The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-21
EUROPEAN PARTY
HAD A FINE TRIP
=
GUESTS OF THE vIRGINIAN RE-
TURN FROM roRTY-DAx TOUR
OF THE OLD COUNTRY.
SAW ALL THE SIGHTS
MRS DUNsTAN ENTHJ sIASTiC OVER
SHIFTING PANORAMA PRE-
SENTED TRAyELER-voTE
VTRGINIAN THANKS.
SAW ALL THE SIGHTS

Eight young women who. as guests
II The Richmond Vlrginian. have
toured Europe for forty days return
ed TO Richmond Thursday night,
travel-worn but happy and All en-
thusiast1G over the beauties and won
ders Of the country that lies beyond
the Atlantic The party. The mem
hers OF which won their trips IN The
Nrelnian's European contest early
ia the summer, embraced Mrs Sam
uel B. Dunstan and her little son,
Master Bruce Dunstan Miss Myrtle
Brown and Miss Louisa M Shield. of
Richmond; Mrs. ]. IA Crowther. Miss
Lillian Brown, Miss Edith Cheatham
aud Miss Laura Crowther.
Mrs Dunstan, who chaperoned the
party. was enthusiastic over the trip.
The parry sailed from New York GU
the liner Roshamba. and though
everybody from captain to cabin boy
spoke French Mrs. Dunsran declared
that the ladies were sorry when, on
the ninth day Havre was reached, so
courteous and attentive were -ths- Of
fcers and crew or the steamer. The
harbor of Havre, with its clean decks
and beautiful vari- colored hies,
sighted from the ofiing, gave the
travellers an impression Of the old
World Mrs Dunstan said. that was
pleasing and lasting.
France Land of Flowers,
The trip by sraii from Havre IN
Paris was picturesque and unfolded
a never-ending panorama of scenery
There were fiowers everywhefe-~ii
seemed like a country of howrs
Every farm house mad It's window
boxes, and red and yellow poppies
were blooming in profusion. Paris
especially at night. reminds visitors
of a great carnival We visited tne
opera the first night, but next DAY
saw the really great sights~-the
Louvre, the Palace of Luxembourg
the Church Of the Madelaine, the
arch OF triumph. the Eiffel tower tnc
other plaa@s of interest too numerous
to mention. Paris is indeed the store
house of the greatest treasures o.
art and science. The reverence o.
the French for the famous clock. Ii
Cologne We visited the most famous
cathedral in Germany, the beautiful
Rhine and the home Of Beethoven
Belgium was the next country anf
Brussels we thought n small Paris
The Belgians love their native lant
and with reason The parks Of Brus
sells are magnificent and the marble
palace of the king is beyond my de
scriptive powers.
Holland Picturesque.
Holland was visited next INK
party stopping at Amsterdam. Th'
country liz SO low that even the wind
mills appear tall and monstrous. TIT
people are quantity dressed and in
tensely interesting. We chancef
there during the celebration of th'
"a reminded
us all very much of our Christina
celebration. Leaving the continen
we crossed the English channel anf
visited London and Liverpool. Ther'
is only one London. / could not de
scrihe IL IL l tried.
The two story bus. that hauls on
around for a penny fare. oxIor'
street. the famous Strand with 1t
endless stores and streams of Shop
pers-the commercial spirit Is every
where predominant. Only by Visi
10 Westminster Abbey does one &c
away from it, and that is indeed
worth the VISIT is magnificent
ftveruool Is even more obsessed witt
me commercial spirit and the grea
6ocks present one bewildering maj
to the traveller
The Trip Home.
~ sailed from Liverpool 70
Montreal on the Canaan lhe pof
was crowded, carrying over ."fi'
hundred passengers ana less tn@n
hundred of them Americans Mos
of them were English people soin'
10 settle in Canada, We liked guam
old Quebec, sitting high up on tn
hiIls Montreal is also splendl'
rity.- with as great cathedral, cople,
from st Peters ats Rome SOY
cities are populated largely by TN
French. .-a,.,,,,
before discriminating on America
sotl-home once more-the par
adopted by unanimous vote, -,
80 +,ir Every comfort and con
yentence was provided, and we en-
toved It hugely-every moment
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