Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-16
The Travellers Notebook
Scribblngs about Midsummer Skiing, Why Elec-
trio Lights We're Installed in the Pyramids, and the
authorship of the Sign 'Stop, Look and Listen.'

minds to masterpieces of designs for
centuries, is the clock In the Church
OF st. Nicholas. at Koge, Denmark. It
was designed with but one hand, rep
resenting the neck and bill Of goose
1t marks the hours, leaving to the
onlooker the task Of approximating
the minutes.
4 FRENCH railroad official visited
the United States and, citing the
three classes Of rail travel in his own
country, said Western United States
roads actually had seven classes. In
stead, Western accommodations seem
to indicate eight Glasses" as follows:
Drawing room 1.-TWO berths and a
sofa); compartment upper and low
err; bed room (both double and sin
gle); private section (semi-tnclosed
with permanent curtains, containing
upper and lower berths); open sec
ton upper and lower berths); tourist
sleeper with both uppers and lowers /:
reclining chair car; day coach.
Wisconsin's 10000 acres Of State
forests and parks offer free camping
for the first two weeks to all the
States visitors. After that introduce
tory offer" small charge is made,
or one may arrange for facilities on a
seasonal basis. Uniformed attendants
assist the camper in finding suitable
location. While new sanitary facilities
and woodland trails have been con-
structed, visitors may, if they wish,
explore for themselves virgin wilder
ness Of 5000 acres in Flambeau for
est, 1t can be reached only by canoe
or forest foot trail.
Famous Notre Dame, on the banks
Of the Seine, is to be fitted with
stained glass windows. When the Paris
Exposition closes in November, win
dows Of the exposition church will be
salvaged and placed in the historic
Gothic cathedral. The exposition
church is modernistic, but the French,
with an eye to the practical, so de-
signed the windows to harmonic with
Notre Dame for eventual use there.
When in list of events in Ireland
one notes the word pattern" it means
a combined religious and social cele-
bration in connection with the ami
versary of local saint.
The resort Of Beach Haven, N. j.,
will this Summer install flood light
ing system for night sports in Walsh
Park.
A UTHORSHIP Of that classical
warning, stop. Look and Listen -
is credited to Southern Pacific Rail-
road employe, Thomas H. Gray, who
fashioned the first in 1884.
The road to Freiburg, in the Black
Forest OF Germany, goes through Hoel-
lantal, or the Valley of He'll, and con-
tinues to Himmelreich, or the King
dom of Heaven.
Electric lights were installed in the
Pyramids not only to permit better
inspection of Egypt's famous tourist
attraction, but to eliminate smoke
from candles carried by thousands OF
visitors. The smudge was damaging
to the carved reliefs and painted CELL
ings.
Becoming better known each year,
the Tulip Festival Of Holland, Mich,
where windmills add to the picturesque
Dutch atmosphere. opened yesterday.
BY tradition, the burgomeister, in au-
thentic costume, inspected the streets
Of the town before the festival, found
them unfit for the gay occasion, and
ordered them scrubbed. Townsfolk,
CARRIED in bright and bulgy dress,
turned to with a will, and in short
order the town was made ready for a
fete lasting nine days. Characters
tic sports and dances Of the Neither
lands are re-enacted against back
ground Of millions of Towering tulips.