The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-15
What Was Accomplished by Clever Woman.

What Was Accomplished bya Clever Woman.
In order to prove that wealth is not al
ways necessary to "a good time" or the at
tainment of ones ambition, let me tell you
what was accomplished by clever friend
of mine. She was an energetic little
woman, belonging to Buffalo, who posses
sessed very little money but burning de
sire to ''see the world"-the sine qua non Of
her ambition being a tour of Europe.
Where there is a will, there is way
YOU know, and she finally made up her
mind TO see the other side of the Atlantic.
She had $500 put away from her savings as
copyist in an abstract Office, and she OBJ
tanned leave of absence for two months.
Long before her 'Ieave'' came into effect,
however, having decided to go to Europe,
she made thorough investigation of the
whole subject of ways and means, studied
guide books faithfully, matured careful
plan Of action, and read up'' on the local.
ties she determined to visit. She carried
two dresses Only-a well fitting, we'll made
cloth gown for street wear, and simple
dem-tOilet that would not look out of place
for ordinary evening wear; and put on an
other neat, but plain, cloth costume for the
voyage. A small steamer trunk held all her
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heavy shawl, with umbrellas in a shawl
strap and a steamer chair completed her
luggage. She went to New York, and next
day sailed for Glasgow by the State line
steamer. She secured a ticket both ways
and comfortable state room for exactly
So, and had very pleasant voyage. At
Glasgow she met friends, and remained
there five weeks. From there she made a
TWO days trip to Edinburgh, and then went
on to London. For this journey she tray
eled third class which is just as comfort
able as the ordinary railway travelling here,
and her ticket from Edinburgh to London
and back again to Glasgow was only Sl3,
though the distance was more than 800
miles. She was waited on as carefully by
the guards and her parcels looked after for
only or 10 cents, as if she had ridden in
first-class compartment, and the pleasure
Of the trip was fully as great. In London
she found cheap but very respectable tenn
Dorary lodgings at the Alexandria house
i home for young women, erected by Sir
Francis Cook CTennie G. Clafiin's hus-
band), who has been knighted, you
know, for his munihcent charities.
This home has all manner of de-
vices for the comfort and welfare
Of young women, and the Princess Of
Wales, in whose honor 1t was named, has
taken it directly under her own patronage.
Afterwards our Buffalo friend lodged in a
house much frequented by girl students at
South KensingtOn museum, for about 81 a
week. Her luncheon she got in the shops,
Deing too much engaged in sightseeing
every day to go home for it. This she could
yet for about seven pence "a cents in our
money!, the luncheon consisting of an ex-
cellent cup of coffee, an egg and buttered
roll Well, she arrived home with some of
her $500 left, and lot of delightful memo
ries, and a fixed determination to go again
ia a different direction in Europe as soon as
another $500 could be saved; and the next
time TO stay three months instead of two,
A. she is quite sure she can do with her ad-
Ged experience.