The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-15
MISS CORA Y. SHOEMAKER.
Writes From Nice, France. incidents
Of Her Trip. Places She
Visited.

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Mrs. Grant Shoemaker and their sis
ter Miss Annie is kindly handed us for
publication. Ed.
Mr. EDITOR. I left my home
near McConnellsburg, ON the six
teenth day of last November,
went to Philadelphia, and remain
ed there some time visiting rela
tiveS and friends.
An opportunity presenting it,
self to become u travelling com
/ Tanion to Il lady who was about
to go abroad, accepted and she
and | left Philadelphia at one o.
clock p. m. January 30th, and
reached New York about two
hours later.
AT ten o'clock the next morn
ing we went aboard the St.Louis,
one of Americas finest steamers,
for voyage across the Atlantic.
This vessel is supposed to make
the trip across in six days; but to
avoid any trouble from icebergs
our captain chose the southern
course and we spent eight days
instead of six
We had fairly smooth voyape.
the weather, with the exception
of one day which was disagree
able, was fine, and far as it is
possible on the ocean we had u
very pleasant time. | think |
would have had just little more
enjoyment out of the voyage if it
had not been for the fact that
was awfUlly sea-sick a few days;
but | had every attention possi-
bic for my comfort-my mistress
is Just as kind to me as | could
wish.
There was not much chance to
get hungry as we had an oppor-
tunity for four meals a day
breakfast at s o'clock, lunch at
70, tea at 1, and dinner at $50.
This ship is very beautiful, and
contains every thing necessary
for the convenience and comfort
of passengers. There is a large
gorgeously furnished parlor. In
it is u fine pipe organ and two up
right pianos; and there was al
ways among the passengers some
one who had the skill and the will
to give us lots of music. Besides
music, there were other forms of
entertainment, so that time never
hung heavily on our hands.
At ll.30 p. m. February 9TH we
sailed into the harbor at South
ampton, England, but we cast
anchor and did not land until
next morning at Z o'clock. Then
we took train for London, in
which city we stayed a few days
at the DeKeyser's Royal Hotel.
We had lovely time here, al
though | do not like the dense
fog that onshrouds the city dur
| i>g the wiz ter season, We at
| IN ded some OF LuG cons lest
thyaters.
We left Lo-do4 February 18th
for slice, BIance, To break the
j1trLey, we STOPPED of Il day and
a night in Paris. While in Paris,
we We're through building call
ed the Louvre, and you may get
some idea Of its size when | tell
you it covers forty eight acres of
ground We saw many hand
some and costly paintings, and
magnificent works of art both
ancient and modern from the
chisel Of the sculptor, 1t takes
two hours to walk through one of
the picture galleries. Paris is
very beautiful city,as is also Nice.
We arrived i'll the latter city just
iu time for the Carnival. There
are a large number of American
tourists in this city just now.
We expect to so from here to
Rome; thence to Scotland, Ire
land, Germany, and other coun-
tries, when we shall return to
Paris, and spend some time at
the Expo.
| had my second attack of sea-
sickness. 1t was when we
crossed the English Channel
coming to the continent from
England. While it took but rs
minutqs tO cross IL tbo x.,o +o,, ,,,o,