The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-08-03
HINTS TO CENTENNIAL VISITORS.

Col. Martin, editor of the Atchison Clam
pioa, who is one of the Centennial Mana
gers of this State, and who has spent tie
greater part of the summer in Philadelphia,
gives the following advice to those who con
template visiting the big show:
We heard lady say, a short time ago,
that she would be very busy for several
weeks, making dresses to wear at the Cen
tennial. There is one thing that no sensi-
ble lady visitor TO the great Exhibition
does, and that is, wear costly or elaborate
dresses while there. People don't 60 to the
Centennial 10 study costumes or TO admire
or even look at elaborate toilets They are
too much occupied and interested in the in
Vulnerable objects on exhibition to know or
care how anybody is atiired Besides, the
exhibition buildings are dusty places, and
are often crowded. The dust and the crowd.
will soon destroy elegant costumes. Plain,
servicable, neat dresses are most suitable
for such place, and most fashionable, too.
because the ladies OF Philadelphia and
those cities nearest 10 the Exhibition un-
derstand the facts We have stated. and they
have sensibly adopted the fashion of visi-
ling the Centennial dressed plainly and
neatly. A complete linen suit is one of the
most servicable and satisfactory Costumes a
lady visitor can adopt.
Visitors TO Philadelphia can secure rooms
in advance by addressing the Centennial
Lodging House Agency, responsible and
reputable organization. Otherwise, 60 10 a
hotel, and make your temporary head quar-
ters there for few days, until you can find
a boarding house that suits YOU. Buy
copy of the LEDGER, in which YOU will find.
every morning, from three to four columns
Of room to let" advertised. You can find.
with little trouble, quarters 10 suit either
yonr purse or your taste. There are in
Philadelphia scores OF private houses that
offer large, well furnished, comfortable
rooon, with breakfast and supper, at from
Sl.5O to $500 per day, and no visitor need
lear that he will not be able to secure such
accommodations. The city is not crowded,
and is not likely TO be. Lodgings are abun-
dant, and the supply has thus far outrun
the demand.
Don't put on a new pair of boots or
ehoes. Easy shoes or boots are indispensi-
bic. The walking and standing one must
do in seeing the sights render tight shoes or
boots simply intolerable.
III you can choose your time for going.
make your visit during September or Octo-
Der. These will be the most pleasant of all
The months In which to zee the Exhibition.
The show closes on the 10Th of November.
and 1t will be complete until the closing
day. No article on exhibition can be taken
away until the last day of the show.
The Continental and st. George. down
town, and the Globe and Trans C Ctn tineptal
Hotels, near the Park, charge $500 per
Gay. The Girard, Colonade, La Pierre, and |
1.Aer hotels, charge S3 so per day. The |
h b,hgn nam, Irving. and several others, charge |
Shoo. There are many excellent hotels
mat charge S2.00 to $3.50 per day. The
Hr1nd Exposition, the Aubrey. the AtIas
and Others, aie kept on the Euroue,n nI.n
charging from Sl.00 10 $3.50 nsr J,r E Co.
rooms without board. -oi
The talk about ''extortionn in Pbi,,a.l-
phia Is bosh. A visitor can live "a cbe.p-
iy as he pleases. Board, meals, everythine
that visitor needs, can be procured in |
fhi.adelphia at just As reasonable prices as
Id New York, Chicago or ST. Louis.
visitors from Kansas should 60 direct fo |
the Kansas building as soon as thew enter
The grounds. After registering there. thew
will always find some one from the Stale
Who can furnish them useful ipform,.;on
Concerning the grounds, the buiIdines ard
the objects OF interest 10 be seen.