The Natchitoches enterprise., 1920-07-01

Friends OF Miss Theo Self wi
, enjoy the letter published in thi
issue, which describes most graph
ically her surroundings in Wash
lngton ID. g., and prates of matter
that are of general interesj to all.
Mother Dear:
Hope you got your night lette
| sent last night. Been so bus,
yesterday and today | simpl,
could not get down to letter.
Will try to tell you few thng
| have done: Arrived here Sun
day morning at eleven a. m., came
right on out to school. Mamma
mamma, more wonderful more
marvellous than ever dreamed
Large stone castles sitting on toI
! of beautiful hills; forty-fye acres
of woodland stretches, daisy fields,
basket ball courts, tennis courts,
fountains, wonderful trees. mil
lions of birds, stone walls all cov-
cred in ivy enclose the place. Over
my head a bird is saying Bob
white The home is all covered
in ivy.
Now let me see if I can describe
that most marvellous interior, the
home formerly owned by the "El-
verson Family The only daugh-
ter left, married a French ambas-
sador, and the home has been
closed 25 years; all furniture re-
mained, perfectly exquisite, draw
ing rooms in gold with Louis w
furniture. gold mirrors length of
hall, marble statures, hand painted
pictures, two baby grand pianos;
the dining room most wonderful,
the porches with wicker sets,
swings, ETC., where we have some
of our classes. The second floor
is the faculty resident part, e!e-
CANT furniture; third floor our
[1oor; every room or dormitory
has name. My room is Rose
Garden" six white iron beds. each |
off with rose curtains, |
each girl a bed, dresser. chair, !
able, one of the closets is made of |
cedar, one large cedar chest where
We hang our best clothes; down
he hall SIX lava,or;c~. two bath
,ubs. boiling hot water running
light and day. The naules of the
,ther rooms are "F'ircside." Gray
Table" " Glass House." etc. and
ach one more bewitc!ling than
'Lher. Forgot to tell you about
ovely chapel down stairs, organ
nd everything.
Now, here's what we do: Bell
ings seven O'Clock. 'rising,'
even-thlrty mass in chapel. Think
f mass right down stairs. Eight
clock breakfast. after breakfast
lake your bed, straighten dresser,
tc. The girls who are doing real
ase work in the city leave at nine
| the school bus" a big auto
lobile, driven by Joseph" who
studying to be priest and who
pes all odd jobs around here,
etc., At l p. m. bus
rings girls home, then we have
Asses, taught by tbem0st ,exrued
'ofessors in this city. Yester-
" l had examinations in Psy-
lology, English anu Geometry
,der Miss Ewing, resident
Guilty member, a perfect wonders:
the evening we had outdoor
orts under Miss Holcomb, and
, the way, Father Burke" came
It in his Cadillac car,'' he's the
under and president of this
hool. After sports we all piled
the bus and went down in
TO see Franciscan Mon-j
tery.' Mamma, if l could only
i you of the wonders and won-
rs of that monastery! There is
e main floor, one big church !
d out exactly like the church
Rome, altars to mark everyi1
ent in our Lords life, candles
rning, monks in brown robes. =
refoot, praying. praying, never :
lsing, then the catacombs. inches
the stone wall where the real -
les of saints are encased in wax
ures to represent various saints,
chapel of ''Purgatory." The
tom of the altar is is all fixed
III souls writhing in pain, lit up
ii electric lights to make it
listic. the blessed mother stand k9
on a cloud just above them +
they stretching out their
Ids to her. Then there are
ny and many other various
Irs and places, the nativity, etc.
der the main altar is the sep b
are and wax image of our Lord
lis tomb; down in the valley
,he outside are different shrines.
lady of Lourdes. with water
ming outside of an ivy covered
<, then the road to calvary,
life-like stations of the cross.
ding up wooded hill, on the
the crucifixion. The whole
'e is covered in rambling roses
very color, fountains, etc. Am
lg to take pictures of each and
'ything and send them to you,
some day TIL bring you all to
it. They say any three wishes
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