The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-26
THE AMERICAN
GIRL in LONDON
First Of a Series Of Letters
Written for The Times
Dispatch.

Written for The Times
Dispatch.
A young Richmond girl who is travelling
abroad sends the first OF series OF let
tiers to be published In Tho Times-D Dis
patch.
The letter Is very bright and interesting
giving the incidents OF landing and tho
writer's first Impressions OF London.
LONDON. ENGLAND. June 4.-"A1l
ashore a confusion OF good Dyes. to
many pleasant friends made during thir-
teen. days OF ocean life, mad rush for
trunks and luggage then st to the customs
car for ones possessions Is an interesting
as well as an amusing experience. One
innocent American got into the baggage
to come down and out. She did. but not
before she got the trunk;
unmixed with awe. the custom-house Of
hcer, but right now my. feeling for him
is rather more that Of affection, since his
gentle :, treatment OF men on my asryai
only 10 say indifferentIy.. yes, liz iissde,S
and on goes the chalk mark Through the
matter Of a few minutes walk and then
comes rest and enjoyment during a two
hours' ride to London. y
It ,is needless to say how striking IS the
miniature train, with Its Shrlll whistle,
to one accustomed to the Dig American
engines and cars. But there can hardly
than an English landscape Field after
field of red clover. buttercups. gorse
hawthorne and the greenest grass al.
With With the dear little tRatc latch cot
pots. a fence IS rarely e Be seen. the
a continuous picture Of nature in its most
attractive form. All the way from
southampton to London the country Is
thlckly populated and very different from
Bouth. The much read Of "Four-Wheel-
or, proved real comfort. and landed US
Our first impression was crowd. but not
rush. There is a plenty doing" but
there seems also plenty Of time In which
the tourist. and | fancy grows more 80
as ones stay continues.
The English are the Hndest. most POI
special mention should be made Of the
London police. They are courteous, pa
tient, well informed and ever ready to
g 2S but resf way from TOP
It may not be swell. but one can see
and get fresh air for practically nothing :;
has been given. is a very good thing.
Much information can be gained along
with humor and originality. It Is really
stairways on London omnibuses. when in
motion. "A novice might get fall.
Why 90 English people speak 30 70 az
tar orign nH came from England oas
Is told. when asking for directions ton j., TO
thsr atisld stop .d in st,pI place. ns wh s1Ee
GETS GETS ones ones tooth tooth Stopped instead Of
broades ia to to be heard london is Big,
proved Very attractive to these Americans.
On leaving the boat the morning we
landed. We made NAG s an engagement s ao WITH Il
t tbs famous m t wax exhibition Of Nine.
Tussaud and Sons that night. This Is
q very wonderful museum Of wax figures.
e the heed to
present. On one side Of the entrance is
a flne specimen of policeman, but not
good that q Wom ada seng ea1s
perfect and so IKE the real woman that
a number OF people went to her for cat
alogues and t was very amusing to see
had noted their mistake,
The figure that Is considered the, finest
of the entire, collection Is that of Vol
taire, modelled by Nine. Tassaud. The
expression is simply fine and every detail
Is brought out SO that you feel as though
real man. The figure was taken from
life two months before the death of Vol
taire.
We took off our j hats to George Wash 4.
from the neck # William a Penn. FOR I, i
kns and tfe eues WITH te msa 0 Princes
f ea@e D' alse Henry Win lis
dressed ie in black. with the White Veil as
worn by the English widow She, sits
and Is in the attitude Of writlng:, t 3
light shines on her paper p, and II Is hard
overlooked Is that Of the relics OF Napo-
lean. which are not wax but the real
thing Some Of the most es in.erestqIg Of
Guards Of Elba ana afterwards used by
m his ars euF aha f psed 81 SP M 81
Helena; the celebrated military trevelng
carriage. In which Napoleon made the cam
paign of Russia. and which was captured
on the evening Of the battle Of Weterl94
would think It might take eight or ten
horses to pull It and to rlde. IN It would
short waistcoat and handkerchief worn
BY the Emperor is here. and q highly val;
ued relic is the mattress and pillow used
BY Napoleon In camp. and on which
| he died. We wound up In the Chamber Of
Horrors. where We're representations OF
the guiilotine. stocks and many other
i Instruments Of torture. We escaped from
| this place with fear and trembling and
| were glad when the bust landed us
eAAs's - ! MALEToFER.
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