The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-03-15
TIPS FOR TRAVELLERS.
CONTINUED from Ninth pas..l

in the accepted sense, and never shall IL / car
help IL. For es far as know 1t means weari-
ness of the flesh and spirit, waste of meney,
and confusion Of ideas. The only way, in my
opinion, to know Ones Europe we'll on
moderate means, or, In fact, under any circum-
stances, is to make temporary soiourns in the
different capitals and at the various resorts
popular with the natives, not those most FREE
quented by visiting foreigners. Such home is
10 be found In lodgings, luxurious or not, ae-
cording to the price paid. Avoid II possible
localities given over to tourists, where as a rule
both English and American service may be Sc
cured. Should a traveller prefer hotel life he
will be more comfortable, better fed, and find
more entertainment in the novelty of purely
English, French, or Italian hotel than in the
huge gilded affairs conducted upon the doubt
ful plan Of pleasing every race Of mankind.
One should remain in a country long enough to
get into the atmosphere of the place, and the
shortest cut to accomplish this result is to live
among and mingle with its people The sub
ject Is so exhaustive that | cannot attempt to
cover 1t, but there is one hint to persons that
are about TO make tour of Great Britain that
am tempted to give and that concerns travels In
Ireland. Few Americans who visit that country
and faithfully do the lakes, Dublin, Castle
Blarney, Cork, etc, and then rush up to Belfast
and the Giants Causeway, have the least idea
that they are leaving 'undone' the most inter
esting and picturesque portions of the country
unknown, the best and bravest Of its people,
and missed an opportunity to learn of that real
Irish hospitality that turns roast potato into
feast and fills merely cup of water into some-
thing better than bumper of champagne. To
leave the beaten tracks and the railroad tracks
as well and jog along in jaunting car through
the counties of Connaught, Mayo, and Sligo, UP
the western coast into brave Donegal, along the
romantic borders to Londonderry, stopping at
the wonderful causeway as you go on down to
Lorne, where you can cross to Scotland, or In
stead turn back for glimpse of Tyrone and
Fermanagh. This 10 trip of ever-recurring
delight, fresh afr, honest landlords, poor but
bright, Independent natives, and no end of
novelty. Rich experiences with humorous cab
men and Her Maiesty's Posting Service. The
trip may be taken at moderate COST and is the
most health-giving and least troublesome
journey for the amount of novelty and pleasure
obtained of any within my knowledge"
PRACTICAL HINTS BY MRS. SENATOR sPooNER
Mrs. Spooner, wife Of our Wisconsin Senator
generously contributes the following advice to
my budget: "Having often read of the folly of
carrying more clothing than was barely necessary
upon foreign tour" said she, 81 concluded
not to be guilty of any such folly, SO carefully
abstained from burdening myself with any
| dresses beyond those needed for deck and
cpdtCIOOm' L udu Deeu tOlu III WIS merely Gne
work Of hour or so to purchase handsome
cloth suit and black silk in London. If go
| again shall carry my cloth suit and black silk
| with me, in addition to one or two light sum-
mer gowns Ready-made dresses are never
ready for immediate wear The waist has
| either to be wholly made altered to fit, and
| If one orders dress of the modiste it is very
liable to be a week or ten days before the dress
appears l recall my experience in Geneva,
having gone on the principal that extra bag
| gage was nuisance, and, finding the weather
| grown warm, engaged to havea summer dress
made to be finished '-4h oai, madame, in two
| days. politely answered my mantuamaker. 1t
was barely finished in week, and then at the
| point of the bayonet. l decided at once that /
had been guilty of great folly in neglecting to
| provide myself before leaving home with one or
two summer gowns An extra trunk in addi-
| tion to the regular steamer trunk is no trouble
and never returns empty, enabling one to carry
two or three extra dresses and light wraps, in
stead of supplying the demand in London or
Paris, ofttimes to one's serious Inconvenience.
| carried with me one good-sized bedroom pill
| low encased in dark summer silk, and wished
| many times that [ had brought one or two
more, as one is forcibly reminded of the block
! and guillotine when placing the head upon
| some of the miserable contrivances politely
| called pillows in many places in Europe. In
addition, do not fail to carry with you q small
medicine chest containing such wel-tred and
| reliable friends as camphor, aconite, some
! cholera mixture, and the ready-made mustard
| plaster not forgetting the invaluable hot
water bottle, and you will be prepared for all
emergencies" Miss GRUNDY, JR.