The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-02-18
NOW! MORE OF US FOLKS
GOING ABROAD THIS WEEK

GOING ABROAD THIS WEEK
Birmingham is giving up two
more of her delightful personali-
ties-and regular homefolks.
They're Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Mes
bitt.
They left yesterday for several
months trip abroad.
Mr.. Nesbitt will proceed direct
to Vienna, to which city Mrs. Mes
bitt will later travel But not
now. It's too cold.
Thus she's going to play around
in Italy, where the climate suits
my Clothes" Mrs. Nesbitt laughed,
"and where l won't have to be
bothered lowering over a fire, be
indoors or carrying around a big
coat"
With Mrs. Nesbitt will travel
Miss Pohjala, of Finland, who
speaks the mere matter of seven
languages or so. Thus will Mrs.
Nesbitt be able to tell what the
foreigners are actually talking
about when they begin gesturing.
Go on Big Boat
The Nesbitts will sail on the
"Borengaria," next to the largest
steamship afloat, and tipping the
scales at the bantam weight of 3d.
500 tons. They go aboard ship
Tuesday in New York. debarking
at Cherbourg, outside Paris. From
the French capital Mrs. Nesbitt
will go to Capri with Miss Poh-
jala. Then they will make their
leisurely way up to Rome, where
they expect to be at Easter-tide.
With letter to the pope from
Bishop Allen of Mobile, Mrs. Mes
bitt will probably have an audi
ence with that dignitary, and she
hopes to see the Easter ceremonies
at St Peters.
Later, Austria-and if possible,
Germany-will be in the itinerary.
If they go to Berlin, they will I'M
der no circumstances fail to seek
out Mary Parke London, who is
now. Mrs. Gerhart Heym, and who,
with her husband, is making her
home in that city. Mrs. Nesbitt
hopes also to find Mayo Thach
and her husband. Franklin Kline,
at home in their apartment in
Rome, and to have a nice visit
and English-speaking time with
Mrs. Viola Roden Redin, who lives
in Paris, and Mrs. David Roberts,
who is with her there.
Mr. and Mrs. Kline, Mrs. Nesbitt
said, expect to go into the French
mountains for the summer, and re-
turn to make their home in New
York in September.
A Poser
The matter of how she was go
ing to get around without hiring
trucks to carry her money in Ger
many was Fostering Mrs. Nesbitt
bit. She said she didn't want
to go into the freight and transfer
business every time she bought a
couple of dollars worth of German
coins.
The French franc, at 8 cents,
and the Italian lire at cents was
also something to study about. A
few dollars worth of them would
also require a special grip and a
man-slave to tote it.
A whole apartment in the I'M
perial hotel in Vienna-the old
Duke of Luxemburg's palace-with
bedrooms and baths, some kitchens,
few libraries, numerous salons
and living rooms scattered about,
as we'll as manicure parlor, was
only 81 day!
Gone Several Months
There's hardly a hotel in Bir-
mingham that wouldn't sniff at the
price for a mere room with two
family beds in it.
Mrs. Nesbitt will return, she said,
when her money gives out. was
scared she was gone for good when
she said that; but she explained she
meant the travellers checks she
was taking along. The stay will be
from three to four months. Mr..
Nesbitt will return with her.
An especially interesting thing
this charming Birmingham woman
expects to do is to visit one of the
Coue clinics at Nancy, Coue hay-
ing returned home. She wants to
see how the old gentleman inspires
some of the hopeful to get better
and better every day, in every way.
while out at play.
London, on the way back home
VIII be the last stop of the foreign
trip.