Illustration from Three Vassar Girls in South America, 1885)
English: Identifier: vassargirlssam00cham (find matches) Title: Three Vassar girls in South America : a holiday trip of three college girls through the southern continent, up the Amazon, down the Madeira, across the Andes, and up the Pacific coast to Panama Year: 1885 (1880s) Authors: Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams), 1850-1922 Subjects: South America -- Description and travel Amazon River -- Description and travel Peru -- Description and travel Publisher: Boston : Estes and Lauriat Contributing Library: University Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: \a re-plied. The ditierent species oi Jacaranda or rosewood head thelist, then comes Palisander, corrupted from Paolo Santo, a violet-tintedwood, the JMoiracoatidra or zebra wood, thepao darco, a rich biwood, and thetuya^ intricatelymottled, many ^.kinds of cedarand laurels, withothers of beau-tiful graining or marcapable of a high pDye-woods will also\\\y way, with othersmedicinal character, but Iam principally interested incabinet timbers, and have made a partnership arrangement with a New York tirm who willmake it their business to introduce them into the United States. No country, Maud replied, is paying more attention to build-ing at present. They will certainly be in demand for mosaic floors,wainscots, and interior finishings. When Papa builds the house which he has always promised togive me, I shall order all the wood-work from you, said Victoria. Senhor Silva bowed. I will give you an opportunity of selectingand marking the logs, for the Professor has kindly consented to visit Text Appearing After Image: MAUD AND SENHOR SILVA PASSING THELIGHT-SHn\ 36 THREE VASSAR GIRLS IX SOUTH AMERICA. my fazcnda. We will make an excursion into the forest and youshall 3ourself blaze the trees which you would like. I will tind youbefore )uu leave the city and will certainly arrange to make the tripup the ri\er with you. I am sorry that my engagements make itimpossible for me to do the honors of Para. It will not be necessary, the Professor hastened to assure him.■ I am familiar with the city, and Dr. Stillman has kindl) agreed toremain with us. Mr. Jenkins was standing so near, with his neck outstretched withsuch an expression of interest as the Professor made this remark, thatthe latter turned and asked the photographer if he wished to speakwith him. Not at all disconcerted, Mr. Jenkins asked the hotel atwhich the party proposed to stop, as he had some photographs todeliver to one of the 3oung ladies. The Hotel do Commercio, the Professor replied. Thank you, said Mr. Jenkins glibly, it is very poss Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.