The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-07-20
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reaEthat the girls were sure they saw
some Of them move. 1t was in {
large round room. In the u. S. groul
Wilson was the central figure, Roose
veil WAS there urging the boys on
Hover, McAdoo, the farmer, Merch
ant and cowboy, the Mother and Chill
) lnen,sit is too big to write about.
can only touch the edge of things
At. night the whole crowd went tt
Grand Opera, first time in our lives
. and in Paris. They told Mr.. Schilline
To get the best seats, he did, so we got
! in Paris, and went to what is calico
the most wonderful Opera, House II
The World, when we got there, such 9
Joke, we could not use our good seats
because our men were not in evening
clothes. Some took seats and divided
us up. It was "The Trogan," they
sang every word in French and the
thing lasted from to IL and listen
ed and watched all the time, the seen
cry was grand, none Of the costumes
were immodest; we thought the girls
did not keep as good time as they dc
ut bone.
I'VE had very nice meals at our
hotel, but only had rolls and coffee
Tor breakfast, but the coffee and
chocolate were both good, but oh my!
Tor q piece of real bread! They take
foayes 8 and feet long and wheel it
around the streets or have it in front
ST stores like wood and it is just about
as hard to chew. We had fresh fruit
for lunch and dinner they only served
you butter with the first course and
then take it off the table, they serve
You By. rule and you cannot bride them
from that. They. will not give you
water until the wine has been served,
that comes first. We have been hav-
ing breaches, apricots and cherries,
also green almonds you can cut them
open with your knife and eat the nut.
Thursday after lunch we took the
train for Versailles and walked and
walked through that wonderful palace
built by the Louis's. They could en-
terrain 10000 guests there. we were
In the Hall of Minores which was
when the Treaty was signed, the Hall
of Battles 385 feet long,. In Paris we
saw the dining car where the Armist-
ice was signed. The fountains and
gardens are wonderful, acres and
acres, saw the carriages of Royalty,
harnesses, the little village that was
built for Marie Antoinette. 1t was
very warm and we were all worn out
when we got back to Paris in time for
dinner at z.
We had to get up before Friday
and left at Z, took train for Chateau
Thierry, got into autos, had guides
and all the drivers could talk English.
We drove 100 miles that day and such
siesOlation! Sometimes all that was
left Of village was the .cobble stones
that had been the street, sometimes a
few steps that showed where a home
had been. We had lunch at scissors,
ruined, drove miles where the gas had
killed all the trees and in 8 hours driv-
ing only saw 8 cows and about as
many chickens, were in "a cellar used
by tie Germans as hospital. How
the Huns did go after the Churches
at Soissons. They came. to look at
the ruins and said in 10 years we will
come back and finish the job, Train
Ioasls -tdf barb wire! the young folks
went. into a large dugout, found new
shells we climbed hill 108, the Ger
mans were holding it, the French min
ed under. and blew it up. 5000 Ger
mans aid the same. and killed 1900
French and most ct these bodies are
under the hill, which IS like white
Limestone. SO badly was it torn up
one fnnot believe unless they see it.
Ik VAS q hard climb but the people
ale xetleening the land as rapidly as
.nossdb4e. On to Rheims, a place of
fd0o0 buildings, all hit hut Is, only
"a cSilld be lived in afterwards.
Such ruin, like an earthquake! 5000
shells fell on the City. in one hour.
We Rad our supper there. cannot call
it anything else, it was too early for
dinner, we ate in wonderful place
the scenery / mean. We did not feel
satisfied SO our conductor for the day
bought large. bag Of apricots and
some pastry and we had them on the
train back to Paris. Did not get to
our hotel until 1880, so tired and
dirty and had to be called at $40 a.
m. to entrain for Aix-Les-Baines
where we spent the night in fine beds,
splendid food, wonderful scenery an
the foot hills Of the Alps hatnt al
ready to start for an all days trip by
auto for Grenoble, where we spend
the night, and on for days more by
auto. Sucn lOVely country as we saw
yesterday, hundreds of acres Of vine
Yards running way up the hill sides
until it made you dizzy to look up
little villages nesting in the trees and
rocks, people cutting hay and grain
using oxen for hauling. We had our
lunch on the diner, everybody dusty
dirty, and tired out but when we got
there washed and cleaned up and had
our good dinner and we all felt fine
This place is in depression, hills all
around, a lovely lake q mile away
Such q view as Rhoda and had from
our window on the 4th floor.
seThe French are very vain and
have so many mirrors in all their
rooms.
saThis is Sunday morning. z hours
difference in time where you are.
A dog show opens here today and
sof al the barking and yelping. they
fired s guns as an opening salute and