Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-12
AUSTRALIAN GIRLS
SEEING THE WORLD
PRETTY, DARk=EYED MAipENS
REACH LOS ANGELES
Six Daughters ot the Boomerang Isle
Compose Party, TWO of Whom Are
Now "Doine" Southern
California

With their pretty faces filled with the
glow of health and their dark eyes re-
tecting the pleasant Impressions gained
in the Journey Of thousands of miles OF
ocean and land travel, two young women
from far off Australia the historic lahd
of the bush and the boomerang, and the
fleece and the gold, will leave Los An
geles this morning for Coronado after
weeks visit. during which time they have
thoroughly explored and filed their minds
with observations of the beauties of city
and surrounding country.
The travellers are Miss Nance Ryan of
Sydney Australia. and Miss Elsie steele
of Tasmania, and they, together with four
other attractive young ladies. are on a
trip around the world-education and
pleasure being their object
Dressed in natty costumes and with
the bearing of women able to take care
of themselves in any condition that might
arise, these young women as they travel
are objects of immediate interest because
of the strong personality which marks
them
Left Six Months Ago
The party left Australia six months ago.
and the first place at which their steamer
stopped was Suva, Samoa.
Every island was visited and the
pleasure gained was not unmixed with
instruction, for each member of the
party was filled with a desire for knowl-
edge and their Investigations were of the
most thorough character.
From the Samoan group the party
sailed to Sunbright island, whence the
cobra, from which large quantities of
soap is made, comes.
The stay there was short, and they de-
parted for Honolulu. Uncle Sans new
,n1n he on
greatly, and the stay which was planned
for this part of the world was extended,
while they made long trips into the in
terror of the islands, studying the ma
tives, industries and geography.
They landed on Canadian soil when
their ship touched the western hemi-
sphere, the first stop being at Victoria,
B. C. Thence they visited Portland. Sc
attle, San Francisco, San Bernardno.
At San Francisco the party was broken,
and while four of the girls returned
north for further study of conditions
Miss Ryan and Miss Steele proceeded
south.
Taking in the City
Los Angeles was reached a week age
and since their arrival the two young
women have visited all points of interest
in this vicinity.
The four women who went north from
San Francisco will arrive in Los Angeles
this morning, and the entire party will
then proceed to Coronado, from where
after few hours stay. they will jour.
ney eastward, the first stop thereafter t.
be made at Salt Lake.
A week or more will be spent in the
historic city of the Mormons, when the
party will leave for Chicago.
After a months tour of Eastern Can
ada the party will visit New York and
then go to England,
Egypt and the Orient will be the next
objective points of the trip, and it will
be some months hence when the young
women return to England and take the
steamer for their South Sea homes.
The young women are the daughters Of
wealthy sheepmen and miners of Aus.
tralia-men whose early life created ir
them a fearlessness and courage, health
and wholesome good will that has beer
inherited by their daughters.