The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-07-11
Soczety 4 Reshng After q
 Season Of ConSbIcuous GQyety

most ordinary looging girls about IS and 16; always with their three tutors. Dr. G. B.'s family entertained us royalty at beautiful course dinners; always wines; and the asparagus, mushrooms, goose berries and cucumber salads were great. The two c. children saluted me with the royal salutel Their father saw it and told them l was not royalty. Many amus- ing things happen daily.
 June 1S-I feel just fine this evening, the first hours rest since We left home. Arrived in Berlin Tuesday and have been on the go night and day. Mary and I have been sightseeing to an excess. We have been through seven castles in and around Berrso and four museums, not to mention the libraries and postal museum and the Kaiser's stables, which have places for 800 horses. There are about 300 horses in it, besides all the royal coaches and sleighs saddles and harness for all. 'Sunday-Mary, Murray B., A. and my self went early to Potsdam. where we spent the morning in San Sonce castle and grounds; then took a boat and crossed the river to Babbelsburg castle, the old Kaiser's country home, with magnificent grounds and statuary. There we took a rowboat and came back to Potsdam; went through the Garrison church and mauso- leum and came home. It was a grand day
 ''Yesterday we went through the Mon Bijou' museum, the finest and most his- toric of all. In the evening we went to Charlottenburg. through the Palais and Mausoleum, cames in at 8 o'clock, took supper out of doors at near restaurant, then went to the zoo, where we walked around, sat down out of doors,' and drank beer; it is not dark until 10 o'clock, and we stayed until F D. m., two fine ho,, dc ,1Io tI0
 A glass of water is the hardest thing to get and on the plea of being Amer jeans we can order one glass each as a specia, favor provided we order some- thing else to drink.
 Kongsburg, June 26.
 We arrived here last evening after a most glorious auto ride in from Berlin. Fred B. and his wife. A, Murray, Mary, myself and the chauffeur-six in all. We bursted tire and had to wait in the rain for an hour until it was repaired. Then we rode to Custrin. where we spent the night. We found at the hotel another auto with two Englishmen on their way to Moscow in a Stanley steamer from the United States. We made the trip of 2S0 miles in two days, having several delays with the macl inc, and very beautiful weather Thursday stopped for lunch for two hours and got to Laudsberg, A. w. The iast right we stopped at historic Marienbrrg West Prussia; saw the great schloss built in 1900 A. D., which the Kaiser has had restored to it's former grandeur. T. ne roaLs are simply perfect, In places perfectly straight and always with trees on eo .i. side. with whl:s stones all along and m1LP ca mized ne yrr iOlt or loose stone. It surely is ali automo- hilc country. We are going sightseeing 2 here. Ifero Is an antique castle and many historical sights The old city walls, which we found around each town, are built with two walls 100 yards apart and water around each. so they could not be sealed, and great inner and outer gates. law has just been passed to tear the walls down around Konigsburg, as the railroads have trouble getting in and much of the city Is outside of the wall.
 The B. house Is beautiful, about 50 to the water. making 1t lovely, the swans and water lilies are beautiful the meals are lovely and we have many strange dishes. We have coffee. bread, butter and a boiled egg for breakfast then sand wiches and beer, then dinner at 1:30 and supper at 6:30. The sun never sets, there is always some daylight and 1t rises again at 2:30 a. m. now.
 The ficwers are beautiful, pansies, pop pies and rhoderdendrons are in every hue and glorious.
 We have lived in our long coats and in the cities wore our coats suits It blows most of the time