The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-04-27

LOndOn-YOu Do Not Live on the
Fat Of the Land, But Enjoy Your
self and See the Sights.
There are many women, the mecca of
whose desires is Europe who could afford
to spend the small sum Of $500. but are de-
barred by fear of It's insuthciency, who may
be helped by an account of what may lie
dore and seen with this stipend
Forty-fve to fifty-five dollars will pay
Tor first-class passage on certain lines,
whose vessels are neither of the largest
nor sWlf,-st. but are most comfortable and
coy. * you are not a victim Of NAL de
mer. and you need not be, the services
which you demand of the stewardeSs will
De slight, and the fee can be in accordance.
There seems to be a legend to the effect
that one cannot go to Europe without ex-
pending from S. upwards on fees, and on
the fast lines this may be necessary to Sc
cure the best attention, but here you may
divide $3.50 between the steward, waiter
ana deck-hands with the comfortable feel
Ing that many persons give less
For short trip Of this kind q large
sized linen telescope bag should hold your
wardrobe. The avoidance of unnecessary
luggage will contribute largely to your
comfort. Two extra changes of combina-
Non underwear, four pairs of nose, a pair
OF knitted bed slippers, another Of comfort
aple mousse slippers although even these
latter you may dispense with, as you will
ma pair OF French fel5 slippers for three
francs at the Bon Marcho the very acme
OF comforD. two outing !,annel wrappers
lor night wear, plenty of handkerchieis O.
pretty SILK dinner waist, toilet articles, and
not water bag will make a total so light
as to render you indepen dent of porters
IN case Of accident to your travelling
ureSS 1t may be We'll to add an extra skirt
OF light weight, preferably an old black
SIX. For constant wear in travelling there
Is nothing better than cheviot Of mixed
gray or brown. which will stand a bath
Oh fresh or salt water or dust and come
out OF the ordeal like phoenix risinI, from
us ashes The slightest Recommendation of
military braid will be sufficient for such a
costume, which should pc severely tailor
iiaue' SO That as little pinning or hooking
as possible will be required wnen your
stateroom is at an angle of Is degrees.
Landing at Rotterdam it will be more
comfortable to spend a night at a hotel near
the station. taking the train next morning
ior Paris; hotel service with dinner and
breakfast, $l.50; 81 will cover the fare to
fdilS' with all necessary fees to porters
and lunch on the way
Reachlng Paris, if you have not friends
10 meet you as l did, depend upon your
GUIDE book for a decent hotel where YOU will
pay not more than francs for room, and
can get dinner and breakfast for francs
additional, for by noon Of the next dav Won
must be established either with friends on
the cooperative light Housekeeping basis or
at modest pension. In any case $50 must
cover your four weeks in Paris: board.
lodging sightseeing and ALL My own share
OF Tour weeks expenses in pretty apart
ment au trioseme in the Latin Quarter
including rent, table supplies, fuel and
femme du menage, was SIS leaving $12 for
CAB and bus fares and Sightseeing
oightseelng must be done on the free days,
ana, cheap as are cab fares they must he
INDUCED in only in case of emergency while
the amount Of walking which you will find
II possible to do with pleasure and profit to
yourself, as we'll as for the saving of your
shekels, is something phenomenal. Just one
caution here for the uninitiated French
shoes 90 not fit American feet. and if will
De advisable to have a change of easy walk
Ing SHOES among your luggage In Paris
too, at this season, you must look for much
rainy weather so that you will almost live
IN your macintosh and goloshes and felt
travelling hat In this rig you NAV DEFY the
elements and ride for three sous fare on ton
OF the busses, from which vantage point
you Will discover that Paris in all weathers
Is delightful.
I do not pretend that all the sights ~
Farls and Its environs can be seen on an
average OF two and half francs q dav
for cab fares. but the Luxemboureh tho
Louvre, the Trocadero, the Hotel de Vile
the palasi de Justice, Ste ChapeIJs. the
Madeleine, Notre Dame the hotel de Cluny
and many another point of interest NAV bo
seen by good walker at no cost whatever
but you must learn to take your slight
lunch at a bake shop, or to carry your roll
ana olt OF cheese to some adjoining park
or gardens and eat it, under an umbrella
mayhap but in thankfuness of spirit
while YOU dream of julius Caesar and
L ho
writer's who have made this bright cav
city OF Paris more wonderful to Won for
its past than for it's present
len dollars will pay the cost of taking
your bicycle abroad with you. and then
versailles and Fontainebleau and the Bots
envrions will be possible to Won. and yoH
may go, as l did, three days' trim 70
the quaint little village Of Pierrefonds with
its beautiful, grand. gray old castle half
palace and half fortress the most cnm-
pete or the seignorial constructions at pre-
sent eXtant. The wheels of our partv wera
the first that had ever entered it's spacious
court, and we looked with awe at the tow.
er Of Alexander, 200 feet above us. with
minds wandering back among the centuries
Plerreonds was not found in any itinerary
IT voyage until lately, but there are few
spots within so short distance of Paris 50
Well worth seeing. 1t is possible for a good
rider to make the whole distance awheeI
out the road between Paris and Compeigne
$ none of the best, and train will take
you to the latter place, from whence Won
IAN wheel to Pierrefonds 10 miles through
he charming forest Of Compeigne. over a
'oad like marble floor.
Leaving Paris at the expiration of
month. US will cover fares alone to Loudun
and give you stop over night with half
II the next day spent in exploring at each
II the five cities mentioned in the beginning
If this article. OF course four or five
hours is all too short to enjoy all there is
If worth in this delightful ex-capital of
Lorraine. but you can gain good idea Gf
'ou are good walkeD Of it's seven hand
some gates, its wonderful, lace-like IRON
work, the Hotel de lille, the ducal palace
quilt in the early part of the sixteenth CEN
ury and the old. old porte de Ia Giraffe
relic of the early part the Fourteenth
century
Thence to "Bingen, dear Bingen on the
Rhine, by noon train, reaching the quaint
little Hessian town, with its battle ground
lating back amatter of 10 centuries or 50
lgo, agin at night. The next morning. be-
ore taking the early afternoon boat down
he Rhine, you will just have time to visit
he castle of RheinStein, nearly 300 feet
lbove the banks, and a very interesting and
most thoroughly restored specimen of a
Rbenish medieval castle and fortress
Provide yourself with your warmest
jacket and rugs and a pair Of field glasses
for this sail down the Rhine, although
you will get plenty Of exercise in rushing
from side to side of the boat as one ruin
or monastery or fortress after another ap-
pears on either bank Reaching Cologne at
night, spend the next morning in this city
founded by the mother of Nero, where a
few remains of the original walls still are
standing land where the famous cathedral,