Middletown transcript., 1896-09-26

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FROM OvER THE SEA.
Some folks travel and travel, at ho m,
and abroad, enjoy all sorts of old worll
| sights and new world wonders, but keep al
their delightful experiences as closely
guarded as the crown jewels of England
seeming entirely unconscious of the fact
that others. less favored, would like to heal
about the places and people visited, and
so far as their friends, enjoyment is con.
cerned, they might as well have stayed al
home. Not so with Mrs. N. J. Williams,
however, who with Miss Eliza Cochran,
reached home Monday morning from a
three months sojourn in foreign fields,
buoyantly happy at being home again. and
radiant with her many pleasant exper-
fences, which she rela les with such ready
and charming fuency as to captivate the
| listener, who almost fancies himself among
the ancient glories and beauties of the East,
so vivid are her descriptions. From Ant
werp, the ancient. where street carts are
drawn by dogs and women, and Brussels
the beautiful. where the Royal lace factor
les furnish ore of the chief attractions. they
went to Paris and Versailles, and enjoyed
la belle France immensely. Mrs. Williams
was not greatly pleased with the Parisian
ladies and gentlemen seen on the streets,
however, the frowzy heads, small waists
and generally "made-up" appearance of
the former, and the diminutive, effeminate
sickly looking men being in striking con-
trast to those of Germany and Norway,
Living expenses in Paris were very consid-
cradle, the hotel bills being enormous, but
there was one cheap thing, and that was
cab hire. There are no street cars inParis
or London, and cabs. hansoms and buses.
are everywhere, and, being in such general
use, are cheap. Gloves and wells are also
very cheap in Paris. Speaking of the stores,
Mrs. Williams said "the shopping fever
would seize us now and then, and we'd
break off from sight seeing and spend day
among the stores; beautiful stores they are
too. but neither in Paris nor London did
we find any to excel if equal our own John
Wanamaker's in Philadelphia in beauty
variety and general excellence, though the
prices of course were very much less" OIL
the city Mrs. Williams says it is the clean
est she ever saw, the whole appearance be- |
ing as if it wers just swept and garnished, |
or better yet washed and rinsed and dried |
in the sun. There was none of the rush |
and roar and deafening noise in Paris that |
greet the London visitor, where smoke and |
SCOT make even the sunshine dingy and the
restless, pushing thronging masses of hu-
manity are like the troubled sea, that can
not rest. Our English cousins did not find
and more favor in Mrs. Williams eye than
the Parisians, the know-it all manner of
the women who would give our American
ladies' lessons they had never learned them
'elyes, being rather irksome to the loyal
daughters of Brother Jonathan.
The visit to Windsor Castle alone was
worth the ocean voyage. The Queen be-
l
tors have the privilege of almost the whole
'astle, attended by guards, guards, guards,
Mrs. Williams describes
Westminster Abbey as the perfection of
wonders, most sacred and sublime. lifting
he mind to high and holy things, and
While listening to the music in that grand
Id cathedral for they attended service
here she could but wonder if the music of I
be angels in heaven could be sweeter! At I
Ienilworth castle, made doubly interesting
" history and Walter Scott's matchless
ction, she plueked spray of ivy from the !,
ncient ruins, which she will plant in Del /
ware soil. The visit to Norway was the ,
rowning feature of the trip however.
here they were met by Miss Leeds, a friend ,
nd teacher at Elwin, Pa, whose native i
ONE is in Norway, and with her know
edge of the country, the language and the
eople they had rare chance to do" that
ountry. There are but two railroad lines
! all Norway. and the travel between
ties twenty and thirty miles distant, is by
arriage, donkeys making the steepest
passes at break-neck pace that
as at first quite terrifying, "but" said
[rs. Williams, latter haYing SO many un-
reamed of experiences, we ceased to won
sr at anything" And it is reasonable to
oppose that two ladies. travelling without
guide and independent of any tourists
gents. would have some interesting exper-
noes. The picturesque beauty of Norway,
le thrift and enterprise of Germany and
e elegance and luxury of France were
,t to compare with "merrie England"
it'll her green hedges. shady lawns and
'etty farms, because they made us feel at
,me, they were SO like our own little Del. II
ware, and when saw the herds upon 4
'rds of cattle and sheep, no longer mar
lied that roast beef and mutton were the e
lief articles on th English bill of fare"
ntinued Mrs. W. in response to a query
to the relative attractions of the countries r
sited. She says also that the best of liv-
g in most OF the European countries
,uld be considered very plain in America, a
d she was much impressed with the SIM Il
icity and frugality exhibited even where
.alth was sufficient for lavish display. e
yes. our trip was grand success through 4e
t. but the getting home was best of ALL"
TOWNSEND TOPICS.
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