The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-11
A VERY JOLLY VOYAGE
Tho Trip Around the World Wa
Made Without ANYBODY Falling
Overheard.

Made Without ANYBODY Falling
Overheard.
The Trip Around the World, as
provided by the Woman's Library
Association Tuesday evening met
with a response at the hands of the
people of the city that rather over
whelmed the promoters in points Of
numbers and before the evening
was over with the hostesses at the
various hotels en route thought they
would have to try and perform the
miracle with the loaves and fishes
to feed the tourists. The promoters
thought that they would be dong
we'll if $50 people made the trip, but
when the number was swelled to con-
siderahly over 400, the r%efreshment
problem became a serious question,
but it was met in d way that didn't
cause anybody to go hungry.
The starting station was at the
Carnegie library and at I O'Clock the
tourists began to gather for the first
train. Ten hacks, buggies, buses,
and a hayrack were brought into
requisltion for transportation facili-
ties and a little after the appointed
hour the first section was started. on
the journey. The c~onveyances were
decorated with national colors and
anything else that gave brightness
to the situation.
The first stepping place was at
Washington and the party vas con-
veyed to the Hotel Silsby. Here
the decorations were of a national
character. The dining room was
profusely draped with the red,
white and blue reaching from the
chandeliers to the sides of the room,
while small flags were suspended
from the electric light chandeliers in
the other rooms. The colors were
hung IN many places. The tourists
were served with light refreshments
by the grand danes OF ancient Wash
ington, whose gowns bore the style
of 1776, powdered hair gave the dis
tinguished appearance and their
stately carriage made the picture
true to life, or, rather, TO the pic
lures that we have seen of those days.
While the crowd was. looming and go
ing Prof. Paderewski entertained the
people with a number of his choicest
selections.
Having done Washington to a turn
the crowd was Off for Japan, some Of
which were so nxous to get to this
beautiful. place that they walked
across the ocean to their destination
rather than wait for the %conveyances.
The Hotel Winsor was resplendent
and beautiful in a decorative way,
and you were met by such a charm
ing and adorable aggregation OF Japa-
nese loveliness that one was quite
overwhelmed with the attention that
was given. A dozen or fifteen ladies
were handsomely CARRIED in the cos
tune Of Japan and these served the
re refreshments and others sang Japa-
nese love songs with which the tour
lists we're richly entertained. The
house decorations consisted of Japa-
nese flags being Strung across the dim
ing room and lanterns were suspend
ed from the electric holders. The
house was sighted by a long row of
lanterns on the front porch.
1t was a comparatively short jour
ney over to Germany, where the hospi-
tality OF, the Hotel Rev was put to
the limit. for the weinies. She rye
bread and coffee sounded good to the
now hungry and famished tourists.
The fraule ins were numerous and
with their dainty white caps, their
braided hair, and other accessorie s
of the German dress they looked the
ideal countrywoman. The rooms
were decorated very %attractlvely with
the German colors, black and white,
and in the dining room standing on
a china closet was a long row of NINA
ture stems. Germany took good care
OF its guests and the warm spot in
the hearts of the tourists will never
chill at the remembrance of the hos
pitality CT those c%ountryfolk.
Down to Little Bohemia the tour
lists rushed. anxious to mingle with
the hoslesses who take life without
seriousness and make the most of the
time to extract the Joys that come
in the course of things. The Hotel
Doyle extended a cheerful welcome
at the hands Of. the numerous gyp-
sizes, whose delft fingers found a way
into the inner recesses Of ones pock-
ct. and VINO insisted on fortune tell
ing for a slight compensation. The
gypsy ladies we're brilliantly dressed
and two Of them furnished some very
attractive music with tambourines
throughout the evening. The rooms
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