The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-10
MOSCOW PEOPLE
NOW IN SCOTLAND
MRS. WATKINS RECEIVES IN.
TERESTING LETTER FROM
HER GRANDDAUGHTER

Mrs. G. A. Watkins is in receipt OF
the following letter from her grand
daughter, Mrs. Raymond W. Brink
nee Carol Ryrie, daughter of the
late Alec. Ryrie, who was one of the
best known pioneers of Moscow Mr..
Brink is graduate of the University
of Idaho. They are now in Scotland
and Mrs. Drinks very interesting let
ter follows:
Edinburgh.
Dear Folks:-Well, we have decided
to go to London for three weeks
Christmas vacation. We will leave
here about next Friday. The trip
takes about 9 hours, and we have a
room already engaged, so don't
think the trip will be very hard
We're hoping to get maid to take
care of David part of the time, so we
will be more free to see all of the
many wonderful sights. We have
q big wicker hamper made for David
to sleep in. 1t also will hold his fold
ing cart and his clothes when he isn't
in it, so we can just pack it up and
send it along with our baggage, and
when he gets there he will have his
own little bed. Last week we had
him weighed and he was nearly Is
pounds. He is getting much cutter
than he Washes beginning to catch
hold of things that are held up to
him and to do funny little stunts of
his own. He chews his fingers all
the time lately and some of the
mothers I have met say they think
he'll be getting his first teeth soon.
Thursday Dec. 19.
started this letter last Sunday
but David interrupted it and I've been
too busy to finish it since. I just
have few moments to spare now.
We leave tomorrow morning early
and there's always so much to do at
the last minute getting baby ready
to travel We have the promise of a
nice experienced woman to help with
the youngster at a very moderate
price She is highly recommended
by the lady manager of our hotel,
who is highly recommended herself
by the people we have met here. We
will be in South Kensington, near
Kensington gardens. Do you re-
member Barrie's "Little White Bird'
that we read aloud when we lived in
the cottage? I had nearly forgotten
it until we reread it this fall. 1t has
a great deal about Peter Pan and all
of the wonderful things that happen
to little David and the other babies in
Kensington Gardens, so l think we
will have to take our little David over
and let him get acquainted with the
fairies that live there.
London, Saturday. |
i did not think I'd actually be in
London before / got this letter mailed
- you, but am sending the patchy !
thing along to prove to you that
really have been trying to write for
long time We had fine trip down
yesterday. The baby was good all
the way-he seems to be natural
born traveller, for he really behaves
better on the train than he does at |
home.
The scenery was beautifully most of |
the way. English and Scotch scenery
is not very spectacular or varied ESQ
far as / have seen it, but it's the
sweetest, most peaceful scenery. Roll
ing land divided up into little fields
as smooth and green and clean as
parlor carpets, rolls away into the
distance broken by the pretty hedges
that mark the fields and by graceful
clumps of trees and little houses with
red tiled roofs. The houses seem to
be much more part of the land, like
some new form of vegetation than
our ugly farm houses do. There is
almost no waste land and everything
is so clean and graceful and pictur-
esque that you feel as if you had
stepped into colored print instead of
a windy out doors.
The sun was bright all day 1--WE
were lucky not to have foggy
weather) and off between the rolling
hills we caught pretty glimpses Of
the blue sea tipped with white caps.
We have nice room here and
taking care of the baby. His cozy
coat causes great interest here. These {
Britishers have never seen such con-
trivance and people in trains and
other places are always exclaiming {
about it. Here they still dress their s
poor babies in voluminous skirts and
petticoats and little coats with a
great profusion of capes and trim {
nings which keep everything warm j
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