The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1917-03-02

have to prop them up with long poles to
keep the trees from breaking.
As pass along beside the river l see
the washer women kneeling on long
boards, gossiping as they beat the dirt
from the clothes with paddles, rinsing
them afterwards in he running water.
At the market of Les Andelys one could
but notice the neatly dressed hair of
the women. They always dress their
hair so prettly. The women wear felt
''sabots' when they go out of doors,
dropping them at the door when they
come into In house again
A funeral was going toward the little
church of St Sauveur On inquiry
learned that NJ Mason. great mill
owner, was de d The friends were all
dressed in deep black with a band of
crepe around the arm. Over the church
door was a black lambrequin with the
letter "M' II silver and as the funeral
passed the friends followed the hearse
on foot All who met it bowed or re
moved their ha s.. The only thing out
of place seemed to be the ugly wreathes
made Of black, viii and purple beads
that covered the hearse. To our taste
they seemed hid Gus.
All artists are fond Of painting French
country life and there is no part they
like better han the farms and apple
orchards of Normandy while Les An
delys is one of their favorite stopping
places will soon be through my jour
ney IN France, but there is one more
place | mus speak of and that Rouen.
About six O'Clock | found mys If
aboard i, barge There are five boats.
one after another, tied together with a
rope and tug boat at the head of them
The barge man and his wife lived in the
cabin of the boat we were on. After
dinner we passed the church called Pont
de J. A. che, which is dedicated to cart
and Artists
Later in the afternoon the barge man
told US to look down the river In the
distance we could see seven spires, the
most needle like one belonging to the
Notre Dame. 1t was growing dark
when we reached Rouen and we went
into the quay with many other b ats
and stepped on shore. The crowd was
so dense we just let ourselves drift
with the crowd. | noticed manv grant
costumes for the costume ball was il
progress. They wer all Norman styles
Perhaps you would like me to describe
one that stood near me. She had on
white head dress ade of muslin, witt
a high crown around which wa" tied {
big bow of ribbon a br ght kerchie1
was tied around her neck and a square
necked bodice was neatly laced in from
under which was a white CHI misette
Around the neck and sleeves were bands
of velvet. She wo e very short skirt
gathered as full as possible at the
waist, and dainty little apron of louo
silk, wooden sabots and lace mits OF
her hands completed her toilet. The
gentleman with her had on big baggy
trousers, high velvet waist-coat en-
broideried in bright colors, short round
jacket, high white collar, with big
red kerchIef tied in bow, big sabots
and all topped off with high silk hat
with a straight brim.
After good nights rest l was ready
for more signt seeing. so l climbed the
small stairs to the top of the cathed edral.
The people looked like mere specks
below. get a little dizzy coming down
and one man had to turn back soon after
starting After the fete was over
took the train for the coast where
would leave for Home. Sweet Home.