The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-25
Thoroughly Modern City.

sinking OF the Boston to heart nearly
as much as they did.
Thoroughly Modern City.
Next day, while waiting for wire.
less reports from lie Clare Schultze
regarding the ice along the coast of
Greenland. wandered around Reyk-
javik. We had expected to find VII
lage made up of Eskimo igloos. a
community inhabited by fur-clad, seal
spearing, blubber-ea natives. So
imagine our astonishment when we
found that we were in thoroughly
modern city, metropolis peopled en-
tirely bv folk of Danish descent, a.
city of we'll paved streets attractively
Illuminated by clusters of electric
lights. Instead of igloos of ice and
walrus hide, we found up-to-date
cafes well-appointed hotels, banks,
clubs. attractive shops, modistes who
displayed hats and frocks from the
Rue Royal and the Rue de la Paix,
and even manicure parlors. SO under
the circumstances, we thought that
the most Appropriate way for us to
celebrate our arrival in Iceland would
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the manicurists even chatted with us
in Englishl On Our way back to the
hotel we had to watch our step to
keep from being run down by taxis.
Just imagine what a sad ending to-
our world flight IL we had been bowl
ed over by taxis In Iceland!
THE people, because of their Dan
ish origin, have blue eyes, just like
Erik. The girls Of Iceland were sim
plv stunning. Instead of fur parxasI
and muckluks we found them garb-
ed in the latest Partisan styles. They
may even have had their stockings
rolled. Who knows?
Frlgid Climate Myth.
Ks to the frigid climate. well, 1t
wasn't frigid at all. In fact, 1t was
balmy. You may not believe 1t, but
away up there on the edge or the
Arctic circle in Reykjavik there is less
snow and ice In winter than there Is
in 81. Louis or Denver. In the future,
when our friends ask us to suggest
some salubrious cline where they may
escape the rigors OF a Chicago or a
Cleveland winter, we are going 10
suggest as a substitute for Miami or
the Isle of Pines that they try the
golf courses OF Iceland.
Iceland belongs to Denmark, and
the prime minister receives his ap-
pointment from Copenhagen. One OF
the first functions we attended was
a. formal luncheon which he gave for
Admiral Magruder. the captains OF
our four American warships, and the
ak OF us. Hank and I were some
what conspicuous at this gathering
because we were the only ones who
couldn't go In uniform. We had to
appear in our breeches and khaki
shirts. which wers blot on the
scenery in the midst of all those nav
al officers In their resplended full
dress. AT first we felt about az COM
Portable as a couple of longshoremen
NJ a Junior League ball. Anyhow, we
had a good time and voted Iceland
great success.
Advance Boat Icebound. -
"Our long stay OF 13 days in Ice
land was wost irksome in one respect.
We were anxious TO get on. But we
Kept receiving adverse reports from
Greenland. First we heard that the
Gertrude RaslS, the Danish boat on
which Lieutenant schultze was trying
70 get our supplies 10 Greenland
was stuck IN tho ice about 40 miles
from Angmagsalik. So Admiral Ma
eruder and Smith held a conference
end decided 10 send tho cruiser
Raleigh on a reconnoitering cruise to