendicular farms. Two
weeks of constant travel held us and
yet we did not see it all. The num-
erons lakes OF clear blue water are
from 500 to 700 feet deep and are
dropped as it were, between steep
mountains. We were constantly in
sight of snow tipped mountain peaks.
Tilted ellis and crags, glacial parks
and Scared and chasmed gorges, gave
ample opportunity for geological
study. The climate is delightful.
Letters from heated Kansas reached
us July 18th, while we were enjoying
Switzerland in heavy winter clothing.
Many of those cog-whcel railroad
rides are indescribablc. You must
see and feel them yourself to be able
to appreciate their delights.
Lucerne is magnificent spot and
we wanted to remain 1t is rem !
devious for English and Americans
in summer, and on the quays almost
no other tongue was heard. A large
lion carved in stone cliff sixty feet
high marks the deed Of the 800 noble U
Swiss guards who died in protecting
Marie Antoinelte in Paris. At Inter-
laken manned from inter and lago, be- }
tween the lakes) a magnificent view =
is had Of the Wetter, Matterhorn and
jung Frau. Children sell eidylwcis
from Jung Frau throughout the
country. The amethyst and topaz
are found in endless quantities in !
these. mountains and fill the win
dows Of the jewelry stores. i
~ bernn we saw queer automatic y
clock tower, A cock crowed, a king Q
turned m hour glass over, some bears .
marched around and two large iron '
men hammered the bell. Here also | I
heard the famous "Alpine Storm !
played on a large pipe organ. A page
could not describe your feelings e
while under the inspiration Of this !