The Port Gibson reveille., 1910-08-18
LETTER FROM MISS LEVY.
Writes Entertainingiy Of Her
Stay in London.
Osborne Hotel,
Tavistock Place,
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London. w. c.
Editor Reveille;
DEAR SIR I'VE arrived yester-
day IN this wonderful city, and
intended writing last night. but ]
find that here, as on the vessel
there is little time for writing.
To go back little, after I mailed
my last letter to you. we were al
on the "qui vive" for land We
had most delightful trip across.
The captain said it was remark
able trip, aud l have yet to see that
most awful thing, storm at sea,
We anchored at Liverpool at 1890
Tuesday night, and 1t was sight
worth staying mp for. Lights ev-
erywhere, ferries plying to and fro
and steamers passing up and down.
It was all so novel and beautiful,
but 1t felt mighty good 70 hear that
anchor splash and know we had
reached land. We remained aboard
the ship all night and had break
fast at Gas Wednesday morning,
415 s clock we entered the har,
hor an,i soon landed. Ny. but it
3 to feel the good old earth
pen .sth cur feet, and never did
rrq f ma seem more welcome
e n party were in excellent
its, and the officers did not
open our baggage for inspection.
We answered a few questions and
were passed on. Just one hour in
which to. see Liverpool. so our
guide took us around in a car. It
is queer, pretty place and gives
one an idea of England and its
ways. At 10 o'clock took the
ferry across and then got on the
train for London. The cars are
the funniest little things irnagina-
bic. It seemed to me just our
crowd filled one. We reached Lon.
don at S O'Clock sharp. The scen-
cry along the route was pictur.
esque and beautiful, and all so very
interesting. The roads along look
like driveways-nothing like our
country roads. There were two
nice omnIbuses at the train for us,
and we had nice drive to this
hotel. It is a very clean, pretty
place and we have nice, comfort
able apartments and splendid, well
appointed meals. Last night we
took car. I must stop to de-
scribe them, as they are the fun
niest looking little vehicles-two.
story street cars pulled by horses.
The horses IN Liverpool were the
largest 1 ever saw, and they use
the same kind here. Well, we took
the tube and drove by the Kings
Palace, Buckingham, Hyde Park,
and other places, and went to the
Hippodrome I wish I had time
to describe this theatre, but must
hurry on 10 tell you of our really
first day in London
Right after breakfast there were
two sightseeing buses forus and
we went over a good part Of this
wonderful city. Went to the old
Curiosity Shop (where I thought I
must See ''little NeH' to Dick
ems Home. and Sydney Smith S,
and to Trafalgar Square, ST. Mary s
Church. and other places Of inter-
est. Then we had lunch, aud this
afternoon went through the British
pFn-@na. This is simply grand !
eae would Ike to linger heres
eek, Or, better still, month
fhere is 50 much to see, so many
rooms to go through The whole
o,ace IS full Of antiquities aud col
lections hundreds and hundfeds Of
years old. For instance, IN the
Roman Gallery there are portrait
heads Of Roman emperors and 9TH
ers. julius Caesar, Tiberius, Nero.
Titus, etc, and in the Elgin Room
they had the remains Of Greek
sculpture known as Elgin Marbles, /
brought from the Pantheon or
Temple Of the Virgin Goddess Mi
nerva at Akhens, built between
AL and 438 B. c., when Athens
was the most powerful city IN
arescs. The antiquities here are