Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-23

young woman coming here to study to try
to live on less than francs, equal to 81, q
day. unless she enters private family
where the cost might be less II she ex-
changed lessons in language with men,
bers Of the household. IL she were remain
ing a long time In one house. however, she
might get rate of lbs francs per month
in very modest pensione at the top of a
good many stone staircases She will be
supplied. whether in a pensione or hotel.
with coffee and bread in the morning,
luncheon at IL or 1890. AID dinner at Z.
Butter will cost extra. as a rule. The wine,
which win be served on the table. should
be avoided. No Americans should begin
to drink Italian wines until he has been
here over year. and then spartngly.
They are constipating and indigestible. The
Milan drinking water u perfectly safe, has
deliciously refreshing taste and a bril-
liant. sparkling color. The food WIN be
comparatively scanty and poor. because
most Americans bring the national habit
OF overeating to Italy with them. But II
win be fairly wholesome and in an amax-
tngiy short time the student will be taking
1t with a good appetite. Meats will be
found coarse and bad. In hot weather
they are dangerous They should be
avoided absolutely In July and August and
treated with reserve at other times In
favor Of the vegetables. which the Milan
market furnishes in abundance and Of rare
quality.
Theater going Is expensive. Boxes at La
Scala sell at from $40 to $50 for an average
night, and good seats on the floor cost &C.
IS and "a each. In the smaller opera houses
and theaters the prices are about as in
America sThe only way the American
visitor finds theater going cheap in Italy
10 by going into a part of the house where
she would not want TO be seen by her
friends IL she did the same thing in a play
house at home. However. a great many
Americans do it. and under those condi-
tons the prices are what they would be
anywhere. cheap-from a Ira and a half
to two lire, or from 50 to 10 cents.
Singing lessons win cost $50 lire a month,
or So II one is taken every day, and half
that II three times a week. One OF the
best teachers in Milan can be had at that
price. The choice OF a teacher will de-
pend in part on the resources OF the stu
dent. as the teachers differ In prices and
terms In any event. the consul. after
making careful inquiries among expert
enced students here. is OF the opinion that
no girl ought to come to Milan with less
than SO per month coming to her regu-
larry. A hundred dollars would b great
deal better. think that with less than
800 the girl would not infrequently be en-
barrassed- Milan IL an exceedingly expen-
nve city.
The greatest care should be exercised
In the choice OF a teacher. There are only
a few good ones out OF all the large num-
Der. Most OF them are merely lying IN
wait for the American girl with money
to spend. and they win of.er her q ions
series OF excellent reasons for spending
Il Just % long as II holds out Cautiou
should be taken as 10 the teachers method
The students voice may be ruined, and
q great many voices are ruined every yea
by teachers who think more of some tricl
OF method than OF the girl taken In hand
But even when the student is satisfied thai
she has come upon one OF the experienced
conservative. highminded and thoroughly
delightful men. who Il Is a pleasure to say
are to be found among the Milan teachers
she must know something OF his method
and OF mis- work with other pupils She
can and these things readily By making
acQuaintances In the student colony. The
consulate never recommends one teachel
as against any other. II II wiser for
the student 10 Ascertain from other stu
dents the real situation In this regard and
particularly to interview Americans who
have been studyfns here for . numbeI