Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-11
European Travel.
Hints on How to Make n Transatlantic
 Journey.

Hints on How to Make D Transatlantic
 Journey.
 From the Continent
 In these days everybody wants to Ego abroad from fashionable Mrs. Gill" who is so s.iIl''
 s1That nothing will improve her,
 Unless she sees the Tuileries,
 And waddles through the Iouyre,"
 to the country schoolrnistress, the sore throated minister and the perennial bride and groom How to go is popular question every season, and purpose giving definite instructions that will enable four ladies, .un- der certain conditions, to travel for nearly five months in England, Scotland, France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, having everything essential to comfort, and spending only six hundred dollars. exclusive of their steamer tickets The writer knows whereof she afirms, for she was herself one of four ladies who made the trip 8 year or two ago. Four is the the best number, easi- ly managed, easily accommodated in one car riage, in two rooms; four divide the expense nicely-more make "crowd"-fewer are likely to be lonely. It is well if one be 8 madame, D but if all are single, the party should not be too youthful. Each lady must be intelligent, good natured, quick witted and healthy. Some of the party should be able to speak French and German, and to un sderstand both these languages when spoken. Women unaccustomed to travel to human nature, to using money judiciously, and to keeping an account of the same, ought not to join in the undertaking. When four suit able persons are agreed, it is best to map out a route, to study distances, dividing up the time to the places. Changes can be made later forethought saves money and pre- vents vexatious mistakes. Read little on art. architecture and what you may expect to see of historical interest. Don't cram an excited mind all at once with that which you can learn in travel with keener enjoyment.
 Now, the outfit. steamer-chair for each person, and two moderately large trunks for the four. Arriving in Liverpool, you will leave your trunks there with your heavy wraps and everything carried merely for steamer use. Wear on the voyage a very warm dress. Leave it with your wraps, and start from Liverpool in fresh travelling suit, plain, dark and handsomely fitted. If you can get along with but one heavy gar ment, an ulster is enough from May to Octo- Der; in warm days it is easily strapped everything superfaous causes sinful emo- tions. Shut up your bonnet from the dampness during the voyage. Let it be neat close, pretty, but not large or wild in style, or you will hate it later. Have soft, warm head-gear for deck wear. Garry in a small compass remedies for ordinary ailments for that particular, one to which you are sub- ject It may be neuralgia. You will have an attack forty miles from drug store if you UO not lak6 pr6CduGlOQSs NOW COuleb LSSb of common sense but rest assured if you follow the advice here given, you need never look travel-stained or untidy, but always can be well dressed. Let each lady buy strong, good-looking leather bag such as is sold for about six to eight dollars. It has two com' partments and sort of portfolio between. It holds all one need carry for the trip, goes everywhere with one and costs next to noth- ing as luggage. It is always seized by the omnipresent porter, who lifts it of and on cars or runs with it to carriages for Q few pennies. Times without number one man has snatched up our four, slowed them under car seats or over our heads, and been off helping bewildered tourists hunt lost trunks to find them after every good seat was taken. Our clean collars were admired and our ease taking envied by many worried countrywoman. Each of these bags will hold four changes of under clothing (washing is done everywhere at short notice,) one nice black silk dress (with few ruffies to be tum- bled,) and one stylish all-wool dress-you start with new dress, so these, beside the one left for the steamer, will prove all -suffi- cient slippers, an extra pair of walking shoes, pretty breakfast saeque, and all other small articles required. For the steamer you want loose flannel wrapper to wear at night, and if i'll in the daytime. A light can vas shool bag carried on the arm is fine catch-all It holds guide books, gossamer capo and "tag ends," which refuse to go in 8 hiq hag as rnu journey. but for the sake of looks. as well as eonveniences, don't get four just alike. Have light umbrella, as small a1 is reasonable