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available For travelling in Germany, travel
ers' checks for registered marks can be bought
at approximately 40 per cent discount, as
compared with the regular rate of reichsmarks
to the dollar. But no further purchases are :
possible after entering the country.
Last summer, travellers going to France
were able to buy for 20 francs a Carte de
Legitimation and after five days in France,
this carte carried a privilege of so per cent
reduction on railroad tickets everywhere in
France. 1t further procured reduction in the
entrance fee to the Exposition. But these aGe
advantages which inexperienced travellers
probably do not know about
My personal rule for clothes, no matter I
how you travel, is to take the fewest possible
Remember, considering cruise in particular,
that every item limits by so much the space
left for you in your cabin. On the other hand,
! know that there are mary young women
who seldom 60 away from home, and who
think of ship as stage setting for a fashion
show. To them it seems the one great oppor-
tunity to dress and re- dress half dozen times
a day, and parade their new clothes up and
down the decks.
On the other hand. to reader who asks:
How many changes of clothes is it necessary
to take in order to be at all times smart" the
answer is that very small wardrobe will do
For example, the first item on every list should
be loose, warm, neutral-colored country
coat, the sort of coat that can be worn day or
evening in the country or in town. Second, two
pairs of completely comfortable, wel-made
shoes, with reasonably heavy soles and heels
of the right height. For very hot climate, by
all means take few clothes that are very thin
such as printed cotton or foulard dresses, and
simple semi-evening dresses of unmussable
materials.
If your ship has an open-ar pool and sun
deck, this will certainly be the center of life on
board. That means one or two or possibly
three bathing suits. Remember, that you must
take suitable coat or other covering and
shoes or slippers to wear through the rest of
the boat, since bathers are not expected to
appear in any other parts of the ship in bath,
ing clothes. On southern ship, nothing is
more useful than plain, heavy cotton house
coat, which has long skirt, and buttons up =
the front. With one of these over your bath
ing suit you are perfectly dressed. This will
also serve the public purposes of a wrapper.
And now for behavior, which is after all the
same everywhere. And yet, the friendliness of
people on board does depend great deal
upon the size of the ship and the length of the
cruise. The biggest, fastest boat to Europe is
exactly like big city hotel. You speak to no
one except those whom you know On the six
week cruises you gradually talk to everybody
on the ship. That is, you say Good morning
and Good evening" to everybody you meet
and you talk to people without hesitation.
The first and last rule when travelling, or
when in any situation that brings you close to
strangers, is to be sure that you make your ap-
proach no more than halfway. If you ask.
someone a question and that person answers
with monosyllabic "yes" or mo" then turn
your attention to someone else When, on the
other hand someone replies with evident will
ingness and looks at you with eager readiness
to talk further, this should be taken as meet
ing you halfway
Copyright, 1888. by Emily Post
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