Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-07
Overseas Correspondence
BY JAMES Il. GIBSON.
written for the Capital News.)

outfit I am with is made up mostly
from Illinois troops. and the boys from
Marengo and Peoria and Elgin and
Chicago each and all stoutly maintain
that the finest looking women in the
world are to be found in their re-
spective home towns. When such dis
cussions go forward l always sit back
| in superior state and walt until lull
comes. Then start to tell them about
the Idaho girls. collectively, and the
girls from Caldwell particularly. No
kidding, it's fact that I've seen more
pretty girls and handsome women on
band concert night in Caldwell than
I've glimpsed In all Europe. When l
make this statement there are always
some scoffers from Chicago, but we
finally wind up our discussions in alb
solute agreement For real class, we
vote the American girls first, with no
second
Business took me, the other day, to
Colmar-Berg, where the Grand Ouch
ess has wonderful castle, all towers
and battlements and so on, with beau
tiful grounds. The place looks all
right from the outside, but I am of the
opinion whenever see such imposing
structures, that the architect probably
forgot to provide bathrooms and steam
heat. AS the Duchess didn't know l
was in town, wasn't invited in, so
II can't say whether this Is true Of
her schloss.
FLIRTING WITH ROYALTY Il
| might have been invited to dinner
at that. because our fellows who are
quartered there say the ducal family
is very democratic While l was stand
ing at the castle gates, talking with /
Lieut.. Glenn, young lady came walk
ing up the road and passed in. I !
hardly noticed her but my companion !
informed me she was younger sis
ter He said one of the enlisted men |
was strolling around town the other
day, engaged n lively young lady in
conversation, took her for walk, and |
was angling for chance to call that |
evening. He opened his attack by |
asking her where she lived, and was |
quite overcome when she pointed out /
the palace He gaspingly asked her
If she was the grand duchess, and |
was told that she was only a younger
sister. ] think the family is made up /
of a half dozen girls, all rather good 1
looking, If the picture post cards in |
the shops don't flatter them.
And by the way, they had a revolt.
ton in Luxembourg the other day. Com
stock was down in the city of Luxem-
burg and told me about the excite 1
ment. 1t didn't seem to amount to 4
much, but it resulted in the abdication 1
of the grand duchess in favor of her
younger sister From what ! can gath Il
er, that is only a preliminary step to
the annexation of the country to
France.
They know something about raising
hogs in this country At least, they
have the butchering of them down to
a point that would make Mr.. Armour
envious They grow white hogs, and
after they have them dressed and
hung on ladders to cool, you are i'm
pressed with the fact that butchered
hog Is a work of art in Luxembourg.
Oxen are used as draft animals a
great deal, and they cultivate hillsides
that bring back sad memories of my
ranch at Horse Shoe Bend. The only
thing lacking on that ranch, outside
of an income, was a team of bald
eagles with which to farm it.