Evening star., 1936-04-12
nv JACoUEs FUTRELLE. JR.


- CRIBBLINGS: Camel trains
saunter along the railroad
tracks of China and the visitor
~ may see them on the out
skirts of Peking.
Apropos of the demand for sea
travel, which is crowding ships to the
gunwales, the story is told of the far
sighted woman who this year decided
to book passage on cruise to Cali
fornia several months In advance. She
wasn't farsighted enough. All choice
reservations were sold. Calmly, she
engaged accommodations for 1887.
The demand for cruise space has
grown to such an extent that the
novelty of sailing on tramp steamers
to strange and languid ports has be-
come profitable business-profltable
to the ship owners, who thus reap an
extra cargo, and profitable to the trav-
eler, in view of cheap but wholesome
living aboard. For the last year on
two accommodations on trampS have
been booked far in advance. Such
trips are made to order for the globe
trotter who has time to loaf around
the world. But freighterS go every
where and there are shorter trips.
The Canadian National Steamships
recently announced a series of 10
"vagabond cruises" of 38 days for two
of its freighters. Only 20 passengers
are carried. Leaving Montreal, the
ships sail leisurely via Halifax to Ber-
muda, Puerto Rico, Barbados, Trini-
dad, British Guiana, French West
Indies and other nearby ports when
there is cargo to pick up or deliver.
There are others consuming less time.
A travel film has been issued by
company interested in promoting
trips to Trinidad. where the famous
pitch lake annually lures thousands.
The film is entitled Where the Pave
ment Begins" The American Express
Co. is promoting travel to the Soviet
under the bright catch-phrase of
''Steepe by Steepe."
THE schedule of opera at the fa-
nous Salzburg Festival from
July 25 to August 81: "Fidelio." July
25, August 5, Is and 81; Figaro"
July 27 and August %; Don Gio-
vanni," July %, August 13 and "a;
"Cosi fan Tutte," July % and August
Is; "Falstaff." July 81, August, TO-,
20 and 26; "Orpheus and Eurydice." Z"
August and II; The Meistersinger, "
August 8, IA, IS and %; The Cor
regidor," August II and 81; Tristan
and Isolde" August q.
A word or two on motoring abroad:
Austria has abolished its federal auto
tax on foreigners staying only so days
or less, but there are local levies on
motors. Italy'S new "autoStrade" or
| system of motor roads bars pedestrians
and animal-drawn vehicles. Auto
pilots can be hired in Berlin for driv-
ing ones car through unfamiliar
traffic, and students are being trained
| in this service. Norway's North High
way will link Bodo, within the Arctic
| Circle, to the southern routes.
Intense nationalism now prevalent
in Europe has revived an interesting
phase of foreign allurement-national
costumes of the people are reappear-
ing. Among the peasantry their
colorful regalia never really died, but
suffered somewhat Of an eclipse.
After all these years of cosmopolitan
dress, Vienna now is to have its own
design, colored and fashioned by
| artists.
Tourists find Netherlands railroads
operating on 8-day ticket arrange
ment much like the weekly street car
/ pass in Washington. For $3.50
Dutch florins Cor nearly 500 the
visitor may buy a ticket that entities
him to a ride anywhere over the
3,000-mile railroad system. The price
quoted is first class. He may travel