The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-21
in THE SOCIETY WORLD.
Mrs. Popenoe's Entertaining Account
of Visit to Europe.
GENERAL NOTES OR SOCIETY.
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peka People and visitors in Town.

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Mrs. F. O. Popenoe's account of her
six weeks tour in Europe last summer,
was eagerly listened to last evening by
!. w. c. A. rooms.
Mrs. Popenoe said: "Some years ago
a newspaper paragraph describing a
disaster on Lake Michigan, concluded,
THE ship went down with all on board,
Including twentv-eight souls, and one
man from Boston
Friday evening June % found our little
party including eight souls TALL formerly
of Kansas) and one woman from Boston,
on board the steamship Partisan of the
Allan line, in the dock at Montreal, ready
30 sail at daybreak on Saturday.
"We babe each other good night, and
went to our beds in the most prosalc
manner possible az 1890, to be awaken
ed JUST at daybreak by the throb of the
machinery as the boat started.
1--WE had decided upon sailing by the
Allan line for various reasons; firstly we
saved money by doing so; secondly, it
gave US an opportunity of visiting
Quebec aud Montreal; thirdly, it was de-
lIghtful to think of being for three days
on the St. Lawrence river and gulf, with
no probable danger of seasickness before
reaching the ocean.
"We all said in our hearts, that will
make us sure of three happy days any
way"
After giving an account of her ocean
voyage the speaker said:
"One foggy morning something hap
pened that gave an entirely new COM
plexion to our little world-it was the
cry of 'Landp Of course we all rushed
on deck, that our eyes might confirm
what our ears had heard, and there it
was, sure enough, the north coast of Ire
land. As We drew nearer and saw the
green hills aud mOss-grown rocks, how
fitting seemed the name of Emerald Isle!
Yet not half good enough, either!
"Of course we wero sure we had never
seen anything half so beautiful state
ment which time and distance would now
compel us to qualify somewhat
Monday afternoon and night we sailed
down the Irish sea, and early Tuesday
morning, in dense fog, found ourselves
on the Mersey nearing Liverpool. As we
looked down into the thick, muddy
water, we remem bered that Mrs. Stowe
said as she ne8red Liverpool, she under
stood just what Shakespeare meant when
he said The quality of Mersey is not
strained.
"Just ten days from the time we left
Montreal, we landed at Liverpool; but
our hearts did not thrill quite as much
as we had expected them to. think we
had thrilled so much off the Irish coast
that we were incapable of any superla-
tive in that line.
THE formalities of the custom house do
not prove at all irksome if one travels as
we did. had blue serge suit with three
shirt waists and one fancy silk waist;
these with heavy and light underwear, a
cape, waterproof, rubbers, slippers,
umbrella and necessary toilet articles,
comprised my outfit for the entire two
months. It was at all times sufficient,
but may add that l never felt over
dressed!
"But what more does one need? For
dinner at night there is the fancy waist,
and for the opera you may add light
gloves and flowers, and remove your haI,
and everything is quite CONNIE il fault"
Mrs. Popenoe in referring to the old
eity of Chester said: "If say that Chester