New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
An Ex-Liffle Woman Abroad

Dear Little Men and Little Women: II has been
nine months since left my dear United States,
and during all that time / have not even ones
taken peep into "Our Own Corner into the
page that has always meant much to I
very much regret that nineteen years
old and can no longer contribute stories. poems.
puzzles, etc. and will have TO be satisfied with
writing you short letter. which I hope your
Editor will be kind enough to publish IN one OF
the Sunday editions OF The Tribune.
Are any of you interested in Europe. and espe-
cially Italy, which many centuries ago
the centre OF history2 Well. 1 have Just been
there! / started from Hamburg in March, and
It my first trip to the south OF Europe was
anxiously waiting to see IL my expectations would
be realized I had heard so much about and seen
many photographs and Illustrations OF the Pass of
ST. Gothard. but when we got TO Lucerne and grad
ually began TO ascend the Alps. was dunn
founded by the grandeur and beauty of the
cry. So different and totally to me, it vir-
tuauy blinded me. and I was unable to give ex-
preston to what felt. We climbed higher and
higher-now In tunnel. then out again; now
catching feeting glimpse OF the valley far below.
then of a ravine waterfall. and again rushing
through the darkness of another tunnel Thus
circling the mountain, reached the other side.
Here instead of sunshine greeted by a
snowstorm which destroyed any further view.
Our first italian city was Milan. the chief city of
Lombardy. II drizzling rain. so we were min
dered somewhat from seeing a great deal of the
city IN nalI a DAY. VI course tne Dome was visited
and left it's impression which first that its
exterior one mass Of steeples. To a great X
tent this is true, and two thousand marble stat
ues decorate the exterior the whole rather reminds
one of fairy palace II has capacity for holding
forty thousand people. As the church is pitch dark
inside, the candles and incense burners the diff
ferent shrines give weird and impressive effect.
The windows. some Of the largest in the world.
very beautiful, especially in cOorng. and many
interesting paintings decorate both walls and cell
ing
The ST. Maria dele Gracia Church contains
Leonardo da Ninci's famous Last Supper" The
painting. done in oils a wall. has been
somewhat Injured during the last century.
! After leaving Milan took the train TO ST.
Margherita I'm the Italian Riviera AS soon as we
reached the coast the sun began to break through
the clouds, and my first impression Of this little
fishing ideal With mountains
and hills at the back. St Margherita faces the blue
Mediterranean. and hotel few minutes
outside of the village proper many steps were
needed take to the foot of the mountains
The water also affords much pleasure. The people
live in the broadest, darkest and most uncOuth
houses one can imagine Everything is built of
stone, stairs, floors, benches-in fact, everything
| The street very narrow and crooked, and some
of the houses nearly touch at the tops but this has
been wisely planned to shut out the hot during
the long summer A we'll kept road leads along
the coast, and this was of our favorite walks
when could tear ourselves away from the fasci-
mating climbs the PortOfino Kuhn. OF course the
whole vegetation is tropical. What. with noun
tains and water. color and sunshine, and, last but
not least, happy heart, you can realize my dear
little men and women, what 1 felt behOding this
picturesque country for the first time The Ital-
| ians have classical and beautiful faces and most
expressive dark eyes. Though untidy and not over
clean. they most picturesque in their native
costumes of bright eoloring. In this village the
| men their money by fishing, while the women
sit all day their lace cushions The little spools
OF silk cotton fly like the wind while they beam
upon the strangers. The streets filed with