Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-22
GOING TO EUROPE.
SUGGESTIONS TO THOSE ABOUT TO
DO THE CONTINENT.
The Tourist Should Never Make His
First Trip Till He Has Been Over
Twice What to Take and What to
Bring Home.

Twice What to Take and What to
Bring Home.
IL NAV sound somewhat strange but As a
matter of fact, no person should go To Eu-
rope till he shall have been over there at
least twice before making his first visit Be
for, going he should spend no less than six
months in the old country in order to clear
ND the grOunl, to separate fancy from fact,
shallow impressions fIOm realities, and the
ideal from the rcaL The first five months in
Euroue 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 not the sixty day traN-
eler will come back hating the impassive Eng
lish and earaptured with the versatile and
mobile French II he should remain year
and fairly study both peoples, he would rad
ically reverse his conclusions.
The absolute necessity of reversing all the
first impressiOLs received i'll a journey abroad
warrans the paradox that nob"dy should
make trip until two, and, If possible, three,
shall have been made before making the first
one Ii wiz not cost as much by one third TO
make a second as it does first trip over to
rho Furorsan continent Ii is only after one
has had experience that one knows what to
nav the cabman, what places to stop at III a
CITY, what class 10 travel i'll, what fees to
give TO servants, what food to order. 4
stranger will pay third more for cab hire
than one who is familiar with prices; there
are localities i'll London and Paris which are
on an equality in point of convenience, com
fort and the like, ar j in which the cost Of
anartments and food will be twice great in
the one as the other.
ERRORS FREQUENTLY COMMITTED.
In some portions Of Europe second-clasS
cDmpartments on the railways are equal, ana
in some instances superior, to the hTst-ciass :
and in a few instances the latter must be
selected unless the person wished TO travel on
what would be regarded in this country as
cattle train The feeling OF servants, which
prevails universally, may be reduced TO a
comparatively small total in journey of a
few weeks or it may amount to a sum sutli-
cient to very materially increase the cost OF
the vacation. The difference between what
would be paid by one who KNOWS the ropes
and one who ventures for the first tune
amounts to several hundred dollars IN a trip
lasting, say, for ninety days.
One of the errors frequently committed by
people going abroad Is the carrying of All
ovcr-plus of baggage. As a matter OF fact, "A
man and his wife should take hut one ple'e OF
baggage, which should be Il trunk sufficiently
small to he placed under the sofa IN the cabin
If larger than this il will have to go into the
hold of the ship, and will not be accessible
until long period after leaving the shore.
Th. .'nutfit" of Il woman should not exceed
the following: An all-wool travelling dress,
woolen undergarments, leggings, common
sense shoes, ulster, heavy shawl and water
prOof close fitting bonnet, sun hat, collars
and cuffs, and handkerchief, flannel wrap
rer for the state room. and black short dinner
dress some changes of Undertaking, half II
dozen towels, toilet articles, and not forget
ting a bottle of smelling salts composed Of
unperfumed carbonate of amOnlum.
A. to the man, a single suit of woolen cloth
iag, with the necessary underwear, is all that
he really needs The moment he reaches Lon
don he can he fitted with whatever clothing
he likes, and secure tine luxury of a good fit,
a superb material and satisfactory results, at
a 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
most pay him to cruss the ocean once in two
years u lay in a supply of wearing apparel,
as the difference in the cost of the goods, and
their superiority, will very nearly iquidate
the expenses of the trip.
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 profferei 10 him a
trunkful of letters of introduction. Investi
cation will show that those who are most
profuse in the offer of letters are often those
who have spent the shortest time in 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 missve One or two letters of the
proper kind from the proper person to the
proper foreigner, will not lie an incumbrance,
As rule the American letter of introduC-
ton does not rank near par i'll the social quo
tations of the foreign market. 1t is often
given to a 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 letter To
an Englishman is a solemn thing. II means
an invitation to dinner either at the club or
at home, and it involves a swallOw-ta tailed coat
and white necktie, without which the wor-
shipper at the English dinner shrine commits
wanton and inexcusable proclamation. A
ma jority of Yankees scorn the humble swal-
low-tail as all evidence of degeneracy, and
will have none of it. They Use none at home,
they 60 abroad without one, and are unpre-
pared for occasions on which the evening coat
is as Indispensable as a pair Of trousers The
American who, in response TO an invitation
to a dinner, presents himself i'll a cut-a-way
or Prince Albert, is certain TO be classed as
vulgar and unaccustomed to the manners EN-
ployed by gentlemen.-Chicago Times.