Evening star., 1938-07-03
The Travellers Notebook
Scribbl;ngs About Summer Ice Skating and Skiing,
Informal Etiquette in Poland's Night
Clubs and Cricket.
populated as densely As the Neither.

populated as densely As the Neither
lands.
The colorful ceremony of the bless
ing Of the fishing feet in Brittany
has its counterpart in the ceremony
on the shores Of Bayou Little Caillou,
not far from New Orleans, La, when
the shrimp fleet OF some ITO boats is
blessed. For weeks prior to the
shrimping season the French-speaking
people Of South Louisiana, many Of
them tracing their lineage to the Ar
cadians., prepare for the picturesque
event, to be held this year on August g..
The long nets are repaired and
tarred, boats painted and engines
overhauled. the material phases that
augur successful" season. The eli
matte day finds the men and women
in their holiday dress. The shrimpers,
their wives and children stand on the
decks Of the massed boats The
mitered archbishop comes, gold crook
in hand and bestows his blessing on
the fisherfolk, their work and their
boats.
THE democratic equivalent Of so
cents may admit the spectator to
the famous cricket match between
Eton and Harrow, but 1t Is essential
to attend in a cutaway coat and q
tall silk hat-and carry an umbrella,
no matter how bright the weather.
The American who does not wish to
dress thus for a great sporting event
may console himself with the fact that
it is exceedingly unlikely he could
attend on the spur of the moment
Most of the seats are sold months
beforehand, and the Wembley Stadium,
great as it is, would have to be four
times as large to accommodate the
crowd that tries to attend. This years
match will be played July 8.
Armbands on the trafiic policemen
Of Warsaw. Poland. tell the foreign
visitor the different languages they
speak. 1t is not unusual to find one
with . working knowledge OF several
tongues, at least enough words to di-
rect tourists.
The A. E. F. grave most visited in
France is that of 1t. Quentin Roose-
welt, whose plane fell in a wheat field
near the village Of Coulonges 20
years ago. He lies at the spot his
ship crashed in flames. Much visited
is the Oise-Aisne grave OF Joyce Kill
mer, who Trees" lives as q memo
rial to q poetic warrior.
The ensign that flies on q liner
farthest aft. on = staff At the stern or
on gan half way up the mainmast
shows the nationality OF the vessel;
the flag at the top of the mainmast
Identifies the steamship line, and the
banner flying at the top 81 the fore
mast on entering or leaving \ port tells
from which country the vessel comes
or toward which it Is bound.
Dancing-radio trains operating out
Of Paris every Sunday and holiday,
have floor space to accommodate 20
couples.
EEEDING the bears has provoked
frowns Of the National Park Serv-
ice ever since the FIRST brash tourist
was scratched: then signs Of warning
against the dangerous pastime were
placed at strategic points: now a reg
ulation says: The feeding. touching,
teasing or molesting OF bears is pro-
hibited:" Speaking of animals-the
sign on the monkey cages Of the me-
nagerie at Vienna asks that visitors
refrain from teasing the animals,
80 as not to provoke awkward COM
PARSONS" between the silly apes on
each side Of the bars.
Farms above the fjords of Norway
have 'scaregulls' instead of scare
crows, for the most unwelcome bird
is not the crow but the seagull.
If you receive an odd-looking seed
from prankster friend in Florida. pre-
pare for the climax of natures equi-
valent Of the exploding cigar. On
reaching certain age, the seeds go of
with the bang of a firecracker
The restriction which previously ap-
piled to the distance between points of
entry and exit in order to benefit by
a 40 per cent reduction on French rail-
roads has been abolished, and the cut
now applies to all tickets reading from
border. or port of entry to border, or
port Of exit Of the country. The re-
duction is available to tourists who
secure in advance an individual tourist
card. which costs dollar, and spends
six or more days in France. The day
Of arrival is not included.