Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-08-31
A TRIP TO EUROPE.
Proper Equipment ro- The
Tour.
Life aboard Great Steamship Teen
ing Life on The Ocean PaIace--Yast
Number OF People Carried First Of
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When | went, with Mrs. Leeeh, to
Italy in 1889, | was green concern.
ing foreign tour; but | watched
surroundings, and studied environ
ments, so that in 1900 / was fairly
we'll qualified for the long journey.
At New York tourist buys OF a
first class bank circular letter or
from the American Express Com
pany its coupon checks. These will
be cashed in numerous European
cities in other than American money
to their fullest value. The expense
is fifty cents on the hundred dollars.
Before he goes aboard the ship he
has ten dollar American bank
note changed into foreign coin for
immediate use in emergencies.
Men and women OF good sense
take the least baggage possible.
Trunks are very inconvenient.
They must be searched at each
national frontier They are never
checked as in the United States
A Registered number is pasted on
a trunk and the duplicate given to
the passenger, for which charge is
made. AT the final destination the
owner must look up and claim his
baggage, and show his registration
ticket Beyond England special
rates are charged for all baggage
weighing over fifty. six pounds.
We were glad to leave our steamer
trunk at Paris and venture into
Switzerland and Italy equipped
with satchels These are placed, in
the elegant compartment European
cars, in strong iron racks over the
sofa seats, and neversaon the floors
as IN our cars. Even our hand bag
gage, going and returning, was in
speeted in eight custom houses
Even with hand baggage person
constantly wishes he had less
The ocean is always cold and
breezy and especially in cloudy and
foggy weather When we were be-
vond Sandy Hook on the outward
voyage and on the Irish Channel
coming home our winter underwear
and overcoats were delightfully."- com
Portable. Nearly all passengers take
steamer rugs, or heavy shawls, or
carriage lap robes, to lay on their
laps as they sit on their steamer ex-
tension chairs on the great prone
made decks of the first and second
cabins
Steamship lines provide no free
chairs for the use of passengers
They should do so because the sup
ply of rentable extension lounge
chairs is limited. Before, or IN
mediately after, the ship moves from
her pier passengers rent chairs for
the voyage at one dollar each. We
had some very slow or else very
stingv passengers with us who pre-
ferred to stand around for week
and thus save dollar, which is I'm
wise economy. Much Of their time
was spent in the library, the dining
room, the smoking room, or the state
room where seats were free.
When a:passenger goes aboard an
ocean steam ship he promptly mott
fies the chief steward as to his pref
crence for chair at the first or
second meals as all cannot be &C
commodated at one time. A mum
bered chair is assigned for the en-
tire voyage. Four excellent meals
are served daily. They are break
fast, dinner, supper and nine o'clock
night luncheon.
Large trunks are lowered into the
ships hold. Shallow steamer trunks
and hand baggage that will go I'M.
der the lower berths are admitted
into state rooms. These rooms,
accommodating four persons, are
fitted with electric bells and are
lighted by electricity. All lights
are extingnished By eleven at night
The first cabin and second cabin
passengers occupy the same prone
made deck and a small foot bridge
separates them. Their state rooms
are alike. Their passengers are of
equal culture and character. There
is more style surrounding the first
cabin passengers and for it they pay
double price. The second cabin
passengers on first class steam
ship have far more elegant accom-
modations than first class passen
gers have ON the slow and cheap
lines. Both classes spend the day
in reading,-in various games, and
in promenading; and some Of the
evenings are given to free concerts
in the dining rooms, always furnish
ed with pianos and sheet music.
The steamships have extensive
libraries for the use Of the passen-