The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-31

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LONDON. July 49,
wei. VINO do YOU mink 4 ran into Oh Inc Franco
Belgique motor "trip through the shakespeare
country The Berry girls WHO I've II Chevy
through the continent with her returning to
really envy them. awfuIy. because the two DAYS
have had with Miss Persons party motoring
through Shakespeare country. impress me as being
the most ideal way to sght-see.
Imagine big Daimler limousine with j most
Iuxuriousy over England and the continent. stop
ping At the incest hotels and going up and down
and If and out Al SORTS of attractive places which
You know Elizabeth Persons she lves IN
luxe tours with ths Franco BeIgique Tor the past
London by train and met thes narty Ia Birining
ham. whers We spent the night, starting out early
must tell you. The trains from London to Biz.
rningham are the fastest IN the kingdom. and the
conductor asked me < We had anything 70 saual
Il IN America. and Of course being very polite
and probably not as last but we have hundreds 81
trains especially the transcontinental ones which
to me- but rather like them.
The English country Il justN what have always
green. gay With bright flowers checked off with
hedgerows, old, old trees unsurpassed and such in
COMPREHENSIVE age
We had great fun. As We passed through the
quaint villages. noticing the of the hotels
and inns and ale-houses. Perhaps you would like
to know few Of thems The Queen and Castle:
Red Horse Tavern: Bird in Hand Inn; swans Nest
Hotel: Horseshoe Inn: Coach and Horses: Quiet
Woman Inn; White Hart Inn: The Three Horse
has great bear carved in black oak over the
door. with lighted eyes,: Pack Horse Inn: Angel
Dumbben Hotel The Cockpit; The jolly Butcher:
The George and Dragon; Robin Hood Inn: The
place we had luncheon today: such delicious food
IN such an ancient setting. The inn dates back to
1910 and has AL the original black oak beams and
paneling. Before leave the subject OF inns. one
Of the girls in the party told me that at Win
That God Begot The interesting part j. these
places compared with our own. is that many Of
right through the centuries and some have been
revived with their original from the eapest
For the past two days have seen SO much
dating back to the beginning of England. that
ANYTHING mere two or three hundred years old
seems positively infanti1e. / believe Kenifworth
castle ruins gave the biggest thrill of all. We
were shown around by blind guide. Arthur
Harris. who has written several small books on
the subject OF the romance of this old ruin. He
described the castle it had been, so yiyidly,
tnat we could see the pomp and pageantry which
look place there when 1t was in its heyday IT
was here that Shakespeare as little boy wit
messed the pageantry in honor OF Queen Elizabeth
which inspired Midsummer Nights Dream. I'm
Just so full OF history after this trip that fear
may bore you with all these details hut know
you have never made this trip, and that you want
to hear all about It.
Col and Mrs. Fra1ey from Washington are
Persona party in another limousine which is
with most OF the time They are going 10
stay over for several months after the tour is
ended. Yesterday they took me with them to call
upon some English friends in Warwick so I had
my first peep at q real English home The house
ltseh dates back to 1850. 1t Is owned now by
Mr. and Mrs Charles Phillips who began restorlng
It about nine years ago. They live there the year
round II / had the house I would never leave it.
Ny friends the interior decorators OF Connecticut
Avenue, would lose their minds over every stick
and stone in the house Such paneIng and carv-
Ing, and hewn beams, all of solid oak such gor-
geous old chests and cupboards. such china You
know. There little steps up and little steps
down. between the rooms, unexpected staircases
and easement windows, which all manage to look
out into divine old garden fragrant with lark
spur, mignonette sweet alyssum roses, canter
bury bells and every other old fashioned blossom
It has been used and enjoyed for countless
years. In my next letter will tell Won about my
sightseeing trip around London which I shall do
tomorrow with Miss Persons and her Franco-BeI