The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-07-05
EUROPEAN TRAVEL.
Some Hints Us to How to Make q Tour
Abroad.

In these days everybody wants to ''go
abroad" from fashionable s'Mrs. Gill;
yho is SO ill" to the country school
mistress, the sore-throated minister, and
the perennial bride and groom. How
to go is a popular question every season,
and purpose giving definite instruc-
tions that will enable four ladies, under
certain conditions, to travel for nearly
five months in England, Scotland,
France, Belgium, Germany, Switzer-
land and Italy, having everything es-
sential to comfort, and spending only
5000, exclusive of their steamer tickets.
The writer knows whereof she affirms,
for she was herself one of four ladies
who made TIE trip year or two ago.
Four is the best number, easily accom-
modated in one carriage, in two rooms;
four divide the expense aicely-more
make "crowd' d'-fewer are likely to
be lonely. 1t is well if one be ''ma-
DAME" 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 understand both
these languages when spoken. Women
unaccustomed to travel, to human ma
ture, to using money judiciously and to
keeping account of the same, ought not
to join in the undertaking. When four
suitable persons are agreed, it is best to
map out route, to study distances, di-
viding up the time to the places.
Now, the outfit. A steamer chair for
each person, and two moderately large
trunks for the four. Arriving in Liver
pool, you will leave your trunks there
with your heavy wraps and everything
carried merely for steamer use. Wear
on the voyage 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
garment, an ulster is enough from May
to October-in warm days it is easily
strapped everything superflncus causes
sinful emotions. 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. Carry in a small compass
remedies for ordinary ailments-for that
particular one to which you are subject
1t may be neuralgia. You will have an
attack forty miles from drug store if
you do not take precautions. Now
comes a test OF common sense; but rest
assured if you follow the advice hera
given, you need never look travel-stained
or untidy. but always can be we'll
dressed. Let each lady buy a strong,
good-looking leather bag, such as is sold
for about Sc or SO. 1t has two COM
partments and sort of portfolio be-
tween. 1t holds all one need carry for
the trip, goes everywhere with one, and
costs next to nothing as luggage. 1t is
always seized by the omnipresent por-
ter, who lifts ai il 9t4fa aaess tR0af R0af sh few PEN
hns snatnsaIS l't,nS S,;thnntf NJ. h nnmber one man
under car-seats or over our heads, and
hunt lost trunks-to find them after ev-
cry good seat was taken. Our clean
collars were admired, and our ease-tak-
ing envied by many worried country
| woman. Each of these bags will hold
four changes Of underclothing (washing
is done everywhere at short notice., one
nice black silk dress with few ruffles
to be tumbled), and one stylish all-wool
dress-you start with a new dress, so
| these, besides the one left for the steam
er, will prove all sufficient; slippers,
an extra pair of walking shoes, pretty
| breakfast sacque, and all other small
articles required. For tie steamer you
want loose flannel wrapper to wear at
night, and, if i'll, in the daytime a
| light canvas school-bag carried on the
arm is fine catch-all. 1t holds guide
books, gossamer cape, and ''tag-ends,"
which refuse to 60 in big bag as you
journey; but, for the sake of looks as
well as convenience, don't get four just
alike. Have light umbrella, as small
| as is reasonable From the Continent