Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-08
ARE YOU GOING ABROADi
IF FOR THE FIRST TIME BE PROP
ERLY EQUIPPED.
Take Warm Clothing for the Ocesn-Tips.
Take Your Yankee Notiops--D Dont Tako
Trunks on tho Continent - Passports.
where 20 Garry vaiuabics.
Especial Correspondence

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Especial Correspondence
LONDON. May 4.--It IL confidently
asserted, by those who might be ex-
pected 10 know. viat 10000 Americans
have como and are coming TO Europe
this summer, and that the great trans
atlantic lines are making preparation
accordingly, and that some OF them, nj
least, intend to put on extra steamers.
OF these 10000 passengers more than
half will cross the ocean for the first
time, and many of them will be at
greater or less disadvantage through
ignorance as to tho requirements Of the
journey. In the first place, then, il
is always cold on the north Allan
tic, even in midsummer The far
proximity of an iceberg is sufficient 10
send the Thermometer uncomfortably
low. Therefore. TO be anything like
comfortable, you must be warmly clad.
II u man, take your thickest winter suit
If woman, the warmest walking suit
you have. Nobody dresses up on board
ship, 80 wear your pretty travelling cos
tune TO the steamer, then take it of and
lay it away in your steamer trunk until
the docks of Liverpool are sighted or
looked for. Your Saratoga trunk, II you
have one, will be stored away in the
hold of the ship and you will
not see IL until you are called upon
to pick 1t out from the mass Of baggage
at the custom house. The limits of a
steamer trunk are'lj inches in height, Q
feet wide and 8 feet o inches in length
In your steamer trunk put everything
you need for the voyage--your steamer
suit. set Of winter flannels, arctic over
shoes, since in rough weather the steam
crs' decks are frequently flooded; two
wells such as you would wear at home in
the coolest weather--one will not last
you il you have rain on the passage--a
warm hood or knotted shawl for your
head, "A heavy blanket shawl, or. "rug,"
as the English call it, thick mittens and
warm wrapper for wear in your state
room. A fur lined wrap will be none too
warm, but by far the best cloak for the
journey IL a 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 n one of waterproof cloth,
Scotch tweed, | think, lined throughout
with flannel, with hood to match.
1t is not necessary TO provide yourself
with n steamer chair, since on the regu-
lar Atlantic liners the deck stewards
keep them for hire. If you prefer to pro-
vido your own, mark it legibly with your
name, and you can leave it at the steam
ship Office until your return, where, also,
il desired, 10 steamer trunk with sail
ing outfit may be left.
lf you are n man 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
are much the same price. All American
soaps and perfumes cost less at home,
and vice versa. If you are a woman,
bring any pretty clothes you have along;
indeed, If you have good moderate
priced dressmaker it will pay you to
have ono or two new suits made. The
American fashions are quite as new as
those over here, and American fits are
better except for tho moro expensive
places. heard an English member of
Mary Anderson's company regretting
that she had not laid in a supply
Of American notions before sailing.
"Thcy are SO much cheaper, and
some of them you can't get at all
in London" sho said. OF course,
as England is free trade country, you
pay duty on nothing but spirits, which
means liquors of all sorts, cologne, etc,
al. l.. r
cigars and bottles OF whisky have been
opened and partly used, they pass free,
unless you have more than two of them
A tip to the custom house officer will
usually persuade that official to be salts
fled with a perfunctory poke through
your baggage to bo sure that no bottles
or cigar boxes are hidden therein.
In England every oue dresses for tho
evening, and a dress suit is obligatory
for every gentleman at the theatre or
even the smallest dinner--in fact, every
where after 7 o'clock p. IN. American
women are allowed to wear high bodices
everywhere except to court, where spe-
cial permission to do SO is necessary; but
the high bodice must he accompanied by
lace iichu and hair dressed in evening
style. But low or half high corsage is
considered in much better taste. Light
suede gloves are obligatory at tho thea
tre or at any evening entertainment.
To so back to the steamer, from which
the question of clothing has Withdrawn
us, very little advice can be given with
regard 10 the subject of seasickness.
You will probably have a moro or less
attack of il ANYWAY unlpSs Won ara an
old sailor. But you may generally insure
the less by temperate diet for day or
two and Il Cathartic taken within twenty
four hours before sailing. Many voy-
ayers fall victims to the kindness of their
friends, A breakfast or supper which
will give you a headache on shore Is
pretty certain to produce severe NAL do
mcr ON the ocean.
American money is at slight premi-
um abroad, 30 that it is not necessary to
convert all your funds into foreign cx-
change. You will, however, need a
few pounds for tips, etc, on the steam
cr. These vary with the amount of
service you require, from half a sover-
eign to a pound for steward or steward
css. A man is not expected to fee tho
stcwardcss nor n woman the steward.
The table stcward-there are no walters
on board ship-CNpects half a sovereign
from each person ut his table. Five
shillings is the correct tip for the deck
steward, who takes care of your chair
and looks after your rugs. \ collection
Is usually taken up for the smoking room
steward, the Boots looks for half