910 T8 L922 Dopy 1 FIRST AID TO THE Traveler in Europe ' FIRST AID TO THE TRAVELER IN EUROPE COMPILED AND ISSUED BY THE TOWN AND COUNTRY HOTEL AND TRAVEL BUREAU PRICE 50 CENTS 1922 THE STUYVESANT CO. Publishers New York -ft \o First Edition, 1922 Copyrighted by The Stuyvesant Co. AUG -I 1922 REDFIELD-KENDRICK-ODELL CO. NEW YORK C1A680429 Vtv.J. CONTENTS Introduction 5 Before Sailing Engaging Passage 7 Money 7 Mail 8 Passports 8 Cables 8 Clothing 9 Baggage 10 En Tour On Shipboard 11 Tips 12 Money 14 Baggage. . 14 Railway Tickets 16 Boat Trains 16 Motor Cars 16 Customs Duties 17 Cab Systems 18 Lost Articles 19 Hotels and Restaurants London 20 Paris 21 Belgium 22 Holland 22 Switzerland 23 Italy 23 Egypt 24 London Shops 25 Paris Shops 32 Continental and Egyptian Shops 38 Routes to the Continent from London Channel Routes 40 Air Routes 41 Foreign Money Tables Great Britain 43 France 44 Belgium 44 Switzerland 45 Italy 45 Holland 46 Egypt 46 Record of Checks 47 Blank Code 51 INTRODUCTION HIS BOOKLET was conceived as a First Aid to the Traveler to Europe. It is not a guide-book. Its aim is to answer those general, intimate questions on traveling which every tourist asks desperately — questions concerning present-day traveling customs, steamship requirements and etiquette at sea, landing and customs formalities in Europe, hotels and shops in tourist centers, the cab systems of cities and that bug-bear of every traveler, tips. "First Aid" does not take the place of Baedecker. Good guide-books and Bradshaw's railway guides for maps and train schedules are indispensable even to the most experienced traveler. The ques- tion of language has not been taken up. Wait- ers and reception clerks speak English, guides are not expensive, and in case of trouble at ports or railway stations the Cook's interpreter is always ready to help with information. The question of tips has been the bane of travelers in whatever financial condition since touring began. Ignorance of usage has resulted in tips too large or too small, equal sources of annoyance. The tips advised in the succeeding chapters are never niggardly, nor are they too generous. FIRST AID TO THE A list of hotels is recommended, because they are known. Others may be added in later editions. European money systems are very likely to be confusing. This booklet contains tables in all the monetary systems mentioned. The customs examinations of tourists' trunks and bags in Europe are expeditious and simple, compared with the ordeal on the return home. If the sug- gestions made here are followed, no duty will have to be paid, though this will not obviate the necessity of personal attention at the examination of trunks at every frontier. While every attention has been given to the verification of facts, based upon reliable informa- tion and experience, no attempt is made to enumer- ate exceptions which are the outgrowth of the war. TRAVELER IN EUROPE BEFORE SAILING During the season, passage on the large steam- ENG AGI NG ers should be arranged for far in advance. A passage deposit of 25 per cent of the cost of passage must accompany the request for reservation. If the return trip is to be made during the busy season, return passage should be engaged before the traveler leaves New York. The prices of passage vary greatly with the location and size of the stateroom and with the size and speed of the steamer. They also vary slightly according to the season. Rates are usually highest during the summer season, May 1 to July 31, eastbound; August 1 to October 15, westbound. They are slightly lower during the intermediate season, April 1 to 30 and August 1 to 15 eastbound; April 1 to July 1 and October 16 to 31, westbound. They are somewhat lower still during the winter sea- son, August 16 to March 31, eastbound; November 1 to March 31, westbound. The Town and Country Travel Bureau will furnish upon request informa- tion as to routes, sailing dates, steamer plans, etc. A most convenient form in which to carry funds MONEY for personal expenses is provided by the Travel- ers' Checks of any reputable company. These checks are issued at a cost of three-quarters of one per cent, in dollars, sterling, or francs, as the traveler prefers, and may be spent readily at banks, hotels, shops, and restaurants. The dollar checks, which are issued in denominations of $10, $20, $50, $100 and $300, have this advantage : they may be cashed at the current bankers' buying rate of exchange, thereby giving the holder the benefit of the premium on the dollar, 8 FIRST AID TO THE which obtains in most European countries. For carrying larger sums, the Letter of Credit may be used to advantage. It is easy to carry, and serves as an introduction to the foreign banks, enabling the holder to obtain funds without delay and at minimum expense. It is issued in dollars, sterling, and francs. The traveler is advised to buy before sailing a small amount of the currency of the port of arrival. Two weeks should be allowed for letters to reach their destination. All letters, telegrams and cable- grams may be sent to the address of your banker or of your travel agency (Cook's or American Express Company), where they will be held until your arrival or forwarded as you may direct. A two-cent stamp should be placed on letters sent to England; a five- cent stamp on those sent to the Continent. Passports, for which application should be made at least two weeks in advance of sailing date, may be obtained by writing to the State De- partment, Washington, D. C. Requirements for vises are changing so frequently that no attempt is made to give them here. The Town and Country Travel Bureau, will, however, be glad to inform the traveler as to his obligations in this respect at the time of his departure. The traveler may arrange a simple cable code before leaving, and have addresses registered with the Western Union and Postal Companies in the United States. The American Express Company distributes free a simple and effective Travelers' cable code, and the well-known codes A. B. C, Western Union, Lieber's, etc., can be consulted somewhere in all European capitals. The week- TRAVELER IN EUROPE 9 end letter and deferred message departments, how- ever, make cabling so cheap now that a code is necessary only in emergencies. The week-end letter cable is operated from London, and to use it from the Continent the traveler must mail his message with money order covering the charge, so as to reach London by Friday. Answers by the same arrangement are mailed from London to the address ordered or contained in the message. The problem of what to carry is one of selec- tion. In general, those things should be chosen CLOTHING that will bear packing and dampness. For winter travel, the warmest clothing is needed, as the hotels are not always well heated, and the public buildings often not at all; for summer, the usual summer trav- eling clothing, supplemented by warm things for the steamer, and a light overcoat or sports coat for cool days. Evening dress may be said to be essential; it is usually worn at dinner on the steamer, and it is required for entrance into many restaurants and stalls of theatres and operas. An evening wrap of some sort is necessary, as evenings in Europe are always cool, even in summer. For the Egyptian season (November to April) autumn clothing of not too light a kind is necessary. Trips on the Nile require winter clothing. For desert trips light flannels, tussore silk, linen, and khaki are recommended. Visitors are advised to avoid as far as possible the tourist type of dress caricatured on picture post- cards and elsewhere — sun-helmets with flowing veils, knickerbockers, etc., as these invite exploitation. Steamer rugs, though often convenient, are not essential, as very good ones may be rented on board. 10 FIRSTAIDTOTHE nArr Anv Careful attention to the matter of baggage in fcSAvjtiAVjJi i i • • mi lip it the beginning will save a world ot trouble in the end. When preparing for a trip to Europe, the trav- eler will do well to keep in mind the f olio wing facts : 1. A steamer trunk 2x3x14 is the regulation size for a stateroom. Some of the new steamers are more generous with cabin baggage space, but unless the traveler is sure, he should inquire. A wardrobe steamer trunk will be found convenient when the stateroom can accommodate it. 2. In England 100 pounds of baggage may be checked free; in France 66 pounds; and in Belgium and Holland, 56 pounds when the traveler holds a through ticket, but none at all otherwise. In Swit- zerland and in Italy all baggage that is checked must be paid for. No free baggage is allowed on Rundreise or International Circular tickets. 3. In some places, as over the Swiss mountain rail- ways, even the amount of hand luggage is limited. Travelers with handbags and suitcases beyond the ordinary size may give themselves infinite trouble. 4. All baggage should be plainly marked. In addi- tion to the usual markings, it is not a bad plan to adopt the European custom of having some distinc- tive device, a star, a triangle, a corner, in some bril- liant color. When he buys his steamer ticket, the traveler should ask for labels for all his baggage: "Cabin Baggage" for that which is to go to the state- room, "Hold" for that which will not be needed during the voyage, and "Hold- Wanted" for that which is to be kept where it will be accessible during the voyage. The traveler's name and the number of his cabin should be written plainly on each label. All baggage not brought to the pier by the passenger TRAVELER IN EUROPE 11 should arrive the day before. Each passenger is al- lowed about 300 pounds of baggage. 5. The happiest traveler is the one who travels "light." EN T0UR Passengers are expected to be aboard i P r. 'V in 11 CUSTOMS ON one hour belore sailing. 1 here are usually BOARD SHIP five meals, including tea, which is served on deck or in the dining saloon as one wishes, and a late supper at night. These are also sometimes supplemented in the middle of the morning with a hot bouillon served on deck and in lounge rooms if the weather is chilly. Seats for the dining saloon are given out after the ship is under weigh, but arrangements for sitting with friends, etc., should be made with the steward, in good time, or word left at the steamship office before hand. The ancient rite of the "Captain's table," where all the supposedly prominent persons were seated, has happily been discontinued on most boats, and the service is generally at small tables. The price of passage includes all meals, the special restaurants on board the newest ships being entirely separate and operated a la carte strictly. Nurses and children are served apart from other passengers. The bath steward should be seen early in order that a desirable hour for the bath may be assigned. The saloon steward will furnish on application writing paper, envelopes stamps and telegraph blanks, and the pilot returning to shore shortly after the steamer sails, will take charge of letters and telegrams. Chairs and steamer rugs may be arranged for with the deck steward early on the first day, or may be ordered when the ticket is paid for. Everything bought on shipboard is paid for in cash exclusive of tips. 12 FIRSTAIDTOTHE Tips Steamer Fees before the war were regulated by well established custom, and were about as follows: table steward, $2.50; bedroom steward or stewardess, $2.50; library steward, saloon steward, smoking- room steward, deck steward, bath steward, and cabin boy, $1 or $1.50 each, according to service rendered. But today the bedroom steward expects an English pound or its equivalent, or more if the stateroom has a private bath, and other fees have advanced in proportion. Fees should be distributed at the end of the voyage. Hotel Tips, also, before the war were regulated by custom to an extent, but the old standards are gone, and the bewildered traveler, anxious to discharge his obligations wisely, is sometimes sadly at a loss. There are those who will advise double the pre-war amount in tipping, but a moment's consideration of the present relative value of foreign moneys will demonstrate the unfairness of such a plan. Perhaps no better advice can be given at the present time than to suggest the adoption of the "ten per cent rule," which when modified by circumstances and one's own good judgment, have been found to work fairly well in Europe, Asia, Africa or America. At the end of the week or at the end of the guests' stay if it is less than a week, an amount approximating one tenth of the bill may be apportioned about as follows : to the doorman or hall porter, the traveler's best friend in Europe, one fourth; to the waiter, if all meals have been taken at the hotel, one fourth; to the valet and the maid, one fourth; to the boots, who also handles the baggage, the "buttons," the lift boy, etc., the remaining one-fourth. Some guests prefer to leave the entire sum at the office or with TRAVELER IN EUROPE 13 the head porter, merely telling the servants that they have been "remembered at the office." This plan may work well in some cases, but it is not on the whole a good one. Since the war an increasing num- ber of hotels have adopted the custom of including in the bill a fixed charge for "service," usually 15 per cent for a stay of five days or less, and 10 per cent for a longer stay. When this is the case no gratuities are expected. Station Porters in England before the war expected for handling luggage, 2d per bag; in France, 25 centimes per bag; in Belgium and Switzerland, 20 centimes; in Italy, 10 centimes. But to offer such a sum today would be to invite trouble. Until porter service can be permanently readjusted, the traveler can only be advised to do what seems to him fair, with these pre-war figures in mind. The uniformed "conductors" from the hotels or Cook's representa- tive, both of whom are recognizable by their caps, are usually at the station, and may be safely ap- pealed to for information regarding the local fee expected. In addition to these there are many miscellaneous tips. Virtually all personal service in Europe pre- supposes the payment of a small fee in addition to the price agreed upon. Fees should rarely be given for unsolicited service. As a rule it is a bad plan to in- crease a tip on demand, as it often, especially in Italy, means more trouble. The same thing is true of over-tipping. This is the reason why it is advis- able to know in advance what amount is expected. The "ten per cent rule" may be applied with modifi- cations to cabs, restaurants, etc. 14 FIRSTAIDTOTHE Money tables as nearly complete as the times money w »jj a jj ow ma y j^ e f oun( i on pages 43 to 46 . In case the traveler arriving in a foreign country has failed to provide himself with the necessary currency, it may be obtained from the exchange offices at the pier or at railway stations. The premium is not heavy and money changers authorized by the steamship and railroad companies are usually honest. Foreigners landing in England must watch the florins and half crowns, which are nearly the same size and are but indistinctly marked. There is very little spurious money in circulation in England. They must be careful, too, in accepting the paper money which has largely replaced the silver coins of continental countries, to accept only that which has been issued by a national bank. Otherwise they may find themselves with paper money which has only local currency. Before cashing his checks, the holder may find it well to inquire the rate of the day at more than one bank, as the varying demands for dollars may work to his advantage. Banks usually offer better rates than are to be obtained at hotels, shops, etc. The ' 'Record of Checks," page 47 will be found conve- nient, and will also serve as a memorandum in case of loss, if the numbers of the checks have been entered. Steamer rugs, wraps, heavy clothing, etc., not BAGGAGE i i • ,.f, . J U needed again until the return voyage, may be turned over to Cook's representative, usually at the pier, or to the American Express Company, to be held, or forwarded to the port of departure. Num- bered porters at the pier will convey baggage to the customs and thence, after examination, to the train. If through tickets to London or Paris are included TRAVELER IN EUROPE 15 in the steamer ticket, all reasonable baggage may be checked through to destination without excess charge. Such baggage checked in New York and Paris, need give the traveler no concern until it arrives in Paris, where it is held for customs examination. That going to London, however, must be examined at the port of arrival, and must have the owner's attention for re-checking. The problem of baggage en tour is best solved by entrusting all pieces that cannot be carried as hand baggage to a good tourist agency to be forwarded to the large centers. The foreign system of register- ing baggage, while it is quite as safe as our own sys- tem of checking, requires much more supervision. The traveler must take his trunks to the station — preferably on the top of his own taxicab or the hotel omnibus — he must have them weighed, and must then present weight memorandum and railway ticket at the book- ing office, pay excess charges, and receive receipt for money and trunks. This receipt is not a check, but a slip of paper, the duplicate of which is pasted on the trunks. Furthermore, at the frontiers he must give his personal attention to getting his trunks through the customs, an undertaking not too easy at the best of times, and doubly difficult by reason of post-war restrictions. On the other hand, a forwarding agency will send to the hotel for his trunks, take charge of his keys for customs examinations, insure the baggage if he wishes it, and send it through often at less expense than he could have taken it with him. (For allowance of free baggage, see page 10). Trans- portation of baggage and merchandise in Europe is slow, hence ample time should be allowed for for- warding. 16 FIRSTAIDTOTHE The traveler is advised to buy his tickets tickets^ f rom tne tourist agencies, who charge no commission, but, on the other hand, may save him considerable by their superior knowledge of the complicated European railway ticket systems. landing Boat trains direct to London or Paris meet all steamers arriving at English or French ports. These trains carry restaurant cars. The service on the French trains is table d'hote, and the traveler should lose no time after he has boarded the train in reserving places for the first, second or "third ser- vice," as he may desire. If he prefers a luncheon basket, he may order one at the station to be placed in his compartment, or he may request the guard or con- ductorto order oneen route. Passengers landinginltaly will find at the pier all hotel omnibuses with English- speaking "conductors." The tourist steamers land- ing in Egypt are always met by representatives from the Cairo hotels and from Cook's and the American Express Company. Travelers are urged to await the appearance of these representatives, and under no circumstances to make terms with the self-styled porters, dragomans, etc., who begin their solicita- tions even on board the steamer. Motor cars are subject to a duty de- MOTOR CARS -. • . ^ J . . J , . posit in most European countries, but the American Automobile Association allows non- members as well as members the privilege of its facilities for avoiding all this by a blanket de- posit in the United States before sailing. All who plan motor tours in their own cars abroad should consult the American Automobile Association, 247 West Fifty-fourth Street, New York City . TRAVELER IN EUROPE 17 Entering Great Britain liquors and to- bacco are subject to duty. Travelers are duties allowed, however, duty free: one pint of spirits for drinking; one-half pint of liquor, Eau de Cologne, etc.; one-half pound of cigars or tobacco. Everything, however, must be declared. The only prohibition of interest to the traveler is that against the importation of the Tauchnitz and other Euro- pean reprints of English copyright books. Dogs are not allowed to enter England except with a special permit, and then only after quarantine. French customs officers are very lenient toward travelers, if declaration is made freely. The maxi- mum quantity of tobacco allowed an adult male, however, is but five cigars, or twenty cigarettes or forty grammes (about l^i ounces) of smoking to- bacco. All above this quantity and all matches are assessed or confiscated, and a heavy fine is added if an attempt at concealment is suspected. Patent medicines are subject to duty. The customs formalities of Belgium are not exact- ing, but no tobacco is allowed, a prohibition which is not, however, a hardship as Belgian cigars are the best and cheapest in Europe. Many articles are subject to duty entering Hol- land, but the duties are low and if everything is declared and the baggage opened freely, little trouble ensues, and only nominal duties, if any, are assessed. All luggage is examined at the Swiss frontier. There is a duty on cigars and tobacco, but the traveler is allowed fifty cigars and corresponding tobacco for his personal use, though in Switzerland tobacco is very cheap and of the best. 18 FIRST AID TO THE The examination on entering Italy is lenient, tobacco, playing cards and matches being the articles asked after. Only eight cigars are allowed to pass free. The duty on tobacco is 10 lire per pound. Fire arms are liable to confiscation. Customs house re- ceipts should be preserved, as travelers are sometimes challenged in the interior when smoking foreign cigars. In most Italian towns there is an examination for articles of food, but travelers' luggage is passed without examination if declaration is made that nothing of the sort is carried. The objects chiefly sought for by the customs of Egypt are tobacco and cigars. There is a duty on motor cars, cycles, typewriters, cameras and fire arms, but the amount is refunded if the articles are re-exported within a year on production of customs receipt. Good though expensive cigars may be ob- tained in Cairo by the traveler who cannot content himself with cigarettes. Tobacco should be pur- chased in small quantities, as it gets dry very quickly. cab Horse-drawn cabs, i.e., hansoms (two- systems wheelers) or four-wheelers are now seldom seen in London. Taxicabs have accommo- dation for four passengers, and a small amount of luggage carried at the side of the driver. The fare is 8d. per mile or journey of ten minutes, the mini- mum charge is 8d., increasing at the rate of 2d. per one-quarter mile or two and one-half minutes. Extra charge for each journey and for each passenger above two, 6d. Luggage is charged 2d. per package extra. Owing to post-war conditions, the cab systems of continental cities are in such a chaotic state that it is TRAVELER IN EUROPE 19 impossible to quote cab rates at the present time. The inexperienced traveler mayjsave trouble by engaging his cabs as far as possible through his hotel doorman, who will make a definite agreement with the cabman as to the price to be paid, including tip. The doorman may also be depended upon to settle for cabs arriving at the hotel, in which case it is only necessary to tell him where and at what time the cab was engaged. The European cabman expects a tip of approxi- mately 10 per cent for the usual trip, or perhaps a little more for very short trips. No tip should be paid to Egyptian cabmen. In case Travelers Checks should be lost, the ARTICLES company issuing the checks should be notified at once. When the traveler has signed several protective forms, his money will be refunded. Matters will be greatly facilitated if he can give the serial numbers of the lost checks. "Records of Checks," pages 47-51, will be found useful for keep- ing a memorandum of these numbers. Lost articles left in cabs in London may be recovered at Scotland Yard upon identification if the cab driver's name is given. If the article is not turned in the driver is held responsible on the passenger's statement. Many lost articles are recovered in this way. 20 FIRSTAIDTOTHE HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS LONDON London has hotels comparable to the best in the United States. Its moderate priced hotels, while lacking some of the conveniences of this class in New York, are clean, pleasant and well ventilated and served. Its quiet residential hotels and those which operate under special licenses as "temper- ance hotels" are unique and to the traveler who must watch his expenditures, stand quite alone in Europe. Town and Country Travel Bureau recommends those listed, and can furnish book- lets and the varying prices of their accommo- dations. Hotels Berkeley, 77, Piccadilly, W.l. Carlton, Pall Mall, S.W.I. Cecil, Strand, W.C.2. Claridge's, Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, W.l. Connaught, Carlos Place, Grosvenor Square, W.l. Curzon, Curzon Street, W.l. Grand, Northumberland Avenue, W.C.2. Grosvenor, Buckingham Palace Road, S.W.I. Langham, Portland Place, W.l. Metropole, Northumberland Avenue, W.C.2. Piccadilly, Piccadilly, W.l. Ritz, Piccadilly, W.l. Russell, Russell Square, W.C.I. Savoy, Strand, W.C.2. Waldorf, Aldwych, W.C.2. Hyde Park, Knightsbridge, S.W.I. Imperial, Russell Square, W.C.I. Euston, Euston Station, N.W.I. St. Pancras Midland, St. Pancras Station, N.W.I. Great Western Hotel, Paddington Station, W.2. Royal Palace Hotel, High TRAVELER IN EUROPE 21 Brown's Dover Street, W.l. Charing Cross, Strand, W.C.2. Dysart, Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, W.l. Reubens, Buckingham Palace Road, S.W.I. York Hotel, Albermarle Street, W.l. Restaurants Frascati, Oxford Street, W.l. Monico, Piccadilly Circus, W.l. Pagani, Great Portland Street, WM. Cafe Royal, Regent Street, W.l. Trocadero, Great Windmill Street, W.l. Excellent accommodations can be secured in Paris PARIS in almost any class, and the rates are rather lower than elsewhere for the same service. In the interior of the Republic, along all the routes of touring, the activities of the Touring Club Francais have brought the country inns up to a level of real excellence and reliability. Town and Country Travel Bureau has listed a few of the leading Paris hotels following these pages. Rates and booklets for all hotels men- tioned can be furnished from the Town and Country Travel Bureau on application. Hotels Chatham, 17 Rue Daunou Claridge, 74 Champs Elysees Continental, 3 Rue de Castiglione Crillon, 10 PI. de la Concorde Grand Hotel, PI. de l'Opera Lotti, 7 Rue de Castiglione Lutetia, 43 Bd. Raspail Meurice, 228 Rue de Rivoli Mirabeau, 8 Rue de la Paix Plaza-Athenee, 25 Av. Montaigne Ritz, 15 PI. Venddme du Rhin, PI. Vend6me 22 FIRSTAIDTOTHE Vouillemont, 15 Rue Boissy d'Anglas Wagram, 208 Rue de Rivoli Westminster, 11 Rue de la Paix Restaurants Ciro, 8 Rue Daunou Fouquet, 99 Champs Elysees King George, Place Vend6me Larue, 27 Rue Royale Noel Peters Savoi'a, 24 Passage des Princes Paillard, 2 R. Chaussee d'Antin Prunier, 9 Rue Duphot Rizzi, 34 Bis Avenue de l'Opera Voisin, 16 Rue Cambon Belgium Brussels was known some years ago as the "lesser Paris," where prices were far below those of the French capital and the charm of life much the same. The increasing number of tourists, however, has changed this condition but it has also made possible the erection of really palatial hotels at Brussels and Ostend. The moderate hotels now include the best of former days, and are very good. The second-class hotels are still very reasonable in Belgium, and the accommodation is probably the best, in its class on the Continent. It is always best, even at the finer hotels, to inquire prices in advance and stipulate that this includes lights and all attendance. Brussels — Hotel Metropole. Bristol and Marine Hotel, 9, Boulevard Jardin Botanique, (Family hotel) Ostend — Continental Hotel. Hotel de l'Ocean. Hotel Splendid Holland There are a few palatial hotels in the chief cities of Holland, comparing in every way with the best in England. The so-called first-class hotels are, as in Belgium, very comfortable and TRAVELER IN EUROPE 23 clean, but not pretentious. The quieter hotels are not always so satisfactory, and except for the reduced price of rooms, not much less expensive, for the charges for meals are nearly as high as in the best. Light and attendance are usually in- cluded. The old fashioned Dutch hotels, especially in the smaller towns, include breakfast in the charges for the room. Everything should be well understood beforehand. Amsterdam — Amstel Hotel. Victoria Hotel (near station) The Hague — Hotel des Indes Swiss hotels are deservedly famous. Switzerland The high class establishments are unex- celled. The moderate priced hotels are excellent for their class, and cover the country thoroughly. There are many good pensions, at a very modest rate. Prices are naturally higher in the remote mountain inns where transportation charges are heavy. Dur- ing the season it is well to make reservations in ad- vance. Bellagio (Italian Lakes) — Grand Hotel. Hotel Villa Serbelloni Geneva — Hotel Beau Rivage. Hotel de la Paix Interlaken — Hotel Victoria. Hotel Metropole Lausanne — Hotel Cecil Lucerne — Hotel National. Schweizerhof. Hotel Tivoli Lugano — Hotel Splendide. Hotel Bristol Montreux — Montreux Palace Hotel. Hotel Eden Savoy — Imperial Palace Hotel St. Moritz — Grand Hotel. St. Beatenburg — Grand Hotel Victoria Stresa (Italian Lakes) — Hotel des lies Borromees. Hotel Regina First class hotels are no longer rare in Italy, ITALY and the prices are exceedingly reasonable. Guests are expected to eat breakfast and dinner at the hotel or the charge for rooms is higher. As a rule, a 24 FIRSTAIDTOTHE continental breakfast, consisting of tea, coffee or chocolate, rolls or toast, and butter, is served in the room without extra charge. Bargaining is recom- mended except in the case of the most modern hotels. Bordighera — Angst Capri — Quisisana Florence — Grand Hotel. Grand Hotel d'ltalie Genoa — Bristol. Eden Mentone — Riviera Palace. Royal Hotel Westminster Milan — Palace. Metropole Monte Carlo — Beau Rivage. Riviera Palace. Victoria Naples — Excelsior. Bertolini's Palace. Vesuve Rome — Excelsior. Palace. Quirinal. Boston. Bristol San Remo — Grand. Hotel d'Angleterre Sorrento — Victoria. Tramantano Venice — Royal Danieli Varese — Excelsior egypt I n Cairo and its environs and at Luxor and Assuan, there are hotels quite of the first class, though perhaps not equal to the best of Europe or America. There are fairly good hotels at Alexandria and Port Said. These are managed according to international methods. The service is on the Ameri- can plan of board and lodging for a fixed sum. The waiters and chambermaids are usually Swiss or German, and the "boots" are Nubians, who in most cases understand one or several European languages. In the other towns, the hotels are kept by Greeks for the most part, and are impossibly dirty for Euro- peans or Americans. Alexandria — Savoy Palace. Windsor Assuan — Cataract Cairo — Shepheard's. Continental. Savoy Heliopolis Oasis — Heliopolis Palace Luxor — Winter Palace. Luxor Port Said — Eastern Exchange. Savoy Pyramids of Giza — Mena House TRAVELER IN EUROPE 25 LONDON SHOPS Until recent years the department store was virtu- ally unknown in England, but the English "shop" is a delightful type. In the list appended the most rep- resentative have been chosen with the additional requirement of their understanding of and care for American customers. Upon request Town and Country Travel Bureau will furnish introductory booklets with a selected stock in any line to one's hotel at any hour — a simplification of shopping of which Americans do not, as a rule, take full ad- vantage when in London. Antiques Albert Amor, 31 and 81>£ St. James' Street, S.W.I. Antique Art Galleries, Ltd., 48, Church Street, Kensington, W.8. Durlacher Bros., 142, New Bond Street, W.l. Litchfield & Co., 3, Bruton Street, New Bond Street, W.l. Andrew Russell, Ltd., 8, Clifford Street, W.l. Stair & Andrew, Ltd., 25, Soho Square, W.l. Story & Triggs, Ltd., 152-156, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4. Trollope & Colls, Ltd., West Halkin Street, Belgrave Square, S.W.I. Edwards & Sons, (of Regent Street), Ltd., 161 and 159. Regent Street, W.l. Frederick Lawson, Ltd., 39, Davies Street, W.l. S. J. Phillips, 113, New Bond Street, W.l. Bernard Simmons, 26-27, Burlington Arcade, W.l. Spyer Bros., lc, King Street, St. James', S.W.I. Thornton-Smith, Ltd., 31, Soho Square, W.l. Rochelle Thomas, 10-12, King Street, S.W.I. Frank Partridge, 26, King Street, S.W.I. Druce & Co., Baker Street, Portman Square, W.l. Cyril Andrade, 8, Duke Street, S.W.I. Walter H. Willson, 28, King Street, S.W.I. 26 FIRSTAIDTOTHE Automobiles British Mercedes Motor Co., Ltd., 132, Long Acre, W.C.2. Daimler Co., Ltd., 27-28, Pall Mall, S.W.I. Lanchester Motor Co., Ltd., 95, New Bond Street, W.l. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., 14-15, Conduit Street, W.l. Sheffield Simplex Motor Works, Ltd., 20, Conduit Street, W.l. Vauxhall Motors, Ltd., 174-182, Great Portland Street, W.l. Napier, 14, New Burlington Street, W.l. Automobile Hire Service Daimlers, 26, Store Street, W.C.I. Kelties Garage, 72, Gloucester Road, S.W.7. Blue Bird, Ebury Mews East, S.W.I. Books John and Edward Bumpus, Ltd., 350, Oxford Street, W.l. Hatchards, 187, Piccadilly, W.l. Mudies Select Library, Ltd., 30-34 New Oxford Street, W.C.I . Bernard Quaritch, Ltd., 11, Grafton Street, New Bond Street, W.l. Times Book Club, 380, Oxford Street, W.l. Francis Edwards, 83a, High Street, Marylebone, W.l. Leslie Chaundy & Co., 40, Maddox Street, W.l. Boots W. Abbott & Sons, Ltd., 60, Ludgate Hill, E.C.4. Charles Bennett Bartlett, 40, Burlington Arcade, W.L Fagg Brothers, 101, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. Faulkner & Son, 51-52, South Molton Street, W.l. Alan McAfee, Ltd., 38, Dover Street, W.l. Manfield & Sons, 125, New Bond Street, W.l. Peal & Co., 487, Oxford Street, W.l. H. E. Randall, Ltd., 28, New Bond Street, W.l. N. Thierry, Ltd., 70, Regent Street, W.l. Bartley & Sons, 493, Oxford Street, W.l. Henry Maxwell & Co., 8, Dover Street, W.l. China Mortlocks, Ltd., 466-470, Oxford Street, W.l. F. Osier & Co., Ltd., 100, Oxford Street, W.l. Phillips, Ltd., 43-44, New Bond Street, W.l. TRAVELER IN EUROPE 27 Confections Leopold Barbellion, 79, New Bond Street, W.l. Callard & Co., 74, Regent Street, W.l. Stewart & Co., 50, Old Bond Street, W.l. Fullers, 209, Regent Street, W.l. De Bry (de Paris), 197 A, Regent Street Department Stores John Barker & Co., Kensington High Street, W.8. Debenham & Freebody, 17-37, Wigmore Street, W.l. Harrods, Ltd., 87-135, Brompton Road, S.W.I. Marshall & Snelgrove, Ltd., 10-20, Vere Street, W.l. Peter Robinson, Regent Street, W.l. Self ridge & Co., Ltd., Oxford Street, W.l. Wm. Whiteley, Ltd., Queen's Road, W.2. Florists G. Adam & Co., 42, New Bond Street, W.l. Alexander & Co., 16, Brook Street, Bond Street, W.l. Carlton- White, Ltd., 53, New Bond Street, W.l. Floral Depot, 47, Baker Street, W.l. Edward Goodyear, 1, 15 and 16, Royal Arcade, Old Bond Street, W.l. Robert Green, 1911, Ltd., 154, Piccadilly, W.l. Stuart Worth & Co., The Arcade, Liverpool Street, E.C.2. Gerard, Ltd., 176, Regent Street, W.l. Furs Bradley, Chepstow Place, Bayswater, W.2. Bus vines, Ltd., 4, Brook Street, Hanover Square, W.l Grafton Fur Co., Ltd., 164, New Bond Street, W.l. International Fur Stores, 163-165, Regent Street, W.l. Revillon Freres, 180, Regent Street, W.l. Gowns Barri, Ltd., 72, Baker Street, W.l. Eciruam, Ltd., 43, South Molton Street, W.l. Enos, Ltd., 103, Mount Street, W.l. Felice, Ltd., 14, Savile Row, W.l. Handley Seymour, 47-48, New Bond Street, W.l. Russell & Allen, 17-19, Old Bond Street, W.l. 28 FIRSTAIDTOTHE Madame Hay ward, 67-68, New Bond Street, W.l. Paquin, Ltd., 38 and 39, Dover Street, W.l. Redfern, Ltd., 26-27, Conduit Street, W.l. Revilles, 15-16, Hanover Square, W.l. Hair Dressers Frank, Ltd., 3, Piccadilly, W.l. William John Guy, 65-66, Piccadilly, W.l. Edwin S. Hill & Co., 23, Old Bond Street, W.l. Savoy Hairdressing Saloon, Savoy Court, W.C.2. H. P. Truefitt, Ltd., 16, Old Bond Street, W.l. Shipwrights, Ltd., 17, Coventry Street, W.l. Emile, Ltd., 24-25, Conduit Street, W.l. C. Nestle, 48, South Molton Street, W.l. T. Vasco, 16, Dover Street, W.l. Hosiers Beale & Inman, Ltd., 131-132, New Bond Street, W.l. James Drew, 1, 2 and 3, Burlington Arcade, W.l. Frederick Hammond, 93, Piccadilly, W.l. S. Harman & Co., 24-25, Duke Street, St. James', S.W.I. Morgan & Ball, 181, 182 and 98, Strand, W.C.2. Turnbull & Asser, 71-72 Jermyn Street, S.W.I. Thomas Wing, Ltd., 44-45 Piccadilly, W.l. House Furnishings Gill & Reigate, Ltd., 73-77, Oxford Street, W.l. Hampton & Sons, Ltd., 8-11, Pall Mall East, S.W.I. Maple & Co., Ltd., 141-150, Tottenham Court Road, W.l. Mawers, Ltd., 223-233, Fulham Road, S.W.3. Story & Trigg, Ltd., 152-156, Queen Victoria Street, E.C.4. Cardinal & Harford, Ltd., 108-110, High Holborn, W.C.I. Jewelry Cartier, 175-176, New Bond Street, W.l. Stewart Dawson & Co., Ltd., 73-81, Regent Street, W.l. Elkington & Co., Ltd., 20-22, Regent Street, S.W.I. Garrard & Co., Ltd., 24, Albermarle Street, W.l. Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., Ltd., 112, Regent Street, W. 1 Hancocks & Co., 25, Sackville Street, W.l. Hunt & Roskell, Ltd., 25, Old Bond Street, W.l. TRAVELER IN EUROPE 29 Lambert, 177, New Bond Street, W.l. Le Roy & Fils, 57, New Bond Street, W.l. London & Ryder, 17, New Bond Street, W.l. Mappin & Webb, Ltd., 172 and 172a, Regent Street, W.l. A. E. Skinner & Co., 34, Old Bond Street, W. Spink & Son., 17-18, Piccadilly, W.l. Charles Packer & Co., 76-78, Regent Street, W.l. Charles Frodsham & Co., Ltd., 27, South Molton Street, W.l. Linen Irish Linen Stores, 112-114, New Bond Street, W.l. Robinson & Cleaver, Ltd., 160-168, Regent Street, W.l. Wilsons' Successors, Ltd., 68, New Bond Street, W.l. Walpole Bros., Ltd., 89, New Bond Street, W.l. Millinery and Women's Wear John Barker & Co., Kensington High Street, W.8. Bradleys (Chepstow Place) Chepstow Place, Bayswater, W.2. J. Blancquaert & Co., 38-40, South Molton Street, W.l. Enos, Ltd., 103, Mount Street, W.l. Harvey, Nichols & Co., Ltd., 109-125, Knightsbridge, S.W.I Redfern, Ltd., 26-27, Conduit Street, W.l. Marshall & Snelgrove, 10-20, Vere Street, W.l. Harrods, Ltd., 87-135, Brompton Road, S.W.I. Dickins & Jones, Ltd., 226-244, Regent Street, W.l. Jays, Ltd., 243-253, Regent Street, W.l. Peter Robinson, Ltd., 252-260, Regent Street, W.l. Swan & Edgar, Ltd., 39-59, Regent Street, W.l. Perfumery J. & E. Atkinson, Ltd., 24, Old Bond Street, W.l. Dubarry & Co., 81, Brompton Road, S.W.3. Moray Freres, Ltd., 201, Regent Street, W.l. Piesse & Lubin, 189, Regent Street, W.l. Photographers H. Walter Barnett & Co., 12 and 46, Knightsbridge, S.W.I. Claude Harris, Ltd., 122, Regent Street, W.l. E. O. Hoppe, 7, Cromwell Place, South Kensington, S.W.7. Lafayette, Ltd., 179, New Bond Street, W.l. Langfier, Ltd., 23a, Old Bond Street, W.l. Speaight, Ltd., 157, New Bond Street, W.l. Malcolm Arbuthnot, 43, New Bond Street, W.l. 30 FIRSTAIDTOTHE Sporting Goods, Games, Etc. F. H. Ayres, Ltd., Ill Aldersgate Street, E.C.I. Benetfink & Co., Ltd., 107-110, Cheapside, E.C.2. Lockwood-Brown & Co., 42, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. Champion & Wilton, 457-459, Oxford Street, W.l. (Saddles) George Parker & Sons, 17-19, Upper St. Martin's Lane, W.C.2. (Saddles) Swaine & Adeney, Ltd., 185, Piccadilly, W.l. Tailors — Ladies' Aquascutum, Ltd., 100, Regent Street, W.l. Busvines, Ltd., 4, Brook Street, Hanover Square, W.l. H. J. Nicoll & Co., Ltd., 114-120, Regent Street, W.l. Paquin, Ltd., 39, Dover Street, W.l. Redfern, Ltd., 26-27, Conduit Street, W.l. J. &. G. Ross, 22, George Street, Hanover Square, W.I. Scott Adie, Ltd., 115 and 115a, Regent Street, W.l. Scott & Co., 7, Albemarle Street, W.l. E. Tautz & Sons, 485, Oxford Street, W.l. Thresher & Glenny, 152-153, Strand, W.C.2. Kenneth Durward, 37 and 37a, Conduit Street, W.l. Tailors — Men's Aquascutum, Ltd., 100, Regent Street, W.l. Carr & Son, 14, Saville Row, W.L W. Cater & Co., Ltd., 62, Pall Mall, S.W.I. Thomas W. Cook, Sons & Co., 8, Clifford Street, Old Bond Street, W.l. Gieves, Ltd., 65, South Molton Street, W.l. Grant & Cockburn, Ltd., 25, Piccadilly, W.l. Hill Brothers, 3-4, Old Bond Street, W.l. J. Hoare & Co., 16, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. Charles Howell, 31, George Street, W.l. Marshall & Co., 57-58, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. H. J. Nicoll & Co., Ltd., 114-120, Regent Street, W.l. Henry Poole & Co., 37-39, Saville Row, W.l. Pope & Bradley, 14, Old Bond Street, W.l. Redfern, Ltd., 26-27, Conduit Street, W.l. Scott & Co., 7, Albemarle Street, W.l. E. Tautz & Sons, 485, Oxford Street, W.l. TRAVELER IN EUROPE 31 Thresher & Glenny, 152-153, Strand, W.C.2. Berkeley's, Ltd., 125, Victoria Street, S.W.I. W. S. Biff en & Sons, 110, Jermyn Street, S.W.I. Kenneth Durward, 37 and 37a, Conduit Street, W.l. Studd & Millington, Ltd., 51, Conduit Street, W.l. Alfred Webb Miles & Co., 6-12, Brook Street, Hanover Square, W.l. Bernard Weatherill, 55, Conduit Street, W.l. Desboroughs, 170, Piccadilly, W.l. E. George & Co., 87, Regent Street, W.l. Rimell & Allsop, 54, New Bond Street, W.l. Trunks and Portmanteau Makers Mark Cross, Ltd., 89, Regent Street, W.l. Finnigans, Ltd., 18-20, New Bond Street, W.l. Innovations Ingenuities, Ltd., 30, Conduit Street, W.l. John Pound & Co., 67, Piccadilly, W.l. Alfred Rose & Co., Ltd., 263, Regent Street, W.l. J. C. Vickery, 177-183, Regent Street, W.l. Edwards & Sons (of Regent St.) 161 and 159, Regent St., W.l. Umbrellas and Canes Brigg & Sons, 23, St. James' Street, Pall Mall, S.W.I. Ben Cox & Sons, 411, Oxford Street, W.l. Martin & Co., 64 and 65, Burlington Arcade, W.l. Waterproofers Anderson, Anderson & Anderson, Ltd., 157-158, Piccadilly W.l. George Cording, Ltd., 125, Regent Street, W.l. John C. Cording & Co., 19, Piccadilly, W.l. Aquascutum, Ltd., 100, Regent Street, W.l. Burberrys, 18-21, Haymarket, S.W.I. J. &. G. Ross, 22, George Street, Hanover Square, W.l. 32 FIRST AID TO THE PARIS SHOPS A list of trustworthy shops is of no greater value anywhere than in Paris, for while there are no finer stores in the world than the best in Paris, the out- grown trade ethics of other days persists in many of the most tempting places on the boulevards. More- over, in Paris, the home of fashions, false fashions are manufactured by the thousands for the single pur- pose of foisting them on travelers, so that even in this phase advice is most important. The list of shops given in the appendix can be taken without question, either for business ethics or timeliness of fashion. Cards of introduction that will facilitate shopping can be procured from Town and Country Travel Bureau. Antiques and House Furnishings Au Vase de Sevres, 116 Champs Elysees Au Vieux Lyon, 120 Fg. St. Honore Carlhian Beaumetz, 24 Rue du Mont Thabor Cretolle, 120 Champs Elysees De Souhami, 61 Bid. Haussmann Demotte, Rue de Berry Doucet, Place Beauveau Eymonaud, 7 Impasse Marie Blanche Le Directoire, 46 Rue du Bac Gouffe Jeune, 46 Fg. St. Antoine Helft, 167 Rue St. Honore Jansen, 6 Rue Royale Krieger, 74 Fg. St. Antoine Kraemer, 146 Bid. Haussmann Linke, 170 Fg. St. Antoine Loyer, 2 Rue Tournon Mapple & Co., 5 Rue Boudreau Mercier, 100 Fg. St. Antoine Nelson, 20 Rue de Chazelles Roswag, 8 Cite Veron Sormani, 134 Bid. Haussmann Jacques Seligman, 157 Rue St. Dominique Waring & Gillow, 62 Champs Elysees Fuller & Martial Eymonaud, 51 Rue d' Amsterdam TRAVELER IN EUROPE 33 American and English Druggists Pharmacie Anglaise des Champs Elysees, 62 Champs Elysees Robberts & Co., 5 Rue de la Paix American and English Groceries P. Cuvillier & Co., 73 Avenue des Champs Elysees Automobiles Renault, 53 Champs Elysees Panhard, 24 Champs Elysees Charron, 100 Champs Elysees Delahaye, 75 Champs Elysees Talbot Darracq, Champs Elysees Delage, Champs Elysees Delaunay-Belleville, 42 Champs Elysees Rolland Pilain, 46 Avenue Montaigne Automobile Tires Hutchinson, 124 Champs Elysees Michelin, 105 Bid. Pereire Bergougnan, 9 Rue Villaret Joyeuse Books Brentanos, 37 Avenue de l'Opera Flammarion & Vaillant, 36 Bis Avenue de l'Opera Galignani, 224 Rue de Rivoli Terquem, 1 Rue Scribe Boots Thomas & Sons, 73 Champs Elysees Coquillot, 75 Champs Elysees Hellstern & Sons, 23 Place Vend6me China Babani, 93 Bid. Haussmann Perret & Vibert, 33 Rue du 4 Septembre Coach Work (Automobiles) Binder, 31 Rue du Colisee Kellner, 127 Champs Elysees Labourdette, 35 Champs Elysees Van-den-plas, 74 Champs Elysees 34 FIRST AID TO THE Department Stores Grands Magasins du Louvre, Rue de Rivoli Grands Magasins du Bon Marche, Rue du Bac Grands Magasins des Galeries Lafayettes, Bid. Haussmann Grands Magasins du Printemps, Bid. Haussmann Grands Magasins Palais de la Nouveaute, Bid. Barbes Florists Grammont, 2 Rue de la Tremoille Labrousse & Lion, 2 Bid. de la Madeleine Lachaume, 10 Rue Roy ale Ponceblanc, 12 Av. de l'Alma Furs Grunwaldt, 6 Rue de la Paix Laxton & Cie., 20 Rue Louis le Grand Max, Place de la Bourse Revillon, 81 Rue de Rivoli Gowns Agnes, 7 Rue Auber Alice Bernard, 40 Rue Francois ler Beer, 7 Place Vendome Boue Soeurs, 9 Rue de la Paix Bernard & Cie, 33 Avenue de l'Opera Berthe Hermance, 91 Champs Elysees Cheruit, 21 Place Vend6me Drecoll, 4 Place de l'Opera Doeuillet, 24 Place Venddme Callot, 9 Avenue Matignon Doucet, 21 Rue de la Paix Dorat, 6 Avenue Emmanuel III Green, 1 Rue Volney Jeanne Lanvin, 22 Rue du Fg. St. Honore Jenny & Co. 70 Champs Elysees Madeleine & Madeleine, 104 Champs Elysees Margaine Lacroix, 19 Bid. Haussmann Norman, 3 Rue Boudreau Peron, 2 Rue de la Paix Poiret, 26 Avenue Emmanuel III Paquin, 10 Rue de Castiglione TRAVELER IN EUROPE 35 Premet, 8 Place Vendome Redfern, 242 Rue de Rivoli Worth, 7 Rue de la Paix Zimmermann, 10 Rue des Pyramides Hair Dressers Noirat, 7 Rue des Capucines Girault, 12 Bid. des Capucines Loisel, 10 Bid. de la Madeleine Hosiers Tremlett, 13 Rue Auber Jewelry Boin Taburet, 3 Rue de la Paix Boucheron, Rue de la Paix Cartier, 13 Rue de la Paix Chaumet, 12 PI. Vendome Falize, 17 Rue du Fg. St. Hoiiore Fontana, 7 Rue de la Paix Gompers, 28 Place Vendome, 28 Janesich, 19 Rue de la Paix Kirby Beard, 7 Rue Auber Lacloche, 1.5 Rue de la Paix Mappin & Webb, 1 Rue de la Paix Mellerio, 16 Rue de la Paix Maquet, 10 Rue de la Paix Polak, 18 Rue de la Paix Rissler & Carre, 16 Fg. St. Honore Tiffany & Co., 23 Rue de la Paix Laces Noel, 21 Rue de Vaugirard Pagenel, 3 Rue des Saussaies Ladies' Wear Peszynska, 19 Rue Auber Madam Steenlet, 30, Boulevard Poissonniere Telephone, Gutenberg, 25-54 (Appointment by letter or telephone only) 36 FIRST AID TO THE Linen Charvet, 25 Place Vend6me Doucet, 21 Rue de la Paix Fairyland, 27 Rue St. Honore Giraud, 4 Rue de Castiglione Grande Maison de Blanc, 6 Bid. des Capucines La Cour Batave, 41 Bid. Sebastopol Mille et Une Nuits, 8 Rue de la Chaussee d'Antin Sulka, 2 Rue de Castiglione Millinery Alphonsine, 15 Rue de la Paix Celine Ducos, 2 Rue de la Paix Marcelle Demay, 11 Rue Roy ale Georgette & Co. 1 Rue de la Paix Lewis, 16 Rue Roy ale Canaille Marchais, 17 Rue de la Paix Cora Marson, 10 Place Vendome Maria Guy, 8 Place Venddme Esther Meyer, 6 Rue Royale Reboux, Caroline & Co., 23 Rue de la Paix Suzanne Talbot, 14 Rue Royale Verlaine, 16 Rue de la Paix Perfumery Arys, 3 Rue de la Paix Coty, 23 Place Vend6me Gueldy, 7 Rue de la Boetie Guerlain, 68 Champs Elysees Houbigant, 19 Rue St. Honore Rigaud, 16 Rue de la Paix Roger & Gallet, 8 Rue de la Paix Photographers Boissonas & Taponier, 12 Rue de la Paix Otto, 3 Place de la Madeleine Reinberg, 39 Bid. St. Jacques Reutlinger, 21 Bid. Montmartre Walery, 9 Rue de Londres Talbot, 25 Rue Royale TRAVELER IN EUROPE 37 Real Estate Agence Vendome, 1 Rue de la Paix Arthur (John) 22 Rue des Capucines Mondial Express, 118 Champs Elysees Sporting Goods, Games, Etc. Tunmer, 1 Place St. Augustin Williams & Co., 1 and 3 Rue Caumartin Tailors Aberdeen, 5 Bid. Malesherbes Barclay, 20 Av. de l'Opera Bertholle, 93 Champs Elysees Carette, 121 Bid. Haussmann Crabette, 51 Rue du Fg. St. Honore Carnaval de Venise, 3 PI. de la Madeleine Creed, 7 Rue Royale Gomes Silva, 2 Rue de la Paix Hill Bros. 252 Rue de Riyoli O'Rossen, 12 Place Vendome Winter, 5 Rue de la Boetie Trunks and Portmanteau Makers Au Depart, 29 Avenue de l'Opera, Au Touriste, 36 Bis Avenue de l'Opera Innovation, 104 Champs Elysees Kendall, 17 Rue de la Paix Moynat, 5 Place du Theatre Francais Vuitton, 70 Avenue des Champs Elysees Lavoet, 175 Bid. Haussmann Umbrellas and Canes Lafarge, 40 Rue Vignon Wilson, 8 Rue Duphot Waterproofers Burberrys, 10 Bid. Malesherbes Torrilhon, 3 Rue d'Uzes 38 FIRSTAIDTOTHE CONTINENTAL AND EGYPTIAN SHOPS Brussels Belgium is famous for so many of the most delicate touches of fashion that its shops need not be recommended beyond common knowledge. Prices for everything are usually very reasonable, though in Brussels, as in every city, one must pay for the assurance of the value of the articles bought. Holland Shopping in Holland is not generally in- cluded in the pleasure of a tour, but there is so much of national manufacture and so many interesting importations from the distant Dutch colonies that the opportunity should not be fore- gone. The trading ethics of the Dutch are ex- cellent, and prices are generally fair, even to tourists. Switzerland While shopping is not the essential at- traction of Switzerland, the traveler will find very fascinating the shops both in the larger towns and in the best resorts. Swiss watch-makers and jewelers have long been famous, and their wares are offered at most attractive prices. Watchmakers and Jewelers Geneva Patek Philippe & Co E. Koehn Agassiz Wegelin Fres. Berne A. Turler Zurich V. Turler Lucerne A. Gubelin TRAVELER IN EUROPE 39 The shops of Italy have their fascinations no less ITALY than the more pretentious shops of other coun- tries, and prices are exceedingly reasonable. Nowhere else in the world, perhaps, with the possible exception of China, can certain hand-made laces and hand em- broidered linens be bought so inexpensively. South- ern Italy is a better place than Japan in which to buy Japanese coral, and the wood-work shops of the towns around the Bay of Naples have a unique at- traction. It should be borne in mind that none but the best shops in Italy have fixed prices, notwith- standing the claims which are conspicuously posted. Couriers, guides, and hotel attendants receive by tacit agreement, 10 per cent commission on all sales made in their presence, and this is, of course, added to the price. Dry Goods Florence Grossenbacher House Hand Embroidered Linens Florence Emma Ceccini Navoni Sorrento P. Galloni Garguilo, Piazza Tasso Silks, Corals, Etc. Sorrento P. Galloni Woodwork Sorrento Garguilo, Piazza Tasso The far-famed bazaars of Cairo are full of nov- EGY pt elty and interest, but their trading ethics are those of the Orient, which regards skill in getting the better of a purchaser as a virtue. Travelers who make large purchases as carpets, rugs, precious stones, etc., should know the value of the article or should 40 FIRSTAIDTOTHE have the assistance of an expert. Inexhaustible pa- tience is necessary, as everything must be haggled for, sometimes in the most obstinate fashion. At best, foreigners must pay more than natives for the same article. In all cases when there is a dragoman present, the price of the goods is higher by 15 or 30 per cent, a commission which he later collects. Arab merchants have the custom of offering visitors coffee, tea, cigarettes, or sweetmeats, and are displeased when these are refused. Nothing should be bought from street-vendors except trifles, such as post- cards, newspapers, etc., as other articles are usually offered at from five to twenty times their value: even the price and dates of newspapers should be verified. The prices in the larger European shops are fixed. The so-called "Oriental Goods" of the shops of Port Said are of European manufacture, as are some of the lighter silks of the Cairo bazaars, and very dear. ROUTES TO THE CONTINENT FROM LONDON channel Following are the chief daily steamship routes sailings between England and the Continent. Other lines run on certain days to Ham- burg, Copenhagen, Cherbourg, Zeebrugge, Ghent, Rotterdam, etc. Dover-Calais — Channel passage, 1 to lj^ hours. London station, Victoria, (S. E. and C.) morning and afternoon. Shortest route, but roughest on stormy days. TRAVELER IN EUROPE 41 Dover-Ostend — Channel passage, 3 to 3)^ hours. London station, Victoria, (S. E. and C.)» morning and evening; morning, afternoon. Harwich- Antwerp — Sea passage, 11 hours. Lon- don station, Liverpool Street. Evening only. Folkestone-Boulogne — Channel passage, V/i to 2 hours. London station, Victoria, (S. E. and C). Morning. Southampton-Havre — Sea passage, 8 hours. Lon- don station, Waterloo, evening only. This is a popular route for night crossing. Newhaven-Dieppe — Channel passage, 3j^ to 4 J/2 hours. London station, Victoria and London Bridge; evening. This, while not so satisfactory as the Southampton-Havre trip, also allows a fair night's rest on the boat. It is least likely to be rough. Harwich-Hoek Van Holland — Sea passage, 7 to l}/2 hours. London station, Liverpool Street, eve- ning only. Folkstone-Flushing — Sea passage, 6 to 7 hours. London station, Victoria; afternoon. The services given below are daily except Sun- AIR days. The fares quoted include conveyance by routes automobile to and from airdromes. Each passenger is allowed 30 pounds hand baggage, free; if space is available, other hand baggage may be allowed at an excess charge of lOd. per pound. No extra clothing is needed, as the planes are enclosed in glass. London-Paris — Fares: £6. Instone Air Line : By Vickers-Vimy Rolls Royce, D.H.4; Handley-Page Transport, Limited: By twin-engine aeroplane; Cie. 42 FIRSTAIDTOTHE Des Grandes Express Aeriens: By twin-engine ''Goliath" aeroplane; Cie. Messageries Aeriennes, Paris : By Breguet aeroplane. London - Rotterdam - Amsterdam - Bremen - Ham- burg-Copenhagen — Fares : London-Rotterdam or Am- sterdam, £8, 8s.; London-Bremen, £18, 18s.; Lon- don-Hamburg, £21, 5s.; London-Copenhagen, one passenger, £45; two passengers traveling together, £34. TRAVELER IN EUROPE 43 FOREIGN MONEY TABLES In Great Britain, bankers' rates of exchange are quoted as so many dollars to the pound. Hence to convert pounds into dollars, multiply the num- ber of pounds by the current rate. To convert dol- lars into pounds, divide the number of dollars by the current rate. On the Continent, rates are quoted as so much foreign money to the dollar. Hence to convert continental money into dollars, divide the amount by the rate of the day. To convert dollars into continental money, multi- ply the number of dollars by the rate of the day. GREAT BRITAIN Unit: Pound (£) of 20 Shillings (s) par value, $4.87 1 Shilling (s) = 12 Pence (d) Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange y 2 A Ha'penny : Bronze par value $0.01 Id Penny 3d Thre'pence Silver 6d Sixpence Is Shilling 2s Florin " 2s/6d Half Crown. " 4s Double Florin 5s Crown 10s Half Sovereign Gold 1 Pound or Sovereign 2 Two-Pound Piece 5 Five-Pound Piece The term Guinea is frequently used, but the coin is obsolete It stands for 21 Shillings. Notes are issued by the Bank of England payable in gold for £5, £10, £20, £50, £100, £200, £500, and £1,000, and are legal tender throughout Great Britain. Bank notes are also issued by the banks of Scotland and Ireland, and are legal tender in their respective countries, but are subject to a slight discount elsewhere. " " 0.02 " " 0.00 " " 0.12 " " 0.24 " " 0.48 " " 0.60 " " 0.96 " " 1.21 " " 2.43 " " 4.87 " " 9.73 " " 24.35 44 FIRST AID TO THE FRANCE Unit: Franc (Fr) of 100 Centimes (c) par value $0,193 Present value determined by banker's rate of exchange 1 Centime Bronze par value 2 Centimes " " " 5 " " " " $0.01 10 " " " " 0.02 25 " Nickel " " 0.048 50 " Silver " " 0.097 1 Franc " " " 0.193 2 Francs " " " 0.386 5 " " " " 0.965 10 " Gold " " 1.93 20 " (The Napoleon or Louis) " " " 3.667 Notes are issued by the Bank of France for 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Francs.* BELGIUM Unit: Franc (Fr) of 100 Centimes (c) par value $0,193 Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 1 Centime Bronze par value 2 Centimes " " " 5 " Nickel " " $0.01 10 " " " " 0.02 25 " " " " 0.048 50 " Silver " " 0.097 1 Franc " " " 0.193 2 Francs " " " 0.386 5 " " " " 0.965 20 " Gold " " 3.667 Notes are issued by the National Bank for 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Francs.* All current nickel coins have a hole in the centre. *See Caution, page 45. TRAVELER IN EUROPE 45 SWITZERLAND Unit: Franc (Fr) of 100 Centimes (c) par value $0,193 Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 1 Centime 2 Centimes 5 " 10 " Bronze << Nickel par value <( « a << « <( <( a c< « <( << « << $0.01 02 20 " « 0.04 50 " 1 Franc Silver 0.097 0.198 5 Francs << 0.965 10 " 20 " Gold 1.95 3.677 Notes of 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Francs are issued. Silver coins bearing the figure of Helvetia in a sitting position, with the exception of the five-franc piece, are not current. Caution — Silver coins of France, Belgium, and Switzerland anterior to 1863 are not current. Gold and silver coins of France, Belgium, and Switzerland, while they have the same par value, no longer have the same pres- ent value, and are not interchangeable. Since the war, notes of small denominations have been issued in continental countries, replacing in large measure the gold and silver coin. Travelers should be careful not to accept notes issued by local banks. ITALY Unit: Lire (L) of 100 Centesimi (c) par value $0,193 Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange 1 Centesimi Copper par value 2 " " " " 5 " " " " $0.01 10 " " " " 0.02 20 " Nickel " " 0.04 25 " " " " 0.048 1 Lira Silver " " 0.193 2 Lire " " " 0.386 5 " " " " 0.965 10 " Gold " " 1.95 20 " " " " 3.667 46 FIRST AID TO THE TRAVELER IN EUROPE The money in general use is a paper currency in notes of 5 and 10 Lire each (and since the war in smaller denominations) and bank notes of 50, 100, 500 and 1,000 Lire. The 50 Centesimi pieces, Papal coins, and all silver coins anterior to 1863, except 5-cent Lire pieces, are no longer current. Caution — The gold coins of Italy are no longer current in France, Belgium and Switzerland. HOLLAND Unit: Gulden (G) of 100 Cents (c) par value $0.40 Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange - Cent Copper par value 1 Cent " " " 2 Cents " " " $0.01 10 " Silver " " 0.04 25 " " " " 0.10 50 " " " " 0.20 1 Gulden " " " 0.40 2 " " " " 1.00 5 " Gold " " 2.00 10 " ' " " 4.00 Notes are issued by the Netherlands Bank for 10, 25, 40, 60, 80, 100, 200, 300, and 1,000 Gulden. EGYPT Unit: Piastre (P.T.) of 10 Milliemes par value $0.05 Present value determined by bankers' rate of exchange ^4 Millieme Copper par value K " " " " 1 " Nickel " " 2 " " " " $0.01 5 " " " " 0.025 1 Piastre Silver " " 0.05 2 Piastres " " " 0.10 5 " " " " 0.25 10 " " " " 0.50 20 " " " " 1.00 50 " Gold " " 2.50 100 " (l£ Egyptian) " " " 5.00 Notes of 50 Piastres, l£E, 5£E, 10£E, and upwards, are issued by the National Bank. English sovereigns or pounds are current throughout Egypt as 97^2 Piastres. English bank notes are sub- ject to a varying discount. 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