The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-12-12

with potatoes as they do here SO
much. We had just a little
plate of the ham and figs so II
didn't take US long to eat them,
and when we had finished them
just % minutes after we entered
the room, the chicken was brought
in deliciously cooked. 1t had been
killed, cleaned and cooked in the
| 25 minutes. They usually kill them
very small so one makes just fair
portion for two. When we had fin
ished we said we didn't want any
more fruit but when the man
asked us if we didn't want some
strawberries we couldn't refuse
strawberries in October you see--
and they were the best | ever
tasted and not at all expensive as
we thought they might be. The
waiter said they always have them
from April to Christmas. We got
basket full to bring home. One
other thing | must tell you about
that dinner, the most delicious
bread | could imagine is that made
in the country in the old brick
ovens by the peasants from the
wheat they raise themselves. |
had never tasted it till that day.
The crust is very hard and thick
and crisp. BY the way did | ever
tell you that no where in Europe,
in the southern part anyway does
anyone ever eat the soft part o.
the bread? | do sometimes for it
is good now but a true Italian
would never think of it. That is
why it always is baked in those
long slender loaves, to make more
crust. 1t is never baked in tins,
just in long strips of fiat surface.
After a lunch we went around the
crater to a place perhaps three
quarters of the way around from
where we started to town where
the trans come. All the way we
passed vineyards and olive groves
and the lava in the rocks and soil
as of every bright color in the
rainbow. On the way home we
went through several other little
country towns. 1t as a wonderful
day. How | wish you could see 1t.
A week ago we two with Edoar-
do, Uncle Mats friend went to IL
vol, another town near where
there is lust the sort of 3 romantic
old villa ] should put in fairy tale
1t was beautiful, imposing and
very interesting but MANY foreign
ers 90 there and it was not so
strange. -,
had a nice birthday this month,
that is as nice as could expect
one to be after my age. ! was sick
all my birthday itself but the
next day we celebrated. Uncle
Mats is the same day and Ed
cards name day, that is the cele-
bration for the saint for whom he
is named, the dav all Italians cele-
brate instead Of their birthdays,
was the 18th so we all had a cele-
bration on the 18th. We had
cake from the pastry shop and
some raspberry ice cream we
made at home. I was still sick
enough so kept my cake till later
but enjoyed the rest. had a russ
colored knitted street dress fron
Uncle Nat with little stralght
embroidered Jacket and the ski1f
scanned so it looks as if it were
plated. Have worn it only once
yet but like it very much. Aunt
Carrie gave me a Roman striped
silk scarf which | shall, for the
present, wear as girdle for my
black silk dress. having it very
low around the hips and fastened
with the fringe below nv skirt on
one side. Edoardo gave me seal
and some sealing wax. Last sum-
mer when Uncle Nat was in Lon-
don he undertook to look our
family up and found our undoubt7
able ancestors in Burkc's County
Families" The seal of the old |
family is a swan with herring in
its mouth. You know in old Eng |
ish, cob is the name of the male
swan. So our family has rirht
TO use that crest and | am going
to have it on my seal. 1t isn't
done yet though. Will use 1t for
you when it is.
Louis Howe, Uncle Mats friendI
from St. Louis. and Albert Lat-i
,cha from New York have been in
Monte Carlo for two weeks and
wrote to Uncle Nat to come and
pend this week with them. Hell
S very much pleased and is going
onight They say it is beauti- +
al little village with lots of hotels a
nd smart people. 1t is near Nice, E
n France, too and that is a lovely 6
lace. None of them play much a
'ut like the place and to be with {
chic crowd like that and go h
very once in a while. Uncle N, h
as been twice before and Aunt c a
nee. I'd like to go but have seen a
0 much this summer | am not so /
nxious about it just now. If,
OF JAPANESE S
TROUBLE
Do you hear anything startling
the papers there about war be- 4
veen U. S. and Japan? We zee
about it in the Italian
lpers very often. | think it would Il
, so much more horrible even
ian war with any other nation.
he Japs are so different in every
ing and no one knows anything
oout the power they can COM
and except that it must be very
eat. n
Perhaps you have read that Ital-
n money is way down again. No
re can account for it except that
must be the work of speculatorS.