The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-03-15
TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS.
Noted Women Tourists Advice
on Summer Excursions.
WHERE TO GO. WHAT TO TAKE

WHERE TO GO, WHAT TO TAKE.
Mrs. Logan's Recipes for sessickness-
Hrs. senstor McPherson ON Travelling
Bagrsge-How 70 DO Paris.
Correspondence l-Our summer trip to
Europe! Where shall we go? Whatshall
we take with rs? How much viii it cost?
These questions are Of interest to all who
intend to travel abroad. Sixty thousand
and more Americans 60 to Europe every
year. The number constantly increases,
and several hundred thousand families all
over the land are laying out tours for the
near future. Washington City is full of
people who go abroad every summer. Our
most noted ladies are experienced travellers
and their answers to the above questions
are both valuable and interesting.
MES. LoGAN's ADVICE TO TRAVELLERS.
Said Mrs. General Logan, who chape-
roned the rich Pullman girls last year:
If were going to take foreign trip,
the first thing should do would be to map
out complete outline of my journey.
would get the best guide-book and study
the various routes. Then / 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 buy
ing from town to town. The guides of
the companies wait upon you at the
various stages and take care of your bag
gage. For example, when travelled last
year in company with the Misses Pullman,
we made the journey from Vienna to Ven
ice without stopping, arriving at our des-
tination at O'Clock at night. There we
were, three strange females, perfectly ig-
norant OF our bearings, except so 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 arrangement for Our
comfort had already been attended to by
our Vienna guide, who, after consulting
US in reference 10 our choice of hotels, had
teiegraphed our names, personal descrip-
ton and plans to his fellow guide at
Venice, who, in the employ of the same
company, was promptly on hand to re-
ceive us and arrange for our luggage. He
had previously engaged our apartments
as selected by ourselves, and the gondola
was ready awaiting us at the Mole.
"We stepped into this from the steamer,
and after lovely moonlight row, the very
poetry of notion 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 pro-
lection Of your government and get not
only better attention at the hotels or other
accommodations. but should accidents
occur, as they oft times do, you can be
readily identified and proper care taken of
your possessions. Another mi stake that
tourists invariably make is to attempt to
set up their own customs in preference to
following the approved customs of the
country wherein they temporarily reside.
By following this rule, you viii soon reap
the reward of better service and greater
anxiety to please by both walters and
landlords who seldom care to accommodate
those who show little or no respect to their
national prejudices."
CHEAPER THAN AT HOME.
'In 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 continental
tour. leaving out of the question the pas
sage money across. Yet hundreds will
each season give preference to the doubt
full pleasure of monotonous round of
walks, rides, dances and gossip that fill
up the days and nights at most fashion
able watering places, over the more assured
pleasures and educational advantages of
travel, simply from the fact that few
understand the true economy of enjoy
ment, 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, cloth travelling dress and
light silk suitable for shore duty upon oc-
caslons of luncheons or other informal en-
tertainments to which one may chance TO
be invited. ANY more full dress toilet may
be secured either in London or Paris at a
few hours notice. When travelling on land
lady will never have any difficulty if she
avoids ostentatious display of dress or
jewels, which generally leaves one a
prey to sharpers. Upon arriving
at a station, go first to the
office of the superintendent of the road,
introduce yourself. purchase tickets for
your seat in the compartment, and he will
place you under the charge of the con-
ductor whom you need never fee over and
above % cents. This is all they expect,
and will secure you every courtesy.
MRS. LOGAN ON sEAsIcKSESs.
what do you consider the best plan to
adopt in case of seasickness?" asked.
''There is no remedy for the terrible
maladie de mcr for those who suffer from
it," she replied. "The only plan in such
cases is to stay in bed so long as the incli-
nation lasts. 1t is best to be careful in
your diet. especially avoiding pastries or
fried food of any kind. Take a simple
cathartic before starting, and eat heartily
of simple food both in meats and vegeta-
bles, and the risk of seasickness is greatly
lessened. A proper regard for the laws of
health must be observed at sea as on land,
more especial care being taken by those
susceptible to biliousness. When upon
the water, wear flannel, and above all
things keep well protected from cold or
sudden draughts."
WHAT CLOTHES TO TAKE.
Mrs. Senator Mcpherson knows Europe
like book. She is a rich woman, but she
has travelled abroad neither like prince
nor fool. She is as full of good ideas as