, 1874-04-19
GOING ABROAD. kE,
Advice to People Proposing to hake
2 European Trip.
trranrcE,cats tat ehca:d &c I.ade
lcT tila Eoja.;,c.
uow One Should Act on Ship.
board.

HnW t!l9 ~!1oAtl 1tS@ va ~'bF
board.
THE Worst Way ond the Best Way
:" to See Europe.
r1,a ,nontb Of April opens the eu,nmer-cam-
.;o, ,;f travel It is With 11s :.a it is With tho
r.o1;s;, OF Chauccr's day: At Then longcn folk
:. Pm m pilgr::uascs." And the Mecca or tho
r,n.erDur, of The American tourist is EuSope'
n s..n ,f the narrowing OF tho Formidable At
,.nt; pr steam, great gia2lor still llngcls about
tts words,
s'Gc!si s7.Ro.0."
~ the schoIar a.a the z.ti-!, tl.ay rle:a mag
6esrx libraries, rare n,..ess7.' IN 'c51a@ arca!-
tacture, won.1arf Il paintings: t3 tte 1ars1cen,
+ber mean admirable orc2c:s:.:is, lyric temples;
rh1a. to the cpIe2sc-e-sceser.t they suggest 50 the
xo,rkline Seine and the ngro"y Khoao, With
-nurs, md Bordeaux. and Bo1losno. And dear,
ae}ichtiul pa1is!" Besides these there is class,
1,rcer than any other, who do not 80 much care to
spe. ss to say TINT they havo eeen; whose desire
;s mt 20 much to knov, as to be thought to
know. Madame Laulber. in her ep7ishtlE little
essay on speas2lAs Il Pars." Gays TINT che has
known villagers who, without lands, or nocAs, or
-,oney. rosa to hjgl, municipal positions on the
strength Of nj eight days visit to the Capital.
20 there hare been Aa,eri:aas, without VII,
1itlout beauty, without wealth, who have ba-
come orzcles in society through brief residence
in foreign lands
Toro ore does Europe oHcr attractions OF
possibilities so great as to
THE AMERICAN.
get the autu1nn-wiEls will Low homeUard. Ii
the yecE same weasel, those Who have found
Paris bevitching siren, Venice fair cncAan-
less. and Rome mysterious. fascinating oid
slbyl,-whose vivid recollec'ions Of grand ca'ho-
t-a,s. and suow-cappcd riot1u.aius, and lovely
e.llccics. are enough to fill q lifetime with
reasant memories; and those who, On the other
land, recall tho Great Capital only rs nest OF
s5indling sl1op-keeDers, Vc.:ice as network OF
dirty canals, and tho Eternal City as gloomy
I'D ruin, haunted by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who
Gould say, with oar lau.!ton1o Corng country
:7sa sitting disconeolato en- the steps Of the
Temple Of Jupiter on the pa!at;ne: haVent
known q happr minute since left home !, The
t1i1are1co in these two experiences ls that OF
tttainmept in the great art OF lhlosophic
Ttayel lie Gcnins OF Successful Travel, or tho
natrou Of Tourists, if there bo such deity.
:rust lcus to perch on the sail Of each ontwa1d-
pectan. yoyagers. II we nay judge from tire
condensed wisdom Of returned pilgrims, his
counsels would 10 something like these:
BEwAEE or BAGGAGE.
It is great mistake 70 spend the month be-
fore departure In preparing elaborate wearing
srparel. What the tourist really needs 1s q sub
ttautial suit for the voya1ei handsome traT-
eins-suit, not to be douned till he reaches the
other side vi the ocean; aud dress or evening
fuit for great eccasions II he happens to pos
seHs one. Ii he dt,es MT possess oae, lo would
do better to 70 without and buy ore IN Paris.
4 voyage across the Atlantic, in favorable
weather, Is one OF the pleasantest experiences.
Come little palnB taken beforehand to increase
its en;oymeuts will be we'll repaid. Wear, whe:h-
CT it be III January or July, warm. rough suit,
of waterproof or equally substantial material,
Which eea-wates will no. too much dofaco To this
gentleman may add his "inter-oyercoat and
cap fitting clcscly 10 the bead, defiant OF Squalls
A {ady's dress should be short as the shortest
English walking-dress, clearing the deck, and
not entirely ccncoalirg lair Of tile best Ameri-
,an ya1E1pc-boots, OF stout but soft ard pliebie
leather, of the finest t1nlat, n:iu aunzraDlo lt-
ty Which is meant thai t!.cJ should not ba a SIZE
.oo nnl-and should be worn week before
stirling, to insure perfect comfort On boa1d
ship. 70 these !. ladT SHOULD AID 1tHht, p1os17
hood for wil2dv days; for sunay weather, Ast
mn mt too wide b.i,n and thin, green veil.
t;ontiuniuc these special suggestions on tho
subject of the dress Of lady-tocrsts, 1t ought to
be esid that it will make all i1lmeD5o difference
IN tber health 1.nd consequoilt enjoyment OF the
royase, if the dress TO ....
mApE SPECIALLY FOE 7uE OCCASION,
end in accordance not cub. with the Limits given
sbcye but also tho following: The waist should
he either Iycse rol. .fna5c Or short jacket; It
should allow Us perfcc3 freedom of lung and mo-
ton as that Of an Alpine hctdsToInah or algh-
1.nd girl Thero caurot be = filter or prettlcr
costume for an occan-trip than suit Of dark
Waterproof OF ilanci. 1natle With loose blouse;
:, ,urlish trousers fastened at the kueo and fall
;ro over below it: over these. skirt descending
~, . tops Of the boots!!:: and q little Enghsh
Tha l., ter ought to contain. besides handler
cb;o,s .0e euku;fe, need1c-case, button hook,
...s,;,eaito and, il the owner be blessed with
3tarsrv ~ A. istic inclnat;one, little notebook.
TTa~vthnc =, e Is likely to need IN q CEy upcn
dcct n'ahf ~ 10 always near at hand and easily
9re1ncsd u y, -, les great difference whether
rou can put your and IN your pocket, take ont
yonr needle-rssa ana Eplacs The broken e!asnc
on your hat sitting CO 11!y Ii the st.elter OF llo
1na;nmast, or whether y>..u muat eros, ue 49, ues1
in the face Of bluE:erinS i9as anu lo!l+a Fro,
the hatchway to hnnt ~ teMinF nlatei7ais 49,
.our state-Ioou For . similar reason, ah gas.
neDts worn on shpboa1d ought TO be sus:n o.
are easily adjusted, should button, or hook. y.
's readily, and be independent OF E1rs, Us 1aT ~
possible. Above all, for the ciGL. or ten days
in which you are at the mercy OF WINDS ano
waves,
LET EATCDE RULE.
Discard rats, cushions, frizzea. Ct ID onane
genus, and wear the hair iu the simplest b!alaa
t2nsing down the back, or concd around tne
bead.
So prepared and equipped. the fair tourist nay
with esse and expedition mako her simple tones
On that trying morning after e1nbacsae'on, "1aen
III ths fundamental PRINCIPLES Of moeion a.au
Of sengahon seem undermined. So arrnycd, sno
may climb lightly and without aEhiEtanco 70 tno
breezT deck, walk its swayinS planks: Win u;
tolerably-steady step, in the face OF 8 vigorous
blow; Of lean over the how, and Zee! II tue erea3s
ocean pinnge and rear beneath her. IKE Tlaa
etser under bis rider Thus happily laQuchea 20
upon her scafaring life. she may a1n'lFe nefseu
NTH the proceedings Of her less-sensao!o slste!s
There are few sights more tempting 70 tne s2tn.
it than woman attempting na'l-room cotnu1e
jn dizzy etate-roon; ciambcring aWk"aad1y W
the reeling hatch"ay, imreded BY flowing gar
ments and cunhrous UrappinGs; ana enoAusoii l'i
lng her own footing, end that OF others oy tlall
Ing robes, which sweep tho vet deck, drencneo
~ recent shower.
ali .dyice to ocean-trarelers eliminates IN
this:
STAY on DECI.
II ees-eickness can bo pro7ented1 thac II tne
only chance OF preventive; If il cannot: there
slone Gun it be cured. 4 sca-yoyage III more u
Arhysica1 test and trial than is commonly sup
posed Its effect on the health is generally con-