The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-02-21

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Park avenue have received the Tol=
lowing letter from their daughter.
Miss irene. Red Cross nurse IN
France:
Hotel Petrosrad.
Nice, France.
January II. IeIa.
Dear Mama.
This is going TO be sort Of diary.
which I shall send when l get baek
90 camp.
I'VE left Hazollies about ,. n.
Sunday night. The train which Haa
due at TT did not come until ,. N.
reached Langrea about 12 midnight.
Here we had 10 wait until =. m. Ior
q train 10 Dion. We reached Dion
about 1.a0 a. m. went to hotel. cot
dinner room, rested a little. md
then took ; walk. We came baeE.
slept from four until ten. and Ieft
the hotel It Z midnight Our train
was late and did not come until : }.
m When Il did come every seat xaa
taken and Ha had 20 stand n ne
corridor. There we're two American
very nice 70 NJ. lay on the Hoor
With my head on my bag and HIanI
about onezhalf hour About 20 :.
m, the most wonderful colors appear
ed where the sun was getting ready
TO rise. md when II did riae. .aa
officers n the corridor and they xHre
wonderful.
we reached Nice about go ,. n.
Tuesday night think II is the most
beautiful plaee / have ever aeen. u
course. Il i warm and roses. fiaIsLH.
and all other flowers blooming every
where. aud nf course oranges N
every side. The Mediterranean sea
is beautiful.
Yesterday We took a long TIae
through the mountain 10 Monte
Carlo and visited the famous gazInn.
Have never seen such magnificent
tapestry md upholstery in NJ IIIe.
Went On 70 Mention and the itaiIan
border.
To-day Ne vent 10 Grass which i
noted for IL perfumery Were taken
through The factory and shown HoN
they make II. That trip through he
mountain HaH wonderful. OF eaaHza
we did nj reach the snow-eHxaTz1
mountains but they were IN nIHIn
view. Ne I'D lunch at a moi -
traeliye place right In the Alps.
Sunday night, January =
This morning se started % CImI.z
about : fIflaen minute ride from Iha
rity. NnHn se got on the car 80
American boYa got on and a. ae sHre
The only Americans. got together
We started wandering Over lie
mountains. i seemed as If Ke CO.
cred hundreds Of miles and The land
scape NJ wonderful We xers >
long way from home and i -.
lunch Time. Finally We came u =
little place where We got something
TO eat Tie dinner waa not TsfY
good. but the fruit, which Ne RaI no
matter where He are, was served On
plates Which looked as II Caesar
might have used them, I admired
them. and one Of the boys asked Il
/ wanted i. When we were read. n
leave he Insisted upon putting i m
der his Goa hnI / insisted thai ZIzI
would be stealing and thought ] had
carried M point After We had Eoue
a short distance. he said. See my
breastplate.s and there was The plate
This ahalI bring you when / come
After this We visited some old build
ings and finally followed mountain
trail which seemed most difficult. hnI
we finally reached the bottom. I
spent one d. nj least wandering
through Iha Alps. During tins tine
we met Koman, a most attractive
girl and q handsome man in uniform.
The girl anoEe English aud SAID hey
were BelgIana. That her brother had
been . prisoner in Germany for four
years. aud Ihey were so glad 10 b
together. ! .lah ! had gotten her
name and address and could wrIIe II
her when 20 home.
Yesterday He tDok q hike HIIn
Y. NJ. Z. :. guide We climbed he
mountains . IN old fort MnII9 -
were climbing i was SO hot lhaI IL
took OF thaif coats. When We goI :
little higher i began showing and
presently We we're in a regular storm,
covered with snow. The vIeH .aa
wonderful. Coming home We visited
some historical places, the house
where Napoleon made his home while
in Nice. and It which place be xas
made commander-in-chief Of the
Italian army. Vent through N cd
house, which It one time was owned
by the HealthIest family In Nice. md
was known - THE Palace Nov
II is tenement house.
Tuesday. Januray 2l, I9f9.-Mnnz
day morning re visited the flower
garden. The length OF Il Is almost ;
mile and yon see nothing but women
surrounded With all kinds Of flowers
/ bought I.o dozen beautiful roses
for 20 cents. Yesterday afternoon He
climbed mountain and visited IN cd
chateau and famous cascades. Where
the water falls over the cascades
there Is rainbow all the year round
Watched the aun set from this noun
tain TnIa afternoon we went 10 =
band concert n The place MazzIna. :
then , stroll On the promenade. Tn
morrow Ne leave for Bazoillez md
back to YORK. The week has seemed
very short
Don't think have told you 4
thing about our hotel. Nice i re
sort for tourists and is full Of nee
hotels. 0nrH faces ON the promenade
and the Mediterranean sea. Our room
also faces the sea and each morning.
when We awaken, can hear the splash
OF the waves. and breathe the air.
warmed b the sun, and always the
sweet odoT d flowers Every morn
ing about : =. m, several old men