The New York herald., 1922-06-25
to do it. We also saw a fine painting
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notice. also. sit is impossible to go
into DETAIL" prevents the transcript
ton OF pages and pages of this ex-
traordinary little book 1t should be
read In full TO be thoroughly appre-
ciated. Mr.. Dougherty soon fell un-
der the spell of Venice, and asks:
What can / say about Venice. when
SO much has been written?, He
makes characteristic notation for
several pages. and then is off for
Rome; so endeth Venice. the WON
derful. the beautiful, the interesting.
the magnif. Oh. for an American
cigar and something good to eat."
His earlier impressions of Rome
are tangled with his passionate
search for. tobacco. "If could only
buy an American cigar! These Wop
cigars are terrible. No wonder one
must purchase a long white paper
holder to smoke them with, to keep
the poison gas from the nostrils.
They are Nero's torches. The Roman
candle got its name from these Dago
cigars" But he attacked the sights
manfully and sets down a page or
two of the names of the great works
at which he gazed. from the Vatican
Picture Gallery to the Sistine
Chapel. which. he says, "is worth
hours of study" And after his
labors:
We lunched in Restaurant Ma
rinese Via National. Excellent.
Movies are called Cinematographs.
Hotels are AIbergs. This is sure n
5. T. =. r. 7. Y. town. EVERY
where one goes-on the tram cars
and every place else-one sees S. p.
e. r., which means Rome is the
best damn town in Italy. Sorry I
can't quote the Latin.
And so on, for several days and
some pages Of the book.
But If Mr.. Dougherty worked SO
hard at sightseeing in Italy that he
became rather fed up and tired of
what seemed to him its second
hand' quality, as he allows himself
to say, he regained his spirits on the
return Journey, through the Riviera
and Paris to London. He spent
Christmas in Nice, which he saws IA
the most ideal resort in the world"
and also has "the finest motor buses
In the world" And in the afternoon
drove to the Chateau; an absolutely
grand view. Did see the most mag
nlficent Mediterranean sunset. Not
only was the sky Kaleidoscope but
also the sea. Red, golden, azure blue
&c. 1t Is the greatest thrilLI've ever
had l was speechless for ten min
utes." But after a day or two he
went to Monte Carlo. and then: at
Is practically impossible to describe
the beauties of this gorgeous spot
Monte Carlo. All fiowered terraces
splendid gardens, the Casino, modern
hotels. villas, palaces, &c. One be-
comes so awe-stricken, it is hard to
comprehend"
In Paris Mr.. Dougherty visited a
number of places of amusement. and
MS comments should be read con-
seryatively to be most effective. AZ
ter an evening at the Casino da
Paris he writes: Remember this
theater is not dump. 1t is OF its
i1nd one of the best in Paris. 80.
They pull some rough stuff. but IL
is Paris. A Pope once said: Paris
is worth a mass"
Several daysr-o sightseeing about
this historic ci led Mr.. Douehertv
10 confess: all ready to go
back to Amer.~d and say Berlin was
the finest city / ever visited. am
sorry. I'll have to change my tune.
Paris is the finest city in the world
Among the greatest sights in Paris
he was deeply impressed by Ma
poleon's tomb. the Louvre and fits
treasures. Montmartre. the grandeur
and symmetry of the buildings:'
their boulevards and streets are
study in elegance and comfort" He
must have overtired himself again
by sightseeing, for he remarks: "Weli.
We have dined at any and all places
worth while In Paris and have vet
to get real honest to God square
meal. Anybody ever starts telling
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