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Show A FICTUKEMOUE VOYAGE. Four American tiirl Start Out On Quite a Journey. , Paris, July 15. Four American girls, duly provided with a matron, but unincumbered unin-cumbered by companions of the opposite oppo-site sox, started yesterday at 8 o'clock in a little steam launch from He do Jauzo, at Putoaux, on a voyage of discovery dis-covery to ltouen. As there are no longer any passenger steamers on the Seine- between Taris and the ancient capital of Normandie, this trip attempted attempt-ed by our fair compatriots is altogether out of tho beaten tracks of travel. Athletic Ath-letic young oarsmen, now aud then an intrepid band of Parisians in staunch steam yachts, and a few persevering canooists have accomplished this picturesque pic-turesque voyage, passed sentimental or frolicsome moments beneath the shades of tho tenth century castle of Lalloehe Onion or amidst the crumbling crags of the - Chateau Gaillard, constructed con-structed by Richard Occur de Lion in defense of Philliupe, king of France, but it is probably the first time this charming reach of the Seine has been navigated by a bevy of American girls in a steam launch Hying the stars and stripes. Ono of tho' young ladies has a literary turn of miud; another has a decided talent for sketching; a third plays the mandolin, and the fourth has a fascinating soprano voice. Weather permitting, they should have a delightful delight-ful time ou the Seine, which, after all, is prettier than the Rhine and is one of the most picturesque rivers in Europe. |