The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-15

outlines new lr1Sh IOur-hrS. Spooi-
er's Excellent Suggestions.
Where shall we gop What shall we take
with us? How much shall it cost? These
questions are of interest to all who intend to
travel abroad. Sixty thousand and more Ameri-
cans go to Europe every year. The number
constantly increases, and several hundred thou
sand families all over the land are laying out
tours for the near future. Washington is full
of people who go abroad ever summer. Our
most noted ladies are experienced travellers, and
their answers to the above questions are both
valuable and interesting.
MRS. LoGAN's ADVICE TO TRAVELLERS.
Said Mrs. Gen. Logan, who chaperoned the
rich Pullman girls last year:
ssIf 1 were going to take foreign trip the
first thing L should do would be to map out a
complete outline of my journey. would get
the best guide-book and study the various
routes. Then l would buy an excursion ticket
of one of the great tourist agencies without
taking the hotel coupons. These tickets are
made out for just where you want to go, and
they cost no more and often less than in buying
from town to town. The guides of the compa-
nies wait upon you at the various stages and
lake care of your baggage. Forexample, when
Pullman, we made the journey from Vienna to
Venice without stopping, arriving at our
destination at 1 o'clock at night. There we
were, three strange females, perfectly ignorant
of our bearings except much as we had
learned from our guide-books, yet as free from
anxiety as though we were about to step upon
familiar soil, being aware that every arrange
ment for our comfort had already been at
tended to by our Vienna guide, who, after con-
sulting us in reference to our choice Of hotels,
had telegraphed our names, personal description,
and plans to his fellow-guide at Venice, who, in
the employ of the same company, was promptly
on hand to receive us and arrange for our lug
gage. He had previously engaged our apart
ments as selected by ourselves, and the gondola
was ready awaiting us at the Mole"
ssWe stepped into this from the steamer and
after lovely moonlight row, the very poetry of
motion, we were transported across the water
to the very foot of the marble stairway leading
up to the hotel.
VISITING THE CONSUL.
'One very important point, and one often
overlooked by American tourists Mrs. Logan
went on sis upon first arriving in strange city
to visit the American Consul and have your
name registered. By this means you place
yourself under the protection Of your Govern
ment and get not only better attention at the
hotels or other accommodations, but, should ac-
cidents occur, as they ofttimes do, you can be
readily identified and proper care taken of your
possessions. Another mistake that tourists in
variably make is to attempt to set up their own
customs in preference to following the approved
customs of the country wherein they Temporal
rily reside. By following this rule youwili soon
reap the reward of better service and greater
atu tc bx,b both nd or6e
who seldom care to accommodate those who
show little or no respect to their national
prejudices.
CHEAPER THAN AT HOME.
sin general people can travel abroad much
cheaper than is possible in our own land. The
ordinary rates of board at one of our seaside or
spring resorts would amply cover the expenses
of a continental tour, leaving out of the ques-
tion the passage money across. Yet hundreds
will each season give preference to the doubtful
pleasure of monotonous round of walks, rides,
dances, and gossip, that fill up the days and
nights at most fashionable watering-places, over
the more assured pleasures and educational ad-
vantages of travel, simply from the fact that
few understand the true economy of enjoyment,
and have a false idea that it requires almost
princely means to properly take advantage of
foreign travel. In the first place, ladies make
serious mistake in burdening themselves with
much baggage, the larger portion of which is
transported from place to place without ever
being required. All that is really needed is to
carry good-sized sea-trunk, containing half
dozen changes of underwear, a cloth travelling
dress, and light silk suitable for shore duty
upon occasions of luneheons or other informal
entertainments to which one may chance to be
invited Any more full-dress toilet may be Sc
cured either in London or Paris at few hours
notice. When travelling on land lady will
never have any difficulty If she avoids ostenta-
tious display of dress or jewels, which generally
leaves one prey to sharpers. Upon arriving
at station 60 first TO the Office of the superin-
tendent of the road, introduce yourself, pur-
chase tickets for your seat in the compartment,
and he will place you under the charge of the
CONDUCTOR whom you need never fee over and
above twenty-five cents. This is all they ex-
peet and will secure you every courtesy Many
ladies think it necessary to engage an entire
compartment, each of which has seating
capacity of six. During my last trip abroad, to
which haYn already alluded, there were but