The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-17
ITEMS Of INTEREST
TO WOMEN AND SOCIETY
Miss Corrie Handley Writes Of
Naples, Rome and Sorrento
MIDSUMMER FITTING
Movements of Well known People.
sunnower Tea for Young People.
Seen at the Country Club
Last Evening
MIDSUMMER FITTING
BY MYRTLE MILES

The thoughts and interest of many Biz
mngham people this summer are with
friends travelling in Europe. and 1t is al
ways with a feeling of pleasure that one
hears of the Joys of the tourist. A let
ter received this week by a friend of
Miss Corrie Handley, who is a men,
Der of Mrs. Frank Alexander's party, and
who writes from Rome and Naples, gives
much pleasing gossip of their continental
experiences. An extract from the letter
Is reproduced here:
1 can't describe the feeling [ have
for Italy, says Miss Handley. 1t is all
SO beautiful and picturesque, with its
MANY historic associations. Our first view
of Naples as we arrived in the bay Mon
day morning by sunrise was the most
Impressive scene l ever witnessed. Nesu-
vius, with its imposing grandeur, STOOD
like a sentinel on the right, the towns
of Sorrento and Capri followed down the
line. while in front of us was the city
with its domes and steeples, and TO the
left was the old castle of st. Elmo, high
AID on the hill, the rest of the city punt
from its height down the slope to the
sea. If you can imagine it, you Will see
how we all felt about it. Thirteen days OF
water water, water and our first real
land was dear to our hearts.
The scene at the dock was so Italian
IN favor, with all the old peasants and
fruit vendors waiting to fleece the Amer
fcans or to meet their friends.
I shall never forget the first impress
sions of Naples. We drove up from the
IN OlIr
row streets and high narrow buildings
flowers and gardens everywhere, the
rreenest of trees being on every hand. we
saw a life there entirely dinerent from
Rome where it is more like New YORK
commercial. If you could have heard our
enthusiastic screams of delight ana won
der at each turn you would have recog-
nized YOUR native SOIL Our hotel was a
lovely place, situated at the foot of hill,
from which we had (from our window
the most beautiful view of the bay anu
the mountains.
we started right out for the museum
and there spent the morning among the
old statues, pictures, tapestries ana COL
lsctjons of all kinds. Most of the statu-
ary was hundreds of years old and eX-
cayated from the ruins of Pompell ana
other places When you see the original
statues and pictures that we've read ABOUT
and seen reproduced in other exhibitions
there is a feeling of reverence that Is
impossible to describe. Such art is OF
divine origin and can never be repeated.
To come back to earth again, we had
In rush home for lunch-it's always to be
a rush,-and if you could see the simple
fly and uuaintness of the Neapolitans II
would do your heart good. Fruits In
abundance and the funniest little donkey
carts with two huge wheels to carry
around everything.
The street cars are the finest yet. They
blow a horn for stopping and starting
and charge according to where you sit.
On the front and back seats, cents In
the middle and with cushions cents.
That afternoon Mrs. Graham and l
had thrilling experience. We went to
Sorrento and Amalfi. the home of Mar
ION Crawford, two towns right across
from Naples on the sea.
wouldn't have missed the trip for
anything for I am sure there Is nothing
else like that drive the world
Sorrento is a beautiful place, practi-
cally built right in rocks on the sea.
Beautiful villas follow in rapid succession
along the coast, all away up above one.
The hotels and villas all have lifts
which are miniature elevators to take
you right straight to the beach. and
there are the bath houses and boats
We rowed ashore. then went I'D steps,
steps steps until we got to the top. You
remember the steps at the Seven Fails;
well. there are about as many When
we reached the top we found ourselves
Il, a typical village, all blue sky and
wonderful villas, the grandeur being the
most picturesque ! ever saw.
They have orange and lemon trees In
profusion, the luscious fruit Managing In
tempting punches and grape arbors ar
ranged like little summer houses all over
everything. Underneath all this are the
vegetables-ecopomy in space and most
effective in arrangement. We went on to
our pension and found ourselves over
hooking the bay, with the sun setting
radiantly, and three charming villas just
below. After dinner we sat fout and
watched the moonlight on the water.
The next morning early we started on
eur drive. Passed through Sorrento. saw
the home of Marion Crawford and the
summer home of one of the Goulds, and
WENT on ,,p for miles. circling around I'M
III the villas were their all below US with
their setting Of mountain and water.
We drove for miles through ten
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