Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-28
GOSSIP OF GENEVA
Season of Enjoyment in City
by Pearly Lake.
SCENE POETS LOVED
American Cities Largely Repre-
scented in List of Tourists.
MISS ELKINS WAS A VISITOR.
MISS ELKINS WAS A VISITOR.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
GENEVA. August 20. 1910
The city OF conventions has just
been renewing it's "reminiscences OF the
great event OF August, 1854. that brought
into existence the Red Cross Socl-
ETY.. which proved that the nations
could agree upon one matter OF hui
manitarian interest in regard to the con-
duct of war; SO much so that some have
been suggesting II as an example to the
nations to get together once more and
agree to make away with the horror OF
war altogether. In the meantime while
some have thus been dreaming over the
possibilities of a universal peace, the gay
city on the shores OF the pearly lake made
so famous by Byron. Rousseau. Gibbon
and others. has been giving itself over to
the enjoyment of the present-and Il well
knows how to do so.
Geneva might just now be well described
as an American city tranSplanted by
some Aladdin-like method To the shores
OF the shimmering lake IL adorns The
number of the Americans present indi-
Gates a great assembly OF notables from
the United States. All the cities from the
Atlantic and to the Pacific and from the
great lakes to the gulf are represented.
and their autos are filling the garages.
Machines from forty-five to seventy horse
power are common, and are constantly
on the move. their owners motoring about
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and family have been among the moro
prominent American motorists. each men,
Der OF the party having an individual mo
tor.
constantly coming and going. Among the
daughters OF America whose presence
here one cannot refrain from mentioning
has been Miss Elkins. the fair West Vir-
ginian who captured the heart OF the gal
liant Duke of the Abruzzi. Visitors here
were delighted to discover the presence OF
the duke during the visit of Miss Elkins,
who was chaperoned by her mother.
Genevas situation is SO unique that 70
furnishes an unrivaled opportunity for
visitors. and all the roads and routes OF
the Jura region. for instance, have pro-
vided many delights: for the Lake or
Neuchatel and district has many histor-
ical and beautiful scenic attractions.
Then the shore on the Lake OF Geneva.
crowded as IL is with associations. Is
familiar to many who visit Ii again and
again. About the lake many famous in
the musical world have their villas,
among them being Paderewsh. Nine.
Sembrich. Hoffman and the Seedlings.
The new ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
route, too, has been extremely popular
this season, and Americans have -ound
IT a delightful way OF passing from the
Lake of Geneva TO the lakes OF Thun
and Brienz with Interlaken between.
Geneva is now taking a great interest
in aviation. NJ. Armand Dufaux in his
own biplane intends to fly from Mont
reux to Geneva over the lake. and he
is to be followed over the water by
seventy-five motor boats. Soon Geneva
may be the starting point OF an Alpine
aerial service that may connect the
shores of it's own lake with those OF
the other Swiss lakes, and even extend
over the Alps TO the Swiss-Italian lakes.
which region is at present at the height
OF its glory and has its regular yearly
visitors, among them, generally, DIR.
Charles ii. Parkhurst, the New York
divine, one OF Switzerland's most con-
slant lovers.