The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1893-06-29
ALETTER FROM CHICAGO
Written by Lady Who is Well Known
to Our Readers.


cage, which appeared in the Nor
gantown Dominion last week, was
written by lady, formerly of this
county.
CHICAGO, June 19.-As regards
getting here, the best plan for those
living between Wheeling and Cum
berland, who consider the perfection
of comfort in travel, is to take any
convenient train and catch, the IA
nous "Royal Blue Line Limited"
which leaves the old route at Cum
berland and reaches this city via
Pittsburgh, after "a swift, safe run
of few pleasant hours.
re the ladies / would say, don't
; wear anything you are afraid of
spelling. / find the most popular
and universal outfit is blue or black
storm serge with unlined skirt, cut
in the empire ball style (only one
seam and that straight down be-
hind) worn with "a short WASTED
Eton jacket over shirt waist of
cambria, bingham or percale. For
a dressy change Il white silk shirt
can DE substlted or better and later
still, vest of white duck may be
worn with the skirt and jacket as
that is "quite English, you know"
With such an outfit as this, one
does not need to bother with a trunk
for Il two week 5 stay. But | find
one does not have to sell the con-
tents of their trunks to pay for
moving them here as at first feared,
from reports, might be the case.
An agent comes on boaad the car
shortly before reaching the depot
and checks and delivers your trunk
to your stopping place for 80 cents.
Private parties are delivering them
for rs cents.
At the Philadelphia Centennial
paid $3.50 to have u small trunk
taken to my hotel and never had it
open. The truth is, one is so much
used up by the fatigTes of sight
seeing they have no energy left to
lavish on personal decoration and
can do with less baggage than on
ordinary occasions for that reason.
If you wish to edo" the Fair in
any sort Of comfort, the most i'm
portant portion Of the outfit are the
shoes. You should have them
roomy enough to touch nothing but
the soles of your feet, and it would
be well to lay IN job lot of Hen
sons corn cure before starting, for
be sure, that corns will find you out,
ere you have seen all at jackson
park, unless you treat your feet q
week or two before starting with IL
preparation used by prize fighters
to tougher the cuticle of their faces
and arms when training for a
"mill =" 1t is composed of salt and
alcohol in the proportion Of a small
teaspoonfull of the former to an
ounce of the latter, rubbed on night
and morning. This is homely add
vice but ones comfort depends very
largely upon the adoption Of it when
sight seeing. One Door soul whose
feet had gone back On her sat down
with sigh Of despair in the midst
of it all, a day or so ago, and eX-
claimed, Il would not walk another
block to see the inside of Heaven. J"
Certainly promenade in Paradise
would not have much of pleasure if
ones pedals were pinchiug them.
Now as to the cost Of stay here,
there are prices to suit all purses.
Room and board can be had at prl-
vate houses from 81 to $40 per
week; at hotels from 81 per day up
to ST. Everyone should ave some
place in view before starting. Those
who have no friends or acquaint-
ances in Chicago to look up stop
ping place for tIrem would DO well
to write to Mr.. Gibson, Room 1914
Unity Building, who conducts an
agency, stating price You wish to
pay and the part Of the city you
wish to be located IN. Tales of ex-
tortion have been greatly exagger-
ated. Cabs can be had for - cents
per hour or % cents short trip.
Gable cars take you everywhere for
cents. The Illinois Central whirls
you Z miles out to the fair for 10
cents.
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