Evening star., 1954-12-26
The Travellers Notebook
About Miami Areas Hotels
And Other Vocation Jottinus
1veIer's Notebook
By Jacques Futrelle. Jr.
Tae Stur's Trevsi Editor

By Jacques Futrelle. Jr.
nae Stur's Trevsi Editor
After the Orange Bowl festiv-
tiles subside on January 2,
rooms and apartments in the
Miami area can be obtained
with no difficulty until February
]. When the high season" fills
the hotels again.
An early autumn cruise In
European waters of % days has
been scheduled for the Stella
Polaris. Traditionally favored
Mediterranean ports, as well as
seldom-visi Greek islands in
the Aegean Sea, will be visited.
The cruise ship is to sail from
Dover and Boulogne on Septem-
Der for Monte Carlo. But
passengers may board as early
as September 8 at Copenhagen:
or join the party at Lisbon on
the 9Th. On reaching Monte
Carlo, they may sail back If they
wish. to Southampton or Co
penhagen. The flexible arrange
ment permits a cruise of but 20
days or up to 36 days. Rates for
the Dover-Monte Carlo leg Of
the cruise start at a minimum
of $3.50.
Ice Skotine to Return
Beginning January Is. Atlantic
City's Convention Hall will be
turned over to ice skaters for
afternoon and evening sessions.
On Saturday nights, Eastern
League hockey teams will COM
pete, with free skating following
the games.
March in Southern California
Is not only orange blossom and
wildflower time, but also wistaria
time, and the little town Of
Sierra Madre already is planning
Its annual Wistaria Vine Festival.
Picturesque Sierra Madre. at the
base of mile-high Mount Wilson.
meets no challenge to its claim
that its giant vine is the biggest
in the world. 1t shades a solid
acre of ground-ample room
for q festival under a purple
canopy. The wistaria was planted
go years ago in a gallon tin can.
II Gropes for Luck
Madrid's Puerta del Sol door
of the Sun) does quite business
at midnight on New Years eve.
Spanish families gather with
their friends to partake in an
omen on luck for the coming
year. They eat one grape at
each toll of the clocks bell.
That assures luck during each
month of the year.
Seaboard Railroad recently
put its winter schedules into
effect to Florida and other
Southern points.
Seminole Outdoor Dromo
"Flori6a Aflane." a historic
drama of the Seminole Indian
nation from 1921 to 1888 and
centering around Chief Osceola.
is being readied for a January
% opening at Safety Harbor.
Fla. The amphitheater, located
in semitropical jungle on the
shores of Old Tampa Bay. seats
1.750 persons in individual alu-
minum chairs. Staged with the
cast in authentic Seminole dress
and United States Army uni
forms in that period, the show
will be presented nightly, except
Mondays, at 8:15. The presenta-
ton is to run through April IT.
Safety Harbor is near the juno
ton of u. S. Highway 19, which
runs north and south along the
west coast, and Florida Highway
so. q causeway that connects
the Tampa area to Clearwater.
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The Matson luxury liner Lur-
line again is sailing the four-and-
half day course between Califor-
mia and Hawaii. after a three
week overhaul. Major jobs on the
ship were redecorating the coral
dining room and installation
of a big CinemaScope screen in
the main lounge. 1t is believed
to be the first equipment to
permit the showing of wide
screen movies on an ocean-going
passenger ship.
Pronouncinq Howoiion
The Hawaiian alphabet is made
up of the letters a, e, /, o, u, W, h,
k, ]. m, n and p. And here's a
guide to pronunciation: Pro-
nounce every vowel in each word,
even when two are together. A
is ah, e is like the in hay, is
like the in he. o is oh and u is
like 90 in ooze. For example.
"hale," meaning house. is pro-
nounced HAW-lay.
The Chamber of Commerce
at Daytona Beach has taken
time out to explain the recent
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