A Trip Around the World, 1910-1911

cheek, were very beautiful.

February 22nd.

Spent today in Paris. Visited the Louvre, where I was again impressed by the Winged Victory, the smile of Mona Lisa. Murillo's "Immaculate Conception", some Henner pictures, Meissonnier's 1807. At the Luxembourg Rosa Bonheur's "Plowing" again impressed me as a master-piece. Went to Victor Hugo's house, bought his "Note Dame". Also bought number of Louvre pictures. Left at 9:15 for London. Bought statuette of Venus and the Victory, and Napoleon,

February 23rd.

The event of today was my visit to the House of Commons where I heard Lloyd-George, Asquith, Winston Churchill, Haldane, Austin Chamberlin, and others engage in debates, and saw Birrell, John Burns, and other notables. Stayed from 3:30 to 10:30; the House adjourned after 11. The members keeping their hats on, the participation of the Cabinet in the debates, and the choruses of "Hear! Hear!" instead of hand-clapping, all seemed odd to an American. One speaker's casual reference to Germany provoked groans and "Oh! oh's!" that showed how deep is the anti-German feeling everywhere here.

February 24th.

Visited the Tate Gallery yesterday: today went to the National. At the Tate bought copies of Millais' "Boyhood of Raleigh" , and was much impress by some of Peacock's portraits of young girls. At the National bought a Velasquez "Venus" and spent some time admiring Rembrant's portraits,

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including that of himself; Paul Veronese's four large pictures; Titian's "Judgment of Paris"; and others, but was distressed to find the British section closed. Was delighted to see some good Reynold's, however. In a few minutes went through the Wallace collection. Went to British Museum.

February 25th. Went last night to see His Majesty's Theatre, where I saw a very fine production of Henry VIII. The Henry, Catherine, and Wolsey were all good.

Bought an overcoat and some other things and left Euston Station at noon for Liverpool, our train being a Cunard Special for passengers due to sail on the Franconia at 5 p. m.

This is the first trip the Franconia has ever made and will probably be her only run to New York as she goes on the Boston line later. She is a fine ship of 18,000 tons.

After a stormy winter voyage reached New York much delayed March 6, 1911, and reached Raleigh next day, (March 7th) completing this TRIP AROUND THE WORLD.

CLARENCE POE.

NAMES OF ROMANCE.

Around the good world's wide expanse Are places great and small, Whose names fair tingle with romance -- And I would see them all: There's Cairo, Fez, and Ispahan, Bangkok and Singapore, And Trebizonde and Cagayan, And Rio and Lahore.

There's Sarawak and Callao, Algiers and Kandahar, Khartum, Rangoon, and Tokyo, Bombay and Zanzibar: About the name of each there clings Enchantment's golden veil, The wonder of strange folk and things, The glamor of the trail!

For some are north and some are south And some are east and west, And some are curse with heat and drouth And some with balm are blessed; But Capetown, Rhodes, or Disco Bay, Shanghai, Seville, or Rome, Their names come singing down the way To tempt me forth from home, Their magic's springing down the way, To lure me forth from home!

-- By Berton Braley.

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