The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-01
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Grand Hotel Michel, Rome,
Aug. Is, 1918.
Without doubt the first part of
our trip was to me the most fasci-
nating-that Gear, sweet En"land.
We landed in Liverpool and before
we left the boat were thrilled by the
SIGHT Of some real live Boobies"
with feet about a yard long. The
whole atmosphere of the docks was
different. We Immediately took the
ferry for Birkenhead. (By the way
one SAYS, "Brkead and "Lippool' in
one bite, and as for "Threadneedle
street" in London there's no such
place; it's "Threedle street!") In
Birkenhead we took the train to
Chester, reaching there about |
o'clock. All, that quaint Chester!
Its buildings are dignity and reserve
itself even though many Of them are
"lopsided." Practically all Of the
old Roman wall still remains and
one Of the pleasantest things I've
done was to walk around the top Of
1t and look over the fresh. green
English fields, and the quaint vii.
lage with the river winding like q
ribbon as far rs we could see. We
were fortunate in having with us
here very Interesting friend we
made on shipboard-the head of the
: history department of Nebraska
University, who has been coming
over here for seven summers and I.
; now doink work in Oxford for thu
summer. or course the pleasure o
sightseeing was enhanced by he Tin!
him along. In Chester we saw on
, first and one of our loveliest cathe
7 drals. With the aid of some on
who knows something about it, W
1 could pick out four different kinds O
e architecture-Norman, Early Eng
< fish, Gothic and perpendicular n
d the windows) showing the work
: manship of different times. Some Q
t the fan tracery in wood carving in
s side was marvellous. Between eac
= Of the seats in the choir statue
e were carved, among other things
Is the figures of the saints, and a cur
=. out thing was that during the Prt
testant reformation all the face
lie were cut off because any such Fl;
IS ures in a church smacked of Catl
t, olicism) so the poor saints now S
a up faceless.
One of our incest excursions was
le boat trip down the sea to Eatc
er Hall, the residence of the Duke
10 Westminister-a superbly beautif
90 place in itself, but to me the tr
II, there was love!ier still; the greene
to OF green fields sloping down to Il
K rivers edge, dotted with white she,
ny and "speckled" with daisies: he
Up and there darker spots Of gre,
Ok where lunches of trees huddled I
OF gether. and long lines Of willo,
q and beeches leaning down from [
banks to kiss the water. Oh. It W
lovely-the fresh cool air. and ju
&c now and then a dear, red-cheek
81. English lad or lassie Ut may
in both) strolling across the fields. n
"a body knows how I love fields a
ed trees. l always want to sing so,
he sort of pastoral something or ott
he when get In spot like that: moi
'p- ing else makes me feel quite II
he that does unless its stars or a bal
IN From Chester we went to Str
a. ford. Here think liked the g
US. den back of Shakespeare's hou
es. where grow all the flowers he M
list toned in his plays (of course ~
ais In Stratford means "Wm."). Isp,
ild a lovely hour walking about try,
Of to recall where this one was m
at TONED or to find that one that
on. remember-damask, rose, eglanti
ac- columbine. violet and even the