The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-04-13
STARS PARTY s
ENJOYS VISIT (
TO OTHER SIDE
TWO INTERESTING LETTERS
FROM eonIeMourh LADIES
VINO WENT ABROAD.
TELL WHAT THEY SAW on SCOT
LAND. ENGLAND AND
FRANCE.
sIeHI-sEEiNc TRIPS IN mgrRoP.
OILS OF The woRLp-lN
GAY PARIS.

(From Portsmouth. Va. starr
That the ladies comprising The
stars European party thoroughly en-
9oyed their stay In Scotland. England
and France II plainly TO be seen by
The letters they have written home.
While the party Is homeward bound
aboard the good ship Sicilian. OF the
Allan line. from Havre to Montreal.
where they will land next Monday. an
other letter arrived today. II Il Is as
follows:
Hotel du PaiiasL
rs Cours la Refine Paris.
Champs Elysees, July 81, 1911.
Portsmouth Star:
As our ship was late I'm landing We
spent very little time In Glasgow. but
hurried on to Edinburgh, as there wnS
so much more OF interest to be seen.
Our nrst visit was made to the Castle
OF Edinburgh. and there we felt near
TO Mary. Queen OF Scots. for we went
INTO the rooms where she was held
prisoner. The view of the city from
the citadel was most imposing. but the
castle itself was OF greater interest.
FROM there we went to St. GiIes'
Cathedral. which was very fine: then
20 Holyrood Palace and TO John
hnoxs house. This trip occupied the
entire day. but In. the evening the
party separated and went shopping.
Inc stores were open until Q and 10
O'Clock and the late northern twilight
was as bright as our sunset. The
weather was delightfully."- cool. the
thermometer registering so degrees.
Post cards were our first and most ex-
tensive purchase. and America receive
ed thousands from the Scotian's pas
sengers ! am sure
Early the next morning we took the
North British Railroad for london
This road runs through the most beau
%
l@nd, and We thoroughly enjoyed the
day spent on the train. We passed
In sight OF Melrose Abbey and Abbots-
FORD. and the land made dear to us by
walter Scott. One fact struck us es-
pecially, the fact that I'm Scotland ALI
the houses were gray stone. while In
England all are red brick. II Is hard
10 say which seems the more attrac-
tive.
Arrived I'm London. we were soon
comfortably situated I'm a fine hotel
and our sightseeing began Immediate
~. Several trips stand out promi-
nently. chiefly among them the day
spent at warwick Castle and Strait
ford-on Avon; the morning devoted
10 southwark Cathedral and the I.on-
don haunts OF Shakespeare and Dick
ems and the afternoon sail on the siI-
Yer Thames between Hampton Court
and Richmond Hill. All that has
Oetu written OF the beauty of thu
Thames is true and yet the half has
not been told. The green lawns.
lovely flowers, beautiful villas all lend
charm TO make this river a delight
TO the eye.
We were sorry when our days I'm
London were over, but Were equally
glad to reach Paris. Gay Paris, beau
tiful Paris, wicked Paris, II you please
put still dear Paris. Our Journey
from London to Paris was very
beautiful and the English channel SO
smooth that not one OF our party had
even touch OF NAL -de-mer. When
We arrived at Station st. Lazarre we
were treated TO a wait that would have
been most tiresorne had IL not been so
novel; that is. the customs Inspection
We were treated with utmost courtesy
and consideration, yeti he ordeal had
10 be gone through.
We are located in a fine hotel, In the
very heart of Paris, convenient TO All
parts OF the city. As we have only
been here one day we have not seen
enough to write of, so the Paris letter
VIII come later.
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