New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-08
AN ACCURATE EUROPEAN GUIDE.
THE TRIBUNE's INFORMATION 10 UP TO DATE
AND TRUSTWORTHY.

AND TRUSTWORTHY.
In the days when Mark Twain was younger and
before the professional humorist and Ubiquitous
caricaturist had gathered inspiration for fertile
fancy from the bicycle. the bloSner and the
Rontgen rays. perennial source OF fun was FOUND
IN the European guide book. II was always con-
sidered safe ground for the funmaker, because he
was assured OF large audience among people
who had suffered from It's general looseness Of state
ment. For years and years guilele.s Americans
going abroad pinned their faith to the guidebooks
with almost adoring devotion. revelled In advertise
ments Of places whose original proprictors had
passed to their long home. looked for hotels whose
names had been changed with the passing OF own
ers only to fall into numberess -nares set for the
feet OF the unwary. put their trust in railroad
schedules which placed them on board Thursday
train when they should have taken their departure
Wednesday. and did numberless other incompre-
hensble things which caused Europeans to stare.
1t IL possible that the gudebook il, after all. re-
sponslbe for a good many OF the things which
have made Americans in Europe and Europeans In
America appear ridiculous in each others eyes. Tho
guidebook was always history when 1t reached tho
hand Of the traveller.
prominent society woman. who has crossed the
ocean so often and with such regularity that ii mas
come TO be as much episode in her life as a
walk down Ffth-ave.. was commenting with
friend upon Her experiences with guidebooks when
she made her first trip abroad. and said: But as
have grown older. hope have gained wisdom, anc
now | watch The Trlbunes European advertise
,nents 1t has been my experience that they al
ways Indicate the most artistic and trustworthy
shoIs the best hotels. and. my dear they are Just
as good as a railroad time table They are better,
in fact for you do not have TO wade through a
whole lot Of figures find your train. Then the
hotels II Is so nice. too don't you know. to get
out OF the train at London and be able 10 rattle OF
a whole lot OF those long English addresses IKE
Tottenham Court Road. West such ana such
number and In the lists you find the names OF only
the very best hotels from London 10 Paris. to he
Riviera Switzerland, Milan and constantinopie or
Cairo. 1t doesn't make any dinerence. ana ulo
you see so there's no danger Of one. making a nor
rid blunder by going into one OF ne iDhHom ~
Paris stores and asking In the most indiIteTen.
way for somebody and finding that ne mas D ra
dead for six months. Ny guidebook served me 'hat
trick once and dropped IT into the seine. -
hight in her estimate Of The Tribunes lists, whether
OF steamship railway companies. banks. hos ,,
schools or shops. The lists are always up 10 uatc
and published three times week .he sei'
through on Sunday, Wednesday and Saturuay'
Americans In London can always secure any III
Users or upon any general matter by visiuhs ,1e
European business ofice Of The Tribune AZ No %
Fleet St London. +. G. The Tribune IL the pest
European guidcbook and It's London once ls
general bureau for Trustworthy Information OPEN
70 any and all Of the thousands Of Americans VINO
rrbere seems TO be every indication that the exodus
will be as great this year as II was last, desplte
the fact that the business OF the steamship h"cs
las, wear was unparalleled in Its dimensions.