cathedral, the burying ground of St. P gardens and park.

Monday, September 5, we left at 9:30 A for Munich. It was very wet and must during the night. We were going finely, discovered we had taken the wrong road. our drive, and found the right one, but time in doing this. The wind was high a at intervals the entire morning.

BAVARIA

We crossed the frontier of Germany into Bavaria and passed the customs examination without difficulty. We stopped at Traunstein, Hotel Wiespauer, for déjeuner. We started soon after, motored along, seeing the Bavarian Alps. Just as we reached Munich, a tire burst, and it was half an hour before we could go on. Finally reaching the city, we went to Hotel Bayerischer Hof.

MUNICH

Tuesday, September 6. We had an early breakfast and started out for a drive through Munich, going first to see about Oberammergau tickets, and secure lodgings for Gaston and the car. It took a long time to do this, as we had to wait on different men at the ticket office. Then the tickets had to be purchased and stamped. This is where red tape is measured by the yard. There was a window for everything, you had to wait your turn to get there, and wait for the man to turn to you. Possibly the enormous amount of red tape used accounts for the excellent manner in which the people are cared for. It is hardly possible to get lost, as signs are placed everywhere, giving full directions just how to go. In the theaters there are guards at every door, and during a performance they step in

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side and close the doors. In case of dang throw the doors open promptly. The pr the public over here is a constant source tion to me. If this was given as freely country, we would have fewer holocaust. accidents. Here every railway crossing 1 whether in town or country. Gates are at and ten minutes before a train is due they and woe to the man who attempts to for after they are down. A club is used free no other way of stopping him. Many won keepers or guards. A number of times have raised the gates to allow us to cross only when they had just been lowered and we were travelers. The porters in this c green vests and aprons reaching about to and no coats. The head porter, who is nex ity to the manager, wears a long dark blu gilt buttons and a dark blue cap to match. he is gorgeous in red coat and gilt braid.

Caps are worn here by women and child are of black silk and fit the head closely. wear immense bows to match, at the lower neck, and elderly women wear yards and loops that are sometimes fringed on the ends

We drove to the court church of St. Mich the tomb of Prince Eugene, the son of Josep did not see it, however, as there was servic church was well filled. We sat a few minu back of the church, and in a seat in front of

woman in the costume of the country, evidently sightseeing, like ourselves. She wore a black skirt-I suppose a black waist, but it was covered so I could not see. Her apron, which almost covered her, was very handsome, being of white and gold silk brocade. She wore an ordinary silk shawl over the waist, and her hat was a tiny, round, black affair, something like our sailor hats. She had a bow at the back of her neck, not very large, but the ends fell to the bottom of her skirt. It was a black velvet ribbon an eighth of a yard wide. From the court church we drove to the picture gallery (Alte Pinakothek). We saw here a splendid collection of pictures. Among the many fine ones were two by Albrecht Durer, the German artist. They represented St. Paul with St. Mark, and St. Peter with St. John. We drove from here through the city, passing the palace, which is the residence of the prince regent of Bavaria.

The king, though living, is insane. All through this country are wonderful palaces that were built by this king before he was put into confinement. He is called the Mad King.

We passed through a number of the public squares, or platz, as the Germans call them. We saw the old and new Rathaus, the new being a handsome modern building in the old style.

We took a short drive to the English Garden, a beautiful park with fine old trees. Our driver put us much in mind of the one we had in Nuremberg, as he was determined we should see all the sights.

Their breweries are noted, as are the We did not visit them, as I am constituti to going underground before my time caught a whiff of them as we passed by afternoon, we went out to the Prince Re to hear Wagner's opera "Die Feen" (The play begins at 5 o'clock and ends at 9 beautiful, but somewhat of a disappoint solemn, instead of light and airy, as the imply. While here we met Mr. and Mrs. from home, and it seemed good to see knew. Mrs. Gavin is even prettier tha marriage. Mr. Gavin has grown stout, an man. I did not recognize him at first.

Returning to our hotel, we followed the ordered a late evening meal.

OBERAMMERGAU

We left Munich at 10 A. M. Wednesday 7. It threatened rain, but our morning ri fortable, though we saw nothing of espec We stopped for lunch at Wilheim, Hotel then started again, and the sun now comm ing. The scenery, as we drew near Obe was very beautiful. The high wooded mou all around us, some snow-capped, others in one side we rode at their base. Every lit deep ravine disclosed a lovely cascade, run the center, from its source high up in the