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trip around the city. However, you can quite understand this determin- ation to display such an historical and now beautiful place. A t times, though, it is a bit baffling to see so many monuments and often, more than one td commemorate the death of a single her'O.
The famous "Cap Diamant" is an- other interesting spot which must not be overlooked. From here began the thick, stout sfone wall which completely surrounded and fortified Quebec at one time and of which only a very small part still rem:ains standing. Y et even today Quebec can hold second place to Gibraltar in the strength of its fortification.
One could go on indefinitely about the beauties and interests of this old city but to be brief there is just one point we can't leave untouched, the world famous St. Lawrence.
Imagine one of the darkest nights possible, rain coming down in -tor- rents, lights out, total obscurity. then gradually, noiselessly out of the night, .sparkle forth hundreds of lights, made brighter by the ex- treme darkness. What is it? The lights of an ocean liner sailing maj- estically ~P the St. Lawrence to
Montreal and with scarcely a quiver, they shine on gaily in the gloom, until distance dims their sparkle and they· gradually paJss entirely from sight.
Quebec is French, though many will tell you, you can get along with- out the best knowledge of French. Don't depend on that. A you!J.g new- ly married couple went to Quebec city on their honeymoon, and una- ware of the similarities of spelling and the diff·erence of meaning, they made their way to the "Hotel de bille" for roomis. They soon realized their m:istake when the city clerk informed them that he thought they had received as much assistance as W3.s possible in that quarter from his colleague in Ontario, and he confid- ed to them that the Chateau Fron- tenac was just around the corner. You don't need to believe this but
because your French is poor simply study up your French! ·
A TRIPI TO NEW YORK
By Mary l. Manson
Several weeks ago I was asked by Ye Editor to contribute to this "Travel Page", and with the brief space at my disposal to "knock" off some of my impressions of the trip I had to New York city. At the time of m'y acceptance, that task did not seem to merit much work for with Nsw York such a huge place with all it.s attractions, yes, also detractions, surely one could say something in- teresting of it, but now, in attempt-
ing to say that "something" New York is so overwhelmingly huge that I scarcely know where to begin. 1)Tew York city itself-the second if not the largest mass of people in the world, the money centre of North America; the commercial .seat of the western hemisphere, with its stock exchange, its multitudes of smoky factories, its experimental stations. its docks, the terminal of ocean bound vessels from the seven seas, all laden with trading interests; the heart of a labyrinth of railway sys- tems etc. P•erhaps to the feminine mind, the sound of New York City flashes dreamy thoughts of exclus- ive dresse.s, stylish coats, the latest creation in "Chapeaux" the newest fad in cosmetics, permanent waves and such "weighty" interests to the fair sex. To the musician, New York City is the v•ery midst of opera, tal- ent of the highest .deg.1he, (superb artistry, the crux of music, art and literature. The "sport" too, finds his desire-Madison Squal'e Garden, Babe Ruth, Yankee Stadium etc. and everything that completes this phase. New Y ork City suggests endl•ess streams of people, bright lights. slums, Broadway, exclusive shops, traffic, theatre, rows of apartment houses, railways parks, classy resi- dental districts, · and on and on in €ndless enumeration.
Now where am I to begin? To star~
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