The Redwood gazette., 1901-12-11
NOW IN PARIS.

NOW IN PARIS.
Miss Grace Wiltshire, a Former Redwood
Girl Touring the World.
A great many Redwood people
will remember Miss Grace Wiltshire,
who went to California number Of
years ago with her parents, Mr.. and
t Mrs. Chas. Wiltshire. Miss Wilt
Ishire graduated from the well-known
University Of California, some time
ago. and is now sojourning in Eur
Iope at the special instace and ex-
pense of Mrs. VIM. Hearst, wife. of
the late Senator Hearst, who was
prior to his death greatly interest
Led in the University Of California,
an interest which Mrs. Hearst pros
ecutes with even greater vigor than
| her husband
| Miss Wiltshire keeps up a CORE
spondence with Miss Agnes Hitch
cock OF this city, andrecently wrote.
| the latter a letter from III rue Notre.
Dame des Champs, Paris, chez Mad.
anne Perriotte, excerps from which,
through the kindness Of Miss Hitch
cock, we are permitted to publish:
I left San Francisco on Sept. 28th
with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Clark.
their two children and the nurse.
We had a delightful trip across the
continent, coming on the first train,
with every luxury. We stayed sew
eral hours in Chicago, but I was
far from charmed with the glimpse
| had Of the town. We went on to.
New York on such a beautiful train.
the Lake Shore Limited. I had a
private compartment and we were
in the observation car. The ride
from Albany to New York city was
lsuperb. At New York / stayed at
the Hotel Netherland with the
Clark S. The hotel is at the corner
of Fifty ninth street and Fifth ave-
nue., just at the entrance to Central
Park. I did some shopping in the.
metropolis and saw everything that
| I could see in aweek S time. Never
Ienjoyed days more in my life. I am
exceedingly fond OF luxury and ele
gance, and I had as much as I
wished on Sunday Miss Rowan,
a young lady whom Mrs. Hearst is.
sending to Berlin to study music.
for three years, my stateroom com
panion joined me and on Monday
Mrs. Rockwell and her son and Miss
Lane came. AS the days drew near
for sailing I began to feel very
sGrange. 1t did seem sad to think
of adding the breadth of a greet t
ocean to the width Of the continent,
which lay between me and all that
I loved, but on Thursday morning,
Oct. 10th, we five stood on the deck.
of the Augusta Victoria as she
steamed slowly away from the land
of our Fathers. 5 When we were.
out Of sight Of land we arran ged
ourselves in our steamer chairs,
and read our letters. I had a dozen
Tor more and It was a great joy out
there in the midst5of the waters to
read the loving, tender messages
Of my family and friends.
Unfortuna my usual enemy,
seasickness, oVercame me within a
few hours, and I was not able to Ie#
on deck but very little. We had
q fine trip and every convenience,
but 4 was very glad to AWAKEN on
Thursday and see the green hills Of
ole England In the evening We
landed at Cherbony, and came to.
Paris on the nights train, arriving
early the next morning. There
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were no sleeping aecomnoda dations
on the train, the first thing
noted ii which We are superior to
the French. have resolved to-
make 40 invidious com parisons, but.
it's hard not to wave the American
flag sometimes
Well, Ihave been in Paris a month
and il IS quite equal to all that one
has heard and read. For a week /
stayed at the hotel, but then I came
to a pension where Iheard nothing
but French. can e say that / am
making very rapid progress with
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