The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-17

Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Lucy Wilder Morris of Mime
brochure entitled European Primer
for the Penniless - This book not only
tells prospective travellers what to do
and how to do it, but how to see Eu
rope for an almost unbelievably small
sum.
Mrs. Morris book is not based on
theories, but on her experiences in a re-
cent European trip: The conclusion she
reached, as stated in her primer, is that
$500 will enable one to pay the whole
expense of a six months trip to Eu-
rope, including steamer passage and
fees.
Her first advice is to take as little
baggage as possible, as it involves con-
slant expense and consumes much time
in looking after it. The baggage she
carried was one twenty -six-lnch hold
hold the necessities for a one-night
stay. The satin bag could be carried
constantly without Inconvenience or IA
tigue, being apparently only an ordi-
nary shopping bag. AS in many places
stay of one night is sufficient, the
party was often enabled to dispense
with carrying the larger piece OF lug
gage for nearly a week.
A hold-an weighs practically nothing,
holds more for its size and packs more
easily than any baggage carrier, 1t
should be waterproof and have plenty
of strong straps. The amount of cloth
ing this contrivance will hold is mar
vel, and Mrs. Morris travelling outfit
included a plentiful amount Of warm,
rubbers, a dark fannelette gown, a thin
wooden wrapper, a channels skin jacket,
a heavy cravenette coat, an extra dress
skirt, one fancy waist, soft silk shirt
waist suit and common waists Of some
wiry, wooden material that sheds dust,
wears well and does not soil easily " ana
good lot of small conveniences. There
were no heavy toilet cases or anything
Of that kind and no books except the in
dispensable guide books, and these had
the covers removed to Tighten them and
make them easy to handle.
Among the conveniences were some
good wool soap for washing the heavy
underwear, as 1t was found this could
not be trusted to laundresses and wool
soap is unknown abroad. The use of a
chamois Jacket and tights obviated the
necessity Of a rug and heavy extra
wraps.
The railway tickets for the tour cost
800, a circular ticket being, used on the
continent The con cont d;1ad iti1 p
s i Pisa p e Fiorence Genoa, Nice, Ven
ice, Milan, the italian lakes, Lqcerne
Geneva, Constance, Lindau, Munich
! Vienna, Budapest, Prague, Berlin
! Frankfort, Dresden, Nuremberg, Heidel
berg, Strasburg, Baden-Baden, Carls
ruhe, Stuttgart, the Rhine, Cologne, Am
sterdam, Bruges, The Hague, Delft, Rot
} terdam, Antwerp and Paris,
The information Of the primer is put
, in the tersest posi- BILE language, and il
:, it's small compass is given all the gen
, eral information needed about tickets
-. steamers, customhouses!, travel, princi
pal sights, money, carriage, trans, pen
ping. The latter chapter tells where thu
characteristic articles may be found
and where it is cheapest to buy. Pen
sion rates were found not to exceed ont
dollar day and less by the week.
! Mrs. Morris has put her book in pape
covers to make it readily portable ant
it is certain to be much appreciated
While it is written especially TO
women travellers, men will find VALUABLE
hints in it,