The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-04-09
TRIP TO PARIS.
How it Can he Made in Coed style
for s3t0-Items OF Expenditure.

Since my return from Europe, large
number Of persons who contemplate a
visit 10 the Paris Exhibition during
the present year, have desired mo to
give them some idea OF the probable
cost OF the journey. To each one a
uniform reply has been given, and the
cost what, in reason, you like" And
il is SO. A man can spend Thousand
dollars in a months travel, and anoth-
er can suit himself just as we'll for one
fifth OF the money. My own expert
ence, based on ten days visit to Par
is during the exposition OF 1868, is
that you can live remarkably cheap in
that delightful city. During my visit
in January last to the capital OF France.
/ was careful to inquire as to the prob
ability OF an increase in hotel rates.
The answer was, there will be nome
The Grand Hotel Bristol is n magnif-
cent house in every respect, and for
such place the charges are remark
ably reasonable. At that place hand
somely furnished, well-lighted io)m
cost me six francs. Sl.20 per day, and
a dinner, including pia 0riinair1, a sim
liar amount. But, as ia London, the
better plan is TO take youv meals out,
as the French generally do. For ten
francs 1.-TWO dollars) per day a man can
live well. But to give clearer idea OF
the total cost of such n journey, IL
may be as we'll 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,
aud for the round trip the cost need
not be moro than Sl20. On arrival at
Liverpool, the other places OF interest
have to be seen. which will occupy two
days, the cost OF living per day being
ten shillings, with four shillinas added
for omnibus aud cab fares, seven dol
lars from Liverpool to Manchester,
where two more days are spent at the
same rate; then directly to London,
the fare being Ave dollars, occupying a
portion OF one day. In London there
is multitude OF sights Of interest TO
be looked up. There is the Crystal
palace, British museum, Alexander
park, Geological gardens, National gal
lery. Houses Of Parliament, the Tower
OF London, etc. Here, TO do the thing
up in any kind OF way, a sojourn OF at
least ten days should be made. This
involves an expense OF thirty dollars
for living (it can be done for less, and
we'll done, too), and an additional
81 so for omnibus fare. Then comes
the trip to Paris. The return ticket
from London TO Paris will be. in Amer
lean money, Sls. 20, and which is avail
able for one month. The journey to
Paris usually occupies from ten TO
eleven hours, 80 that one full day may
be allowed in going and coming. Then
stay OF fifteen days should he made
in Paris, and the visitor, IL he be pru-
dent, can do admirably as far as lodg-
ing and living. upon S9.75 per day, or
sil.25; and adding TO this ten days to
ghe exhibition, one franc each time,
briLgs s43. 25, with sl0 added for con-
veyances, brings Paris 10 cost S53. Is.
During this time. il disposed, trip
can be taken TO Geneva Lake at cost
OF sl5. This brings us back TO Lon
don, with eleven days to spare. A
tip to the Isle OF Wright. a run to
Scotland, and thence down through
Ireland, joining the steamer at Queens
town, can be hastily done at an average
cost Of 81 per day-a total OF s77-and
then we find ourselves on board the
steamer again, without anything furth-
er than the stewards. This brings q
total OF $40, and allowing the eItrav
agant sum OF geo for walters, ETC., the
grand result is s400 for a sixty days
journey. This estimate is put at top
figures. 80 that there shall be nothing
ridiculous in it's appearance; but your
readers may rest perfectly satisfied that
trip to Paris, properly managed, and
an absence from home OF sixty DAYS,
need not cost any single individual
more than $40. Letter to Providence
Journal.