Telegram-herald., 1889-06-09
How u Cross the Ocean Properly
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h4A viii cross the ocean for the first
time, AMI many Of thsIn will DO az
greater OF less dLsad santage through
ignorance - 70 the ~ uIr sLaents OF tho
journey. IL the hrst place, then, IL
Is always cold on the north Allan
tic, even IL mldsummeF. The TAR
proximity OF al iceberg Is Sufficient 10
s5ni the thermometer uncomfortably
low Therefore, ~ be anything Ike
comfortable. you must DC warmly clad.
III man, take yoar thickesC winter suit
If a woman, the warfnest walking suit
you have. Nobody dresses up GA board
ship. Sd wear your pretty travelling cos
TUNE % the steamer, then take it OH and
lay It away IN your steamer trunk until
the docks OF Liverpool are sighted or
hooked for. Your Saratoga trunk, II YOU
have one, viii be stored away IN the
hold Ok the ship and You viii
not see it until you are called upon
10 pick 1t out from the mass Of baggage
~ the custom house. The limits OF =
steamer trunk are - inches in height, 2
feet wide and 3 feet inches IN length.
I'm your steamer trunk put everything
you need Tor the vOyage-your steamer
suit. a set Of winter dannels, arctic over
shoes, since in rough weather the steam
ers' decks are frequently flooded; two
wells such IS YOU would wear at home IN
the coolest weather-one viii not last
you il you have rain on the passage-a
vsarIn hood or knotted shawl for your
head, a heavy blanket shawl, or rug"
rs the. English call il, thick mittens and
a warm wrapper for wear IN your state
room. A fur lined wrap will be- none too
warm, bat 10y far the best cloak for the
Journey is heavy cloth ulster covering
YOU from head to foot, buttOned all the
way-a regular storm coat, In fact. The
only comfortable looking lady passenger
on the steamship on which | came ever
had such u one OF waterproof cloth,
Scotch tweed. think. lined throughout
with flannel. with hood TO match.
1t Is not necessary 10 provide yourself
with a steamer chair, since on the reg,i-
lar Atlantic liners the deck stewards
keep them for hire. II you prefer 20 pro-
vide your own, mark it lcgibly with your
name, aud you can leave it at the steam
ship office until your return, where, also,
ii desired. 10 steamer trunk with sail
ing outfit may be left.
III YOU are mau postpone the pur-
chase of any outside clothing You may
require until YOU reach England: it is
much cheaper here. Shirts, cuffs and
collars are better for the money in Amer
lea. Hosiery and merino underwear
ara much tho same price. All American
soaps and perfumes cost less ut home,
and vice versa. IL you are n woman,
bring any pretty clothes you have along;
indeed, if you have a good moderate
priced dressmaker it will pay you To
have one or two new suits made. The
American fashions are quito as new as
those over here, and American fits are
better except for the more expensive
places. heard an English member of
Mary Anderson's company regretting
that sho had not laid il = supply
of American notions before sailing.
They are so much cheaper, ard
some of them you can't get at all
In London" she said. OF course,
as England is free trade country, you
pay duty on nothing but spirits, which
means liquors IF al sorts, cologne, etc,
and tobacco. II. however, your boxes of
cigars and bottles Of whisky have been
opesed and partly used. they pass free,
unless you have more than two Of them.
a tip t. tho custom house officer viii
rsaslEy persuade that official to DC salts
e. with a perfHnctory poks through
your baggage 10 b sure that no bottles
or cigar boxes are hidden therein.
Ia England every one dresses for tho
sveninx. and dress suit is obligatory
for every gentleman ut the theatre or
even tho smallest dinnsr-in fact, eve-T-
where after o'clock p. m. American
women ara allowed 70 wear high bodices
every where except - court. where spe-
cial permission % DO SD is necessary; bat
the high bodice must be accom- panied by
a Iaco fchu and hair dressed in evening
style. But low OF half high corsage is
considered in much better taste. Light
suede gloves are obligatory a5 the thea
ire or at any evening entertainment
To so back % the steamer. from which
the question Of clothing has withdrawn
IA. very little advice can Re given with
regard 70 the s1blect & seasic kness-
You viii probably he01 more or less
attack IT it anyway. Unless YOU are an
old sailor. But you may generally insure
the less by temperate net Tor a day CT
txosnd a cathartic ta sen within twenty
four hours before saiiu ing Many voy-
srvrs faIl victims p tle kindness of their
friends 4 brsakfast or supper which
VII give Won headache on shore Is
rrsttv certain 70 produce severe nal de
ner IN the oCean.
American money Is at slight prsu1i-
nm abroad. 50 that 10 Is net necessary 70
convert al vour fssnds iuto foreign ex-
cban-e T0u VIII however. need
few pounds for tips etc.. on the steam
- These vsrv VITA ne amount &C
ser-ses vos require from half a s0Ter-
sizn e. pound for steward or stewart
ess man is not expected @ fee the
-s~,~nr,less uor 3 Wcr1an the steward.
The cable Steward there are no waters
on brart ssip-expects half a sovereign
f~1ra each person e hfs table Five
shf-ii-rs f. the correct ti2 for The deck
seward. ~hO takes care * ycuT chair
an5 lo11s afser -rur r1-2 4 collection
e uls-.sl-v tl.sen ~ for TIE smoking room
sew al. sue ~Boots' iooks for hall