The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-10

between times. and any accidental srpensea,
such as guide, books articles Of clothing, and
medicine. This II tho direction In. which
one can make the greatest saving. and at the
same time ~ IL the one which Is most lniuenceh
BY circumstances. which One cannot control
One may not need to spend a penny on drugs,
and, on tho other hand, ono may hu. compelled
Ing Of one sort is as likely to be p%ractiscd on
American patients abroad rs bleeding OF an
other sort was formerly INDUCED IN.
The nctual living expenses, however, are the
most important item. They are bound to be
more than all the others put together. And yet
they need not be eItravagant. One can stay In
n conf rtable London boarding house, where
one viii meet agreeable people mostly Ameri-
cans, for nvs shillings u day. This means
room on the top floor, but, rs one doesn't 20 TO
London for the purpose ~ staying In. ones
must be added the cost Of i]nncEeon outside. Tor
one cannot afford to 60 back to the boarding
other elastic one. wh'ch may be regulated by
the purse, and alas! the appetite. Of the indlyid-
uaI; some people arg content with n cup { tea
we'll. others are not.
outside Of LoDlun one may spend either more
more at the hotels. 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 recommended for II London
lady. LandIadles. are al uncertain quantity
generally. but in London lodgings they are APP
sy{TI ATTN certain; they are almost sure to be
chances are just the other way. In such places
a. Cambridge, Lincoln, York, even Edinburgh, |
the lodging scheme Is replete with comfort and
economicai possibilities.
When you take lodgings you pay for your
room, and that means that you have a bedroom
and n sitting room. In the latter apartment
your meals are served. You may do your own
marketing IL you like. IL not. you tell the land
lady what you want; she buys 1t. cooks II. and
serves II, charging you only what she paid for
the things at market. Oh, she may add u few !,
pennies TO the cost, but you are quite willing
she should. something OF tho advantages OF
this method of living may be seen from the re-
port given by several couples" of young
women who tried II.
A Lincoln one couple stayed In n delightful,
quaint little house Just outside Of the cathedral
close. Tn" landlady and everything pertaining
TO the place were spotlcssly clean. The two girls
had their night'b lodging and three meals.
served in IL private sitting room, for the total
ing: supper. and break fast for a dollar apiece.
Ia Edinburgh they had lodging and break fast
Tor a week for $500 each. At oxford, lodging,
and breakfast. with n fine CRATE fire all
)lry IL was less than "a dollar. These are actual
lRures, taken from the expense account of the
4" no made the trip. The only reason they
I'D not follow the SAINT plan in every place they
1t will be seen that IL a person wants to
'isit even Great Britain for a period OF six
weeks. and do very much travelling, on
200, he Will have to reckon closely. Al.
ow SO for an excursion ticket. the low
st trst-class summer rate; allow S. each
way Tor steamer fees. with two in IA room: lac
ill have to cut his tbs and admissions on
he other side down to $40. That will leave him
MY SD5 for travelling and living expenses and
Stras. This Will lie cut down to about $50 by
aking out the railway fares. Ii will need close
conomy to live on 81 .5Oa day, but IL can be done.
he matter, naturally. Is very much simplifie1
Y any REDUCTION in the amount OF travelling.
hat. as Nr. hipling says, is another story.