The sun., 1908-05-03
EUROPE FOR A YEAR ON $500
POSSIBILITIES IN TIE WAY or
CHEAP TRAVEL ABROAD.

this y 70 OF year, Nnen pooPie bIo tnlnlhg
Of summer vacations. Like that other
popular question as 70 how much Is enough
70 marry on, lVadmits Of many answerS
St amship rates are suited 10 all pockets
Il IL possible 10 cross the ocean first olasq
on several lines for $50. while one line sailing
from Philadelphia offers accommodations
for even les. OF course the second cabin
and steerage rates are much lower. Many
hardy voyagers anxious 10 see Europe g.
on the cheapest tickets 30 that they may
have more money with which to travel on
the other dde.
Disposlng Of the question Of Steamship
fares, then, the question narrows 10 tho
cost Of board and lodging. travelling and
fees, the last item impossible 10 omit wheni
travelling In the Old World.
Everything depends on the manner in
which the tourist lives and travels abroad,
II instead Of first class he buys third class
railroad tickets, which will carry him over
the same roads and in practically the sama
cars except that the upholstery and tho
oompanionship are less desirable, he will
save a great deal more than three times tbs
actual cost OF the journey. for the differ
enoe between the frst second and third
class fares is absurdly great.
AZ 10 boarding rates, one can count on 81
a day az the minimum. although II can bs
done for less but not very gracefully. In
both Paris and London excellent food and
accommodation is TO be had at that price,
better than anything that New York offers
| for the same money
Some travellers accomplish the miraculous
In this matter Of economical travelling
abroad. One woman, over 30 and not IN
any too robust health writes TO a friend
in New York from Rome:
Il can now understand why 30 many
people with small incomes rush over n
this delightful and interesting place when
they wish to eOonomlze. Since August
/ have not spent $500 and have travelled
about lot.
after landing at Queenstown / went to
Dublin for the exhibition, and then on to
Cork and then to liverpool and went To
London for six weeks. ! stopped al
comfortable boarding house In Blooms
bury and then went TO Paris and remained
there three months,
From there I went 10 Nice and stayed
a month, then 10 Genoa for two days, 10
Rome, to Naples where liked II 80 we'll
that stayed MONTH then back to Rome,
and will be here until May, when shall
90 TO Florence. to Venice, Switzerland and
Germany ior the summer,
Il shall make the entire trip very easily
for $500. although everybody thinks IL n
wonderful thing, ] said would do II on
this amount when came away as hal
had a bad year on the ranch, only one cut.
ting Of hay, &c. And. best Of all, have
stopped only at good places and have met
charming people.
"In London paid FIVE shillinEs q day.
about thirty centimes a day for lishts--s
first class place-about forty people.
had the smallest room In the house, but
was very comfortable.
AT Naples was in a small villa and had
a fine sunny room for fve francs, and hera
In Rome have a very small room, the only
one In the house for five francs, the best
cooking ever had in my life
Not every one can emulate this remark
hDlO hlp ONCl IulOpti NioAbAuh ~ uldnN
interesting places and keeping expense
down in such fashion. It sounds almost
impossible, and the only explanation Of the
feat Is that the thrifty traveller boughO
third class railroad tickets.
The student Of human nature would
undoubtedly find much moro interesting
material by travelling In this manner thanin
better style, but through Ireland and on
some parts Of the ointment II would not
be 30 pleasant as in England. for cleanliness
Of person is not one Of the virtues with
the masses abroad.
The pleasures Of travelling third cass m
Spain have been set forth In book hv
Gertrude Atherton, who has probably
idealised many Of the setbacks. Travelling
Of any sort, even in a motor, Is 80 unpleah.
ant In Spain owing 20 bad roads and poo-
convenienoes generally that tho class Ura
goes In does not matter much
The great economy Of travelling in En-.
rope comes from the fact that the American
tourist feels that he has no neighbors ~
criticse him nor any particular position
TO live up to. He does things ch-aplv
because they are novel and Interesting,
and even at fourpence tea in London
there will be flower or two on the table
and a civil girl 10 wait on him, so one doe,
not feel the grind Of cheapness as in New
York. where an eight cent meal wouh
mean eight cent food, surroundings and
manners generally,
Pension life in Paris is delightful alsp
because Of this same accented civihtv
that proves a charming surprise 10 the
American and because OF the rema rkabla
cooking for which some Of the pensiona
are famous, bringing persons 10 them az
guests who would never patropize the big
hotels, where everything Of recent years
Is 30 like the luxurious New York estah.
lishments that the French atmosphere
ls entirely lnst.
A woman traveller can 20 about Europs
for year without buying any new gowns.
which Is no small economy. When abe
Rets ready TO come homo she can buy one
or two costumes with PARA tag II chs
wishes TO have something 10 show for her
trip, but her American gowns, bootS, hats,
6c., are apt TO look very smart, and the
fact that she is travelling excuses her for
the omnlpresenoe Of her shirtwaist and her
absence Of frills.
There are always those exclusive onSs
who say they prefer 10 stay at home rather
than 70 travel cheaply, but there are other
more daring souls who viii not let dlfacultiss
stand IN the way and rather enjoy the bensa.
tion Of living In q fourth hoor back room
Paris and the Seine.
Merely 10 be alive in these unfamiliar
and picturesque surroundings u sufficient
to q great many travellers to whom creature
comforts do not count as the great rood
things Of life. Omnibus Tidea are hlled
with strange sights and experiences, break
fasts and dinners are possible In all 6orts
OF odd and delightful places, and flowers
can be bought OF the venders on the streets