The evening times., 1897-11-10

Impression Gained During an ES-
tended Tour in Europe.

| New York. Nov. 10. William Dean Eo%-
| ellis, who has just returned from soiourn
! in Euroia, was sect at the Westminster
Hotel. sixteenth street and Irving Place
| MFR. Huwetis' family are with him, and he
| Will maze his home in New York the co..i'
ing winter, living in the same apartment
| at tic West tminster that he occupied last
| winter.
We were nndecided,'' said Mr. Howeils,
| when we sa He'd from New York last July
,vhei her Ia spend the whole year abroad q or
not, bu. IN tie end we conc olu'led 20 com e
| hack. and here we are. MY trip, on the
whole. was a NEST del ighiful one. went
| first to Carlsbad, where 4 ncnth was taken
up with ine charming life there. l was
seeking strength and health, and while
can't say just now what the results Were,
| feel that was benefit ed. Hygiene plays
an Hr poriant pan int he cures effect ed there
1t is largely tie outdoor life and exercise
that benefit one. Most of tie eating T.
done cut Oi doors. l used t" enjoy the
opera there. They had a good company
and the perfoi were all interesting.
Everybody goes TO the cIera. Its way
OF amusing ones self, and the price is
very reasonable, and within the reach
of nearly all.
Leaving Carlsbad, | Travelled all through
Germany, and was greatly interested ia
that great military empire. The people
OF Southern Germany are harming, and
the scenery all through the country is
delir'ftfuI Put | must confess that the
summer Climate Of Germany is terrible. |
think l could stand the most severe
American winter better thar could
German summer, with its never-ending
ram aud disa Ereea bleness Then, again,
there Is something oppressive in the military
atmosphere Of personal restraint, which
peryades Germany, an,l IL was a relief for
me to get into freer country Holland.
Here We remained three weeks think
ala a rnericans feel at home i'm Holland. The
r, cple are more like Americans ia all their
ways oi 'loing Then, of course, when We
reached Paris The comforts of a republic
were still moIe pronounced. While the Ian
eIaec rs different, there Is a freedom and
lack Of restraint and a naturalness ON all
sides that is most satisfying to a thorough
going merrian. laris is a beautiful ci:y.
New York used to be until these big high
buildings sIuiled its beauty. In Paris
there Is sky limit. beyond which Iro
buildings are permitted TO rise. Elevators
are largely used in Paris. especially in pri
vitc and apartment houses. A great many
or these are automatic. You get ia at :.ie
ground floor and pus.. a button, designating
the floor desired. Then wien you alighi
you push q button aud the elevator returns
behw. This saves the expense Of an at
tcndant.'
When asked il he had met any foreign
authors, Mr.. Howells remarked that he had
made no effort 10 do so. In London he !
chanecd tomert Henry James. Asfor Paris |
new spa pers, he said, he had been iuade 10 |
understand that rev of them wer,, on a |
paying basis. lie observed that ever ytody |
liz Faris, from the highest to the lowest,
'ead the rapers The cabman on his box, |
waiting for fare, read his paper Just as |
the cabmau az New York was SEQ 10 do |
Mr.. Hovells said that during the summer |
he had completed n novel for the Harpers,
which would come out next year in one or |
thLir periodical>. He would SooIi begin an |
other nOvel'or this same firm, the materials |
for Which he hgd gathered together during |
his recent trip. The scenes OF the mover |
would he laid abroad, but the characters |
would be Americans. He had lOnC since |
given up the idea OF portraying I'm a novel |
foreign characters. Hefelt that few Amsri
cans cDu!d do THIS successfully. As for the |
Iii,ine OF the novel he had just completed he |
was not permitted 10 give It, as the pub |
lisliers Tlrnt object Ia speaking of his |
method CI working. Mr.. Howells remarked |
that lie preferred the morning hours for has |
work Th.s had been his habit for long |
time. In the afternoon he spent his tire |
in going ont. Mr Ilowells said that, hav- |
ine his me terial well ia hand, he found he |
coul1 accomplish everything desired right |
here in New York. Where he lived :ne /
ne:ghbcrhaod is 4 quiet one.