The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-05-03
THAT nothing viii improve her,
Unless she sees the Tuileries,
And waddles through the Louvre. -

is SO iii
'4That nothing will improve her.
Unless she sees the Tuileries,
And waddles through the Louvre"
to the country school mistress, 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 every thing essential TO comfort, and
spending only six hundred dollars, erclusice
of their steamer tickets. The writer knows
whereof she afirms, for she was herself one
of four ladies who made the trip year or
two ago. -Four is the best number, easily
managed, easily Accommodated in one car
rage, in two rooms; four divide the expense
nicely-more make a crowd"-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 in
telligent, good-natured, quick-witted and
healthy. Some of the party should be able
to speak French and German, and to under
m.
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, 1t is best to map out
a route, 10 study distances, dividing up the
time to the places. Changes can be made
later; forethought saves money and prevents
vexatious mistakes. Read little on art,
architecture and what you expect to see Of
hfofnrioa1 inf Tlof.3f
mind all at once with that which you can
learn in travel with keener enjoyment.
Now, the outfit. A 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 very
warm dress. Leave 1t with your wraps, and
start from Liverpool in a 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-everythin
superfiuous 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 1t
later. Have soft, warm head-gear for deck
wear Carry In small compass remedies
for ordinary ailments-for that particular
one to which you are SUBJECT III may be
neuralgia. You will have an attack 40 miles
from drug store if you do not take precau-
tions. Now comes test of common sense;
but rest assured If you follow the advice here
given, you need never look travel-stained or
1ntidy's but always can be well-dressed. Let
each lady buy a strong, good-ooking leather
bag, such as Is sold for about six to eight
dollars. 1t has two compartments and a
sort of portfolio between. 1t holds all one
need carry for the trip, goes everywhere
with one, and costs next TO nothing as lug
gage. 1t is always seized by the omnipres-
ent porter, who lifts it off and on cars or
runs with it to carriages for 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 enyied by many a worried
countrywoman. Each OF these bags will
hold four changes of underclothing washing
Is done everywhere at short notice., one
nice black silk dress with few rufIles TO be