The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-25
ST. PAUL GIRL ABROAD
WRITES OF HER TRIP ON THE
CONTINENT.

st Paul girl, now in Europe, writes
as follows to a friend here at home:
w hen l tell you that left the steam
er with real regret it is a very mild
statement. The life on board was so de-
ightIuI In It's novelty, pleasant feeling of
freedom from cares of all sorts and a
people.
My friend met me in Boulogne and we
stopped over for part of a day at Amiens
III order to see the old cathedral there be-
lore going on to Paris, Paris, Par.s,
Paris! 1t charms one and holds one en-
chanted, so that after staying more than
TWO weeks, | wanted the more to tarry
On and on. We stopped in most delight
fully Bohemian fashion with a friend of
my friends in her lovely studio. WASH
that fortunate arrangement? So novel,
its art treasures, the old, old churches
nlled with interesting historical and arr h
Itectural beauties, Versailles, the maeni-
ncent. The Place de la Concord, the
from the tops of the omnibuses, but I
could go on and on The people them
selves are the Fascinating feature in each
country. The French as people don't
appeal to me as do the Germans or Ital-
1ans, though [ met some delightful peo-
PIE, friends of nv friend, having a
glimpse Of the home and social life in
From Paris to strassburg, where we
were Youchsafed the sight of the
storks' houses, although the birds had
16Il the D6auClIul ca tn6Qrdl with Its Won
derful clock, we were just at the right
ulne, nearing the clock strike twelve.
The architecture in StraSS burg delighted
US, and Immediately fell in love with
the Germans because they were so rnerci-
ful and kind in: understanding my first
attempts to speak their language Held
eiperg, our next stopping place, with its
Old university and castle ruins, made lis
wonder now any students there could
Withstand the romantic atmospheric eff
fects. We FASTENED to Mayence, where
we took the boat for the Rhine trip.
cologne means but one thing to me,
though the city held so many interests
Tor US, theeg glorious ca thedral, more So, It's
Iylng IN every sense of the word than
any cathedrals I have seen, and, doubt
less, the most beautiful I ever will
though l hope to be in Milan about Tires
weeks from now.
We went from Cologne to Berlin, where.
we spent three weeks delightfully."-, stay
ing IN German family, where we heard
and pleasant that they seemed like Old
friends Berlin is so new and modern
1t makes one, think Of an American city.
It's art galleries, palaces, Pottsdam.
Charlottenburg and Thiegarten are among
us attractions. The PestaIozzi Froebel
f1auS delighted me- and I went as often
as the law allowed to visit the wonder
1ul school. had the unusual good fer
tune to be given permission to visit some
OF the finest schools in Berlin, and great
!!y enjoyed the insight into the netbods
We spent, only two days in Dresden
put made the most of our time in Thar
delightful city, which holds in its rich
gallery the Sistine Madonna; to me it
seems the only Madonna It is sl1cn a
pleasure to come upon the original of a
picture one has long been fond Of n
farlS IN the Louvre there are some Tt
llans, MuT1llosf and .RaphaeIs, for which
nave long cared and in the Luxembourg
Inc Shepardess I like particularly. Al
Befln there are two of nv faYorites
the beautiful st. Anthony and the Com
Tess PotoWcka; in Dresden beside the
Madonna, Hoffmans Boy Christ in the
Temple, a Saint Cecilia and a Hermit.
the various schools of art watch the
stages and changes which come, the diff
ference of conceptions, etc. We have
Grant Aliens guide books, and through
them one enters into the spirit of the
people in each place, by going into the
historical side. We were in Oberam-
mergau the 30th of September. The
Passion Play was all and more than 1 had
expected; far more, for one cannot con
of the people, the beauty of the music
and the perfection of the performance.
You have read Miss Austin's account SO
will not attempt one.
We spent five days in Munich, the in
teresting old German city, which CON
ta1ns Italian and German STYLES of ar
chitecture. We were so fortunate as
to be there the day the Bavarian princess
married the crown prince of Belgium,
ana mad line view of the royal party
" e came through the beautiful Austrian
IyroI stopping for a night In Inns
bruck. Our first stopping place in Italy