The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-12
A KANSAS GIRL IN SPAIN.
Her Impression of Madrid-Palm
Sunday Service in the Royal


Her Impression of Madrid-Palm
Sunday Service in the Royal
Chapel.
Kansas City (sIo) Journal: Miss
Dorothy Garfield. daughter Of the emil
nent educator, who filled a chair in the
Kansas University for many years, has
been travelling in Europe with her
mother, and last month she visited
Spain. A letter from which We quote is
dated at Madrid. and, aside from its
interest as noting the observations of a
Kansas girl abroad, 1t is most clevcrly
written.
I'VE reached Madrid Mt and break
tasted at the station" she writes. I'VE
took an omnibus, drawn by'mules, and
rode up over abomlnable pavements,
through our first Spanish street. 1t Is
an astonishing clty-this Madrid. The
houses and shops do not look unlike
those Of any European town, being
clean and white and modern. But the
people are all that the most ardent
lover OF the picturesque could ask.
"The women actually do wear man
tlllas-I would not believe It until l saw
them-and the men really do wear long.
full capes, in which they drape them
selves most gracefully. with one end
thrown over the shoulder. showing the
bright linlng-and wide-brimmcd SOM
braros which they pull far down over
their faces. They are simply delicious!
In the streets are the regulation little
nssps with enormous baskets hung on
both sides their little bOdies-and small
and ragged and again picturesque pea.
SAINT boys parched on their backs. And
there are OK teams galore. pulling tbs
uualntest carts with two wheels; and
long strings OF mules, tandem, or some
times seven OF them. and sellers OF sal
ads with long baskets strapped on their
backs filled with the bright green vege-
tablcs, and begGsrs, and street singers,
AFT in rags. and priests and soldiers all
without number. And 10 make a very
dramatic contrast, every once IN a
while an automobile goes spinning by.
II is certainly different from any other
and every other place we have yet seen
I'VE went ut once 10 the Prado Mu-
scum. our hearts beating fast at thu
thought Of seeing the famous pictures
OF which we have always heard so
much In u few moments we were In
side and mother and fairly ran for the
Vclasquez This collection !s In sep
arate romo. and | was almost dizzy
when caught sight OF them all at
once. Aesop, my old favorite, was the
first one / saw, and was amazed at
The very imperfect idea the photo
graphs and engravinSs had given me.
This Is very true also OF all the others.
Velaspup Ia certainly the greatest art
LIST. do not wonder that Whistler al
ways chilled him the Master lie L.
the fountAinhead OF all modern art. II
would be absolutely impossible TO de-
scribe this collection TO you.
Yesterday was ut the Royal Chap.
81 at the great ceremony Of Palm sun
day. We started early In order to get
good places. Admitted at once Ia the
service of low mas. We had an eNcell-
ent opportunity TO see the magnificent
room TO good advantage, Soon the pal
ace guards, gorgeous In red uniforms
and gold lace and large white sllk
calves, came TO put out the general
public. but judlcious f7e and little
persunaion induced one OF them 10 let