The Washington herald., 1914-06-17

Travelling happily does not depend Al
together on the sort OF train or snip,
aeroplane of motorcar you travel IN.
Neither does It depend entirely on me
suitability and adequacy Of your ward
robe. nor on the comforts and conven-
fences Of the hotels you visit. The real
happiness Of the traveller depends on
herself.
Haven't you often seen the unhappy
traveller? sometimes she has crossed the
ocean many more times than you have.
and her 1ourneyings by land have cover
ed more miles than yours. But she does
not yet know how 10 travel
Perhaps she II the sort who travels
restlessiy.
She boards the ttain with half dozen
small bags and packages In her arms
and spends perhaps the first half hour
OF the journey getting them settled. Then
she gets herself settled and. before this
difficult task Is accomplished. she must
needs fpd some infnitesimal object In
the particular package or box that Is in
the most Inaccessible position Then she
must settle herself again. Then she pulls
down the shade to keep the sun out OF
her eyes and Immediately thereafter runs
II to the top Of the window because the
train is too dark. She fidgets and fumes
because Of the heat. and worries because
OF the draught. and scowls at the mother
of a crying baby. And she makes her
fellow travellers as unhappy as she her
self is, unless they are endowed with an
active sense OF humor.
The really well-bred traveller Ii quiet.
She does not move about in restless
| fashion. She does not complain OF her
| fellow passengers. She remembers that
she Is only one OF many thousands who
are spending their days speeding over
the surface of the earth.
weIl-bred Traveller Quiet.
Then there is the traveller who talks
In q loud tone. You are treated to un-
| welcome details of some unknown Mel
lies toothache. or forced to hear re-
count Of the romance of second-cousin
| somebody's young life. The well-bred
| traveller speaks In a low tone and re-
frains from recounting any bit Of news
that might not we'll be considered public
| property.
| less Of the comfort Of the other travellers.
In spite of the charm OF Maude Adams.
Leorora Of legendary fame was not an
| ideal traveller. Neither was the man she
murdered Doubtless the carriage in
| which they Travelled was close and the
! window was better open. On the other
| hand, IL the air gave offense, the win
dow should have been left closed. This
is all a question, however. that has been
settled many times this year by a COM
petent Jury for actors. Far be II from
us to attempt its settlement The fact
remains that the ideal traveller never
opens a window II 1t Will Inconvenience
somebody else-and never murders her
| fellow passengers II they do insist on
| opening one.
| uh>- rAnAr~u Tr~~el
Children travelling can all too easily
prove a bore to every one. On shipboard
1t is easy to keep them out of the way,
On some of the ships Of course, special
| nuseries and play rooms are provided
| Even when this is not the case. the
| children can be kept happily occupied
with books and toys in their deck chairs
or else can be taken for walks about the
deck. But they should not be allowed to
romp up and down the deck. running
thoughtlessly into other pedestrians and
stumbling rudely against the deck chairs
Children In a train are harder to taAe
care of. Whatever their own discomfort
may be, don't allow, them to romp uI
and down the aisles. II they become
very restless they may walk up and down
| the aisle a few times without disturbing
any one, II they can be trusted to be
| quiet and mannerly. For the rest. in.
| teresting games and books that can be
| enjoyed in their seats should. be pro-
vided for their entertainment Colored