Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-16

throughout Virginia, is now a l''
Cross worker in Paris. Her husband,
who is a nephew OF former Nicc-Prcsi-
dent Hobart, is also doing Red Cross
work in the French capital Mr.. Tut
Tic has written tho following inter
cstin. letter 10 her friends III this
country:
"iar!s. Match. 1917.
"All winter long have been writing
Hou letters rs went to and fro in my
service for France. letters full of in
tcrcstinS details and wonderful pen
pictures o: this life aGrip at once with
almost every human problem. but they
never reached paper. these intermi-
ushlc letters. because my leisure for
writing continually diminished in pro-
portion 30 my accumulation Of material.
During the carly autumn months my
Impressions were SO overwhelming and
So subject to change that ] dared not
record them. but since I. too. have been
n?obil;zcd and cntrcnchcd as ii were.
aud feel myself an integral part of The
forces IN operation IL France. aavc a
clearer vision. :. more balanced sense
OF things,
TO begin with. can; tell you what
il means to b. here at this time. PARIS
Is so serene. 80 simple. 50 sane: Mev"r
has she been. more heautiiul--the
worlds pleasure transformed by sui
fe-;nG and self-1 en!al into an old
fashioned bourgeois town. Sober poo
pic. soheriy hab;ted go about the
streets with purpose and direction.
There is no sense of sadness or dapres-
Son--far from it--but the 'boulevar-
der and the 'iianeur' OF yesterday now
have work 10 do. and all their former
=ayc:y and grace and Sood-for-noth-
inEness have a new value under the
uniform and the Fed Cross veil.
we have had bitter w'intst. bat
NOW that spring approaches. rather
cap-icloCslr. | must confess. my daily
walk to our workrooms Is 4 delight.
You who know Paris Will recall. am
sure. the charm % her suavc gray fla
csdcs. hcr slated nauS2rds. her per-
"ectly' prcpo-t'oncd domeS ana towers
and spires. These t!:.,c-toneG cra3S are
blended with all The shades O.: green.
from ity covered Ca:den wsl lis To the
delicate SAGE Of the River Seine. and
lighted by an cver-chanGin- SKY. AZ
wall: down the Champs Elysccs. these
7!.'d March days Paris l. sven through
Dearl-tirtcd haze. aud !: seems in
credible tNat only . fHr- niles away
"'ho" French towns go Jho coo: o.
blood and Game: I''~s tnr horse
chestnut buds ere swelling. birds arc
"rng loT :nd disevS..n" arart:rient
sites. hiEh ny human bird is d. ing
scout duty along mysterious n" trails.
;hc I;iTei Tower seems 10 f.o*t. Gu.r-
raade! "" its v.h-iiIle wireless fila
gienis. AMI a long I'm" OF covered cars
drawn By, trim !tt!e mules winds
'"!surclr along this highway az fash
Ion wherc once taXis tore mad!y back
md forth. o. :ho seeming Nesce OF
: all: One hreatEss y long drausht
- -'o lt6ht and head: all"
The years ~, the spring
'oA's in His hcrvcn
INs riSh; With TIVE worid,
How "I.urilles" IIcir.
.''-d 'fe1 comes'thSt feeling which
had ~
tho irre~ place the caln-ccnt.r Of a
@rca; storm. look again AT the bird
man swsy!nE above me and wonder IL
II mr. rot be Gu:nomev. tat se.tle
hea-dless yot-h who Yesterday sho;
9o-rn 10 &c: IN Mia thiriy-siytil winged
victim The EiGel Tower seems no
'onS"- biz Of floating nlisrec. but
-!au; o. steel. his feet srippins the
soil o. Fra nee. his sensitive car at
tened TO -. The soundlcss secrets >! the
"orld: and beneath The aDp'c-rrcen
co"cr "f those io--'ro:,i'." carts
,i>ad o. the smoc!ls and Sah",e OF
farmers. I; stra0So 20 ,'.rS that
'hev ca"-r the seed re dc.;h: ,ncv
looi m~G: tor "".icho.cs ana green
?caH
Two ,ouus women Nvrr- pass, ~,
"1r o. INC :trznSH nc" si-hia of Paris
E'"f"re he var c!rls of ,hclr class did
'c' - a. "ut lhc street. alonc: nov.
g" 20 f-"H'" aud :; al hours nra-
ieci'H b. 'heir 'erT becoming cnrh OF
m"reS. The; w"a" "hi;r iucn
0lai"d - oc'. Wi" shoes. ""l when
en- GUY 40: Wtt,e linen Veil cover.
w nc - - - ID" streets they are
eAI" '"pea ~ - h'"" c'0a ana wear
'lte '".i wien ':""'s la"h fr"m :
na'r"w linen heed band embroidered
"'n a ""d c:.a2. re" arc lay sisters
ma -. III i"ciilee' "f this war.
ara "onHcr'li "vha, "ourare and
'aaPtah'li'" t't7o Sheltered dolicat"l%
'c-rfd W7me~ hs'a shown for ,hrr
rI'oN "s'l'' At 'he ~"at 7hor''i1~ opc.
r'N"n. =" - 'hH "'f-".ou ''e' Gc9cnd
on 'h"ir no-ve and native Intelligence.
oar" no, t"llG" IL line - ahou'd
VIII" .on . wh"'c ro'u'ae oN wr.; tie
var mas don" !" !'h"rato "uI :.d"anro
Wo"rH'-- otcn DESPITE 'hc"g"'va In
.!'N suc"r con pas = "oupjc o.
!r.'H" Ho.rier- Ia '~ nTi:'; h,nugcs Q;
rhnk'' IN ING L. ;!mI"al "a ""-rcc;
fhu iif'TSSlN" a. "NhH" rirr. al not
oNiS'' az American Eir' driving :. Rcd
'F'.''N r10'"r truck. AID 81 member - tho
e"ic" Mon'e"ecv'n ro@a' family: whil.
INC corner @ro:N o! surcrh hron2f