The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-11-16


exercise, suppose) But the most in
teresting are the italian soldiers
with their cooked Napoleonic hats,
dark blue suits with a broad red
stripe down the trousers, and beauti-
full full dark blue capes from the
shoulders to below the knee with Just
tiny bit of sword showing below.
The hotel people are so terribly po-
lite to one here ESQ different to some
countries.) They fell over them
selves to be courteous, and they bow
you in and out of the hotel every
time you venture forth-at least half
dozen between the elevator and the
door. We were so amused tonight.
| had forgotten that it is not the
custom to go out at night without a
man. and after eating a big dinner,
we decided to walk down to the
square and back "a block or two).
We didn't know why they all looked
rather worried when we went out,
but we were back inside Of two min
utes, and they were standing in a
semi-circle inside the entrance door
the head porter very polished looking
in his dress suit and others, too You
should have seen the relief on their
faces when we stepped in. They are
really so nice-and give you wonder
full dining room service. The maids
all over the continent are so nice, too.
They straighten up the room two or
three times day and come in while
we are at dinner and turn on the
shaded reading lamp, draw the cur
tains, and turn down the beds. We
shall be terribly spoiled.
We go and peek in all the old, old
churches. They are interesting on ac-
count of their age-but of course are
all catholic.
We read some newspapers last
night printed in English in Berlin,
and it seemed so nice. We buy Paris
editions of the Chicago Tribune or
New York Herald when we can, but
cannot always get it. We got hold of
an English paper in Munich which we
discovered was pro-German We just
boiled when we read some of it. I'll
say this-the country is beautiful but
as for most of the people, can't saw
much. Of course we can't Judge all
by those we happen to see, but they
were terribly rude on the streets, and
in the stations and theaters, etc. They
were nice in the hotels, but that was
policy-and working for tips. Howev-
er, they don't love US much, you can
be sure. I am glad we had the trip
though. No one can travel in Ger
many after Oct. 8 and we heard that
all foreigners had to be out by Sept.
30, so we got out the Goth. They are
keeping their people at home and
bending every effort to get on their
feet. Travelling will be expensive af-
ter this week, for heard that every
thing was to advance 5000.
There was festival in Merau and
d'Albert, a wonderful composer-pian-
list, was there just two days before we
were, and next Tuesday DIR. Richard
Strauss will be there. Weren't we un-
fortunate? They have an immense
casino off the promenade. One thing
funny at Merau, when we walked out
of the station, here were about 30
hotel porters lined up where we
walked past, each with a different
hotel on his cap. They were there
for inspection But they stand mo-
tionless while you view him. A cab
driver wanted us to take his carriage
so he stood up in it and began to bow
and tip his hat to us. We walked
though. He wanted IL lire and we
said too much. Later he drove
around and stopped in front of us
and said "ten lire" We just shook
our heads. That is the way they will
do.
Tomorrow a. m. at $50 (early, as
usuaD we start for Venice and get
there at about 300. I can hardly wait
to see if have mail there-my very
first mail I'll let you know if I get
it o. X.
Here is the dinner we had tonight:
lovely service, lamps with colored
shades Limitation candles) and a pit
of flowers. We had hors doeuvers,
which is always first, served in three
compartments, one Of sliced ham and
tongue with pickles, gelatine, another
of immense sardines and lemon, and
another of some sort Of fish meat with
There is a delicious soup-then such
wonderfully favored veal outlet,
bean, rice with tomato sauce Qtalian
hot) rolls, lettuce salad, chocolate
cake and then a basket Of purple