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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

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First Edition, 1922

Copyrighted by
The Stuyvesant Co.

AUG -I 1922

REDFIELD-KENDRICK-ODELL CO.
NEW YORK

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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.

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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,

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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-

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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.

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nArr Anv Careful attention to the matter of baggage in

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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Money tables as nearly complete as the times
money w»jj ajjow may 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

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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

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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.

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The traveler is advised to buy his tickets
tickets^ from 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-

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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 .

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 In 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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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- EGYpt
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

y2A 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
0 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.

RECORD OF CHECKS

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CASHED

Date

Where and by whom

Amount Forward

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CASHED

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CASHED

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BLANK CODE WORDS

TWOONCOTAN

TWOONCUT

TOWAC

TONWOOD

TOWCAN

TOUDAN

TOUNDOW

TONNUT

TONANO

TOUNAD

TWANTOC

TOYAR

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