The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

n OF the places visited, but the intelligence and
VI the enthusiasm of the traveller, make trip
interesting. and the girl who is really eager
to know and to see all there is to be learned
or seen of a country through which she is tour
ing viii derive more lasting benefit and enjoyment
from weeks or months sojourn in the one foreign
city than viii she who, in half hearted. scarcely
interested manner makes tour OF the globe Great as
can be The pleasure in summer holiday spent in
travel by train motor through new, unfamiliar
lands still travelling should not be sought simply for
the delight of the moment. but should be looked upon
real episode in ones life, an experience to be
looked back upon always in series of interesting
vivid mental pictures. Irue enjoyment in travelling
is Impossible without fairly clear knowledge of the
countries visited the people their history, their art
and their language Any girl with the least spark of
Intelligence viii naturally enjoy the ordinary fun of
travel the meeting new people and the constant ex-
ctcmen of moving about from place place, being
shown the principal things OF interest in each town.
city country place but she will learn but little in
this way. and VIII often become bored with mere
sightseeing il she has not provided herself before
starting the tour with fund OF information of
every place to which she will 60 and very complete
list o things and places which she is especially anx-
ions to see
The girl who makes her first visit to the old world
after her graduation from school or college IS
indeed to be cn.ied- Her knowledge of facts and
dates o painting and OF architecture still fresh and
and she fail be enthusiastic at visiting
those places made familiar to her by history or in
viewing for herself the beautiful buildings and the
famous works Of which hitherto she has known
only by of blue prints or none too satisfying
copies Even the busy schoolgirl, however, will do
well 70 oonne her reading for some time before she
is 10 sail literature touching upon the countries
which She will visit during her vacation and books of
romance and historical novels often give wholly
fascinating idea OF country or city that is not to
be obtained in any other way.
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4 ENTEN sewing circles, bridge. classes matinee
l. clubs and private theatricals are already being or
eanized for the eight weeks, more or less before
Easter, but the girl who has been promised summer
trip Europe viii do well this year to devote all her
spare time in preparation for the fun that is to come
language class can be every bit as enjoyable as any
bridge class and it IS always possible for band of
girls to meet together two three times week and
study the art of conversation in French German
Spanish italian, if all the members are not so
fortunate TO be contemplating a foreign trip. Al
most every girl who has been to school has been
drilled in the rudiments of both French and German
and feels that she has certain acquaintance with
those languages the people and their literature Yet
she viii be astonished find how very helpless she is
in the ordinary everyday conversation of that tongue
who knows nothing Of her English just little