FRANCE RHEIMS Monday, July 25. We left Cologne this morni 8:05 for Rheims, France. We started in fine sl but in a pouring rain, which continued in hard sho during the entire day. We changed cars twice were obliged to get out once to have our luggage amined by the custom officers. Here a woman assisting, and on opening my suitcase she asked, dogs or tobacco?" I doubt if she spoke any Eng but the few words pertaining to her business. 66 Fortunately it was not raining at any of the times were obliged to get out. It is such a nuisance to out, unlock your baggage and have it looked into e new country you enter. It is a mere form over h but they are not permitted to pass any by. They erally know who is trying to smuggle. The men more closely watched than the women. Part of road is rough and full of curves, so much so tha made both Augusta and myself ill. We arrived Rheims at 4 P. M., going to the Grand Hotel. As s as we were located, I made Gusty go to bed, for was ill from the rough ride. I had my dinner sent my room. Gusty took hot milk after she was in b Tuesday, July 26. Gusty wakened refreshed a well, and after breakfast called a carriage for a dr over the town. The cathedral is the great attraction here. It is a magnificent building, elaborately and handsomely sculptured. Very old and valuable tapestries cover the walls of the interior. It has beautiful old stained glass windows. Many of the kings of France have been crowned here. Joan d'Arc brought Charles VII to be crowned here. A fine marble figure of the Maid of Orleans is in the choir. From here we went to the very old church of St. Remi. The exterior is plain. The old stained glass is very beautiful. We saw in here the golden shrine or reliquary of St. Remi, who was one of the very early bishops. The original reliquary was destroyed or disappeared during one of the revolutions, and this one. was given partly by subscription and partly by a wealthy man of the town. We did not visit the celebrated wine cellars, as it was a long, hard way down to them. They cover acres under ground, and are a wonderful sight. The famous Pomery cellars are here. The buildings are handsome. Here in France, as well as through Germany and Holland, vehicles a little like our own victorias, though smaller, are used. On the elevated seat, at the right of the driver, is a small wheel with a handle. This he grinds and ungrinds with a crank, as he goes up or down grades. I can not see that it helps any way, but suppose it does, or they would not use it. PARIS We left Rheims at 2:20 P. M. for Paris, arr there at 4:20 P. M. We went to Hotel du Jardin opposite the Tuileries, where Gusty had engaged rooms. We refreshed ourselves from our jou sat out on the balcony and looked at the beautiful dens and the busy scene before us. Miss Fi Gusty's good little friend and neighbor in Paris, jo us in time for dinner, and we enjoyed a pleasant ning together. Mr. Millet came in a little later to plete with Gusty arrangements for our motor through Normandy, Brittany and Touraine, the teau country, which we commence to-morrow. Millet, who is a personal friend of Miss Fisher's to whom she introduced Gusty when she found expected to take a motor trip, we found an agre and pleasant gentleman, and he seemed to take a sonal interest in our intended trip. When he foun were making it by ourselves, he assured us he given us an excellent and reliable chauffeur and a car. It was really a city limousine. Our good ni were said and we retired early. BAUVAIS Wednesday, July 27. We left Paris at 2:30 p. an hour and a half late, as we had set the hour a We passed through St. Germain-en-L Saw here the outside of the old chateau, which P. Μ. We been thoroughly restored and is now a museum. drove through a number of small towns, saw beautiful country under full cultivation. We reached Bauvais in time to see the old town, what there is of it. There is a fine old cathedral here, but the choir is all that ever was completed. It was built so high that they were obliged to put supports inside to hold it up. We saw some fine old tapestries in here. We drove to the market place to see the quiet life of this provincial town, and stopped for the night at Hotel de France et d'Angleterre. NORMANDY ROUEN We left the next morning, Thursday, July 28 enjoyed a most beautiful ride. We lunched at du Rhein in Amiens, and then went to see the dral, which is another one of the magnificent C cathedrals. We motored on through a beautiful try, seeing pretty villages and stopping at Neu for our first French gouter (a little lunch), then m ing on to Rouen, where we stopped for the nig Hotel d'Angleterre. This is the capital of the province of Normandy. Our hotel is on the ban the River Seine, and my window looks out upo They have a suspended bridge over the river w flows through the town. It is suspended fro heavy overhead cable, these cables supporting bridge, which it carries across on pulleys, the pas gers being underneath, close to the water, instead o top, high above. Friday, July 29. We went to St. Ouen Church is one of the finest Gothic churches in northern Fr and is noted for the beautiful proportions of its terior. It has three towers, the center tower b shorter than the other two. There is a sculptu crown on it, which is called the Crown of Norma They have here a wonderful old clock in an arch |