Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-02

discussed for one awful half hour one day,
l would beg to be sent to St. Elizabeth's
instead. OF course, l managed to get mixed
up in getting Mary ready, because the most
of the planning was done at our house,
Mary has limited sum for expenses. and
as Elaine has been several times abroad.
and has twice made the tour of the world.
Mary was glad to avail herself of her ex-
perience.
Quite sensibly. Mary preferred to use
most OF her money for her Journey. instead
OF spending 1t for clothes, which she would
have small opportunity to wear 1t is such
great mistake to start on an ocean voy.
age incumbered with lot of baggage In
most foreign countries it is vastly different
from what it is here for you pay for every
pound OF baggage you do not carry in your
hands. The system of checking which OBJ
tains here is not in vogue over there. and
you have to follow up your baggage every
change that is made, and see that none of
1t is left behind. This paying for ones
boxes at every hands turn is an expen-
sive business adding about one-fourth to
the cost or your ticket, besides being
troublesome After being coached by
Elaine, Mary concluded to live in a valise
and handbag" after she got across the
pond"
1t is SO entirely unnecessary to spend
lot or money when travelling" said Elaine
1t is our silly extravaganza in this respect
that has made us a laughing stock abroad
An American is considered legitimate prey
everywhere, and pays three times as much
for the same fun that an Englishman
would. He always wants to travel first
class which is snobbish. and the more
thing costs the better, in his opinion
Experience is Worth Something.
Some of the very pleasantest incidents of
my trips abroad were due to the lack OF
accommodations, which threw me with
weil-ored English people, who, like my
self, were touring second class If one
Is going to travel for comfort only one
might as well remain at home in the
library. reading Of the adventures Of others
like to feel things myself and to have
experiences of my own. If had been ac-
companied and catered to by my own chef
on board the ship, as the Vanderbilts and
adly-Martins are, when they go to
Europe, having their meals served in their
own dlping room, l would have known
nothing about the exquisite dining facilities
or an ocean steamer. If one has a fun
corps OF ones own servants to wait on one
IN ones own suite Of rooms which have
been furnished with ones own picttrres
DOCKS, piano, carpets and curtains as some
flch New Workers travel, one gets none of
TIE new pleasure of an ocean voyage, be-
cause there Is always the air of home hang
ing around the SURROUNDINGS and II makes II
all so unreal
I know society women who 60 abroad
TWO or three times a year who realize next
to nothing of the real enjoyment and pleas
ure Of the Bohemian life that NAV be had
aboard ship, IL one is not too stuck up' to
seek 1t. Then, when they get to London.
they know nothing Of anybody or anything
out somebody's shooting box or lord the
OF r{c
or foreign countries, Of the mountains riy-
ers or scenery they are as ignorant as a
cniid. they carry silk sheets and pillow
sups, and burden themselves with rubber
bath tubs and gallons of cologne Ouite
OFTEN their boxes get lost in the shuttle. and
IT Is always the box that holds the neces-
sary articles that is missing, so that the
crumpied rose leaf Is always digging into
madame's tender flesh in spite of her lavish
expenditure of money. We who travel light
nave no cares outside of keeping our prec-
always happy"
Mary had one OF her big trunks, such as
she Carries in triplets when she goes to the
mountains or seaside. brought down to her
room one day while Elaine was there. in
lending to have her oversee its packing.
My patience, child!' she exclaimed. as the
yawning thing was thrown open, don't Won
Know that the cost of packing that trunk
three weeks?
why, what can I take, then?" CUES
TONED Mary, piteously. And it was that
which brought forth Elaine's remarks about
the Stiffness of burdening ones self with
baggage. Now, 1 would have a steamer
trunk" she said. "one of the kind small
enough to slip under the berth and be out
OF the way. In that trunk should be put
everything that you will want to use on the
steamer ana as soon as you are across you
can put 1t in storage till you RETURN
But what Will L put in the steamer
trunk? questioned Mary won't the
same Things do for steamer and tour tooy'
NO, indeed" was the emphatic response
II you care to be much on deck, and 1 am
pretty sure you will, there will moi bs .
stitch Of clothing that you wear ON board
ship that will do to wear on land Salt wa
ter, sea air, ship grease and fresh paint
which Is all around. will make a mess of
your clothes In short order; add to this the
splendid opportunities for depositinp hot
gravy and meat scaiding coffee and other
Vlands on your lap, and you will see that a
steamer dress has troubled career before
II. Now, here Is about what 1 took ON NV
second trip. l won't tell of my first one. for
l made such an egregious fool of mvseIr
with my trunks and boxes, bags and bum
oles. l had more sense when 1 went a Sec
ono time. had a handsome cheyiot travel
ing gown, which 1 wore until the shin
steamed out; then l packed it away until
we reached Queenstown. In it's stead / put
Va. HSdNy piue storm serge dress, made
with Quaker piainness, which had seen a
seasons service.
The Ocean Wardrobe,
In my steamer trunk / had a black
oengaline dinner dress, which had also
seen good service; then 1 had dark fan
mel wrapper, a heavy cloth ulster with cane.
a macintosh and gum shoes, flannel night
dresses and merino underclothing, chamber
slippers, walking shoes, long thick veil to
tie around my head, thick gloves, a small
case of medicines hot water bag, a bottle
of whisky, one of ammonia and several
dozen lemons. 1 had little bag with
sewing and mending implements in it. and
a case for my toilet articles. 1 found that
these were all / needed on board the
steamer. If we had little concert, or i'm
promptu affair of any kind, my black silk
made a pretty evening dress. When / was
seasick-and 1 assure you paid full tribute
to Neptune-my flannel wrapper proved in
for / could slip 1t on over my
night dress and not make a spectacle of
myself as a great many did. One thing
that few women realize when they start
on a foreign tour is the absolute necessity
for warm wooden Undertaking. On board
ship it is the only thing that will make you
on deck, and on the continent
the changes are sudden and so great
that it is just necessary there"
Thus IT happened that Mary made ready
for her journey under the efficient aid
given by Elaine. She got a steamer trunk
and packed 1t as Elaine told her adding a