Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-15
MOST TRAVELLED WOMAN IN THE WORLD;
HAS BEEN ON THE WING FOR 27 YEARS

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time | went by way of Manila and
Australia; the third journey ] start
ed vita Australia and Ceylon. Thsn
went practically over the old route
again, though | took a lot of by jouf
neys and extra excursions. Last
time started by the Trans-Siber'ah
railway enjoyed that trip the most
of all. l used seventeen ships, all
told, on that last journey.
How many miles have l travelled?
Goodness, | stopped counting long
ago. I've been travelling twentyseyen
years pretty steadily But I've been
/ 17,00o feet above sea level, and as
| far in the opposite direction as it's
possible TO go. | never hear of so
called inaccessible place, but ! visit
| it as soon as possible. | only wish
| there were some new-places to go to.
| l take plenty of clothes because
T like 10 look nice everywhere, and as
| meet all sorts of interesting people
/ in all sorts of places, and have been
entertained almost everywhere, there's
| no knowing when | may need a nice
wardrobe. Unless I'm going to India
or China, where it's easy TO get things
copied, l always take an abundance o.
clothes with me.
/ " men kHL Oh lUS bEdNEAl llciNh
las I always dol leave most of my
trunks in some safe place, and take
along two or three light basket
trunks, that can be carried by bear
ers. I've had to have my own pro-
visions carried this way for hundreds
of miles many a time, so why nUi
clothing"
! What kind of money is most usc-
ful? Oh, as a rule, English gold ald
pound notes; they're accepted practi-
cally everywhere. But in Some
countries, such as India and South
America, the market fluctuates, so
THAT one only wants to have enough for
a day or two. Still, | always take
plenty of money. How do | carry it?
In pockets. | have pockets all over
me, so that if | lose one lot of cash
which l never dO-Ill still be supplied
with money. No, | don't wear pecu-
liar clothes, either.
I've never found necessary any
thing more peculiar than a divided
skirt for eastern mule and horseback
travel. What money my pockets
won't hold comfortably | take in my
trunks, when actual cash is needed
NO, I've never been robbed. though
once, OF a South American steamer
going to China. I had to secure ny
property at the point of an umbrella.
That's all the protection I've ever
needed, or ever expect to, SO long a.
my life lasts.
How do | manage with strange
guides. etc? On, | pretend I'm a les
iular arsenal, though I've never car
Tried even revolver. and would be
afraid to fire one. l bluff and talk
big. if necessary, and they think J
could do wonders if l chose to. bat
1--we never been really frightened
though the strange tongues don't urr
deTGtsnd sound queer, sometimes.
How can l manage with no language
but English? Why, one woman capt
know all III" languages in the word.
and lots of tire places | go all the 'pO-
lite language known V Guild serve ne
no better than my nyH plain Ameri-
can
When a bearer or coolie or guide
Tor servant doesn't understand me,
take him by the arm or shoulder and
show him what | want him to do
and I always manage. l suppose
should rap up on wood as / say it,
but I've never made a mistake in
ticket buying or baggage checking, or
llOSA q pltNt VI luggage yet.
AS might be expected. Miss Miller
has had many strange and unusual eX-
iperiences and received recognition
from many great and famous people,
Including be late King Oscar of Swe-
den, the Archduke Ferdinand of Ats
tria, whom she met in Paris: the
Spanish infantas. who stopped at her
hotel in Toledo; the Princess Kutsu,
cousin of the emperor of Japan. ana
president OF the Japanese Red Cross
association, and the king o. Siam,
who sent an imperial delegate to in
teryiew her, and 10 whom she would
have been presented formally, save
for the necessity of recOmme nciHg
her travels in haste. She invariably
forms pleasant acquaintance while
travelling, and now has friends and
correspondents in every known part
of the world.
Loads of Valuable curios.
The valuable and interesting curl
Os and souvenirs gathered by this liz
defatigable traveller would fill a fair
sized museum. depleted as they Con-
tinually are by gifts to friends, char
ity baZaaTs and other philanthropic
associations. A large room in
storage house is filled with trunks
packed with all manner of travel
gains. while other trunks in her
Hyde Park hotel yield surprising
riches. Filmy silk and fiber embroid-
cries from Japan, China, South Amer
lea, India, Philippine converts, the
rich and rare pima cloth now so little
manufactured in the United States
newest dependency, Indian and Chi
nese and Japanese silk garments,
including some wonderful kimOnOs,
one Of them once the property Of =
real Toxic geisha. stiff with the mar
velous embroidery that is alike on
both sides; the rich, soft, gold-coloreo
silk worn by higI-claSs Moorish wo-
men; genuine gold and silver clcth
from Turkey: the tiny slippers de-
: signed for Chinese women; jewels
galore, including a set of rubies, an
emerald cross and other wonderful
temple ornaments" more than 200
years old; jade, ivory and silver,
carvings; CloisOnne and rich metal
, umbrella handles, Maltese laces; al
: most everything. in fact, that the eye
: of beauty-loving woman could tan
cy, a generous taste acquire.
2 Miss Miller has addressed almost
innumerable clubs and travel organ
] izations, her remarkable collection OF
: rarities coming into effective play.
Her curios are further remarkable In
: that, though secured by woman,
7 they or their willing owner have paid
I Uncle Sam full duty. The feminine
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