New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-20
OHIO GIRLS BACK.
Their Trip abroad "Glorious :
Could Tell americans at Sight.

Cay and hearty. wearing fine coats Of sunburn.
the twenty-one Ohio girls who have been doing
Dispatch'' reached New York by the steamer Moor
dam yesterday. After 3 ride on Broadway and
dinner the Hotel Belmont they left for the West
the O'Clock train
We had the time of our lives said black
eyed girl in a big hat but were pretty glad
to see the Goddess OF Liberty again Now it's all
over were rather anxious TO get home.
Colonel Wilson, Of The Ohio State Journal
who went over The Dispatch temporarily in
passed of without jar. Only had to can doc
tor once" he said Now and then girl had
headache indigestion. but there was no real
sickness, and not accident
II is interesting note that these young women,
whom Colonel Wilson raternally calls his ''daugh-
ters" are most OF them self-supporting workers.
And they won this treat, fair and square, in
popularity contest open TO any and every girl in
Ohio. Miss Ida March. Of London. Ohio. is a dep
uty probate judge Miss Faye Ustick. Of Column
bus. is school teacher, and there are four other
teachers IN the party. One or two are students
still one keeps house for her father and several
hold responsible positions in business houses But
from June 29, the day they took the steamer from
New York. until yesterday, they were simply girls
for good time
Everybody was delightful to US" said Miss
Ustick land it was curious to see the interest We
caused / didn't suppose we'd be noticed in a
great big place like London, but there was quite
crowd the station 10 see US arriVe-a nice
crowd. too. Some London reporters travelled with
US 20 Scotland At first they were inclined 10 treat
frivolously. but when they saw we weren't that
Ibid we get used to being interviewed. and SO
On? On, yes. AT first hated it. but we soon got
broken so that when saw man with camera
we'd line up automatically to be taken we were
Ike the little Dutch children in some Of the Zuyder
Zee islands. who would surround US and clamor;
-Tacker u.s. Tacken U.S. They knew II we piolo-
graphed them they'd get pennies
The girls declared the Dutch broke the record
FOR begging The children would sell us berries
which were mostly leaves-and then beg the Der
ries back again. said one girl laughing AND
those tiny Hollandese have picked UP American
slang When they saw Colonel wilson lhey cai,
Uncle Bill, Uncle Biz SkiddOo! Twenty-three"
-.Ir,s odd" said Miss Marguerite Wolfe, how
everybody instantly recognized US for Americans
Even the little children in the Scotch streets would
Shrek oh see the Yankees Americans are all
Yankees over there"
But we recognized Americans wherever we saw
them" put in another girl. "A delighted chorus
would 20 up from party oh. there are AIerl-
cans You can tell countryuaen-and espe-
cially our countrywomen-from people over there
directly. It's something in the manner ana walk AK
They saw there that we walk as If owned the
earth OF course, in England and Scotland, VIC
didn't see the really aristocratc people. and fancy
,bev act as If they felt themselves Of lower or
der and they dress differently from Americans
so they look all straight up and down
Those remarks about dress don't apply 70
Frenchworaen'' said Miss Ustick- You should
have seen the reporter from the Paris alatln.
who met Us when We reached that city. The
.Natfn' people were so nice to u.s. by the way! The
reporter said she knew We We're tired that night
but she wanted 20 bid US welcome and next morn
irssys s e
OF the paper, and there they had a table spread
with bon-bons and champagne, and they drank our
health. But the young woman who met us-she
had on different dresses. night and morning. IN
the morning she wore white embroidery gray
q beautiful and white boa We should think
:. bad taste, but they all do il there. She was
as pretty as a picture and made up-as most wom-
en- are there. Even the inner part OF her ears
was touched with rouge: her eyes were darkened
20 make them look larger and her eyebrows were
pencilled."
Most Of the girls declared they did not like
FRANCE well they did England or Scotland
Germany Switzerland. 1T seemed 10 me Paris
it is a beautiful city, OF coJrse-but IL seemed
20 me its people have home life' said one
They spend much time In cafss-calf-es they
cali them. We were taken TO several Of the cafes,
and Of them were-oh, my First We went to
quite a nice one and then TO one that was-vell
you know. We staid as long as we could. because
abroad for experiences. but at last we
simply had go"
NO. the French don't 10 to have any
come nfe." said Miss Ustck. Yet who
took about there told that French mothers
are devoted 70 their children. ! don't how
s.scy he. when they're out much: but
fz.nly French children models of obedience.
s7TeachwoIaen Of the middle classes great deal
20 their husbands IN their business-advise them
.-id help them. | suppose. In a short stay like
couldn't see the real French life
The returned travellers were enthusiastic about
Westminster Abbey, the Alps and the Rhine. but
what they csclai.aed most delishtedly about was
a drins Of mix tIaey had f. he island Of Boeck.
where the Edslm cieese3 are made And i can
answer fur u that those chcescs are clean.' said
girl Cleaner pisces never than the
dsissos Of that island They have strips Of carpet
dolsa the Of the slables. betGeen the stalls.
ard little lgccls hold the COWS t2i5 ~. Eather
e4s.e1es1t tsoIa de..ies."