Evening star., 1937-05-30

but human to regard Spring as the.
best of the four seasons. However, one
can enjoy the beauty and mild warmth
of second Spring by visiting New
England and Canada in late May and
early June. Three years ago l took
such a trip during the last two weeks
in May. This trip was the last cruise
of our old gray car, "one of the three"
purchased in 1929.
Leaving Washington one Friday
afternoon We drove to near New Cas-
tie, Del. The next morning we crossed
on the ferry to Pennsville, NJ j.. where
we turned north on N. j. "A, As and
%. About noon we were travelling over
the viaduct through Newark Proceed
ing up the west bank of the Hudson on
U. S. 9-W, we took the Alpine to
Yonkers Ferry and then continued
north on the east bank on U. S. 9-E
to near PeeKskill, then turned east on
U. S. through Danbury, Waterbury
and Hartford, Conn, spending the
night at East Manchester at COM
Portable small modern hotel
Early on Sunday morning we passed
through Brooklyn, Conn., charming
little colonial town, and continuing on
U. S. passed through Providence,
R. L. Fail River and Bedford, Mass,
and then proceeded, still on U. S. g.
across the Cape Cod Canal to the eX-
treme tip of Cape Cod, to Province
town, the first landing place OF the
Pilgrims Outside Of the quaint little
village Of ProvincetoWn with its mar
row streets and still narrower side
walks when they are not absent en-
tirely. and its pretty little cottages
was rather impressed with the absence
of Cape Cod cottages on the north
ern section of the cape. Most Of the
homes in this section were quite large
houses, not cottages.
MONDAY morning we drove along
AA the southern shore of Chatham.
In this section there are more cottages
and a considerable number Of wind
mills, giving a Dutch aspect to the
COUNTRYSIDE. Throughout the cape,
however, the shutters of most OF the
houses and cottages we're embelllshed
with sailboats and anchors as con-
trasted with the conventional trees
and candles which are beginning to
appear on the shutters near Washing
ton. Frequently a steering wheel is
mounted at the top of an entrance
gate. At Chatham we procured new
door handle for the old gray car, and
also, on the advice OF the garagekeeper,
installed higher candle-poWer bulbs N
the lamps and had the refectors pol
ished with alcohol and lampblack. Re-
turning to Sycamore, where we again
crossed the canal. We proceeded north
on Massachusetts, to Plymouth Rock.
At Kingston we left Massachusetts, 3
and continued on MaSsachuetts 3-A TO
Duxbury and to the Miles Standlsh
monument at South Duxbury. Just
north of Duxbury. at a fork where
3-A veers to the left. sign directed us
to proceed up the rlght-hand fork
about quarter of mile to the old
home of John and Priscilla Alden.
This home. which is open to the
public for nominal fee. is in a re-
markable state of preservation.
could not fail to be impressed. how
ever. with the fire hazard incident to
its close proximity to a freight track,
At Marshfield a new tire was pur-
chased and shortly thereafter we
stopped at bingham for the night in
a large old colonial home. there being
several historical homes in this little
! town. The main road passes Just out
side of bingham. but a courteous
attendant at filling station advised
us that We would find town about
quarter of a mile down the cross
road to the left and that frst-class
! accommodate were obtainable All
through Connecticut. Rhode Island
and Massachusetts the apple blossoms
we're at their best. approximately two
to three weeks later than at home.