Woman's enterprise., 1922-09-01
EXTRACT FROM LET.
TIERS ''R0UND!TBE
WORLD" TRAVELLER
katherine HilN


We left Venice, beautiful Queen of
Sea, at eight o'clock the morning of
November 9Th, going out to the ship
anchored in the lagoon, in gondolas
instead of tender, so as to be thor
oughly in keeping. l am now writing
far out on the purple waters Of the
MEDITERRANEAN, and on the most per-
fectly beautiful, perfectly appointed
ship ever saw, by name, "Esperia,"
which take for an encouraging omen,
as our faces are at last turned def
nitely to the East. l have a cabin to
myself, the loveliest title room imag-
Unable, the brass bed hung with dainty
white silk curtains and with every
sort of convenience and comfort. The
china, glass and linen in the dining
room are simply exquisite-one won-
ders how such beautiful things can
be risked out on the (sometimes)
rolling deep-the food and service are
perfect, and there are all sorts Of
drawing rooms, lounges, writing
rooms, all furnished luxuriously and
in the most perfect French taste. On
both sides Of the ship the forward
part of the promenade deck is glassed
in and curtained, and filled with palms
and other potted plants, with little
tables among them, where we drink
afternoon tea. l wish with all my
heart we could make the whole tour
in this dream Of a ship, but already
this trip is almost over, for we reach
Alexandria tomorrow morning at nine
o'clock, going on by rail to Cairo
This sea trip has been simply IDEAL
perfectly radiant weather, wonder
full purple sea, magnificent sunsets
This morning when peeped from my
window / saw an island, and thinking
it was only a small one, hurried up
So as to see it from the deck, but II
proved to be Crete, an unusually long
island which it took many hours, ever
of the swift sailing Of this ship, te
pass. It was most beautiful to watch
the play Of sunlight and shadow on It's
rather black, steep sides with shining
clouds adding their loveliness to the
picture. And after serene day.
there was a gorgeous sunset, the sun
q hall of golden fire which dropped
into the sea with the extraordinary
audiences that always marks It's
setting in the tropics. There IS nc
SIGHT in the world, assure you' 1ha'
surpasses in sheer beauty, a sunse'
at sea.
November 9.
We arrived at Alexandra Uni
morning. It was a slow, beautiful en-
tering Of the harbor, whose sum-
waters were filled with all sorts o
sea craft, from the Khedive's sp,eno'
Yacht down to white-sailed fsh'n
boats. Such a scene as we nnail
rsacbed tbe dock-it beggared descril
tion. The dock was covered WIN
great crowd Of people, mostly Arae
in every sort, color, style ana e0nu
t;on If Eastern dress-lowing rob-
or baggy trousers, red fezzes, ~h'
turhans, some few gorgeous with 60
lace, most of them with bare brow
feet or Topping sandals and al ~ ram M
ing from splendor to rags 1t W
nv first sight of the real East al
Won NAV be sure I was all ey'
tbouph in serious reproof to my ls
;tv. the posens of the party VINO n >
never travelled except little IN
States, sat calmly reading a nov
All Of this crowd were taking q
eestieulating wildly and in great
Parent excitement, and !, the .v nuU'
was terrific. I can't tell you how
teresting it was. I've always thous
'.ou tnow, that a dock or railroad S
tion in France is one Of the m
:"nssa amusing tra~d p,aexi 'p Of French port
dancing up and down with exc M
ment. chattering volubly, and 81
hing at YOUR luggage as if your
their @ lives were in jeopardy is
fuunv. @ funny sight, but this equa
it"asi it, and surpassed it in interest eess Ca
Of tn, strange complexion and or
u AS .s' soon as the gangplank ss was
nallv lowered, perfect horde
norters rushed on board and in an
st, staut MT the decks were swarmine
them. all eagerly offering their $
ices Independent travel has Its i.
vantages yxxx but, l tell ou,,n you, ~
delightful thing to be serenely ety.,
nns.on+ .bout trunks and satc'
and to give no thought to aes1m% :', m
tsa tions, Knowing that that .,s.. will a a
attended to. All the members ,t a oa
nttl little party have a peculiar; ''';+s wa
,,:, themselves down Will