New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12

May 81. or rather, June /, 1911, Client. Bel
gium.-We left Antwerp yesterday after
noon. We arrived about s o'clock, took a
carriage drive and saw the town. saw
my first eighteen windmls. my first canal
and travelled in my first European train.
They we're very comfortable. My room was
furnished with mahogany (sc) furniture
ancient bric-a-brac linen sheets and feath-
er beds | went into my first ruin and
chateau took some pictures OF the abbey.
| 7 liked the chateau best. | went out upon
the top and saw the beautiful view OF
! Client Then We saw the torture chamber
and dungeon; also the banquet hall. bou-
! doir. reception room. etc. Of the countess.
| In the torture chamber some skeletons were
! in a glass case. | can hardly realize where
I've been. My head is all in a tumble.
Bruges. June ,. 1911 ID. and
took boat ride on the Bruges canals. In
some places II was perfectly lovely! We
saw two painters at work upon an old
tlemm.sh fisherman. had delightful
afternoon In Holland and Belgium the
omen and dogs do ali the work. The men
either walk behind. whstling and smoking,
or lie asleep IN the carts making their
wives and dogs pull them. Some sympa-
jLize with the women. but / don't. think
that they're foolish idiots to do it, My
sympathy is with the poor dogs, who can't
help themselves.
Cologne, June (. I?ll.- We went
10 the c. this morning. II is Gothic and
gorgeously eXquisitely beautiful. IL Is
Pentecost. so We could not see TN. diff
ferent chapeis. We will take n drive about
l. 1t IL nearly now. The drive was very
nice one thing | remember. In Belgium
the people are quite stylish. but here pretty
oowdy They arc very sentimental and
walk about holding hands. Also the Bell
Clans wear very deep mourning The peo-
lie stared at US as though We wers
crcuses
Roma June Is, l9ll.--rhis morning I
stayed home In the afternoon we visited
the Forum. II Is very interesting Miss
Warren is a delightful guide. Shes very
attractive, and We hate to think of saying
Poodby to her. We stood on the spot that
Mark Anthony made his grafton and the
lid flowers we're very pretty.
Editors Note:
lis IL not lovely for the child to COM
blne the two impressions-Mark Anthonys
speech Ambition and the pretty wild
flowers. one wonders what this comment
might mean 10 the vehement orator!
While he was dealing in irony and invec-
tive the little unconccrned flowers were
probably blowing gayly over the earth re-
lardless Of the fate OF men and nations)
Venice. Aug. II. l9ll-Oh, rapture, oh,
bliss. Oh. heavenly happiness, Venice at
last! II corresponds perfectly with my
dreams We went to the Piazza this morn
ing The pigeons arc lovely. They came
and fed out Of our hands. Last night We
were SO tired we didn't so cut. butch
l:ttlc black book. with the letters OF gold,
tonight. tonight
Aug l.. i9ll-This morning ne took the
penny steamboat up to the Piazza After
/, eding the pig just little we went I'm
the Palace. II has beautiful pictures and
lofty rooms. Creeps! Those dungeons.
Terrible. terrible!
We went out again and had our pictures
taken with the pigeons. Then we had
Very nice lunch at Florian's. After lunch
| fed the pigeons for an hour. Then we
went To n lace store. At NJ. b. and l
took a lovely ride ard went under the
Bridge OF Signs.
Venice certainly comes up 10 my eXpecta-
tons. The canals are swisny- swashy green,
Just like my chry sophase. The gondoliers
don't dress q bit fancy. anu thcir warning
cry isn't owl-like. like howery Stoddard