up with
the necessary appliances of the toilet. These, it is almost absurd to
state, consist of your razors, tooth and nail brushes, combs and
hairbrushes, individual soap, and a few small vials of very useful
physic, such as Jamaica ginger, Pond's extract, liver pills, cologne,
and, if you do not carry it in your pocket, a brandy flask. There are
times when this is absolutely necessary. In my dressing bag, if
possible, I would take my pyjamas, so as to be perfectly equipped for
the night, in case, at the end of my journey, I could not get at my
trunk. Overcoats, waterproof coat, umbrellas, walking sticks, etc.,
should be carried in a shawl strap, where you could also have a novel or
so, or a budget of interesting newspapers or magazines. For short
railway or steamer journeys, the best dress is the ordinary lounge or
morning sack suit, with a soft felt or Hombourg hat. Gloves are
necessary. Tan or gray suede is the most correct. In winter an ulster
should be worn. Select for sea or for ocean voyages the warmest lounge
suit you have, or, if you feel more disposed, a warm tweed knickerbocker
suit, such as you wear for golf. I think it is a good principle to put
on your old clothes at sea. Only very vulgar people dress for this
occasion. For late dinner on the ship I would have a black cutaway coat
and a light tie. I believe men must change their clothes before dinner
at all places and under all circumstances. Russet shoes are worn.

Do not hurry. Have your tickets purchased in time, and arrive at a train
so that you will have fully five minutes in which to check your luggage.

On an ocean voyage, if the ship is going to leave at an early hour in
the morning, go on board the night before. Farewell suppers are like
greetings in tugboats and other vulgar celebrations, the meed of the
second-class politician. Arrange with your banker for letters of credit,
and take with you just sufficient small change to carry you comfortably
and pay your little expenses, with one note of a larger denomination in
case of accident. Do not get your money changed on the ship. It is
effected at a very high rate of discount. Thus on English ships--the
Cunard, White Star, Anchor, and Allan lines--English currency is used.
The Hamburg and the North German Lloyd employ German, and the
Transatlantique, French. Your steamer trunk and your bag and shawl strap
should be placed in the cabin with you. Steamer chairs, in these days,
can be hired. Do not c