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ping, we call a "Cochero", a little old victoria, drawn by a pony.
General Snyder and wife took me to a dance given by the "Tivoli

Club"—met many interesting and distinguished people. We've
been here just ten days and I know we have had seventy-five callers,
among them the much talked-of Colonel Goethals. He surely has
the most wonderful personality. We find Colonel and Mrs. Gorgas
such interesting people. I wish you could see their home. The porch
is just one mass of tropical plants banked around it and wonderful
hanging baskets. The posts are thickly hung with orchids and vines.
White wicker furniture and swings loaded with bright cushions com-
plete the picture. The Metcalfs have a lovely home and are
getting settled rapidly.

Yesterday, Mrs. Metcalf and I went to Colon to shop and we got
a good look at the Canal. We left Ancon at seven in the morning
and reached Colon about eight-thirty crossing the Continent in less
than two hours. So I went boating in one day on the Pacific and
shopping on the Atlantic. The climate here is delightful, as long as
one doesn't exert oneself and stays out of the sun.

EDNA HARPHAM.