The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1891-04-30
SHORT SUMMER TRIP TO EUROPE.

Within the memory OF those VINO
are now but middle aged men, are
the days when it was considered
quite a remarkable thing to have
Travelled in Europe. To be sure,
there were quite number of ocean
steamers in those days, many OF
them, however, paddle wheel steam
ers; but there had not as yet arisen
the present common fashion among
the rich and well-to-do middle
classes of taking a summer run in
Europe as a matter Of course, and
as one might make the trip to-day
from New York to Boston. In
those days fares were relatively
high, great preparations were
deemed necessary, the undertaking
seemed vast; only the wealthy, or
those who had close mercantile or
other business relations on the 9th
er side, even entertained the idea.
Good readable books on travel
abroad were rare, Bayard Taylor
was considered a prodigy, and
among really educated and intelli-
gent people but little was known of
what may roughly be styled the
science of modern travelling"
Now, how utterly changed is all
this. Among the better or middle
classes living along the Atlantic
seaboard, you will scarcely meet a
family some member or members of
which have not, often several times,
made the European pilgrimage.
And yet with thousands upon thou
sands going abroad every summer
in these present days, and with the
floods of light that travellers books.
travellers letters and the efforts of
the daily press and magazines have
thrown upon this almost threadbare
subject, there are still thousands of
intelligent, energetic and sufficient
ly we'll TODD people who yet retain
erroneous ideas upon the cost, mag
nitude and method of the trip
Speaking from his own expert
ence and that Of dozens Of acquaint-
ances, the present writer states
that if any, say two, three, or four
people, who know and like each
other well, would club or "pooL
their funds together and make up,
between four persons, say five hun
dred dollars, upon this money
leach one, besides, purchasing his
own excursion ticket, frst-c class,
which could be done for 500 apiece)
they could spend a most pleasant
six to eight weeks abroad, seeing
all the main sights Of England, in
Guiding, if close economy were OBJ
served, d flying trip to Paris of
three or four days. Or let US take
a single person, a young man; for
1925 he could make this same trip,
and il fond Of walking and not par
ticularly dependent on Injuries, add
to the program Of England and a
short trip to Paris or Edinburgh, a
delightful walking tour either in
the south or north Of Ireland, either
to Killarney, or the Giant S Cause
way.
The limits Of this article will per
nit Of few details, in order to show
just how the 1925 should be ex-
pended to accomplish these pleasant
results, always supposing that from
from 500 to 800 was used to pur-
chase the first class ocean excursion
ticket. But perhaps the following
will help to throw light on the sub
iect. We often hear that so and
so, an economical man, too, said
that bp could not TOccib1v rrot
along in Europe on less than five
dollars, gold, per day; and indeed
that is usually given as the very
lowest possible limit of expense, if
one would, as the saying is, travel
like a gentleman. But it must be
remembered that it is the cost of
railroad and steamer and coach
fares, it is the moving about over
MANY nO1ntS of interest some Of