The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-20

does not besineo equal that Of any sort

does not beginto equal that Of any sort
Of q journey here.
.Sixpence Is q sufficient fee for res
taurant luncheon or dinner for two. un-
less, OF course. at the most expensive
places. and even there sixpence Is
for a modest meal. For simpler
meals at less snowy places twopence
and threepence Is enough for two. The
of having two In party is
at once apparent when 1t come to feeling.
for almost invariably two can offer just
as small q tip as one person would give.
These two young women, who travelled
England with telescope bag.
spent $25 for fees and admission to
places of interest in a trip OF five weeks
duration. This made $3.50 week apiece
and they were not particularly economi-
can One might spend four or five times
that much and have no better service.
SOME EXTRAS"
The portion of ones expenses which
would come under the head Of extras Is
the one which is capable of the greatest
variation. 1t is the one, too, on which
the inexperienced traveller almost
never counts. Under this head will
come laundry work, stamps. paper. pho
tographs, cabs. souvenirs" presents.
refreshments" between times, and any
accidental expenses, such as guide
books, articles of clothing, and medi-
cine. This is the direction in which one
can make the greatest saving, and at
the same time 1t is the one which Is
most Influenced by circumstances which
one cannot control One may not need
to spend penny on drugs, and, on the
other hand, one may be compelled to
have medical attendance at S. visit.
Bleeding Of one sort is as likely TO be
practised on American patients abroad
as bleeding of another sort was for
merly indulged in.
The actual living expenses, however.
are the most important OF them. They
are bound to be more than all the others
put together. And yet they need not be
extravagant. One can stay in a COM
Portable London boarding house, where
one will meet agreeable people (mostly
Americans), for five shillings a day.
This means a room on the top floor,
but as one doesn't go to London for the
purpose of staying in ones room. that
isn't very great objection. To this
must be added the cost of luncheon cut
side, for one cannot afford to go back
to the boarding fIhouse for that meal.
The luncheon item is. another elastic
one. which may be regulated by the
purse, and alas! the appetite. Of the in
dividual. Some people are content with
q cup Of tea and a roll at an "A. B. c."
restaurant. Others-well, others are
not.
Outside of London one may spend
either more or less than in the metro
polls. One will spend more at the ho-
tells. That is inevitable. But there Is
one delightful feature Of English life
whose charms and advantages must be
known to be appreciated. This feature
is lodgings" Lodgings are not recon-
mended for London stay unless you
are tolerably sure of your landlady.
Landladies are an uncertain quantity
are approximately certain; they are al
most sure to be evilly inclined. But in
the smaller towns the chances are just
the other way. In such places as Cam
bridge, Lincoln, York, even Edinburgh,
the lodging scheme Is replete with COM
fort and economical possibilities.
When you take lodgings you pay for
your room, and that means that you
have a bedroom and sitting room
In the latter apartment your meals are
served. You may do your own market
ing If you like. If not, you tell the land
lady what you want; she buys it, cooks
1t and serves it, charging you only what
she paid for the things at the market
Oh. she may add a few pennies to the
cost, but you are quite willing she
should. Something of the advantages
of this method of living may be seen
from the report given by several
couples" of young women who tried 1t
At Lincoln one couple stayed, in q
delightful, quaint little house just out
| side of the cathedral close. The land.
lady and everything pertaining to the
place were spotlessly clean. The two
girls had their nights lodging and three
meals. served in a private sitting room
for the total sum of $l.40 apiece. Ir
York they had lodging, supper and
| breakfast for dollar apiece. In Edin.
burgh they had lodging and breakfast
for week for $3.50 each. At oxford
lodging, supper and breakfast, with 6
| fine crate fire all evening. cost them &
| dollar apiece. At Salisbury 1t was less
than dollar. These are actual figures
taken from the expense account of the
girls who made the trip. The only rea
son they did not follow the same plar
in every place they stopped was thai
they did not have enough addresses.
1t will be seen that If person want.
to visit even Great Britain for a periot
of six weeks, and do very much travel
ing, on 5000, he will have to reckon
closely. Allow $S5 for an excursion
ticket, the lowest first-class summer
rate; allow s. each way for steame
fees, with two in room; he will hav,
to cut down his tips and admissions OF
the other side to $40. That will leav'
him only $95 for travelling and living
expenses and extras. This will be Gu
down to about $65 by taking out tn
railway fares. 1t will need close econ
omy to live on $1.50 a day, but 1t can b'
done. The matter, naturally, Is YER!
much simplifed by any reduction in tn,