Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-05-11
TRIP ABROAD.
How II Can be Made I'm GOOD Style
for SS4O-Items Of EXPENDITURE.

Letter to Providence Journal.1
Since my return from Europe large mum,
Der OF persons who COntemp ate u visit to the
Pan is exhibition during the present year have
desired NE to give them some idea of the
probable cost of the journey. To each one a
uniform reply has been given, and the first
words were, You can make il cost. just what.
in reason you like" And il is So man can
spend a thousand dollars in a months travel.
One-ffth of the money. My own experience,
based on ten days visit to Paris during the
exposition OF 1867, is that you can live remark
ably cheap in that delightful city. During my
visit in January last to the capital of France
was careful to inquire as to the probability OF
an increase in hotel rates. The answer was
magnificent house in every respect and for
such a place the charges are remarkably rea-
sonable. At that place handsomely furnished
well-lighted room cost me six francs. 81. % per
day, and dinner, including rim Ordindire,
similar amount. But, as in London, the better
plan Is To take your meals out, as the French
daya man can five we'll. But to give a clearer
idea of the to. al cost of such Journey, it may
be as well to start out with the theory that We
propose to be absent two months or sixty DAYS
Eighteen days of this will be upon the ocean,
and FOR the round trip the cost need not be
more than $40. On arrival at Liverpool, the
docks and other places of interest have to be
seen, which will occupy two days, the cost OF
ilvlng per day being ten shillings. with four
shihings added for omnibus and cab fares. s.:
from Liverpool to Manchester where two more
DAYS are spent at the same rate then directly
to London, the fare being s., occupying p0r-
ton of one day. In London, thereis multi
tude OF sights OF interest to be look up. There
is the Crystal Palace British Museum, Alex
andra Park, biological Gardens, National
Gallery, House Of Parliament the Tower of
London, &c. Here, to do the ding IN in any
hlnd 2t way, q SOjvIrn OF at least ten days
should he made. This involves an expense of
$50 for living lit can be done for less. and we'll
done, tOo), and an additional $50 for omnibus
hire. Then comes the trip to Paris. the re-
turn ticket from London to Paris will be in
American money, SIS IS. and which is availa-
ally occupies from ten to eleven hours, SO that
one full day may be allowed in going ana
coming. Then a stay OF fifteen days should be
made in Paris and the visitor, if he be pru-
dent, can do admirably as far as lodging and
living upon 1915 per day. or $il 25: and adding
to this ten days to the exhibition one franc
each time, brings $i3 25 with $40 added for con-
veyances bring Paris to cost $55.25. Daring
this time, If disposed, trip can be made to
Geneva Lake at cost of SIS. This brings us
back TO London, with eleven pays to spare. A
trip to the Isle of Wight, a run to Scotland and
thence down through Ireland, joining the
steamer at Queenstown, can be hastily done at
an average cost of 81 per day-a total OF ST.
and then we find ourselves on board the steam
er again, without anything further to pay tina 4
| the stewards. This brings a total of $40, and
allowing the eXtravagant sum of so for wait
erS, &c. the grand result is 800 for sixty
days journey. This estimate is put at top fig
| ures, so that there shall be nothing ridiculous
| in its appearance: but your readers may rest
perfectly satisfied that trip TO Paris, property
| managed. and an absence from home Of sixty
days, need not cost any single individual more
| M