Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-04
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loin the flowers and vegetables.
But for charming home settings,
one should see the outlying country
from London. They are veritable
gems in the landscape. The odd
shapes Of the buildings, the matched
roofs, splendid hedges and climbing
vines, gardens Of every variety and
even the most fanciful fences. make
the picture complete for fairy land.
} For 200 miles out Of London, in the
direction of the Shakespeare country,
I encountered hundreds of these
homes, hardly any two alike and all
of them most pleasing. One mar
wells at the ingenuity of the archi-
tect. It Is evident that many AM
orleans have been impressed with
these rural English homes as re-
pleas of them, in late years. have
appeared at some Of the Atlantic
seaboard resorts.
But, with all the charm Of foreign
scenery, there Is something lacking
and that Is the beautiful vista oc-
casioned by the lakes and hills that
make of Maine such a playground OF
, the nation.
I'm my sightseeing journey, I
have revelled in SO much statuary,
and in so many paintings, arches
gates, wonderful buildings and cas-
ties and ruins, that have sometimes
felt that all Of Europe in the early
days must have been sculptors,
| painters or architects.
Some Of US had been contemplate
ing with awe the magnificent fur
nishings Of the queens palace IN
Holland, with its rich carpets. huge
mirrors, wonderful chandeliers and
gold trappings In every direction,
when the keeper observed that In
this room Every large and resplend.
ent one) the queen, once year. heid
| a reception.
Gee whiz, think how long It would
take to primp up to go to that party,
remarked q fat woman from north-
ern Vermont Why. ! guess youd
have to start to get ready the week
before
1.-THE absence Of one thing Is not
ed in Europe, and that IL the SKY.
scraper. There are no very tan
buildings and the skyline OF foreign
harbors is wholly unlike that OF New
York. Even the largest department
stores of Paris and London cover
considerable ground but do not go
very far skyward. One Of the finest
department stores in all Europe
saw at Brussels.
Enthusiastically, Europe seems to be
recovering gradually from the raw
ages of the world wars. although 1t
is strikingly slow in some places.
Widows in France are numerous on
the streets. as are also manned
young men who were In the conflict:
From rumors in the air. France and
Germany are not likely to go to sleep
in the same bed even now. In Eng
land they think they see something
portentious in the fact that German
officers are just now training q good
many soldiers in Russia. Just when
another outbreak will come no one
pretends to know. War clouds con-
tinue to hover, however.
The labor situation in England
continues to be acute, although oeanS
handled as adroitly as possible by the
government. Thousands upon thous-
ands are loafing in that country. But,
with all the non toiling masses, there
are comparatively few mendicants.
They are more noticeable in parts or
Belgium.
1.-THE battlefields of France would
not be readyily recognized by the
soldiers of the world war. Seven
years have made many changes. Most
of the trenches have been filled IN
and vegetation has grown to some
heights. In the remnants Of some OF
the trenches, soldiers, a few OF them
demented through shell shock. are
living today, pathetic picture. Most
Of the French towns which were de-
stroyed have been rebuilt, while the
Rheims cathedral Ii, to . large ex-
tent, restored, externally. There Is
yet considerable to be done on the
inside.
1T will be welcome news to many
to learn that the great American
cemetery near the battlef1elds Is
kept with scrupulous care. and is in
the finest condition imaginable.
Scarcely blade Of grass Is awry,
and flowers everywhere adorn the
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