The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-14
TRAVELLING IN EUROPE.
IT MAY AND SHOULD BE DONE ON
AN ECONOMICAL BASIS.

AN ECONOMICAL BASIS
How English Dukes and Poor Americans
Travel Advantages OF Making Haste
siouiy-cheap Hotels and Their Induce
ments-A SAMPLE Journey.
The are many people 70 whom trip 70
Europe Is the dream Of life, but to whom IL
seems so tremendous an undertaking, so COST
". so unattainable, that they give up the
idea in despair or cherish il in hopeless silence
How 70 live in Europe after you are there y
so simple that one can scarcely believe one D
bank account. In the first place, however,
one must decide 10 remain for some time IN
one place. as rapid travelling is always ex-
nensiye. There are three classes OF foreign
railway carriages or coupes, the cost OF the
third being about one-third the cost Oh the
first. and that Of the second about hall way
between the two. There are, however, no
,t.rd class carriages in the express trains;
in some, not even second. 80 In order
save money it is well 70 make haste slowly.
Another disadvantage of rapid tour Is that
il necessitates living at hotels, as there Is no
timo to be lost searching for private apart
ments at much lower rates.
TRAVELLING ~ COMPANY.
Travelling alone is also expensive, as there
is always a vacant seat in your carriage
which some one else might as well occupy and
DAY for You are charged for the carriage
not for the number Of persons In It, The ex-
pense Of a guide can also thus be divided, ana
the larger your party the less each individual
share will be. The tips paid to the attend
ants at picture galleries, museums, cathedrals
and castles, to porters at railway stations, to
conductors Of trains that they may leave you
in undisturbed possession Of your carriage
and not attempt to put any one else In IL, 10
hotel clerks and walters, and to every one for
whose services there are ~ fixed charges, can
also be shared by the entire party. One fee
answers for all, one of the number usually
acting as cashier for the day, and the ac-
counts being settled each night. When for
| eigners have no friends rscquantances with
whtn to travel they frequently advertise for
one, as much TO share the expenses as for the
| companionship.
To ilustrate: The last year spent abroad
noticed during the autumn in one Of the
Swiss journals the advertisement Of a lady
who desired 20 make the tour OF Italy and
lIItl 10 dloAbtl ~ iiit'hc Nh' l'tt
ney with her. Her address was given and
correspondence on the subject invited. by
good fortune | happened TO know woman,
| who replied. She was a middle aged German
governess, who had spent many years IN the
pursuit Of her profession in England ari was
| longing for a similar engagement in Italy.
THIS was her opportunity to reach ltalyif
tine advertiser were not too extravaganza IN
her method Of travel. Aseyents proved, they
were entirely suited 10 each other.
The response was prompt and satisfactory.
The writer was Prussian of good, though
not noble family, lived upon her rents, was
independent, but not rich. She preferred
travelling third class and living everywhere
throughout the tour as economically as posi-
BILE Her position and means were 50 exactly
defined that could not restrain my approval
aud admiration. With my own country
women IL is often 50 sadly different; we 50
often strive to seem better and richer than
we are and ernbarrass ourselves so sorely.
THIRD CLASS TRAVEL.
The tour was soon planned and days were
spent porting over an Italian time table TO
search out the trains carrying third class.
Third class travel is made ON bare benches,
with bare floors, but both benches and floor
are clean and the peasants whom you find in
them are always in holiday attire. As Amer
| leans have a decided aversion 10 everything
not Of the best, aud for this reason are the
principal patrons Of the first class carriages,
it is necessary 10 explain that one IS not in
any way disgraced by attempts at economy
in Europe except among aIrl by Americans
\ certain English duke, who invariably
Travelled third class when questioned about
il. replied II would ride fourth class ii
there were a fourth"
The next thought Of our Italian travellers
was the luggage, which had to be stored into
yalises or BAGS Of suitable size to be carried
into their car, otherwise every pound would
cost Italy allowing nothing 70 enter the
luggage van free. Trunks can be sent where
they are necessary by slow freight, petite
vitesse, at very low rates, but they require
| two aud sometimes three weeks to make an
all days journey by express. This can all be
arranged without the slightest Inconvenience
At the rail way station. Hand luggage is car
red to and from the cars for the merest trifle
by porters who present themselves at the
door the moment the train stops.
Night can be spent at small, quiet hotels
near the. stations. These the porter can di-
rect or lead you 10, if you have no addresses.
Neat, pretty single rooms are sometimes as
low as two francs-forty cents a day-and
double roons with two beds, sixty cents.
| The small hotels in Europe are as finished in
the matter OF serving a. the great houses;
the food is also equally good; the walters rs
well dres ii and as well hammered, the diff
ference being principally in the fact that the
proprietor IS his own clerk and head waiter,
the number OF servants less aud no attempt
made at display.
On reaching large cities where prolonged
stay is 10 be made it is well 10 remain at q
hotel only over night aud next day begin the
search for apartments. There are inteli-
rence Offices containing every sort Of infor-
nation concerning boarding and apartment
houses, fats and villas, but it is possible to
get along without them and pay less. Every
where ere notices on the houses OF rooms &c
be had within, and some Of these rooms are
rs low as from s. 20 $ a month, with serv'
ice. or course, lights and fuel are additional,
but they are paid for according to the amount
used. and you are at perfect liberty TO buy
them for yourself direct from the dealers
Your meals are furnished, il you wish them,
or you can supply them yourself Foreign
cis carry With them spirit lamp and often
arrange their own simple breakfast and tea
in their rooms, going out 10 one OF the nu-
merous cheap restaurants for dinner In or
der 10 thoroughly learn and know city and
caioy the pleasure Of discovery, 1t IS well TO
b. supplied with a Baedeker and follow this
guide book explicitly. Miss ~ f. Ermen-
trout il Philadelphia Times.
The NIodesty of Journalists.