The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1886-08-13
GOING TO EUROPE.
SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE ABoUT 70
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SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE ABoUT 70
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:, The re- Tourist shonuald honuatldi Never Make His
., First, Trip, Till He, Has Been Over
Bring Home.
aao1t may sound somewhat strange, e. but as
matter of fact; no person should go to Eu-
q rope till ahe eshaH shaVe &beens over Rtheresat
least twice before making bis first visit Be
fore going he should spend no less than six
months in the old country in order to clear
up the ground, to separate fancy from fact,
shallow impressions fIom realities, and the
idesl from the reals The first five months in
Europe afford no information reliable as to
the country, the people or social conditions.
In this rapid flight only the superficial is seen,
and which is scarcely indicative of what lies
below. As likely. as not the sixty day trav
eler will come back hating the impassive Eng
lish and enraptured with the versatile and
mobile French. If he should remain year
and fairly study both peoples, ne would rad
ically reverse his conclusions.
The absolute necessity of reversing all the
first impressions received in a journey abroad
warrant the paradox that nobody should
make a trip until two, and, if possible, three,
shall have been made before making the first
one. It will not eostsas much by one-third to
make second as it does a first trip over to
the European continent 1t is only after one
has had experience that one knows what to
pay the cablnen, what places to stop at IN
city,' what class to travel in, what fees to
give to servants, what food to order. "A
stranger will pay a. third more for cab hire
than one who is familiar with prices; there
are localities in London and Paris which are
on an equality il point Of convenience, COM
fort and the like; and in which the cost of
apartments and food will be twice as great in
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ERRORS FREQUENTLY COMMITTED
In some portions Of Europe second-class
oompartme1its on the railways are equal, and
in some instances superior, to the tirst-class;
and in few instances the latter must be
selected unless the person wished to travel on
what would be regarded in this country as a
cattle train. The feeing of servants, which
prevails universally, may be reduced to a
comparatively small total in O journey OF o
few weeks, or it may amount to,a sum sut1-
cient to very materially increase the cost OF
the VdcaJlOli. me ulIeIcuCo Dco"0OA "A1o
would be paid by one who 'sknows the ropes"
q and one who ventures for the first tlme
amounts to several hundred dollars in a trip
lasting, say, for ninety days. En-.
One of the errors frequently committed by
& people going abroad is the carrying of an
over-plts of baggage. As a matter of fact,
man and his wife should take but one piece of
baggage, which should be trunk sufficiently
small to be placed under tho sofa in the cabin.
II larger, than this it will have to go into the
hold of the ship, and will not be accessible
until u lolg period after leaving the shore.
The "oIl' - OF u WOMAN should not exceed
the foTowi:.~: An tlll-wool travelling dress,
sgooles ts, acr rvarments, leggings, acommon
sense y sLo.s, ulster, heavy shawl and water
proof, Close fitting bonnet, sun hat collars
and cuffs and handkerchief, a flannel wrap
per for the state room. and black short dinner
drcsa ri e'?anmes of underclothing, half
doe towe.s toilet articles, and not forget
ting Il ty. ol s..is salts composed of
unperfu3nel carbonate of anonium.
As to tie man, a single suit OF woolen cloth
ing, with the necessary underwear, IS all that
he really needs The moment he reaches Lon
don he can be fitted with whatever clothing
he likes, and secure the luxury OF good hit,
a superb material and satisfactory results, at
q cost just one-half what the same articles
will cost him in Chicago In fine, the travel
ers of both sexes should not take any clothing
with them save what is needed for the jour-
ney. A business man who is in the habit OF
wearing good clothes will find that it will al
most paw him to cross the ocean once in two
years to lay in a supply OF wearing apparel,
as the difference in the cost of the goods, and
their superiority, will very nearly liquidate
the expenses of the trip. ...-...s-. .r,
11ois' LETTERS OF INTRODUCTION
1t is rarely the case that the intention of an
American to go to Europe is announced with
out there being at once proffered to him a
trrnlsful of letters of introduction. Investi-s !
CATION will show that those who are most;
profuse in the offer Of letters are often those
who have spent the shortest time III the old
world In proportion as one is familiar with,
the people, especially of England, one is
chary of giving letters. The more one knows
of Englishmen, Frenchmen and Germans, the
less is one liable to trouble them with this
class of missive. One or two letters of the
proper kind, from the proper person to the
proper foreigner, will not be an incumblance
AS rule, the American letter of introduc-
tion does not rank near par in the social quo
tations Of the foreign market 1t is often
given to mere acquaintance whom one
does not recognize socially, at home, and is
directed to some person whom the writer may
have casually met in the old country, and on
whom he has no especial claims. A letter to
an Englishman is solemn thing. 1t means l
an invitation to dinner either at the club or
at home, and it involves a swallow-ta coat
and white necktie, without which the wor-
shipper at the English dinner shrine commits
o,Scl iY1avSucohIa a
majority of Yankees scornl the humble swal-
low-tail as an evidence of degeneracy. and
will have none Of it. :, They use none at home;
they they see abroad without nne, and are nnpre-
pared for occasions on which the evening coat
is as indispensable as q pair of trousers. The
American who, in response to an invitation
to dinner, presents himself in a eut-a-way
or Prince Albert, is certain to be classed as
vulgar and unaccustomed to the manners en-
plpyed by gentlemen. Chicago Times. .7B
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