Letters of travel : journey in the Bermudas, England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France, 1894 : in Mexico, 1896, in Canada, 1898 : in Egypt, Holy Land, Turkey, Greece, Italy and France, 1900 : in Morocco, Spain, Algiers, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Holland, Belgium and London, 1903 . untries, butwe have seen only one negro since we left NewYork. Hotels in Europe will not employ coloredwaiters and very seldom have we seen a girl em-ployed in a dining room. All the waiters in the goodhotels in Europe are distinguished looking men infull dress of fine
Letters of travel : journey in the Bermudas, England, Scotland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France, 1894 : in Mexico, 1896, in Canada, 1898 : in Egypt, Holy Land, Turkey, Greece, Italy and France, 1900 : in Morocco, Spain, Algiers, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Germany, Holland, Belgium and London, 1903 . untries, butwe have seen only one negro since we left NewYork. Hotels in Europe will not employ coloredwaiters and very seldom have we seen a girl em-ployed in a dining room. All the waiters in the goodhotels in Europe are distinguished looking men infull dress of fine black broad cloth and white cra-vat. If you should meet them in a drawing roomyou would think they were going to a receptiongiven at the court of some of the rOyal waiting on table at full meals they only serveyou with a dish at a time. That is the custom inEurope, and they will not eat mixed food. Ifchicken is served they will have little else till theyare through with the chicken and the plate removedand replaced with a clean one. We often sit morethan an hour before all are served. For breakfastthe custom is to have nothing but bread, butterand coffee. However, the butter and the bread arealways very good. I am sorry to say much betterthan we have generally at home. Venice, Italy, September 1st, 1894. 112. LETTER XVL FLORENCE AND ROME. FLORENCE.—ROME.—THE FORUM.—COLOSSEUM.— CATHEDRAL.— AQUEDUCTS.—FOUNTAINS. BEFORE coming here we spent a fewdays at Florence. Some writer says it isthe fairest city in the world, but it did notmake that impression on us. The buildings arebeautiful, and built like most of the Italian citiesof a light colored stone, which, in the glaring sun-shine, give the city a dazzling appearance, andvery trying to the eyes. The sidewalks are verynarrow and people are compelled to walk in thedriveways of the streets. The sidewalks are onlywide enough to enable the pedestrians to go insingle file. The streets are paved as well
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