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the food is cold.... But you ponder on: you wonder who that
artist-dreamer is; he must have been leading his love through poppy
fields, kissing away from starving lips love's hunger, while he played....
Yes, he is here for the "cure."
After dinner we will go to the theatre. There are several theatres, but
the large productions usually go to the Majestic, which is modern in
every respect and has seating capacity of more than one thousand. All
the New York productions that make the Pacific Coast Tour play Reno.
All the eminent musicians such as Kreisler, Misha Elman, the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, and others, stop here on their Western tour, and
their concerts are always well attended and tremendously appreciated.
Tonight we will hear the Boston Symphony....
You are surprised at the large ultra-fashionable audience; there are as
many in evening dress as one would expect to see at a New York first
night; here one can't tell the members of the Divorce Colony from the

residents. They are an aggregation of well dressed, appreciative people,
anxious to enjoy the evening's wonderful music.
Dancing is the next in line of indoor amusements; most of the hotels
and restaurants have splendid floors and excellent dance music. At
Wilsonian Hall there is a beautiful ball room, and those who wish to
learn the latest steps will find an expert teacher in Mrs. Wilson who
takes special trips to New York every season in order to become
acquainted with the very latest dances. Her classes and receptions are
patronized by the best people, both of the Colony and City, and are
very interesting and popular.
Those who take their pleasure in life a little more seriously will find an
excellently equipped public library, thanks to Mr. Carnegie. There is
also a very fine collection of books at the University of Nevada, which
is conveniently located in a very beautiful part of the city. I should like
to pay a passing tribute to the University staff. They are as fine a set of
professors as one could possibly desire to have. I had an opportunity of
attending some of the lectures during the Summer Course and found
them exceedingly interesting and well delivered.
Of special interest to women would be the Century Club, a well
organized body of the best women in the city. They are interested in
home economics, child welfare and improvement of social conditions
generally. They own their own spacious club house, which has a large
assembly hall, lecture room, banquet hall, service kitchen and large
grounds facing the river, with tennis courts and other conveniences for
entertaining.
There is also a Suffragette Club which is known as the Civic League,
and is also instrumental in promoting public welfare. The Mothers'
Clubs or Associations too, are better developed than those in many a
large city; a fact which rather agreeably surprised me and proves how
decidedly progressive are the women of the West.
And now we will have a look round and visit the out-of-door attractions,
which are many and varied. In summer, there is Belle Isle, a beautiful
little amusement park on the banks of the Truckee, almost in the center

of the city and the scene of many jolly carnivals. The city park is also a
pretty little spot, and here are given many festivals and concerts for the
Red Cross and other charitable organizations. It is a delightful place to
spend a summer afternoon or evening. The gay music, flying colors and
beautifully tinted light among the branches of the trees are all an
inspiration to free happiness. There too it is delightful to sit when all is
quiet, and watch the moonlight on the snow-capped mountains, while
the warm summer breeze stirs the leaves above and the distant rushing
waters of the Truckee float out to you like fairy laughter on the summer
air.
[Illustration: PALISADES CANYON SHOWING HUMBOLT
RIVER]
Nature has many delightful surprises in store for the new arrival in
Reno; when you have strayed out to Moana Hot Springs and have taken
a refreshing dip, you will agree with me. I thought the water was heated
until a friend explained that it came gushing out of the ground almost
boiling hot and had to be cooled off for the pools. There had been
Jeffries' quarters during his training for the Jeffries-Johnson fight.
From Moana one can see Steamboat Springs; these springs can be seen
from a distance of several miles, owing to the fact that they send a
steady stream of hot steam into the air, which spreads over an area of a
mile or more; it is a strange sight to see this stream ascending into the
clear atmosphere from the roaring regions below. The various hot
springs to me are the most wonderful