The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-03
How WOMEN SHOULD TRAVEL.
Leave Your Husbands and Brothers n,
Homo anu Go In Couple.

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Homo anti Go In Couples.
The subject of travelling in France -,
Switzerland or other continental con-.
tries is cntertainingly discussed Inv NI,s
Fenwick-Miller in one of tho T'o,dn %,
pefiodlcais. beginning with the asser-
.ioii thht TWO women may travel alone
unattended, she says that everybody
Els most kind to English ladies who are
1hus 1onrneying, and adds: ~ cannot
imagine that there should DC any diff
Gully in thu path of women of ordinary
Iscii-posscsslon and common sense in
traveling alone, provided they can
speak little French, and counsel any
OF my readers who have been Whiting
ana wishing for years that some BROTH
er or cousin would convoy them to
.tnrow away fears and plunge forth
saione-that is to say, in that dual COM
pany, which, rs the adagc tells us. is
perfection. On such u Journey very
Slttle luggage is essential. Big boxes
are endless worry. a small leather
trunk or large portmanteau sufficcs.
~ should be big enough to hold n cotton
drcss, with an extra blouse or two, saw
one thin and one warmer, and dressy
bodice for table d'hote, two complete
changes of linen (Which is enough for n
aong journey. as it can always be
washed at short notice at the hotels).
handkerchicfs, collars, writing mate
Tlals' toilet articles, an extra pair of
. walking shoes, slippers and dressing
gown, and few favorite medicines. A
waterproof, warm mantle and a little
shawl can be carried in u strap. Then,
IL a useful tweed or cloth travelling
dress, u light cloak or jacket, and q
straw hat or serviccablc bonnet be
worn, the traveller will find herself
amply provided.
management is another important
] point. Either the tour should be com
plctcly planned out before starting,
with the aid of guide book, and rigid
ly adhered to; or, what is better, one
person should be allowed to order the
days doings from day to day. Discus
sions and councils are apt to waste time
and end in disscnsions. The person
who takes the management, however,
must be unselfish and anxious for her
comrades satisfaction and pleasure;
and the other must cultivate sweet
and calm temper, paying for her free
dom from responsibility and care by
patience when any little thing goes
wrong, and by pliability of will for the
time being. Given these conditions of
mlnd-common sense and energy in the
one and graciousrcss in the other, with
aHcctionate kindness in both--I am con.
WINGED that Il journey of two friends of
the same seX is likely to be n more com
plete success than that of husband and
wife, or brother and sister. The phys
ical powers and the mental tastes are
more likely to be similar in the former
case. Your husband is bored to speech
lcssncss If you take him for days
shop-gazing in Paris or ask him to
spend Il few hours in the fascinating
atalicrs Of Redeem or Worth. On the
other hand, you are reduced to misery
in Switzerland by what he considers an
insignificant and wholly delightful
days walking. Your woman friend is
at one with you under both circum-
stances. How often, when we have felt
perfectly happy and satisfied with our
selves and our doings, we have seen and
pitied the bored husband or exhausted
wife! In short, SO far from being i'm
possible it is a super-cXcellent arrange
mcnt for two women t. take a CONT
mental trip together"