The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-06-23
FROM ABROAD.
Paris, MAY 2S. 'O5.

My dear sister Kate: AT last we are
in Paris, Il city l have always wanted
TO see. At present she is .iecked in all
her holiday regalia in honor OF the
little King of Spain, who will arrive
tomorrow. We will try and get a
peep at him if it is possible, am afraid
/ there will be an awful crowd on the
streets when ne arrives. Kate, | visit
you could see the autos aud carriages
to say nothing of the people, about
tive-thirty or six p. IN. on the Champs
Elysees and the B ,is de 3 puIogne,
both fashionable drives. OF course ia
gowns are lovely and the women
beautiful, The French have style all
their own which is difficult for others
to initiate.
Yesterday was Sunday and we spent
a very pleasant day bobbing from place
to place. Went to the top of the Eifftl
| Tower. changed elevators three times
to make the ascent, quite novel ex-
perience being lifted so high in the air.
1t is nine hundred eighty seven feet
high, the highest structure in the
world.
"Buffalo Bilrs' wild west show is
in town SO of course we had to see it,
it was very good indeed. He has the
real thing in the way of rough riders,
COW boys, U. S. artillery boys and the
American Indian, am afraid the French
people don't know how to appreciate
a show of that kind.
Must tell you little about our trip
through Switzerland. 1t was very en-
trancing to he among the wonderful
snow clad peaks of that country. On
cur return from Germany TO Lucerne
we only remained there few days but
in that time we made the ascent to
Mt. Pilatus by Funicular height of
seven thousand feet. 1t was most
shivery sensation, the grade is some
thing frlghtful, if anything should
give way one would be dashed to
pieces on the rocks. thousands of feet
Glow. While up there had all kinds
of weather, thunder ana lightning,
hail. snow, rain and sunshine, all in
the space of two hours. From Lucerne
we went to Interlaken a very charm
ing little place besides being u very
fashionable resort.
Hal magnificent view of the FAM
GUS Jungfrau. which looms thirteen.
thousand feet into the air, also made
the ascent part way.
June End. Was unable to finish
this the other day will try and do so
now. Harry is taking good snooze
while l write. Well we have almost
finished seeing Paris and expect to
leave for Loldon about June sixth.
Suppose you read in the papers of the
plot to kill King Alfonso of Spain
while visiting Paris. The papers are
full of it here they say they have
have caught the man who did it.
BY the way, we saw the King and
President LOubet yesterday by mere
accident, they look very much the
same as other people.
Yesterday was busy day for us as
we visited Napoleon First's tomb
which is very fine. The sarcophagus
is hewn out of a single block of Siber-
ian porphyry, the "Pa2theon" the
burial place OF other celebrities Of
France, and the church of Notre Dame,
to finish the day we went to the Races.
They did not seem like the races at
home. In the first place Harry paid
twenty francs, THAT is four dollars) for
himself, and ten francs 1.-TWO dollars)
for me, to enter the grounds; six dollars
in all. The people do not seem to take
much interest in the races, but simply
go to show off their clothes and bet.
One thing sure they have the clothes
to show.
One place I must mention is the
Palace aud Picture Gallery of the
Louvre. The rooms are so numerous
it takes two hours to walk through
them without stopping, on two sides
it covers seven blocks on one end three
making seventeen blocks in oil. Don't
you pity us having all that immense
place to go through.
Harry says for me to tell you we will
sail from Liverpool on Il Steamship
Cedric, August fourth for u S. reach
ing there about the eleventh.
Give my love to all, keeping a por-
ton for yourself. l remain with kind
est regards your sister Mata. Add.
Ludgate Circus, London, England.
MRS H A HOVER
When Ann was one year old
She had case of collie;