The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-13
London, Paris. The Hague,
Brussels and the Rhine
VIII Be Visited
EARLY ENTRANTS
LIKELY TO WIN
Contest Will Start This
Morning and Close at 9
O'clock P. NJ, Sat
urday, July Sixth

Put shock absorbers On your nerves
befare=readiagi Perhaps for the an
nounesment Of the biggest enterprise
ever undertaken by Richmond
newspaper.
The Richmond Nirginian is going
to send eight ladies on a tour or the
largest and most progressive couH-
.ries of Europe and seven ladies' on
3 trip 70 New York, the metropolis
OF this country, Atlantic City. WASH
inEton and Old Point.
Fifteen people viii be provided
with comfort and luxury for the trip
from the union station and back
again. The old world and the Allan
tic seiboard liz to be laid ut tho feet
of the Nirginian's readers.
The Nirginians readers may name
those they with to go on the tour of
the old world. and those they wanr
to go on the Atlantic City tour. They
Will decide who shall go. and The
Virginian will do the rest.
The travellers necessary bills will
be- paid from the time. they leave
Richmond until they return. Steam
ship charges hotels guides, carriage
drives and fees viii be attended to
by The virginian. All that ~ neces-
sary for the tourists Is 10 accept the
hospitality Of THE Vlrginian, and get
enough votes from its rearers.
First Glass Tours Throughout.
First-ciass will be the .watchward
in every detail. Nothing but the best
VIII be considered good enough for
The yirginian's people. Every tour
list will be nestled in the lap of lux-
, ury from beginning to enc
From the union depot the tourists
will go in palace cars, and paiatia1
81 m lac nal Ia str he rid
world. over land and seas, in eie-
gance.
They viii go 10 the palaces OF
kings, 10 the homes OF emperdrg. 10
PEASANTS cottages and to lands where
people live and practice a. enstoms
vastly different frafa these EFF tsttf.-
| own country standing on the footing
of American citizenship, which makes
every man king and every woman
"a queen, they will be greeted by
noblefncn III tie 1an6s wherc afis-
tocracy of birth is recognized. They
viii be greeted by people of every
cast and degree, thousand Of miles
from home.
The Nirginian has chartered quar-
ters on floating palace for this trip.
Some idea of its proportions can De
gained when 1t is considered that its
length is $40 feet. beam 80 feet,
The Caicago is "a new steel ship.
with five decks and double bottom
extending the entire length and sub
divided into numerous watertight
compartments. 1t has twin screws
propelled by two sets of quadrupia
.-enginex-
There are electric elevators runs
ming between the decks, which also
connect with the grand and smaller
4 yKsbxf
| tings and finish are the best known
| in modern shipping. The dining
| room, splendidly furnished. extends
the width OF the ship. with cosy tables.
seating two. four or six persons. All
| passengers are accommodated at
| meals at once.
The social hall is az the head of this
grand staircase. Its piiiared dome.
, ornate decorations, luxurious divanS
and library invite pleasant leisuresss
| There are music rooms. womeu'S
rooms. public and seni-public sa-
| looms. There is gymnasium. swim
ming pool electric light baths and
scores of other innovations designed
to maize happy ifis u gers al 4ha .fsaJ55
| round the world
| Passenger Accommodations are amid
| ships Each cabin has its own elec-
| trio fan. controlled by the occupants
| in.ercommunicating telephones.
j The passenger list will be limited
to n few hundred tirst-c passen-
gers. This Limitation will insure CONF
| fort for all. without crowdlng.
| The Trrr.
| Starting from New York July 18th
| as first class passengers on this new
! and magnificent twin-screw, 10000
| ton liner Chicago. the tourists will
| cross the Atlantic and disembarg at
| Havre. From here they will
proudly train to Paris. where they
| will spend three days in the wild and
/ wished capital. The Louvre. the
! Eiffef Tower, the Trocadiro, the gar
dens of palace OF Versailles. and nu-
/ merous other places of interest VIII
| all be visited before leaving the city,
/ Next In the itinerary will come tho
cities of Mayence and strassbnrg In
the German Empire. Here a day will
be spent in each city After they
are thoroughly covered. the tourists
will embargo on river steamer and
will see the grandest of all riverHa
the Rhine, the old castles, many old
towns and hamlets, the terraced
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