The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-05-08
Mavguevits MO0ers Mavshail.

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Your ovw country, yoyv otcw
home. your ow~ ASsbo1d. your ov~
WtJe'
Irving Bachelor. author Of Keeping
Up with Lizzie" and other popular
novels, thus phrased for me his phiios-
ophy. Z simple. homespun brand which
hns endesrcd Mr.. Bachelor to . great
many thousands OF his homespun coun.
trymen. His latest nctlonai rendering Of
II. The Return Of Griggsby." appears
to-day. and no himself has Just re-
turned from Europe with an even more
settled conviction that tho best place
for Americans Ii America.
"Ths AnssaeAa In Europe 10
simply - easy mara" he main.
tsansd. "9hs natives gst their Nv.
Ing OF Ne travelling American
nan asA woman. IN Rome, while
Z was there, Soma ten thousand
viasess frem the vAitsd States
cane 10 the city, ana were charged
special Americas prices fer every.
tA1ng. - was Nks Q oaxavan fallen
lAto tie hands Of brlSaads."
But Americans don't have 10 go
abroad" ] reminded Mr.. Bachelor.
NEVER GET the WORTH OF
THEIR MONEY.
They think they have TO-" he re-
turned. And then tho Yankee shire d-
men OF the creator Of "cbsn Holden
asserted itself. Il wouldn't mind 20
much" he admitted. ~ they got any
real wosth Tor thelr money. But they
asa't ,Ntas-tsaths u the Americans In
Europe are not enjoying thsmsslvss.
n tact they're distinctly uneomsort-
abls. Really. the ealy satisfaction they
set out. Of seins ahrea1 10 the ability
70 say that they've been there whom
they set back homo" -.
Have you read that fable Of George
Adss." ! asked. about the man and
hh wife travelling around the world
They never stick their noses outside
their hotels. but spsnd ell their time
mailing picture post cards."
Mr.. Bachsllsr nodded and his keen
blue eyes twinkisd. The bot way Of
Describing him 10 - say that he looks
- u he might have waiksd out Of one
Of bic own New England books. Ills
frame 10 tall and loosely hung and
his gray eyebrows have. that curious
penthouse effect which one Ands In
% many Revolutionary portraits. He
continually carsssss his cioss.cropped
mustachs and smooth shavsn chin In
the paupss Of HE rather meditativs
conversation-anothsr New England
trick. Finally. he 10 no more subtle
than hls Observation-Disclosures satire,
but about the man and his work there
hangs the same atmosphere Of mingled
kindness and common sense.
u used TO watch the parties Of Amsri.
cans In Rome" he resumed. astsr Q
shsht pause 'Thsy'd gsilop through
the galleries. pausIng for half . minute
IN 'front.' OF ono picture or another.
LOOKING % tired and 70 una akened.
They weren't really appreciatinr what
they saw. They didn't take away any.
thing. except fund Of misinformstion.
"Why asat Aasslsaas 70 dat.
seeang u thsis eva esuntsyS 0uyv
y NJ zeal weaAss1aAl. AsvsaN
eeea ap ela church ~ any etAsr
famous .sRustuss sl1es rye Nsea
eeas sass bsg1ns - esnyase n
esesey vlth NE newly anisAsA
eel1sst ba1iliaG Asss n New Yssk.
! Asvsat SsAslA ~ natural sesa.
ssy asvslass tAaa places ylsht Ssrs
81 sas Eastern seast."
And you found travelling IN Europs
both uncomfortable and sxpensiveY" I
prompted. ~ Mr.. Baeheiisr's faint. hut
determined. accents died away, In ons
ming only did not recognise a Yankee
eeuntryman-ths extraordinarily low.
pitched voice.
EVERY American abroad must f,nd
ne hotels and trains uncomfortable.
compared with what no 10 used 10 AT
homo. But he win discover an even
sssatsr contrast In the amount OF
money he has TO spend.
"1vssy foreigner has his hanA
saS " he Americas.
y want to send my trunks on board
ship. Tee . man 70 take them to
the wharf. fee another man to get
thsm from the wharf to the tender. On
the tender 10 still another ofIiciai whom
] must tip II ] want TO be sure that
the trunks will b transferred 10 the
ship. 20 II goes.
MUST TIP ALL the HOTEL
eGRvAkTs.
IL vour hotel bill 10 1000 francs
ysu can't set out By paying less than
~ francs 70 the servants. In addition
to the grstuitiss you may have given
during your stay. There 10 a regular
lineup At the door on your departure.
And you can hardly blame the servants
II 10 understood that thrss.fourths sf
their salary shall come from tho guests.
and OF course Americans are expected
to contribute the lion's share.
And you cannot trust any one With
whom you have dealings II YOU 90
shoppins you must make II Q rule never
10 pay the arst price asked. you cen.
not trust your guide. not svN u ~ \