Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-28
MEETING OMAHANSIN EUROPE
7. ]. Kelly Gives Interesting Account
Of His Experiences.
ELBOWS FRIENDS AT ALL POINTS
In Paris, Munich, London and Else
where He Runs Into Folks
from Home before He
Knows Il.

Did we see many Omaha people In
Europe? We'll, let me see II / can recall
them ALI" said Thomas ]. Kelly. who with
Mrs. Kelly has Just returned from their
annual visit abroad,
First in Munich we were attending the
opera "Cosi Fantutte," that delicate com
edy work whose music by Mozart has
made 1t immortal. At the intermission
we strolled through the foyer and hearing
a familiar voice speaking our names. we
turned and saw Mrs. Fred Rustin. We
had a pleasant hat with her and saw
her on SEVERAL other occasions. We spent
several purple evenings with Dr. and Mrs.
o. S. Hoffman, and l hereby wish to fore
warn the genial DOCTORS host OF friends
that he may be unvecognizable when he
returns. He is accommodating al the novel
ties Of wearing apparel. l expect TO sec
him with an Emperor william mustachc
and a Bavafian peasant hat and an Ems
li5h monocle, driving up West Farnam.
AT the performance of the 'Meister-
singers Il believe It was) we met Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Baldrige, who were enjoying
the music and the sights. The next day
It made my heart glad to hear Mr..
Charles ]. Greene, in his own inimitable
style, pay tribute to the manner in which
the great genius OF Richard Wagner af-
fected him. Mr.. and Mrs. Greene were
looking splendidly.
Meet DR.. ridge
Then, at another Of the Wagner per-
formances in the brilliantly crowded foyer,
where men and women from almost every
civilized country met during the long in
termissions to discuss the music, the
gowns and the light refreshment obtain
able at fancy prices, We came across Dr..
Bridges. who was having a splendid time.
cat one Of these performances we also
met Qor the first time) the charming Miss
Crounse. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock were in Munich, but we did not hap
pen to meet them.
After a visit to the old 'Plnakothek,' or
picture gallery, we went one day into a
famous shop a few blocks away and found
therein a group of Omaha people inspect
ing and buying prints or copies or we'll
known pictures. Every customer in that
h at the time was from Omaha, think
Of it, Omaha art dealers should be III
formed. however, that l do not think the
purchases were very heavy, not enough to
Interfere with the local trade.) These Gus
TONER'S were Mr.. and Mrs. +. II. Davis
and the Misses Davis, Mrs. Barkalow and
] MISS BhEkdHOW Mis- NaAlNh ANp6NAS "AAN
MISS ROGERS, and ourselves. Later we
Imet the same party in Paris at the in
Tevitable Cooks But let me hasten to
Lteil YOU that none, Of us was on Cooks
tours. or Cookies as the tourists are
usually and most unexpectedly called.
Meet Several I'm Paris.
IN Paris we were delighted to meet Mrs.
Ruth Weller Fletshel, with whom we had
some delightful days and evenings in visit
ing parts OF Paris which are not profaned
by the restless boot of the flying tourist,
but which are the real every day life Of
the serious Woodworking portion of stu
dlous Paris.
I'm Paris we also met Mrs. Grace Guiou,
and Mrs. Himebaugh, and Miss Marion
Crandall. In the same city we met Mr..
7And Mrs. w. ]. Burgess, and Mr.. Burgess
.khaslHs few original ideas on the Table
Ld'hote' System of dining which are well
worth hearing. If you are a friend of
MI. Burgess, ask him when he returns &c
come with you to a table d'hote' dinner
and see what he says. If you don't laugh,
will be surprised.
I'm London on our way back, we were
sitting in an omnibus one day waiting for
It to start up; presently we saw a man
look with scrutiny at the two or three
buses and we waved TO him
to come on. As though automatically, he
followed our wave and found himself be-
tween Dr.. Hoffman and myself. 1t was DR..
Nelson Mercer. His sisters were in Lon
don also.
I'VE met the Hoffmans in Munich, in
Paris and In London, and in the former
place the doctor took ne to the most In.
tersstIng hospital l ever saw in my life.
1t was given over entirely TO babies. But
he must tell you about It when he re-
turns.
See Wizard MarcOni.
Coming back on the steamer 'CaroniA,
we had some very interesting people or
board. On the way over, on the 'Carmania.
through the courtesy Of some OF the Off
GERS we were Introduced to the mysteries
of the .Marconi wireless and in the Mar
poni hpuGp We had the uTiyilaaa of nuttinn