Connecticut western news., 1914-09-17
MISS BELDEN IN WAR ZONE
Writes Interesting Description of Her
 Experience.

"rltes interesting DeScripHon or Ter
 Experience.
 Miss Kathryn c. Belden, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John H. Belden, of Hartford, and formerly of Falls vil- lage, is still abroad. The Hartford Courant says she has been abroad since the latter part of June with n party of Wheaton College friends and was ex- pecting to return by September l5, but the war will delay her return for several weeks.
 She was at Lucerne when the war began and, while there, had many in- teresting and exciting experiences in connection with the hostilities along the border of Switzerland. The banks of the city were especially slow in their payment of gold and much trouble was experienced in this connection by the various members of the party. Many of the servants at the hotel left and maids were introduced as a novelty.
 The party succeeded ain securing transports for Paris after some diffi- culty and the trip was begun very early in the morning in rather informal manner. At all the railway crossings there were groups of soldiers on guard who inspected carefully everybody on the chance that they might be spies. The party remained in Paris several days but left for London at the first opportunity. The famous French capi- tai was in the greatest excitement over the war and the streets of the city were far different than the American is usually accustomed to seeing, as all theaters and places of amusements were closed and a spirit of anxiety appeared to have seized the people. The hotels were being prepared to be turned into places of rest for the sick and wounded.
 The party reached London with no great Ihishaps on the trip across the channel and are staying at a hotel on the Strand. One of Miss Belden's friends related an interesting occurrence concerning the rise in the price of food stuffs. One day, when the friend went out to purchase some articles she re- turned saying that the prices on many things were just double what they had been the day before, and the prices of the previous day were greatly in excess of the prices in normal things. This condition was found to be true in other places as we'll as in London.
 An interesting fact that came out in the letter was that while many of the best art galleries were closed just prior to the war, owing to the frequent raids of Sylvia Pankhurst and her comrades, they were opened shortly after the be- ginning of activities because Miss Pankhurst and her friends had become patriots in the cause of England. In way, this was fortunate for the party, because they were enabled to see many works of renown which they wopld otherwise have missed.
 Miss Belden spoke in her letter of seeing and talking with Miss Marion White and her mother, both of this city. Miss White is the daughter of Herbert H. White. Miss White is a graduate of Vassar College and member of the. Vassar Club Miss Belden saw Miss White at St. Paul's on Sunday, August 23. She had previously seen Miss White at the National Gallery but only in the distance.
 The different members of the party are desirous of seeinga true London fog and have waited in vain for two weeks. Usually they are of frequent occurrence but seem to be scarce at present..
 Miss Belden also says that there are frequent calls for troops and that artil- lery can be seen passing daily in the streets. Miss Belden closes her letter with brief recital of tie conditions in Paris. She says that all of the stores are closed not only at night time but even during the hours of the day Furthermore, by order of the military authorities, everybody is obliged to remain off the streets after 8 D. m.