The Washington times., 1923-01-14
BOSTON, SYRAC JJSE,
NEW YORK, VISITED
BY LOCAL TRAVEL Err
Each City Has It's Charm Mispah Church, in
Syracuse, in Splendid Gothic Style Fan
Gull HALL and Other Boston Landmarks Add
Beauty to City-Fiftl Avenue PTOmenades 4
Delight i'm Metropolis OF America.

t1te, to supplement whatever
might be available from Buda-
pest pr. Friedrich Fischerauer,
the new Austrian consul general.
Flambeau found also equally III
accord, and as the two gentle.
men are old friends. they e..
pressed q mutual interest IN the
plans FOR one another's countries,
and agreed to cooperate to some
extent.
NEW YORK TRANSIT.
FIanbeau rode on top of . FIFTH
avenue bus, On the elevated down
to the Battery, in the subway
inside q bus. On the surface carr.
in = taxi. and ne also walked On
Firth avenue, the tavorite New
York promenade. Of course. It
was . very satisfactory day, but
where were All the pretty girls,
the snlartly dressed flappers 81
other days? New York seemed
bit dingy and dull. and certainly
the girls were not 50 smart as
Flambeau remembered them.
The Art Center Of New York,
at IS East F'ifty-sixth street, he
also found time to visit and 10
compare with the washington Art
Center at 1106 Connecticut ave
nue. northwest. In New York the
movement had Tiffany's behind
II. ana several established art or
sanizations besides. but with All
that and the splendid art irnpuIse
there. Flambeau felt wei pleased
with Washington IN its brave e. /
fort for an Art Center.
The managers Of the New York
Art Center promised their hearty
cooperation with Washington 81
forts. and after tour 81 the
several exhibitions there 81 paint.
ings, sculptures. handicrafts ana
high class decorative art, IazIl-
beau met Or. Frederik I'll hing.
Of Copenhagen. who. when he
learned Of exposition plans,
promptly offered fine exhibition
Of Danish art already III this
country and under his direction.
And then Flambeau must 30.
for it Is late, and he had that
night to travel to Syracuse for
the lecture next evening. 50 Tor
the nor1cee he thought he would
try 1t once more without i
sleeper. II it was possible. fOr
he well knew. American sleepefs
from much past experience, and
he knew European travel without
q sleeper, but he didn't know
American conditions without )
sleeper. He went by the New
York Central, the Mohawk Divi-
sion. and the fare was S1O.A6 In
a common coach, half the cost Of
fare from London to Vienna. 1870
p. M. was the time his train left,
and It would arrive in Syracuse at
$50 a. m, via Albany and Utica.
HERE THEY SLEEP.
Il was q very comfortable
nights travel. Near F'lambeau
was an interesting group OF typi-
cal Americans, father. mother
and two babies, at least they were
both little tots and good az gold
all the way. The parents were
people In quite as comfortable
circumstances, apparently, -
similar group he met next even
ing when returning by the sleeper,
where people are supposed to
have more cash. Everybody in
the car seemed to sleep all the
way, and the lights were dark
ened, as in q European coach ct
night, though Flambeau OBJ
served in the car ahead the lights
were on all night, and supposed
that it was the smoker. and
probably some passengers play
cards all night: others come and
go at the few stops along the
way, for the train was an ex.
press.
Syracuse is a thoroughly en-.
terprising American. city. When
you pass Utica at q. m. the.
news agent begins to sell the
Syracuse papers for the coming
day., and you can read all the
news before you arrive. At least,
Flambeau did 90, and he found
much Of interest and value. On
arrival. at $50 q. M, the Oman
daga Hotel bus was there. meet
ing the train, though they were
not expecting Flambeau until an
later hour. And since he was
their only passenger, 1t was evil
IDENTIFY their custom to meet this
early morning train.
Breakfast In his room was
served with all the style possible
in one of the best European ho-
tells, and once more he realized
that today America Is leading in
everything. We are too great and
Continued on Page e.