Evening star., 1920-05-24
H|NTSF0R TOURISTS
Who VISIT EUROPE
"Try Not to Appear Ameri-
can," Among the "Econ-
0my" Precepts Enjoined.
BY GEORGE r. BYE.
Correspondence of The Star


LONDON, May lo.-It cannot be that
all of You are padded with shock
| absorbing bank rolls, even those of
you about to push off for points Euro
| pean. The first precept Of thrift for
| tourists setting out across the Atlan
tic would be to stay at home. the
second. try not to appear American
To accomplish this apparent dena-
| tIonalization is the subject Of this lit
| tie study.
| greater variety among women. in
| tnelr dress and manners. than among
men. and Europe expects almost any-
tnIng from any woman. Our fair
hhshes,cans ha csrat' therefore will only have to
ue CareIul with their speech if they
would escape detection. Upon the men
Ialis the burden Of the preparations
ans training for a successful mas
querade Be thorough about it, and
'ou - cut your tour expenses in half.
"oid Clothes" for Men Suggested.
oid clothes of a reactionary cut are
al, 1ba ,hs sni lor the men. Leave behind
Happy ones are the vogue in Emrons
For English use slip them under n.
.hha..ress at night. but anything more
eta ean d mattress crease is an immedi
italy M aSaI. tba AIN IN France, Belgium and
satea. But whether in England or the
SonIlnent the pants must fan AZ ~
i ottom: coats, long and loose. with .
ironon. st nne. An umbrella is as
England as nat IN
II should be understood that We are
xHIHIhg ourselves with boureeoisie
napiHments. We are trying to nut the
"a anK tourist on an equal plane with
snendin uropean native of proportionate
some OF our fellow citizens NAV want
10 go farther in protest against in
ternational profiteering, but they
snould not wear overalls, Publicity
mas already made overalls an eccen-
| tric accouterment of the rich Ameri-
can In European eyes To get on q
costermonger-peas footing. saving
| not only dollars, but pennies. wear
still older and sackier clothes. slap
sKimpy cap on your head and, in
your neck. doubling in the end under
your vest. In such a garb, procided
your face is not noticeably clean. Won
could travel about anywhere without
falling into tourist ambuscade
Shoe Shines Unknown.
In Latin Europe no such thing as a
shoe shine (excepting that of patent
leathersl Is known. but even the
poor OF Britain are benefactors Of the
backing trust. That brings US to the
subject of shoes. Broad toes still rage
over here, and short vamps Your feet
| shouid appear rat and stubby, and in
Paris and Brussels ribbons for shoe.
laces are required. BY all means, the
men should leave of their garters the
moment they land. The. falling sock
Is an important device Of donation
alizatton. very important-even with
low shoes.
Shoes suggest boots" as they are
invariably called by the English, and
that suggests that the American who
Is going to talk to shopkeepers and
hotel managers and porters further
than to give merest directions should
carefully consider his speech. Re
member your tomatoes" and "eye-
theirs" and "neyethers'' when in Lon
don. And pronounce "been" as it is
spelled, to rhyme with 'seen" Never
drawl. and those affected with nose
buzz should beware. All, they'll get
you! If you have had only four
year college course in French it would
with any natives who have anything
to barter.
ssFeather-EdRe" Style for Hair.
Il Earlier we should have given som,
attention to the hair. The feather
edge style. not too short, will carr,
you through. Both London and Pari.
, have proclaimed it as the fashion
AS matter Of fact. London control,
the mems fashions of Europe, which
also should have been told YOU be
fore. The French gentleman. un
fortunately, aspires to look like tn,