Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-15
TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS.
Advice From Women Tourists on
Summer Excursions to Europe.
BETTER NOT TAKE MANY DRESSES.
Avoid America Hotels and Adopt the Gus.
toms Of Each Country.
USEFUL HINTS FROM MRS. LOGAN


trip to Europe Where shall we 60? What
shall we take with us? How much will il
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 ladies are expe-
rienced travellers and their answers to the
above questions are both valuable and inter-
esting.
Said Mrs. General Logan, who chaperoned
the rich Pullman girls last year: "If
were going to take a foreign trip, the first
thing 1 should do would be to map out a
complete outline of my journey. I would
get the best guide-book and study the
various routes. Then would buy an ex.
cursion 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 Comfort of Competent Guides.
'TEe guides of the companies wait upon
you at the various stages and take care of
your baggage. For example, when I trav-
eled last year in company with the Misses
Pullman, we made the journey from Vienna
to Venice without stopping, arriving at our
destination 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 al
ready been attended to by our Vienna
guide who, after consulting us in reference
to our choice of hotels, had telegraphed our
names, personal description and plans to his
fellow guide atVenice, who being in the EN-.
ploy 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 gon-
dola was ready awaiting at the Mole. We
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 mar
BILE stairway leading up to the hotel.
Registering With the Consul
Zone very important point, and one often
overlooked by American tourists" Mrs.
Logan went on, sis upon first arriving in a
strange city to visit the American Consul
and have your name registered. By this
means you place yourself under the protec-
tion of your Government, and get not only
better attention at the hotels or other ac-
commodations. but should accidents occur,
as they oftentimes do, you can be readily
identified, and proper care taken of your
possessions.
Another mistake that tourists invariably
make is to attempt to set up their own Gus
toms in preference TO following the approved
customs of the country wherein they tempo
rarilv reside. By following the last rule
you will 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. In
general, people can travel abroad much
cheaper than IL 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 passage
money across. Yet hundreds will each sea-
son 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 educa-
tional advantages of travel, simply fro1n the
fact that few understand the true economy
OF enjoyment. and have q false idea that it
requires almost princely mesns to properly
take advantage of foreign travel.
"In the first place ladies make a 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 a
half dozen changes of underwear, q cloth
travelling dress and light silk suitable for
shore duty upon occasions of luncheons or
NAV chance to be invited. Any more full
dress toilet may be secured either in Lon
don or Paris at a few hours notice.
Shouldn't Display Her Diamonds.
when travelling on land lady will never
have any difficulty if she avoids ostentatious
display of dress or jewels, which generally
leaves one prey for sharpers. Unon arriv-
ing at a station 20 first to the Office of the
superintendent of the road, introduce your
self, purchase 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 25 cents. This is
all they expect and will secure you every
courtesy. Many ladies think it necessary
to engage an entire compartment, each of
which has a seating capacity of six. Dur
ing my last trip abroad, to which I have
already alluded, there was but three of US in
the party and we simply purchased three
tickets. Our conductor proved true to his
charge in every case, and we were never dis
turbed by intruders."
"What do you consider the best plan to
adopt in case of sea sickness?" asked.
"There is no remedy. The only plan is
to stay in bed so long as the inclination lasts.
Avoid pastries or fried food of any kind.
Take simple cathartic before starting and
vegetables, and the risk Of sea sickness is
greatly Iessened."
What Clothes to Take Along.
Mrs. Senator Mcpherson knows Europe
like a book. She is rich woman, but she
has travelled abroad neither like a prince
nor fool. She is as full of good ideas as
an egg is full of meat. She said:
"a steamer trunk ought to hold all of
ones baggage for summer trip to Europe,
In addition to a warm, loose flannel wrap
per for cabin use and half dozen changes
of linen, all that is really required is close
fitting travelling suit of dark cloth or serge
with toque to match sitting firmly on the
head in case of a stiff breeze while upon
deck, though some prefer the less dressy
worsted or velvet hood to protect the ears
and throSt; short wrap of warm material,
q long macintosh to enveIop the form dur
ing stormy weather, stout shoes and light
plaid to throw over the knees, either when
seated upon the deck of the steamer or tray
cling around in an open carriage upon land.
With this necessary outfit and light sum-
mer silk for the warmer days of sightseeing,
one is we'll equipped for the longest journey