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Evening star., 1955-06-05
FASHION
NOTEBOOK
By ELEM
All Thdt Travels Should Be Light
But Riqht-for Trip Abroad
By ELEM

To pack not to pack that is the question answer
discovered decidedly the side Of taking less travelling
light vet being right a trip to Europe
At the most you will be in place days possibly
week So take the amount Of changes you
for week.
seasoned traveller (you after having gone
through the haerng experience Of paying overweight
ING ana unnangng things arrivals and departures
places ana discovering that didn't need much the
place. reahzes the futility OF taking too many clothes
things true most girls discover travelling
that the great majority of people whom meet seeing
wardrobe for the first time Don't overheard buying
clothes for trip when have the right clothes that
through at home The other that certain
come favorites trip discovered because they prove
just right Tor traveller Such dress black
sheath that wore and Italy and in
Greece Tor everything from dnner-date at Maxm
10 late conee-sppng session sidewalk cafe Romes
Via Veneto and to a cocktail reception in Athens
Here's bit Of guide for the girls going abroad
about six weeks this Check the climate and conditions
Of the countries you plan to visit.
In Spain they frown the wearing Of twopiece
suits.
In Portugal they only frown against the
law to Garry for sleeveless dress
you plan to Cathedral sightseeing You don't want be
embarrassed and the clothes fun to have
vacation.
Three Pairs Of Shoes
three pairs Of shoes Two pairs Of comfortable
walking shoes and Of dessy sandals pumps Sight
seeing is going to be hard feet make the heels
low and the shoes the right size and those cobbstoned
streets won't be so bad
lightweight easeresstant material such
Of black orion and cotton will you through
occasions from travelling to partying
skirts Of washtyourseh material
q travellers Many Of these skirts peated for
extra fashion pleasure
short evening acceptable just every
fEmal occasion you might operasoins gala
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evening party at private home Powered silks are very gay
looking and stand up well on trip.
overlook They're often the basis Of good
travel wardrobe The add subtract principle good when
in climates that be hot in the daytime and
cool at night Good teamwork between skirts sweaters
boses jackets dresses and coats under this category
That ghtseers special well be T-shr cotton knit
dress washable ribbon knit shrtwast style it's dress
that you want that won't show fashion fatigue.
basic black dress in tucked resistant nen
silk shanng heavy ribbed cotton almost Indispensable
An a-purpose rain-shne coat that doubles for
day-long use too space and excellence
Scarves gloves belts inexpensive ewely and small
accessories to dress clothes down
large number Of them ones with nine fashion
lves TO them Pearls cake preferred girls best
friend where jewelry is concerned,
Take Two Handbags @r
Take two handbagsone for daytime and for evening"
both big enough and other vital papers
shoulder bag fine for poswear and fat envelope
style Is good for evening bag done the fabric
prefer.
Don't overload yourself with lots Of cosmetics what's
necessary In plastic containers You always find soap
tissues ETC., abroad. f<@%
WANT LNFoRMATIoN'--cau ST. 5-s0oo Ert. so2. NOM
DAY beUeen $50 and z30 p shopping intoratton on
kw featured fashions and haDel rs
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How Many 'Greenbacks'
Does 1t Really Take?
The $64 question of all

The $64 question OF all
travellers?
That's easy-the proverbial
show much money should ]
take?"
One system which has been
tested by a taker of three
budget-type trips is this:
Over and above the round trip
fare, an average daily budget
Of approximately $12-$14 was
allotted to cover all transpor-
tation within Europe, meals,
rooms and tips.
Transportation is q big item
here (perhaps six countries
in six weeks).
But remember this budget
was chalked-up by q traveller
who observed the four COM
mandments of the third-class
traveller:
She planned her own trip;
stayed in small hotels ("sans
balm" accommodations); rode
third-class trains or tourists
buses depending on the coun-
try and always checked prices
on menus hanging in restau-
rant windows before going in
more about points 3 and4 in
later articles.
How should you take your
money?
Probably no two travel ex-
perts see eye-to-eye on trav-
eler's checks versus the cold
cash system.
One seasoned overseas
sightseer who favors the CASH
carry method always takes
half her money in greenbacks
items and twenties) and the
rest in travellers checks. The
former she carries in a sealed
Evening star., 1955-06-05

letter envelope in her pocket
book.
Even the traveller who pre-
fers to put the bulk Of her
funds in travellers checks has
been known to sing the praises
Of the one dollar bill system.
namely carrying in a separate
envelope 80 one-dollar bills
for each month you expect to
be out of the country e., e.,
$100 if you'll be gone three
months.
Here's the secret.
Say you've just had break
fast In France and are ready
to catch a train for Switzer.
land. II you're out Of French
currency 1t means eashirg b
travellers check Smallest de-
nomination travellers check ID
$l0) to pay for breakfast.
Your change comes in French
francs. Since you paid your
hotel bill earlier and your
breakfast cost 10 cents (add
a 81 taxi to the station) you
arrive in Switzerland that
afternoon with $3.50 left in
French francs.
If you try to convert left
over" foreign currency into an
other foreign currency you
lose in the transaction.
Here's where your single
dollars save the day., In an
emergency when you have no
currency of the country you
can always use a dollar bill. \.
Another tip. When you ar
rive in a country late at night
and find the stations currency
changing Office closed-you
can always hand your taxi man
q one-dollar bill.
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a trip to the Office Of either
of the above travel agencies.
Besides mail-getting and dol
lar-changing I picked up a
free brochure on sightseeing
tours within the city tthe way
to discover at a glance what
there is to see in q city-even
if you decide to do it on your
own.
Even more important on this
same visit was to check rail-
road and bus schedules tthe
clerks speak English), decide
how many days I would spend
in the city and buy my next
rail or bus tickets in advance.
I always found the clerks
happy to suggest names of sew
eral small second or third
class hotels in the city where
I was going.
OPERATION mo RESER-
VATION": A system I tested
with success many times was
hailing a station taxi and pre-
senting the driver with the
name Of a hotel (if necessary
written out on paper. Upon
arrival if he couldn't under
stand "attendez sill vous plat"
wait pleaSe) or moment" I
gestured with proper gusto for
him to stand by while I went
to talk to the desk clerk Il
never heard of driver max
ing off with the baggage.
Often the manager offered
to show me several rooms "a
custom in some countries),
In any case, one never hesi-
Ntates to ask to see a room
before taking it. Asking for
"the most inexpensive room" is
standard repartee in Europe.
If you think the price
is too high, it's quite accept
able to ask if you can let him
know in Is minutes while you
go a few blocks to another
hotel. Some people prefer to
pay the taxi and do this on
foot. It's also in order to ask
the manager If you may park
your luggage in his lobby un-
til you come back.
Always Agreeable
On a few such occasions I
always found hotel desk men
not only agreeable, but down.
right courtly-and no luggage
missing.
Once in a while I found
the first hotel stop filled on
arrival. In this case either
the hotel man was delighted
to get on his phone and track
down a room OR he gave me
the names Of several to try In
the neighborhood.
! often found these personal
dealings with the big and little
people in the various countries
visited as interesting as the
same amount Of time spent In
an art gallery or museum.
In any case. it's part of the
fun of a do-it-yoursef trip.
There's one exception to this
on-your-own "bible"-the gal
who's squeezing her foreign
junket into two OF three weeks.
If this were the case and it
,ods my first trip, I would let
travel agent make all my hotel
and train reservations before
leaving sting rooms
"San balm" in third class
hotels. Also third class trains
except in Italy and SPAIN.
Articles to follow will touch
on tipping. when to go by
train. when by bus, how to
pick a cheap restaurant and
tackle sightseeing on your own.
There'll also be a suggested
four weeks itinerary.
fThis is the first in a series
OF articles geared to the third
class trnDeLer.l
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FOR THE GIRL WHO WORKS
Reporter Presents q Bdsic Plun
For Europe on q Shoestring

II you have the time is on
pre-planned Spanish bus
tours. The do-it-yourself op-
Grafton in Spain is only for
those who have plenty of time.
If I were leaving tomorrow
I'd tackle the trip just about
the way I did my first trek in
1850.
Then, as last year, I found
that when feasible the cheap
est way to travel is to look for
hotel rooms "on the spot. I'm
the other cities I have written
a couple Of days ahead Of ar
rival. not bothering about con-
firmation, but informing the
manager of the time of my ar
rival.
This do-it-yourself system
also includes buying railroad
and bus tickets as you use
them tmore on this in a later
article.
Be prepared If your travel
agent takes a somewhat dim
view of such antics.
Tourist Class
The great adventure really
began when I explained to this
gentleman that I wanted to
buy only a round-trip tourist
class ticket to Europe.
On an earlier drop-by visit
to the travel office, the do-it-
yourself type will have coll
lected sufficient planned
tour" literature to go to work
at home with a map of Europe
in one hand and a calendar in
the other.
When you actually get
around to booking overseas
passage you may have OUT
lined several possible itinera-
ries. The travel agent was
gracious about looking over
mine and telling me how long
it would take between cities
perhaps, he'll even suggest a
better route.
Though the agent UNDER
stood I would tackle the
working operation myself on
the other side, he was polite
about giving me the name of
third-class hotel task for
the least fancy one on his list.
in the city where you plan to
spend your first night III
Europe). :
Airmail the hotel, if possible
three weeks ahead. for accom-
modations.
Writing for a room "sans
balm" without BATH in a
third d-class hotel in Europe
calls for no raised eyebrows.
On the contrary, It's the travel
style for plenty Of Europeans
who can afford to do otherwise
but see no reason to double or
triple their bill.
TRAVELLING SANS Balm
simply means that instead of
. bath attached to your room
you have one a few doors down
the hall. You ring for. the
maid who not only directs you
to the proper spot but will
draw milady's tub.
For all this service you'll find
about so cents tackled to your
bill. While a room with pri-
vate bath about doubles the
cost Of your hotel room.
GETTING MAIL AWAY
FROM HOME: Both American
Express and Thomas Cook and
Son offer you an indispensable
as well as free overseas mailing
address. All you have to do is
to pick up that letter addressed
to you in care Of the American
Express. or Thomas Cook and
Son in just about every major
city in Europe.
so THIS IS NAPLES, ANS
TERDAM OR VIENNA: First
day in any new city called for
Evening star., 1955-06-05
Don t
All Speak
But Here Are Some
Sight-seer Helps
In Four Languages

s@s
But, my dear. every one
speaks English in Europe.
How often have you heard
this remark? Probably as fire.
quently as one hears :. "of
course, you wouldn't touch
water in Europe unless it's
bottled"
The seasoned traveller will
tell you to forget both warn
ings.
TN countries like France,
Italy and Spain plenty Of tour
lists, as well as the local in
habitants drink faucet water.
Only place to stay away from
it is on trains.l
AS for operation "tower of
Babel" the sightseer in Europe
will be surprised how a half
dozen words of forgotten high
school French or Spanish will
suddenly come to life.
Study English
Many Europeans have stud
led English in school tespec-
ally in Switzerland, the Meth
erlands. Italy and Germany
and will be able to meet you
halfway in a simple conver-
Sation.
The best Emily Post ad-
vice ever handed out by the
travel expert is to start every
conversation with a slowly
phrased do you speak Eng
lish"?
A Frenchman is liable to
keep secret his Oxford English
If you make the mistake of
initiating the conversation in
pidgeon French.
Most travellers, at least once,
weather this shattering expert
ence: Addressing a beret-
wearing-type, lou est lie train?
And having him retort in
pure Brooklyn accent, you're
looking right at it, sister,"
It's been said that it's pos
sible to get along in any coun-
try with about a dozen phrases.
plus the most indispensable
Esperanto" touch of ala
smile.
Basic Phrases
) Sightseer's helps" In any
language include y please
% excuse me 81 thank you
~ where is 81 how much
81 too much y Yes 81 No %
Good morning 10) Good eve
ming III Goodbye. I,
FRENCH: y sill vous plait
q pardon 81 merci ~ ou est
81 combien 81 trop cher y oui
81 non 81 bonjour 10) bon soir
III au revoir.
ITALIAN: Cd per favore
(2) scusi go grazie "a dove
(5) quanto costa (6) troppo %
81 (8) no (9) buon giorno (10)
buona sera CID arrivederci.
SPANISH: % por favor
(2) dispenseme 90 gracias "a
adonde es t5) cuanto cuesta
60 demasiado caro- Cd 81 90
no (9) buenos dias C10) bue-
mas noches Gid hasta Ia
vista.
GERMAN: ID bite (2)
verzeihung 90 danke a. wo
ist 50 was kostet 60 zu viel
CD ia 90 nein t9) guten
morgen (10) guten abend CID
auf wiedersehen.
Evening star., 1955-06-05
By PATRICIA SIMMONS

DJ n OAOAH CAHANA0AN0
So you're going to Europe
this summer.
It's your first trip. You're go
ing alone. And you don't speak
French or even pidgeon Eng
lish.
From one career gal to an
other - doing Europe on q
budget can be more fun than
winning the daily double. And
every bit as good for the pock-
etbook.
After three do-it-yourself
trips to Europe (the last in
1954, I've pocketed a few
pointers on seeing Rome. Paris
and London on a shoestring.
The idea is to share them with
anyone who's got more wan
derlust than loose cash.
This guide takes three things
for granted.
You're a gal with a spirit of
adventure, a sense Of humor If
something goes of schedule.
and at least four weeks to
spend in Europe.
Stop here If you're the
kind of a sightseer who would
rather stay home than land
in a strange city without a
hotel reservation; has never
toted her own suitcase; pre-
fers flrst-class accommoda-
tions; shies away from asking
strangers for directions; halls
a taxi If faced with a crowded
street car or hoofing half "a
mile; would go to pieces over
a few uneasy minutes while a
desk clerk phoned around town
to find a hotel that wasn't
filled.
This reporter has never slept
in a hotel lobby or on q park
bench.
Write Ahead
But in the course of land
ing in Madrid, Spain, at mid
night, without reservations or
in Venice at the height Of the
travel season I've collected a
list of cities where I think it's
wiser to write for reservations
a few days ahead of arrival.
Between October and April
I have never bothered with
reservations except when an
international conference or
festival was being held. But
travelling between May and
September i stick to the fol-
lowing lineup:
In Italy - reservations in
Venice, Florence, Sorrento and
Capri: no reservations in
Genoa. Milan. Rome and
Naples.
In France y no reservations
(but can only speak for Paris.
Nice and Lourdes).
IN England--(only speak for
London) no r1eervatior In
small family hotels.
In Switzerland and Ger
many-no reservations.
In Netherlands and Belgium
no reservations in Amster-
dam, the Hague and Brussels.
Here national tourist Offices in
the railroad stations provide
lists of small hotels and PEN
sions Family type boarding
h uses. Reservations In
Bruges and Antwerp.
In Austria - reservations In
Salzburg. Innsbruck. Bad Cas-
tein and smaller Triol spots:
no reservations in Vienna.
In Scandinavian countries
embassies here suggest reserva-
tions necessary in capital
cities year-round.
In Spain--I would make all
my hotel, and transportation
reservations ahead Of time
(perhaps through q French
travel agency in Paris. One
Of the best ways to see Spain
Evening star., 1955-11-04
The Lure Of California

In the series OF D-0ayS peElunlng 10
shape up between now and election day
OF November, 1855, the date OF June Is
taking on increasing Importance. For II
Is on that day that CalifOrnians Repub-
leans and Democrats will register their
primary preferences for presidential
nominees
At this point the maneuyering In
both parties Is IN an exploratory stage
with all the possible candidates main
tanning q decorous coyness about their
ambitions and intentions. Only Repub-
lican Governor knight has strayed be-
yond these limits Of self imposed modesty
to d point Of indicating he would very
much like to 90 to the q. O. r. National
Convention as a "favorite SON. choice Of
the California delegation lat least for
one ballot. Senator Knowland, believed
more than passively interested In q presi-
Dental nomination, has not openly ad-
mitted it vet. Vice President Nixon,
scrupulously loyal to President Eisen-
hover, has said nothing. about his per-
sonal intentions and is not likely to until
the President has declared his own plans.
II Mr.. Eisenhower announces himself un-
available, however, all three of the lead
ing California Republicans are sure to-
move on-stage iii their own State.
Meanwhile, supporters Of two Of the
three principal Democratic prospects
already are setting their sights on the
California primary With Governor Har-
riman Of New York on record that he will
enter no presidential primaries, the
Democratic tests are most likely to center
on Adlai Stevenson and Senator Kefauver
Of Tennessee. Neither has yet declared
himself candidate, although Mr.. Ste
venson has promised to reveal his own
plans this month. In 1852, while Mr..
Stevenson stayed out OF all primaries,
the Tennessee Senator piled up an inn
pressiveM list OF preliminary victories.
One sof these was In California, and the
States big delegation will be valuable
prize next year The fact that California
currently Is considered "doubtful' state
as far as Its Republican versus Demo-
cratic electoral vote Is concerned gives
added attraction to primary victory
there. 1t Is for these reasons that
Stevenson aides reportedly favor having
their candidate take the calculated risk
of head-on clash with Senator Kefauver
n California. With less to gain in other
direct encounters, Stevenson and Ke-
Evening star., 1955-11-04
While Drive

Montgomery County citizens are not
only concerned about the shortage OF
qualified teachers but have decided to do
something about personally. A group
of county residents has established the
Montgomery County Scholarship Fund.
contributions to which will be solicited
from ali citizens. The $4,000 sought for
the first year in the drive will be used to
finance postgraduate scholarships for
college seniors interested In taking up
teaching as career. The only condition
on awards is that recipients must agree
to teach In the Montgomery schools.
II The plan was worked out in CO..
operation with the Montgomery County
Council Of Parent Teacher Associations,
the Montgomery County Education Assoc
citation and the county Board Of Educa-
ton. 1t is the result of a study by the
council OF the serious problem Of securing
enough well-trained teachers to meet
classroom needs In the county system
and of inducing them to stay there.
Recent national surveys have shown that
teachers colleges are finding II increas-
ingly diff1cult to attract young men and
women to the teaching profession. The
scholarship idea is q step III the direction
Of encouraging more young people TO
enter the field. Of education However,
the problem Of keeping them happy In
this field will remain as long as teachers
salaries lag behind those offered for COM
parable work outside the schools.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Too Much Secrecy

The Commissioners and members
OF the Public Utilities Commission are fol-
lowing policy of secrecy In their me-
gotiationS with possible bidders for WASH
ingtor'S mass transportation business.
Chairman Hayes tells The Star that some
OF the bidders do not want to reveal the
identity of their supporters, or their A.
nancial capabilities, until they know they
are reasonably sure of obtaining fran
chise. That is an acceptable explanation
of the secrecy as far as it goes.
Public transportation in Washington,
however, is very much the public'S busi-
ness. The public is entitled to know
something about the nature of the prop
ositions advanced by the bidders what
concessions are being demanded and what
sort Of inducements the Public Utilities
Commission and the Commissioners are
willing to recommend We think the
Commissioners and the PUG. would be
acting In their own, as well as the public's
interest. in making such information
available.
It is understood that the PUG. Is
suggesting that successful applicant for
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1000 to 1900 new buses, presumably die
sells because of the cheaper fuel. If that
Is correct, we think the public should
know that the District Building authori-
ties are thinking along such lines On an
average weekday, there are about $50
buses in service. The prospect of almost
doubling that number Is disconcerting to
anyone who knows anything about exist
ing street congestion. Again, it Is under
stood that such bus equipment would
require an investment Of more than So
million for vehicles alone, which would
automatically Increase the present rate
base on which Capital Transit earnings
have been computed. Any private in
vestor who intends to make profit on
such an outlay Of capital is going to de-
mand concessions, In one form or an.
other. What are they asking and what
Is being promised?
We hope that private enterprise will
be interested In operating mass transit
facilities In washington. From the public
attitude Of the Commissioners, one might
infer that plenty Of investors are ready
and willing. Whatever the situation, we
think the time has come when the secrecy
In such matters should be abandoned,
and that the public should be told what
Is cooking.
Evening star., 1955-11-04
Scrap the Surpluses?

One need not indOrse the recommen-
dation In order to understand the senti-
mente underlying the proposal that our
mountainous farm surpluses be de-
Stroyed.
In one form or another, this sugges-
ton was advanced by several Oregon
farmers who testified recently before the
travelling Senate Agriculture Committee.
These farmers would take these price
depressing. surpluses, In which the tax
payers have invested about ST billion, and
dump them In the middle Of the ocean.
But they did not disclose, and evil
IDENTIFY were not asked, how they stand on
price supports. Do they support the ad-
ministrations sliding scale2 or would
they go back to the fixed 30 per cent
supports2 II they favor the latter, some
one should have asked them why they
want to destroy one surplus only to revert
to discredited program which would
soon pile up another equally hurdensome
surplus.