The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15

just as green and as much scared as
he was.
A week ago we were in London
sloshing about in the damp and dismal
mixture Of mud and snow which lined
the dark thoroughfares.
Inis morning We are basking in the
crystal sunlight Of Naples-the blue
bay with the crescent outline on one
SIDE, the white walls of the mounting
city on the other, Vesuvius looming in
the distance behind hazy curtain and
tourists erowding the landscape in the
immediate foreground.
Three big steamers are lying at an
Choir within the breakwater-one from
Genoa, one from AIarseiIles and one
from New York-and all heavily laden
with Americans. some sixty of whom
viii be our fellow passengers to Alex
andria- The hotels are overfowing
with Yankee pilgrims. and every Nea-
politan who has imitation coral and
celluloid tortoise she'll for sale is wear
ing an exDectant smile.
The jackrabbit horses attached TO the
rsmshsckle little victorias lean weariiy
in their shafts. for these are busy days
The harvest days are at hand. The
americans have come. An English
woman. who had seen the hordes in
the streets here. remarked TO a friend
this morning. 1t must be awfully lone
some in America just at present"
And she meant it. too.
II has been a fairly busy week for
Nr Peasley Mr.. Peasley is addicted TO
the habit Of taking notes. Every night
Il the hotel he takes out a small leath-
er-boEnd book. presented to him by an
insurance company in America in ap-
probation OF the fact that he has paid
the company all his ready money for
rae last fifteen years, and in this small
volume he 5Ots down brief memoranda
of anything thrilling that has happened
. him during the day or some detailed
i1ler rmatioa regarding the sights that
strike him as being truly wondrous.
SIR Peasley has a terse style. Some
r-1les he uses authorizations. His Eng
ltsA .s not Of the most scholarly brand.
As he is merely writing for himself il
makes no difference.
The Peasley notebook after twenty days
in Europe. is full OF meaty information
and contains many fiashlight on life in
the Old World. BY permission we are re-
producing II herewith. The author admits
thar his composition is jerky in spots.
but he believes IN the tabloid method OF
administering useful knowledge.
LONDON.
BY warrant.-Every man in London
who sells anything. from collar button
10 chariot-and-four. does so by appoint
ment or by warrant Poor man opens
shop; business bad. He is trying to sell
shaving soap. One day royal parsonage
floats in and buys a cake for Sd, whatever
that means. Dealer puts out gold sign to
effect that he is supplying the royalty
with lather Public breaks down show
cases getting at his merchandise. All true
democrats theoretically ignore this second
hand worship of royalty, but, just the
same, take notice that the shops with the
rared-up unicorns in front and the testi-
rnoniaIs from their Royal Majesties are the
ones that catch the humble American
tourist.
ssOpera Hats.-Wandered into a hat
store and discovered, to my amazement.
that the proprietor was the inventor of
the opera. or concertina hat. Surprised;
always supposed that at least dozen
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documents TO prove that the first folding
hat had been manufactured on the very
SCOT where ] stood. Proprietor has not
vet been knighted-probably an oversight.
.sRubber Pavement.-The large covered
court Of the Savoy Hotel is paved with
blocks Of soft rubber three feet square
Constant procession Of cabs IN and OUT OF
court and rubber deadens sound. Good
idea-should be used in all the streets OF
New York. New cab horse comes along
never has tackled rubber pavement-is
gathering noisily over the asphalt-suo-
6enIg hits the soft rubber and begins to
bounce Up and down like tennis ball.
Strange look comes into horses eye ana
he crouches like a rabbit. looks over MS
shoulder at the driver and seems to be
asking, What am / up against?' Mean
trick TO play on a green horse. Should be
q warning sign displayed.
Famine in Trousers.-One type of Eng
lish. chappy. too old for bread and jam
and not quite old enough for music halls,
wears extraordinary trousers-legs very
narrow and reefed above tops Of shoes
Il mean boots)-causes them to look thin
and birdlike.
. English Drama Saw new problem
play last evening-new play, but same old
bunch OF trouble. Each principal charac-
ter failed TO marry the person of the op-
posite sex with whom he or she was
really in love. Marriages did not inter-
fere with love affairs. but helped TO com
plicate the plot Discovered why we can
never have a great native drama in the
States-we have no open ireplaces in
which to destroy the discriminating pa
Ders. Impossible to destroy papers at
steam radiator.
L. c. c-In musical comedies, panto-
mines and at music halls many sarcastic
references to L. c. c.. meaning London
County Council. Council is plowing open
new streets, tearing down old buildings.
putting up new buildings and spending
money ike q sailor on a holiday Their
extravagance has given great offense TO
tie low comedians and other heavy rate