The Arvada enterprise., 1910-09-30

essarily the sporty class, for in
stance at the hotel in Desanzano
there was a husky German wo-
man, ordinary looking enough,
smoking her cigarette, then on
boat a nice looking girl smoking.
/ do think it is odd;s bnt why
shouldn't the women be allowed
the same privileges as the men?
4 l came to Ballagro from Como
by boat in a lovely two hours
trip. Lake Como is long and mar
row, the high mountains, as high
as 5000 feet rising gently from
| the water. There are hundreds
of beautiful homes along the
banks belonging to the Milanese
aristocracy.
The pension is within SO feet
of the pier and il, is interesting
to sit out here on the terrace and
watch the pretty little steamers
as they come and go every few
minutes.
| 1t rained hard last night but is
beautiful now; the low, hanging
clouds have partly enshrouded
the mountains.
| leave here at 2:40 by boat in
Is minutes to Menaggio thence
by rail at 3: 10 for Porlezza and
then by boat to Lugano in Swift
zerland, on Lake Lugano where
l spend the night.
| am perfectly well and per-
fectly happy, except that some
times get lonesome.
The ride on the train is beauti-
full, one ascends by windings to
a considerable height amid lux
uriant verdure and flowers; on
one side the mountains, on the
other a lovely view of Lake
Como.
Then on the descent there is a
brautiful view of Lake Lugano.
Soon after the boat left Por-.
lezza, it began to drizzle, however
| stayed on the open deck to see
all | could. The scenery here in
Switzerland is wilder, the noun
tains higher and sleeper.
Lugano is, beautifully located
on a bay of the lake.
1t has poured nearly all the
night and this a. m. Tuesday, it
still rains.
Ileave this afternoon for Pom
tetresa by boat, then by train to
Luino and boat to Stresa where
l spend the night.
Stresa, Aug. 81. Stresa is a
beautiful Italian summer resort
located on Lake Maggiore. There
are some beautiful villas of
wealthy Italians and some fine
looking hotels with lovely gar
dens fronting the lake. l took a
picture of the women washing
their clothes at the lakeside.
Left here at IL: 35 by rail for
Chamonix and am enjoying
beautiful ride amid Alpine seen
cry. Arrived at 900 p. m.
Chamoniz, France, Sept. 1st.
Well, now | am in France for
day but go on to Geneva, Swift
zerland at a: 10 p. m. and arrive
there at 500.
From my window is a glorious
view of Mt. Blanc, covered with
many feet of snow and ice, also
the Glacier du Bosson | can see
beautifully.
In these two months | have
certainly covered miles and miles
and / have been in Germany,
Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Aus
tria-Hungary, Servia, Bulgaria,
Turkey, Greece, Island of Corfee,
Italy, Switzerland and now
France; it doesn't take nearly as
long as l thought to travel
through here so l will be in Eng
land a month sooner than | ex-(
pected, getting at Dover about
the LIST of November. | have
written my aunt for her daugh-
ter's address there.
must tell you about Chamonix.
1t is charming village in a beau
tiful valley f1anked by peaks
covered with snow and by valleys
filled with glaciers. The views
are magnificent especially from
Martigry to here by electric up
the mountain sides of the Rhone
valley.
l went this morning by the
rack and pinion rail up to Mont
anvert above the famous glacier
Mer de Glace or sea of ice, from
here l crossed the glacier and it
was novel and wonderful ex-
perience for me. In some places
the crevasses are 20 to 80 feet
deep and of a lovely blue hue. l
think the glacier is about three
folIrths of a mile wide and sew