The morning times., 1896-04-12
It's Possible for Women to Walk
Through Switzerland Abso-
Iutely Unattended and
Thoroughly Enjoy
Themselves.

Wcared with the eayeties of u London
season, we had been resting few weeks
in an enchanting little Swiss village. when
lie idea Of taking a walking tour through
some OF tie most attractive parts of swift
erland began to take root in our minds. We
were two American women all alone in
foreign land, with but limited means. But
the sentiment SO repeatedly expressed all
over Europe, '0h. If an American lady
wants u do a thing she does it, had given
us unwonted courage.
We first deCided upon the route that
seemed 10 promise tie most for the outlay
of time and strength, selecting in advance
the hotel at which we should stop. The
great point, OF course. is 10 be burdened
with the least possible luggage. So, having
sent out trunks by petite vitessc TO Paris
we reduced our immediate wants TO the
minimum. sending our small luggage ahead
of us each day by diligence This entire
outfit consisted OF an 'eXtendcr, in which
we each had change OF underwear and
our toilet articles. and shawl strap, con-
tanning warm wraps, and our constant
friend and companion. a spirit lamp. Tie
necessary costume iS. OF course, some sort
OF WOOL gown. sufficiently short and light.
q shade hat invulnerable 70 sun and rain. and
strong shocs. wen nailed. Strapped to our
backs were light willow baskets, in which
We carried our ruhberS, light wrap, our
lunch ard the inevitable Baedeker. When
YOU have added to this an umbrella and
an Alpen stock, Ia VOLTA! we were ready
for our start
Our first days walk was from Chat
eau d'BCE, where lac had spent such q
charming SIX weeks. over the Col de
Janlun 10 AlontreuX. Up To the top OF the
Col our walk led through green pastures.
bits of wood by rocky heights: but the
,.I.f Of a lsp To- al
Col where such a panorama OF beauty
burst upon Us a. 10 quite take our breath
away. just in front of as was the noble
Dent du Jaman which DoTe has nIagni-
lCently portrayed upon canvas. Then
here we had our first view OF lovely Lake
Geneva. which wood us with its crystal
face We arrived n MontrcuX just a sun
set. when there was purple haze over all
the mountains ana golden sky in the west.
We had walked twenty miles. ana the Col
Is , coo feet high. and though that night we
found getting up and down u matter of care
ful consideration we voted the first day
uf our walking tour IN Switzerland a de-
Uldci success
or course on a walking trip weather is
unHiDoten1 and our wonderful fortune or
preceding days forSoOk us at k3ndcrStdg-
However. VIZ continued on our route. walk
ng ten miles in he rain TO Frutlgen. Per
hapS ROW is a good Il time as any TO speak
of the unruu4auilC, bat none the less
essential. feature of our trip, It's economic
element. ! had always entertained the
theory that trip of this kind need not
involve great expenditure of money,
and aS wc both felt limited in this diretfi ON.
we dett ruIIned that II should not cost u>
more than our ordinary living expenses. and
were uarvcluUSly successful. BacGeGer
allows Ten francs So per day FOR a walk
inErnur CoudGCiCd UpuRt nc most economical
- EAnpPaft1l4FsI ourselves
upon having beaten Bacdeker, as we kept
considerably below this estimate
It goes without aying that people who
Walk well. must be ahundantly nour-
ished. and that latiieS alone must go TO
good hotels. This Is where the spirit lamps
came in Before leaving Chateau deck
we provided ourselves with some delicious
indian tea Our first points uf interest gpon
entering town were the grocer and baker.
where wC bought in small quantities bread.
butter. eggs, fruit. cheese, etc; then with
cur plundcr we arrived al the hotel too late
f0r~Uppcr and demanded only room which
We could get for . ] ? francs apiece. Here
We served ourselves with the jolleSt
spreads ina Elndble- We never found this in
the least irkSomc. hut considered it a
sort of prOtracted picnic The early break
fast Is always theSame all over S witzerland.
coffee and bread or rolls and butter with
honey. We could DO better than this for
ourselves We rarely WE!!t To tdble q nOlt-
a> this meant q expensive dinner. hut made
the de- jcWer 2 la foUrchette. or souper la
carte served as dinner ; there was always
q sufficient variety OF meat and vegetables,
We made il a rule TO take II least one meal
in every hotel where we stopped, but we
arranged our own delightful lunches quite
half the time.
However, we found MontreuX so heay-
enly beautiful that we decided to remain
over a day, resting. doing the Castle
Of Chilon and the pretty little Villages
which lie scattered about partly on the
iakC ana partly on the mountain. OF all
She places / saw in Europe none woye so
great Il spell Of enchantment about me
Is MOutreuX, situated Us il is on the
iDrierS of Lake Geneva with the pictur-
(SQue Old Castle of Chillon at one end
aud the splendid Dent du Midi rising
heaven high back OF il. II has all been
lmmortaliZed over and over again by the
genius of Byron, Rousseau, Voltaire. de
Rtael and Others. Apart from its his
toric interest MOntrcuX is surprisingly
lovely. but with its long line OF romantic