The Coconino sun., 1927-08-05

see them! Bushes and hedges and
trees of them absolutely covered in
bloom. There are three shades of the
purple kind and then white and each
one equally beautiful.
Last week we took "a trip to Upp-
sala where the oldest cathedral and
university is-cathedral 1900 A. D..
university 140O A. D., both almost
overpowering. On the way up there
| saw several Doney Parks and Nor
mon Lakes and malapais rocks-but
no Peaks. When my brother was in
Flagstaff he said the country remind
ed him of places IN Sweden, and il
certainly does look the same in many
places / have seen They are having
an unusual summer here--if one can
call it summer at all. 1t feels as if it
might snow any minute.
I must tell you the latest joke on
the royal family. The French con-
sulate is in the same building in
which Prince Karl has his royal
abode. The building is number 5 or
some street with an unpronouncable
name. It covers a whole block and
everything else in the building is also
No. 5, including the French consul
Result was up on the third flor
Of Prince Karls royal apartments
looking for the French consul before
it dawned on me | was in the wrong
pew! But / saw neither cat nor king
Prince Karl is brother Of the king and
father of the princess who married
Belgium recently. soon found an
other door which proved to be the
No. | was looking for and where we
each gave up ten perfectly good
American dollars for a French visa
Our German one we get free. All We
need for Belgium is a blue ticket ano
only a short term one for England
for dollar, if we're lucky and get
by, otherwise that's ten also, plus
the one we already have.
It's funny how we count our money
here. 1t takes almost four crowns
to make dollar-and they SOUND
| like such a lot I get scared to death
every once in a while. | thought
was terribly stung yesterday when
had to pay six crowns for shampoo
hair cut and finger wave, til | reck-
oned it in American money and twas
only about dollar and half ane
about the same, or even less, than
would have paid in the States. But
wouldn't have missed it for twice the
price! A very elegant young mar
did it all-and he cut my hair while
dripping wet and patted and tapped
and tickled each hair into place, AM
/ finally anchored them with nets
combs and pins, put my head in :
pillow case thing and most scaldet
| It to death with hot air, til | fumblet
around and found way to turn !
off myself. 1t made my head ach,
and I thought also that my perma
nent was gone for life, but after mor'
patting (not petting) and using al
electric comb and the curling tongs
and much language interspersed witt
numerous thank you's, and three dlf
ferent dopes from atonizers, 1t look
/ Just fine, and will have to last till
get to Paris, from where III brint
you home the latest.
Here is the most confusing way O
naming streets. For instance tn,
street we live on has three differen
names in various portions Of it
length. 1t is one of the three or foui
straight long streets. At about ever.
| six blocks Of it's length a number Q.
obliquely running streets meet It IN
triangle square, forming what is calle.
a etorg. translated market place,
though ii really isn't. At such :
"torg" there is the statue OF sons